This week's theme for our weekly pot luck is appetizers, or finger-food....
I need a quick, and CHEAP recipe or idea.... My brain doesn't seem to be working, today...
Anyone have any ideas?

cross-posted...

Well tonight was one of those invent something nights.. I’ve been in the mood to have some Ravioli lately, but unfortunately did not have time to make it from scratch, I found some fresh Lobster Ravioli at Publix so got that, I made a Sage and Brown Butter sauce to go over it.. I know this is no revelation in the culinary world, but I personally ( Read more... )

I recently catered a "High Tea" event, Here is the results!

I had to make 110 of every sandwich and Chocolate covered Strawberries. Sorry the pictures aren't the best but you will get the idea :) Everything was a HUGE hit, and I actually got 2 more jobs out of this one :) YAY!

Egg Salad Sandwiches, I took the advice of some and used Dukes Mayo with ( Read more... )

At our annual Christmas party this year I was inspired by the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, and decided to do Christmas around the world. Man was it good! I unfortuantly didnt even think to take any pictures :( But I am going to try and post some of the things I made for you guys to try :)

First Up! Spicy Beef Empanadas from Argentina - These were a ( Read more... )

Sorry the pic stinks so bad but you get the idea :)

Stuffing For Shells:
1 (12-ounce) package jumbo shells pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil 
2 pounds frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta
1 cup grated Cheese (I used the bag that had a variet, of Asiago, Parm etc.)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 ( Read more... )

Okay, I am posting this here, because while I am going to watch a bento community mentioned here already, I think this might be a good discussion for us as a cooking community ( Read more... )

Well tonight I wanted to create something yummy, I was just in one of those moods so here is what came out of it.

Tuscan Chops Over Rice

What you need:

1. 
   2 Pork Chops (I used bone in thick cut)
2. 
   1 can of diced Tomatoes
3. 
   4-5 cloves of garlic diced
4. 
   1/2 large onion diced
5. 
   1/2 tsp of garlic salt

OK! here we go!

Spring Rolls:

What you need:

• 1 head of Nappa Cabbage chopped well
• 1 small bag of shredded carrots (Or matchstick carrots) If you have whole carrts you can just use a peeler on them and peel them into the mix
• 1 container of FRESH Bean sprouts (make sure they are fresh and not slimey in any way.)
• 2 cloves of garlic crushed (I use a garlic ( Read more... )

I'm usually not a huge fan of sweet/savory meals but this was really good, I got the idea from a recipe sight then changed it up to make it my own :)

What you need:

• 
  1 bag of fresh cut broccoli heads
• 
  2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into chunks
• 
  2 tbsp rice wine vinegar (I actually used Mirin)
• 
  2 tbsp soy sauce
• 
  1 tbsp corn starch

YUMMY WINGS!!!

Ingredients:

˜    Package of Chicken Wings

˜    Flour

˜    Garlic Salt

˜    ¼ cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs

˜    Pepper

˜    Honey

˜    Can of Pineapple in syrup

˜    Peanut Oil

˜    1 tablespoon Soy Sauce

Instructions:

˜    Eat the pineapple and save the juice J

˜    Put the pineapple juice & Soy sauce in a bowl with the wings and marinade the ( Read more... )