Category Archives: Appetizers

Kel’s Buffalo Shrimp with the Best Bleu Cheese Dressing Ever!

Medium-sized shrimp was on sale the other day at Harris Teeter for $5.99 a pound, so I decided to grab some and prepare them with some buffalo sauce and my homemade bleu cheese dressing. It was a dark and stormy … Continue reading

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Bold and Creamy Bleu Cheese and Avocado Dip

This awesome dip takes traditional guacamole to another dimension, as the bleu cheese gives adds sharpness and extra creaminess. It is made with healthy Stonyfield yogurt, which the folks there were nice enough to send me a coupon for a … Continue reading

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Kel’s Roasted Garlic Hummus with a Bite

  With summer quickly approaching, here is a great dip you can take to cookouts or picnics. Roasting the garlic makes it sweeter and mellower than not roasting it, bringing a great flavor to the hummus. The lemon juice adds … Continue reading

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Kel’s Spicy Pickled Shrimp

I love serving shrimp at parties and this year for our Open House I wanted to spice up things, instead of having the same old boiled version with cocktail sauce (which, BTW, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, especially … Continue reading

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Kel’s Fresh and Easy Pico de Gallo

You say tomayto, I say tomahto, let’s call the whole thing off – Louis Armstrong Don’t call off this delicious pico de gallo recipe, regardless of how you pronounce one of my favorite foods in the world – the awesome … Continue reading

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Kel’s Pineapple Tomato Salsa with Avocado

Fresh pineapples and avocados were on sale in several different grocery stores the other day – I think they were marking down these items after Cinco de Mayo. Whatever the reason, I was thrilled and decided to make a new … Continue reading

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Kel’s Tangy Cocktail Sauce

I found some large, cooked shrimp on sale at the grocery store the other day and decided to make some shrimp cocktails as appetizers. I have the bad habit of buying prepared cocktail sauce in a bottle and only using … Continue reading

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Easy, Cheesy Smoked Paprika Parmesan Crisps

My tip of the month for February 2013 was to buy Food Network Magazine’s Cheese issue. The first thing that I made? These addictive smoked paprika Parmesan crisps (see p. 63 of the issue.) They were incredibly easy to make and … Continue reading

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Yukon Gold Potato Nachos, Loaded

With the Super Bowl came a ton of appetizer recipes — online, on television and in magazines. One that caught my eye was for nachos made with russet potatoes instead of traditional tortilla chips. I had some Yukon Gold potatoes … Continue reading

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Kel’s Reduced-Fat, Spicy Jalapeño Pimento Cheese

If you are from the South, chances are that pimento cheese has been a staple in your diet since you were old enough to eat it. You probably have a family recipe, handed down from your mom or grandmother, that … Continue reading

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