Tag Archives: appetizer

Eggplant Polenta Bites

Over the past few days I have noticed that a lot of the food blogs based in the US have been posting recipes for finger foods or appetizers that they recommend for Superbowl parties. I live in Maryland and even though I am not a football fan (I am a die-hard soccer freak instead!) I feel that this year...
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Caramelized Onions and Feta Pinwheels

I have been down with a severe sinus infection all day today. This meant getting the whole shebang of a headache, constant coughing, chills, fever and my perennial foe - asthma!  So I lay huddled up in bed all day while my three dogs lay close to me and kept me warm.  I told myself that my work and...
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Ruby Red Habanero-Cranberry Chutney

Thanksgiving is round the corner and all the supermarkets are loaded with packets of Cranberries.  I usually make a tomato-dried cranberry chutney or Habanero pepper jelly to go with a cheese platter that I serve as an appetizer before a dinner party. But this time I decided to use Cranberries to spike up the tartness in my chutney.  I...
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Maple Syrup Infused Green Tomato Chutney

This year my veggie patch didn’t seem to have produced much. The drought that hit much of the US, also hit my backyard. I tried my best to water the saplings but even then they didn’t grow well and the produce was quite feeble. In past years I have at least managed to get a lot of tomatoes and...
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Spicy Chicken Lollipops

A year or two ago, my family and I ate these sublime Chicken Lollipops (made from chicken wings) at a restaurant in New York City. They were crispy on the outside and soft and gooey inside. The crust was spicy and strongly flavored with ginger and garlic and served with a sweet and sour sauce.  They were so good...
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