Tasty Recipes for Busy People
These delicious mushroom, herb, and cheese puffs are the perfect creamy and flaky bite! Easy to put together, Herb and Garlic Mushroom Puffs make an incredible appetizer with little effort. Mushrooms are sauteed with shallots, garlic, and thyme, then reduced with white wine and combined → Get the recipe
Elegant Roast Beef Crostinis with Whipped Horseradish Crème Fraiche are the perfect bite! Tender roast beef sits on the creamiest whipped crème fraiche on garlicky toasted baguette slices. Using shaved roast beef from the deli counter, this appetizer is so easy to whip together. Simply → Get the recipe
Savory and slightly sweet, Sesame Almonds are a great party snack that can be made in about 20 minutes! Caramelized, with that yummy toasted sesame flavour, add these spicy almonds to any cocktail party for an amazing pairing with your favourite mixed drink. These almonds → Get the recipe
Hot & cheesy Hot Crab Dip is the ultimate party appetizer. Sweet crab meat, baked with cheese, lemon, and spices, makes a cheesy, bubbling hot dip for any gathering. This Hot Crab Dip recipe is perfect for 2-4 people, and is easily doubled or tripled → Get the recipe
These sweet & spicy pecans taste exactly like a Bourbon Old Fashioned cocktail! Dried cherries, bourbon, orange zest, and a sweet and spicy glaze makes an excellent cocktail snack and perfect for a holiday gathering. An Old Fashioned cocktail consists of the following: bourbon, sugar, → Get the recipe
This is my version of the classic French onion dip! Caramelized onions blended with cottage cheese and spices create a creamy, flavourful dip to serve with veggies or ripple potato chips at your next party. My mother wrote a cookbook in the ‘80s. One of → Get the recipe
Light and fluffy Whipped Brie with Fig & Walnuts will impress as the fanciest of appetizers; your guests will never know how easy it is to make! When you take the time to whip the brie, you get a fluffy, super spreadable dip. The fig → Get the recipe
Perfect for your next cocktail party or brunch, these simple, flavourful appetizers will wow your guests with rich smoked salmon lox, lemony cream cheese, and chive cream. These crisp little bite-sized hors d’oeuvres, or amuse bouche, are the perfect party appetizer to serve to your → Get the recipe
Wow your guests and amaze your family with these to-die-for cheese pinecones! They are ridiculously easy to make, yet look like you spent hours creating the fanciest of appetizer plates. Take one of these to a cocktail party and people will be seriously impressed with → Get the recipe
If you’ve been invited to a party this holiday season, don’t go empty-handed! These Holiday Spiced Nuts are so easy to put together last-minute, and they make a great host/hostess gift. I love these spicy nuts — slightly sweet from the maple syrup, slightly spicy, → Get the recipe