Upside-Down Tarts are taking the internet by storm, and for good reason. Just place your favorite fillings on a baking sheet, top with puff pastry, and bake 'til golden for the perfect party treats. Most often, you'll see tarts made this way using sweet ingredients like sliced fruit, but this version uses thinly sliced onion...
Honey-Whipped Feta Dip
Sweet, salty, and cloud-like, this creamy Honey-Whipped Feta Dip is almost unbelievably good-- especially considering it only takes 5 minutes to make. Serve it as an appetizer at your next party or holiday get-together, or whip up a batch for yourself to spread on toasted bread or fresh pita. I’ve been making Whipped Feta Dip...
Cheesy Garlic Meatball Bombs
What do you get when you combine garlic knots, melty mozzarella, and mini Italian meatballs? You get the perfect party appetizer: Cheesy Garlic Meatball Bombs. It's like a garlic-butter-slathered meatball sub, but snack-sized, and minus the mess. PARTIES CALL FOR PULL-APART BREAD Whether there’s a holiday, birthday, or game day get-together around the corner, I...
Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork
This slow cooker pulled pork recipe is extremely easy to make, but yields fall-apart tender, flavorful bbq pulled pork. It’s perfect for a stress-free dinner, or for serving at a party. (Who can complain when pulled pork sandwiches and pulled pork nachos are on the menu?) I’m not a food snob. I eat freezer meals...
Apple Cider Sangria
Light, refreshing, easy-to-make, and bursting with flavor, this fruit-loaded Apple Cider Sangria is the perfect big-batch Fall drink. There’s no denying it: The holiday hustle is here and it’s time to buckle down. But first, sangria. With all of the holiday rush and fuss, while we’re frantically coordinating with family and planning the perfect Thanksgiving...
Charred Broccoli Salad with Hot Honey Dressing
Seared (but still crisp) broccoli forms the flavorful base of this Charred Broccoli Salad with Hot Honey Dressing. With toasted pecans, sharp red onion, crisp bacon, tangy goat cheese, dried cranberries, and a sweet-and-slightly-spicy homemade hot honey dressing, this side dish has a little bit of everything for your cookout, dinner party, or lunch box. CHARRED...
Slow Cooker Queso Blanco
Slow Cooker Queso Blanco. This velvety, rich cheese dip is just as good-- if not better-- than the kind you get from your favorite Mexican restaurant. Serve it straight from the slow cooker (where it will keep warm) at a party, or ladle over nachos. Somewhere around the point of "8 pounds of cheese down",...
Clams Casino Dip
Clams Casino Dip. The retro hors d'ouerve is transformed into a creamy, easy-to-make dip complete with a bacon-panko topping. This recipe for Clams Casino Dip was also featured on Serious Eats. Clams Casino-- the flavorful, open-faced clams with bacon-spiked breadcrumbs-- is a dish I've spent almost all of my life eating. My dad always ordered...
Quick and Easy Garlic Butter Stromboli Squares
Quick and Easy Garlic Butter Stromboli Squares. This no-fuss party appetizer is loaded with mozzarella, salami, pepperoni, and ham, and topped with a garlicky butter and parmesan mixture. This is one of those recipes I talk about sometimes that almost doesn't make it to the blog because it's so simple that it's almost silly-feeling to...
Apple Fritter Pull-Apart Bread
Apple Fritter Pull-Apart Bread. This is one of my most popular easy recipes, and for good reason. With sweet, fall-spiced apples, fluffy biscuit layers, and a delicious vanilla glaze, this pull-apart bread is always a hit. After making Buffalo Chicken Pull-Apart Bread a few years back (don't tease me for the bad pictures, that post needs to...
Garlicky Feta Dip
If you're looking for a great easy appetizer, try Garlicky Feta Dip. This simple, creamy dip is tangy, flavorful, and always a crowd-pleaser. James now calls this "Trust Your Gut Dip", which is probably a catchier name for it, truth be told. The story behind it is that I've been making this Garlicky Feta Dip...
Spinach and Artichoke Dip Chicken Fritters
Spinach and Artichoke Dip Chicken Fritters. These fritters are going to be your new favorite way to use chicken breasts. They're tender and juicy on the inside with plenty of melted cheese and a crisp crust, and they taste just like your favorite dip! Working from home means a lot of things, but it especially...
Southwestern Zucchini and Corn Bites with Avocado Ranch
Southwestern Zucchini and Corn Bites with Avocado Ranch. No need to break out the fryer for this recipe-- these bite-sized, veggie-loaded treats are baked until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Have you ever been typing away at your computer, noticed a deep and urgent rumble in your stomach, and instantly knew, "I...
Chipotle Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadilla with Avocado Salsa Verde
Okay so this is not nearly the first time I came up with a way to serve quesadillas at a party., and I'm sure it won't be the last. Why? Because I'm not sure I've ever seen someone turn down a quesadilla. Crispy flour tortillas surrounding melted cheese and whatever other fillings you decide to...
Mezze Party Platter
I almost flipped the whole damn table over on Friday night. James suggested that we do a date-night dinner this past weekend at our favorite little Turkish hole-in-the-wall and I was all about it. Partially because I am absolutely obsessed with the food there-- the creamy hummus, the crispy falafel, the warm pita bread, the butter-soft grilled meats, the...
Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup Sticks
I just found out that it's National Grilled Cheese Day today and to say that I am overreacting over here about the serendipitous timing of it all is might be a slight understatement. And completely predictable for all who know me well. Could it be that I've got just a smidgen of psychic ability? Perhaps. You...
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