Appetizers

Olive Tapenade

Olive Tapenade Prep Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 20 minutes | Serves: 6 | Makes: 1 1/2 cups If you love the salty olive flavors of Italian cuisine, you’ll probably be in love, if you’re not already, with this amazing Tapenade recipe. It is ridiculously easy to...

Loaded Mexican Potato Skins

Loaded Mexican Potato Skins Prep Time: 30 minutes | Cook Time: 55 minutes to 1 hour, 5 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes | Serves: 8 One of the things I am learning about my city of Cookeville, TN is the wealth of culinary talent. There are many (and still...

Salsa Verde

Salsa VerdePrep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes | Rest Time: 8 - 10 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes| Serves: 8The original Verde recipe on my website was really wonderful, but I certainly needed to update the photos (and add a few updates to the recipe), so...

Roasted Plum Tomatoes

Roasted Plum TomatoesPrep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 2 hours | Total Time: 2 - 3 hours | Serves: 6So, what do you do with the abundance of the last tomatoes of the season? I usually make a marinara and freeze, but today, I wanted to get my hands on some nice,...

Chicken Sausage Meatballs

Chicken Sausage MeatballsPrep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 30 minutes | Serves: 8 Meatballs are just fun to eat. They're a hit at parties and gatherings, and there is a plethora of options for flavors and sauces. My Chicken Sausage Meatballs...

Jalapeno Poppers

Jalapeno Poppers Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 35 minuts | Serves: 6Jalapeno Poppers have become a very popular "party food," from Super-Bowl finger foods to baby shower hors d'oeuvres. These stuffed hot peppers are filled with a cream...

Chipotle-Sweet Potato Galette

Chipotle-Sweet Potato Galette with Black Pepper and Parmesan Crust Prep Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes (includes refrigeration time) | Cook Time: 45-55 minutes | Total Time: Approximately 3 hours, 30 minutes | Serves: 8-10 This was WOW in my mouth! Most traditional...

Spicy Sausage Balls

Spicy Sausage BallsPrep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 20-25 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes | Serves: Approximately 22-2" sausage ballsHere is a recipe with a little twist on the regular, 3-ingredient sausage balls. We like some heat at our house, so I used 2 kinds...

Dipping Oil with Parmesan

Dipping Oil with Parmesan Prep Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes | Serves: 2 When my husband and I lived near Johnson City, TN, we frequented an Italian restaurant called "Alta Cucina." The restaurant is no longer there, but I still remember the flavors and...

Fresh Corn Dip

Fresh Corn Dip Prep Time: 25 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes | Serves: 4-6 If you’ve not checked out my first Corn Dip recipe, it’s delicious, too, and super simple to make. It is pretty much a one-bowl recipe. After recently making the...

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