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Pretzel Dogs
I generally don’t care for hot dogs. I won’t go into detail, but I pretty much find them to be wrong on many, many levels. That being said, there are moments in life when a hot dog sounds like a fantastic idea. For instance – sporting events. Hot dogs always taste good at baseball games, soccer games, basketball games, football games…well – I suppose they are always better when they come from a concession stand. My Dad makes an amazing grilled hot dog. He cooks…
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Baked Tex-Mex Cheese Dip
This is my new favorite casual party appetizer. I’ve been on a roasted red pepper kick lately, so when I saw this recipe last month I knew I had to have it. I brought it to my nephew’s first birthday party last weekend and it was a hit – I was actually kind of sad that I had to share it with everyone. I was even more sad when there were no leftovers to take home with me. My sister makes a delicious spinach dip, and…
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Cheesy Garlic Biscuits
So, I have a confession to make. I don’t care for seafood. Admittedly, I have had a bite or two off my husband’s plates over the years that didn’t make me gag, but generally speaking, I can’t do fish – cooked or raw, shell or not – it’s not happening. For this reason, growing up in the Midwest has proven to be to my advantage – I have a lot of other protein options and a good steak is far more prevalent than any seafood…
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Meatball Subs & Potato Chips
It wasn’t long ago that I told you about my love for sandwiches. Sometimes, I just get a craving and nothing will satisfy it until I just go out and get the real thing – and yesterday I almost caved. I wanted nothing more than to jump in the car and go find the closest meatball sub sandwich I could. But, since I found myself with a little bit of free time I decided instead to whip up some dinner – although I hadn’t made my weekly trip…
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Soft Pretzels
I am in love with these. I want to marry them and buy a house on the beach with them, and grow old with them. They are soft, buttery, salty, chewy…completely conducive to and encouraging of addictive behaviors. Don’t even try to be well-behaved and take just “one bite” of these. I made the mistake of delivering these to some low-carb dieters and let’s just say they weren’t very happy with me. But, I make no apologies for these. They are quite possibly my favorite recipe…
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Soft Breadsticks
Geez, I really seem to be all about the breads lately, don’t I? I wasn’t really planning to post these because they aren’t exactly the prettiest food I’ve ever made, but after I tried them I knew I couldn’t keep the recipe to myself. In fact, my husband requested that I make them two days in a row. Yep, that’s right. And I didn’t argue because I was secretly lamenting that he and the girls ate them all and didn’t leave any leftovers for me.…
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Ham & Cheese Pretzel Bites
I think I have a new favorite party food. Seriously, these are amazing. As usual, my husband was my taste-tester, and his review was, “Um, yeah – I could eat like, 500 of those.” And I have to agree. If I wasn’t saving them to serve at my brother’s graduation party, we might have polished off the whole tray. I just made them again to serve at our family 4th of July bash, and they went VERY quickly. They taste like the best soft-pretzel you’ve ever…
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Ham & Cheese Sliders
This quick and easy party food has become one of my most-requested dishes lately. Which is completely fine by me, because there’s nothing better than a party food that goes together in no time, makes virtually no mess and can be made in advance. And, they’re fabulous. This picture does not do these sandwiches justice because I had to photograph them before they were finished so I wasn’t taking pictures of my food during the party=). They are gooey, melty, buttery little bites of yumminess. …
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Pico de Gallo
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Since the hubs and I are in serious diet mode right now in preparation for our upcoming trip to MEXICO, we won’t be getting celebrating with food this year. We’ll save our margaritas and guacamole for our trip, but I still wanted to share one of my favorite Cinco de Mayo recipes with you today. This recipe makes me happy. For one, it’s healthy. (Ok, it’s healthy if you eat it with a spoon. Dipping a whole bag of chips in it…
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Turkey & Havarti Croissant Sliders
Oven-baked slider sandwiches are among my favorite party foods. For one, they are SUPER easy to make. Additionally, you can make them ahead of time and pop them in the oven when your guests arrive, so you aren’t left frantically prepping and finishing last-minute details. After a mere ten minutes in the oven, these are warmed through and the cheese is melty and bubbly. They’re awesome. I like Havarti with deli turkey because it’s a smooth, mild cheese and works really well with the pesto. I’ve…
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Southwestern Eggrolls
These look like they would be complicated and mess up your kitchen, but they’re EASY and you bake them! No frying, no splattering grease, and they use one bowl and a cookie sheet. Doesn’t get much easier than that! This is also one of those recipes that you can play around with the fillings and add whatever you want to meet your needs. The only thing you have to watch is the liquid content – try to keep the ingredients drained and dry so you…
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Buffalo Chicken Bites
My husband is obsessed with Buffalo Chicken. Wings, dip, tenders, pasta, even the Subway sandwich. Since I don’t eat meat off the bone, (I know, I’m strange) until recently I’d never really tried anything flavored with hot sauce. In the past year or so, since the influx of Buffalo chicken recipes and entrees at various restaurants, I’ve discovered that I do really like the flavor! A good friend of mine makes an amazing Buffalo Chicken dip, and I’m sure that will make an appearance on…
