Appetizers

Delicious Cheese Spread with Chia Seed Jam

For all of your upcoming spring events, make an easy cheese tray that will suit every eater. Accompany the spread with a delicious chia seed jam.

Brisket Sliders and Whiskey Sauce

Loaded with flavorful beef, caramelized onions, crispy bacon, and a tangy whisky sauce, these sliders on homemade buns are appetizer magic.

Candied Walnuts and Making a Spring Cheese Board

Easily create a spring cheese board that can be packed as a picnic. All you have to do is make sweet and salty crunch walnuts.

Ramp Gougères and a Spring Cheese Board

Served with buttery gougères, make this spring inspired cheese board complete with chives, ramps, and spicy radishes.

Secrets Behind a Great Bruschetta

There aren’t many secrets behind a great Bruschetta. All you need are fresh, seasonal ingredients and the right wine to go alongside. Try it!

Nacho Style Sweet Potato Wedges

Two is always better than one. When these forces combine, awesomeness happens in your mouth. Less admiring, more Honest Cooking…get to it, all you culinary extraordinaires!

Spring Cheese Board with Pickled Fennel

Spring has almost sprung! Get in the spirit with refreshing ingredients to create a stunning spring cheese board complete with pickled fennel.

Crispy Baked Ravioli

An easy and addictive appetizer, try making crispy, breaded ravioli easily baked in the oven.

Turkish Egg Dip

This perfectly cooked egg adds another incredible layer to the garlic-chive yogurt and Aleppo chili butter to create an out of this world dip.

Roasted Cauliflower and White Bean Hummus

Hard to resist Roasted Cauliflower and White Bean Hummus makes the perfect midday snack.

Baked Truffle Ricotta Spread

An easy appetizer perfect for the holidays, baked ricotta is combined with lemon zest, truffle oil, and red pepper flakes for a delicious bite with bread.

Potato Samosas and Mango Chutney

Crispy samosas are loaded with potatoes and spices and served with a sweet and savory mango chutney.

Flavorful Patatas Bravas

Dive into a beautiful recipe for classic tapas. Served with a smooth aioli, patatas bravas spiced and so comforting, perfect for a winter day.

The 4 Ingredient Spicy Black Bean Dip

This easy spicy black bean dip only requires four ingredients and is gluten free!

Butter Chicken Gravy Poutine

Doused in a butter chicken gravy, minus the chicken, these crispy potato with cheese curds have just taken vegetarian poutine to the next level.

Parmasean Herb Roasted Cauliflower and Marinara Dip

Here is an easy way to get a day’s worth of veggies in a tasty snack.

Meatless Zucchini Meatballs

If you want crunchy and vegetarian, these zucchini meatballs are for you. Slowly baked, served…

Cajun Spiced Crab Croquettes

Filled with cajun spices, crab, bacon, corn, and cheese, these mashed potato croquettes are something special, especially when served with a lemon sauce.

Lamb Neck, Kale, and Potato Pastry Pockets

Stuffed pastry pockets of any kind are a comforting snack on a cold day. This recipe is stuffed with meaty goodness and could go well with a frothy beer.

Swiss Chard and Apple on Socca Flatbread

What is socca, you ask? It’s chickpea flour flatbread, and these little bites are crispy, flavorful and packed with a whole lot of goodness.

The Ultimate Strawberry Black Pepper Jam Cheese Board

Create a beautiful dessert and cheese platter complete with a sweet and spicy strawberry jam.

12 Steps to the Perfect Cheese Board

Everything you need to know to create a successful, balanced cheese board. Plus, a recipe for crunchy cocoa almonds, a delightful addition to your spread.

Potato Bites and Cilantro Sauce

Spice things up with an elegant appetizer of potatoes served in a flakey crust with turmeric, cumin, ginger and more. Serve with a cream cilantro sauce for the ultimate bite.

A Stunning Cheese Board with Bacon Jam

Creamy blue cheese, bacon jam, and a sweet candied walnuts make the perfect bite. Here’s how to make a stunning cheese board.

Flatbread Crackers for a Perfect Cheese Board

Loaded with chocolate, cheese, and wine, create a beautiful cheese board with homemade flatbread crackers.

Potato and Goat Cheese Empanadas with Avocado Chimichurri

Wrapped in a whole wheat crust, potato empanadas with corn and goat cheese are a delicious Peruvian-inspired bite. Serve with avocado chimichurri.

Sweet and Salty Valentine’s Day Cheese Board

An ultimate sweet and salty Valentine’s Day Cheese Board is the way to your love’s or best friend’s heart. A little sweet, a little savory, and full of variety, perfectly paired with wine.

Karaage: Japanese-Style Fried Chicken

Karaage is a Japanese-style fried chicken. They are best served immediately simply with wedges of lemon, as it adds a wonderful balance to the fried wings. You could also serve with a small bowl of Japanese mayonnaise and a bottle of Shichimi Togarashi to sprinkle for some added heat.

Homemade Three Cheese Crackers Perfect for a Cheese Board

Create a romantic cheese board with the perfect combination of cheeses, condiments, and even homemade, buttery crackers.

