Pâté with Bacon & Onion by Amos Miller

A "pâté" (pah-TAY) is simply a paste of meat and a fat. It can be super fancy, or, as in this recipe, super simple. Guaranteed to impress your guests. Try this next time your are looking for a 'fancy' or special appetizer that requires next to no effort. This is a basic German-style country dish. If you can't obtain a smoked liver…

Mexican Cheese Dip by Micheline

A quick, tasty, spicy dip to serve with corn chips or tortillas.

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!

Homemade Chocolate Milk Shakes by Jennifer Sikora

A frugal way to make a homemade chocolate milk shake when you don't have any ice cream on hand. You will not believe how delicious these shakes are!

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…

Hot & Juicy Baked Cheesy Bacon Scallops by Blackswan

The show is on! Here’s your Baked Cheesy Bacon Scallops, fresh from the oven!

Nanner Sushi by Chef Smith

Having to make cute little tea party foods for a little girls "upscale" tea party I was asked to make several finger sandwiches for the kids. I came up with a twist on the usual peanut butter sandwich and made it sophisticated. I actually eat this for a snack at work...

Pinwheels by Chef Smith

Maid Rite and Tendermaid Hamburgers At Home by Terry

The secret to a Maid Rite and/or Tendermaid style loose burger Hamburger is that the beef is steamed and not fried, and this does make all the difference. Making them at home can be done although it is slightly more painstaking than the frying pan, but well worth the effort. I use a streiner or colander over a pot of boiling water…

Pineapple Slice by The Kitchen Magpie - Karlynn Johnston

This is another one of my grandma’s recipes, and one of my favorites. Oh, fine, they are all my favorites. It’s a given. This is a light, airy, just sweet enough dessert that now has taken top place in my husbands heart over the old one, cherry cha-cha, another family classic. She used to put 2 raw eggs in the middle layer, not…

Grilled Portobello Mushroom with Spinach by Blackswan

This Grilled Portobello Mushroom with Spinach is one of my family’s favourite dishes & I've been making this almost all my life. Hahaha! This cheesy appetizer can also be served as a healthy “snack”.

Aromatic Basil Minced Pork In Kueh Pie Tee Shells by Blackswan

Pad Ga-prao (Stir-fry Minced Meat with Basil Leaves) is one of the most common dishes in Thailand, using the strongly scented Basil leaves. You can cook this dish with Pork, Chicken or Beef using this recipe. Kueh Pie Tee is a popular Peranakan dish in S’pore. It’s a thin & crispy pastry shell filled with spicy & sweet mixture of…

prawns n cheese toast by sunil k.nayar

very easy and tasty

Chipotle Black Bean Salsa by Kerri Bishop

This is a very yummy and healthful salsa. It is low in calories, low in fat, and the beans add protein.

Grape Salad by Beth Roan

I had been craving this ever since my sister made me taste this dish that her boyfriend's mother brought to Easter dinner. It is so good!!