Finger Foods & Small Bites
Small portions make room for variety: stuffed poblanos, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, crackers, and vegetable chips each bring a different texture. These finger foods offer ideas for a plate of bites to share.
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Bacon-Wrapped Apricots Stuffed with Pistachios and Mozzarella
Ingredients 1/2 cup sherry vinegar 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon whole cloves 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns 1” piece fresh ginger root, cut into thin slices (no need…

Perfect Nachos
Making nachos at home gives you the freedom to use a tastier, fancier cheese instead of processed nacho cheese, but those nicer cheeses quickly harden, or separate and…
Grilled Cheese Crescent Doughnuts
I mean, the world needs more savory doughnuts right?! So, what can I say? I can talk about buttery, flaky layers of crescent dough, toasted perfectly, held together…
Smoked Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings
Ingredients 4-5 sweet onions 1/2 cup Sriracha Hot Sauce 1 pound bacon 2 Tablespoons black pepper Sriracha Mayo Dipping Sauce, Preparation Cut onions into 1/2 inch thick rings…
Fried Zucchini Straws
If you’re looking for something different to do with your garden surplus of zucchini, one bite of these Fried Zucchini Straws and you’ll be hooked. Ingredients 2 cups…
Peppery Hush Puppies
Ingredients 2 cups cornmeal 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg 2/3…
Crispy Cheese Sticks With a Quick Salsa
Ingredients For Dough: 1 cup shortening 6 ounces cold, light beer 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting For Salsa:…
Zucchini Oven Chips
Breaded, oven-fried zucchini chips taste like they’re fried, yet they are baked and amazingly crispy. These chips make a healthy substitute for French fries or potato chips. Ingredients…
Zucchini Fritters with Feta and Dill
The word fritter usually conjures up something heavy and deep-fried, but these zucchini pancakes are as light and delicate as can be. Shredded zucchini is combined with eggs,…
Bourbon-Peach Barbecue Pulled Pork Sliders
These sliders are a saucy mess, in the best way possible–leaving you sweet-tangy drips to lick off your hands. The recipe demonstrates one tasty way to use our…
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