CEVICHE! ~ Costa Rican Style by Amos Miller

My buddy, Ed, of Puerto Rican descent, spent his time in the Air Force in Central and South America. Ed's favorite dish: ceviche! He tells endless tales of trying ceviche, which is seafoods 'cooked' in nothing but citrus juice. Ed always said that the ceviche he would eat by the gallon, if he could get it, was that he had in Costa…

HERB GOAT CHEESE SANDWICH by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

HERB GOAT CHEESE SANDWICH

Basil Pesto Spread by Salad Foodie

Summer’s remaining basil harvest can become the makings of delicious pesto to serve on crackers or crusty bread. And it does freeze well too for uses into the fall season and beyond. Easy to make and very nutritious compared to many typical spreads.

Capicola Spinach Pie by Claudia lamascolo

Spicy hot ham in a spinach pie, almost like quiche but Italian style

Mitch's Cheese Fondue by Micheline

Fondue is a fun and informal way to gather family and friends around a table. Serve this cheese fondue with French baguette bread, mushrooms, carrots, cauliflower, brocoli, green or red peppers.

Shrimp and Spinach Saute' Recipe by Claudia lamascolo

A great wine sauce with shrimp and spinach. Great over pasta, rice, or even a baked potato..

Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole by Blackswan

This sourish pesto appetizer, using a mix of mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, is so easy to prepare and is definitely for the novice cooks!

Fresh Shrimp Spring Rolls by Baking Barrister

Eat them as a meal or an appetizer, these are light and fresh, filled with different veggies, herbs and marinated shrimp.

Craby Celery Sticks with Bacon Bits by Blackswan

Tickle your taste buds with these charming Celery Sticks topped with Bacon Bits! Also known as imitation Crab Sticks, the seafood is so economical & versatile. If you were to notice, I use a lot of these crabmeat in my recipes cause it’s so easy to prepare. They’re called “imitation” as it’s processed seafood made of Surimi or…

Crab Meat Broussard by Evelyn Scott

GALA CRABMEAT DIP by Ruby Densmore

So easy, so versatile and so good. If I’m serving this as an appetizer I heat it in the microwave and serve it with various crackers. Or, you can put this as a filling into wonton wrappers or use filo pastry and bake/fry.

Just Too Good Guacamole by Saralyn

It's funny how your tastes change. It was only two years ago that I absolutely hated anything to do with avocados. Whenever we would go to a Mexican restaurant, I'd always give my husband the guacamole that came with my meal. Do not ask me how or why, but now I absolutely LOVE guacamole. And no, the change didn't come along due to…