Appetizer Recipes

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus. A healthy, delicious snack that even my kids love. It makes a terrific dip for veggies or to spread on flatbreads for sandwiches.

Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with Cranberries Pistachios and Honey. Frozen puff pastry makes this indulgent & impressive party food idea super easy to prepare.

Shrimp Cocktail Quiche. Make this easy recipe as a larger quiche for brunch or lunch or make them as mini quiche for parties or as a dinner party appetizer.

Scallops au Gratin with Jarlsberg Cheese, an indulgently delicious appetizer course or served with a side salad and crusty bread for a special lunchtime meal. When I was first asked to develop a recipe using Jarlsberg cheese, my mind went in several directions; from a cheese and potato soup to a spring vegetable and Jarlsberg …

Vegetable Quinoa Soup. A deeply flavoured broth makes this healthy, nutritious soup even more delicious. Add any other veggies you like to this base recipe. Spouse has her soup pot out again and this time she’s made a really delicious, easy & nutritious vegetable soup. With farm fresh local root vegetables now at their best, …

Thin Crust Ham and Cheese Pizza. A terrific leftover baked ham recipe that turns it into this crispy, chewy thin crust pizza with garlic and 3 cheeses. Simple but very delicious.

Parmesan Marinara Baked Mussels. Make a terrific, easy first course for a celebration dinner, especially a romantic dinner for two on Valentine’s Day.

Mini crab cakes made ideal, impressive party food or make them larger as a special lunch or as the centrepiece of an incredible version of Eggs Benedict at a weekend brunch.

Roasted Vegetable Turkey Sage Soup. A perfect soup for the day you make turkey stock. A delicious cold weather, comfort food way to use leftover turkey.

Tomato Avocado Feta Crostini. A simple, light fresh and delicious appetizer course, hors d’oeuvre, or even a light lunch.