Simple, Delicious. Elegant Open Faced Polish Sandwiches (Kanapki) are just about the easiest treats you can make if guests drop by. Made with savory, herbed butter, cold cuts, and fresh vegetables plus always something pickled. They are pretty to look at and fully customizable so get creative! My friend Maggie has been doing my hair for nearly two decades. I have been with her since she worked at a salon to now owning her own salon. I was honored when she hosted her grand opening and asked me to make the food. Maggie and her family are Polish, and her…
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Continue ReadingA Tropical Sausage Snack Bacon Wrapped Pineapple and Kielbasa Skewers feature tender bites of bacon wrapped pineapple with a smokey slice of kielbasa for a sweet and savory treat. They’re topped with a sprinkle of brown sugar, black pepper, chili powder, and garlic salt then glazed with a maple mustard sauce just as they come out of the oven for one of the best finger foods you’ll ever eat. I have been perusing old cookbooks once again and love the “exotic recipes” I keep finding that boast “Hawaiian Flair.” Most of the recipes combine some sort of bacon and pineapple…
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Lure The Easter Bunny To Your House With This Savory Snack Easter Bunny Inspired Stuffed Peppers are the snack that will definitely have the floppy hopper himself stopping at your home. A savory and decadent cream cheese is stuffed into baby bell peppers for a delicious and moderately healthy snack that kids can even help prepare. I made these Easter Bunny Inspired Stuffed Peppers for the neighbor’s kids a few years ago. While they are slightly a labor of love, they are so cute, so fun, and absolutely adorable to see on your holiday spread. If I was having kids…
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Tasty Memories of An Iconic Chicagoland Restaurant Crispy Buttered Quesadillas with Warm Salsa evoke a food memory that lives for eternity in my mind. Crispy, buttered, and fried cheese quesadillas served with a warm and flavorful salsa that has been simmered with cumin, onions, and garlic makes an easy dinner that everyone in your family will love. Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant is a small chain I grew up with in Chicago. The Pepe’s I most often visited was on Archer Avenue near Harlem. My cousins and I would go when we wanted to treat ourselves. Kim is my cousin that has…
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Meet Your Future Party Staple Coney Island Inspired Mini Hot Dogs with Chili Cheese Queso is a snack that will impress your guests. This is perfect for a football Sunday or game night. Easy to prep and assemble ahead of time and bake when ready to be served. Be prepared to get asked to make these for every party! My Hot Dog Inspiration I had never had a TRUE Coney Dog until Mister Tipsy and I drove up to Detroit for WWE SummerSlam, a couple of summers ago. We stopped off in a town called Ypsilanti, MI to try a…
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Boujie On A Budget Festive Holiday Cranberry Cheese Toasts are the perfect savory and sweet holiday bite for your get-togethers. These are easy to make and can be prepped ahead of your event. Goat cheese and cream cheese is combined with classic cranberry sauce, spread on top of toasts, and topped with caramelized onions and crispy prosciutto. These look fancy and expensive but are quite affordable to make. Impress Every Guest These seem super fancy, but as you will see from the recipe card at the end of this post, these festive holiday cranberry cheese toasts are simple to make…
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Continue ReadingA Family Favorite Polish Roll Up Dip is a family favorite appetizer for decades, made into a dip. Polish roll ups are made with sweet pickle, cream cheese, polish ham, and some seasoning and herbs and rolled into bite sized delights. This dip takes those ingredients and turns them into a delectable dip for crackers or baby sweet gherkins. Salty, creamy, savory, and delicious this is sure to be your new snack-able treat. Two Recipes In One There is always a printable recipe card at the end of every one of my posts. In this case, however I have TWO…
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Delicious Bites From Disney I had these Hot Honey and Garlic Cream Cheese Baked Hawaiian Rolls for the first time at Disneyland and immediately knew I needed to make them as soon as I got home. These rolls are soft, cheesy, and creamy, with a hint of savory and sweet. They are very easy to assemble and they bake up beautifully. This is a delicious appetizer or a perfect side to soup or chili. I served these to Mister Tipsy who had also enjoyed them with me at Disneyland and he declared them BETTER than Disney! Shhh don’t tell Mickey!…
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