Old Fashioned Cretons (meat pâté) by Micheline

A typical French Canadian meat pâté served cold, with fresh bread slices or crackers as an appetizer.

SMOKED TAMALES by GARY ESTESS

THIS IS SOMETHING THATS GOOD TO EAT WHEN GRILLING AS A SNACK.I HOPE FOOD NETWORK LOOKS AT MY PATENT.

Sausage Balls by laphemmephoodie

This was a staple appetizer at many family parties when we were younger. I vividly remember getting so excited when we were allowed to get our hands messy to help mix the ingredients together. I also remember how enticing it was to smell them as they were baking. Once they came out of the oven there was very little time for them to…

Fiery Piggy Balls by Patti Fisher

We wanted to do an extra spicy appetizer wrapped in bacon, of course, for game day. Happily we just got some wonderful and extra zingy sauces from All Spice Café, so we knew we could put their Cayenne Habanero Sauce to good use. This is a variation of our “Chipotle Bacon Bombs” using hot sausage balls instead of ground beef. You can…

A NEW WAY TO FRY BACON by GARY ESTESS

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WANTED TO FRY A LB.OF BACON IN A SMALL PAN THIS WORKS VERY GOOD AND IT TASTE BETER THAN FLAT. I DO 1 LB,IN A 12 INCH PAN.

Sausage-Bacon-Apricot Kabobs by Chef Smith