Thank you to Torresella Wines for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. The following message is intended for those 21+. Please enjoy responsibly. Complete the holiday season and ring in the New Year with this simple yet elegant spread featuring plump crab cakes and ciabatta crostini with a tomato and artichoke salad…
Appetizers
Herbed Goat Cheese and Nut Crostini
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #changesnackingforgood #CollectiveBias Toasted baguette slices are topped with an herbed goat cheese spread, grilled onions, crisp bacon and Sahale Snacks! “I saw an angel in the marble, and I carved until I set him free,” Michelangelo remarked of…
Skirt Steak Appetizers with Bell Pepper Relish
Impress your guests with these Skirt Steak Appetizers served over a fresh Bell Pepper Relish! “As humans, our most important and complex concepts exist purely because we say they do. Virtue, morality, tradition, and honor are purely constructs of our over-evolved minds, as if plucked from the ether of the cosmos and applied as invisible…
Cranberry, Walnut and Honey Spread
Thank you Breton for sponsoring this post. Make everyday entertaining better with Breton! This Cranberry, Walnut and Honey Spread is a perfect way to end off the summer. It is a light, delicious spread that combines that some of our favorite Fall flavors. We’ve all heard the trope that we “Make our own happiness,” and…
Spicy Hummus
Hummus is one of the healthiest, easiest recipes you can make. Find out how homemade hummus is only a handful of ingredients away! My professor had an idea about…ideas, and yes, I am taking today as the occasion to share that idea about ideas with you. “They are like ghosts, they travel at the speed…
Salsa Fresca
Welcome summer with the vibrant flavors of this Salsa Fresca alongside Mission Organics® Tortilla Chips! All opinions are entirely my own. “Learn to love change,” we are taught, and yet we, as a species, have evolved to hate it. Change represents the unknown and the unexpected – that which is beyond the ability of our…
Spinach Empanadillas
Traditionally these little pies are fried, but we’ve baked ours to a flaky perfection with a delicious spinach and currant stuffing that is sweet and savory! “When you make your plans, enjoy making them. In our minds, our ‘great escapes’ are the stuff of dreams, an exercise in naïve perfection. Enjoy that perfect version of…
Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Toppers
Thank you RITZ Crackers for sponsoring this post. Be sure to grab RITZ Crackers from a Target near you today, for all your spring entertaining needs! Welcome Spring with these delectable bites! Cream cheese is whipped with a burst of fresh lemon, garden chives and bits of bacon. Piped over RITZ Crackers and topped with…
Fresh Cream Cheese Gremolata Toppers
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MadeForMore #Walmart #CollectiveBias Cool cream cheese is whipped with a homemade Gremolata then topped over a variety of TRISCUIT crackers for an easy, effortless hors d’oeuvre. I wrote recently about ‘simplicity,’ and how it can be a virtue…
The Perfect Charcuterie Board
Balmy summer evenings are best spent at home with close company and good food. We’re getting the party started with this assorted charcuterie board. First impressions are a bit of a strange thing. A bad first impression can turn gold into lead, while a good first impression can wipe away all flaws – at least…
Cilantro and White Bean Dip
This delicious dip is a perfect start to all those Spring gatherings. Fresh and bursting with flavor, enjoy with warmed pita, chips or alongside your favorite meal. Last week seemed like a dream in comparison to this week. I was outside sitting in the sun, starting up my flower beds. It seemed as if Spring…
Parmesan Chicken Bites
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GameDaySnackHacks #CollectiveBias Let Farm Rich help make your gameday spread easy and delicious! Today we’re vamping up their boneless BBQ & Buffalo Chicken Bites into a delicious parmesan-style appetizer in three easy steps! There are very few things…
Ultimate Gameday Snack Stadium
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GameDayGlory #CollectiveBias Get the party started with this fun gameday creation feature some of our favorite brands and snacks! George Orwell remarked that “Serious sport is a war without shooting.” As any observer can plainly see, sport of…
Italian Cheese Ball & A Happy New Year
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. In the wake of another year gone by, we gather to celebrate the past year; to reflect, and to learn from. We gaze ahead towards a brighter future, in hopes that the New Year will bring us the peace, happiness and success we seek. So in the…
5 Holiday Recipes To Try with Honey
With Christmas and New Year’s just days away, give your holiday table a refresh with these creative dishes from this month’s Creative Cooking Crew. I had the distinct pleasure of hosting the holiday edition of the Creative Cooking Crew. As previously stated, we all too a much need break and CCC when on a creative…
Blackberry & Honey Crostini with Blue Cheese
Toasted then spread with fresh blackberry preserve, these sweet and savory crostini are a bold fusion of flavors. The Creative Cooking Crew is back for the holidays after a long, but needed break. With our minds refreshed, our creativity renewed, and our mouths craving something new and delicious, we are sharing our best holiday dishes…
Blistered Tomato Crostini & Holiday Antipasto
This holiday season #BeGlorious and serve your guests a variety of Gloria Ferrer Wines paired elegantly with a tray of Blistered Tomato Crostini & an exquisite Holiday Antipasto platter. When I first started reviewing wine on Living the Gourmet, I ran across a pair of quotes that I can honestly say I didn’t quite appreciate…
Smokey Almond Crusted Blue Cheese Meatballs
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. Ditch the chips and grab some Game Changing Flavors this football season! Enter for a chance to win the Ultimate Football Party Prize Pack, get great savings and ideas for delicious snack hacks at GameChangingFlavors.com. One of our running themes on our site lately has been that…
Mozzarella & Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BackYourSnack #CollectiveBias We are partnering up with Farm Rich Snacks to bring you a deliciously simple recipe and share with you the exciting details about the Back Your Snack contest where you can vote in-store and be eligible…
Cannellini Bean & Sun Dried Tomato Dip
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Nut Thins. Creamy cannellini beans and sun dried tomatoes are blended together with fresh basil, garlic and spices for a wholesome, irresistible accompaniment to Artisan Nut Thins – crisp rice and almond wafers speckled with flax-seed and nuts. Have you tried Blue Diamond’s Artisan Nut Thins? If you…
Fava Bean and Tomato Crostini #SecretRecipeClub
Seasoned fava beans and a fresh tomato puree topped on toasted baguettes make a simple & delicious seasonal appetizer. A perfect accompaniment to almost any meal. Like most other bloggers, there is an endless list of recipes that I someday hope to get around to. Everyday, I find something new, whether it be on Pinterest…
Mezzetta Summertime Antipasto & $35 VISA Giveaway
#BringtheHeat this summer to your party-scape with Mezzetta peppers! Certain things, either for the sake of tradition, a melding of ‘moods,’ a happy accident of circumstance, or by some cosmic predestination of fate, are plainly meant to go to together. From my own, admittedly biased point of view, balmy days and sunshine have always gone…
Almond Rice Crackers & Spicy Guacamole
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. All opinions expressed are mine alone. One of my absolute favorite things to do during the summer is to have a ‘micro-gathering’ of just a few close friends, and either enjoy the balmy weather on my porch, or sit at the table beside my bay window overlooking…
A Fashionable Luncheon with Gloria Ferrer Wines
There’s an old family saying that I can’t but help remember from time to time, no matter how hard I try to put it out of my mind. “The host is at once a guest, a maestro, and a presentation.” While I don’t disagree, since a host is assuredly a guest at his her or…