Making the Perfect Valentine’s Day Cheese Board

Here’s how to create a simple, romantic Valentine’s Day cheese board with a recipe for pear chutney, a delicious cheese accompaniment.

Roberto’s Amsterdam: Sofia Loren’s Small Pizza’s

Learn how to make a traditional Naples snack, a simple pizza made elegant with interesting toppings.

Roasted Grape and Balsamic Reduction Crostini

A bold sweet and savory appetizer, roasted grape crostini with a balsamic reduction and creamy ricotta is a wonderful winter bite.

Farinata: Savory Italian Pancake

Learn how to make farinata, the savory Italian pancake made with three simple ingredients and perfect for a snack or appetizer.

Potato Samosa Bites with Raita Sauce

A perfect appetizer with some spice, these Indian samosa bites with potatoes are served with a cool raita sauce.

Potato Parmesan Cakes

Served with a yogurt or sour cream sauce, these crispy potato and parmesan bites are a fun appetizer made with mashed potatoes, a favorite winter comfort food.

Leek and Curry Potato Soup

Slip into your plush socks, wrap yourself in a cozy blanket, and warm your hands around a bowl of this hearty winter soup. This recipe promises to take your chills away.

Create an Ultimate Cheese Board with Meyer Lemon Marmalade

Create a beautiful, balanced cheese board with sweet and tart additions to complement the cheese, like Meyer lemon marmalade.

Making the Perfect Sweet and Salty Cheese Board with Caramel Corn

With sweet elements like caramel popcorn and salty crackers and cheese, check out this beautiful cheeseboard that is sure to be an award season winner.

Tortilla Espanola Bites

Tapas are genius. How fun are they at a party? Try these roasted red peppers adds a pop of color to your luscious elegant bites.

Cheese Board with Gorgonzola Honey Bites

Sweet with honey and salty, gorgonzola cheese is nestled into phyllo for a delicious appetizer or addition to your cheese board spread.

Sweet Potato Moroccan Bisque

A comforting soup that is bright and packed with protein. Get your fill with this Moroccan Bisque.

Blood Orange Marmalade and a Winter Cheese Board

Create a stunning winter cheese board with honey, dried fruits and citrus marmalades.

Homemade Tater Tots – Gluten Free

Learn how to make your own tater tots that are just as delicious, but better for you and can be made gluten free.

Ginger Sesame Meatballs

Make flavorful Asian-spiced pork meatballs with ginger, tamari, and sesame for a perfect party appetizer or delicious meal with rice.

Spicy Tofu and Basil Keema Wraps

A Thai inspired dish cooked Indian style that bursts with color, texture, and flavor.

How to Make Potato Skordalia

A Greek dip, Skordalia is just as good as your go-to hummus and is packed with nutrients from potatoes and almonds.

Charred Eggplant Hummus

Add charred eggplant to a cannellini bean hummus for a delicious smokey dip.

Smoked Salmon and Yogurt on Baked Potato Pancakes

Easily baked in the oven, these shredded potato pancakes make an elegant bite, but are light and refreshing with smoked salmon and Greek yogurt.

Spicy Roasted Chickpeas

A great snack if roasted until crispy or a perfect winter salad topping, these spicy chickpeas loaded with protein will keep you fueled.

Sweet and Spicy Pork Buns

Few things can compare to melt-in-your-mouth braised pork belly glazed in a sweet and spicy chili sauce with pickled greens in a soft steamed bun.

Medjool Dates Stuffed with Ricotta

Dates are nature’s candy. Easy to prepare as a snack or small treat after a meal, these bites are not only rich but nutritious too.

Lemon Goat Cheese and Butternut Fritters

A fun appetizer or side, these butternut squash fritters are topped with a lemony goat cheese for bright flavor.

Easy Sweet Potato Hummus

A smooth, savory hummus receives a creamy and slight sweet addition of sweet potatoes with beautiful color. Enjoy as an easy and nutritious snack.

Easy Homemade Potato Chips

As a perfect packed snack or to use up potatoes in your pantry, make your own potato chips without oil or a messy fryer.

Tuna and Avocado Wontons with Sriracha Aioli

Make a vibrant, refreshing appetizer in minutes with tuna tartare and avocado served in crispy wontons with a Sriracha aioli.

TrySwedish Thursdays: Swedish New Year Menu

Celebrate the New Year with a classic Swedish menu. With plenty of seafood, dill and local cheese, you will be off to a great new start.

Trillium Cafe’s Dungeness Crab Strudel

Served with Meyer lemon marmalade, this Dungeness crab is wrapped in flaky pastry for the perfect savory strudel appetizer.

TrySwedish Thursdays: Swedish Pickled Herring and Cheese

Pickled herring is a staple on any Swedish Christmas table. In West Sweden, they serve with a traditional cheese common to the region.

Zucchini Arancini

A delicious vegetarian appetizer, these cheesy arancini are made with brown rice and zucchini.

Whipped Potato and Capicola Bites

Buttery puff pastry bites are filled with capicola, a cured meat, and topped with soft mashed potatoes before being baked to perfection. A blissful holiday appetizer.