My countdown to summer begins December 26 every year. Autumn, I love. The holidays are full of fun. But winter? Yuck.
Category Archive: Appetizers
Get the juices flowing.
Jan 20
Baked goat cheese with olive tapenade
This isn’t exactly a “recipe,” but more of a “how to put together ingredients to make something tasty.”
Jul 28
Watermelon gazpacho with feta cheese
Have you all heard about Savor the Central Coast? It’s a wine and food event scheduled to take place in San Luis Obispo County from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3.
Jun 25
Zucchini fritters
It’s summer, and if you have a vegetable garden, you know what’s coming: lots and lots of zucchini.
May 05
Ceviche
This past weekend, the family and I enjoyed a walk along the gorgeous Bob Jones Trail in Avila Beach. The sun was warm, the sky was blue and it finally felt like summer. After enjoying the sea air for awhile, we decided we couldn’t go home without some fresh seafood. So after the walk, we …
Mar 15
Irish soda bread
I’m not an Irish soda bread expert, so I’m not sure if it’s supposed to taste just like a scone. But this one did.
Feb 04
Fancy six-layer dip
I don’t care about the Super Bowl at all, but I do care about snacks. Which is why I’m telling you about this fancy six-layer dip. I added “fancy” to the name because it’s way more hoity-toity than the average seven-layer slop people tend to serve up.
Jan 26
Baked tortilla chips and guacamole
Tortilla chips are probably my favorite snack. Seriously, I could eat chips and salsa, or chips and guacamole, or just plain tortilla chips every day and never tire of them. Sadly, fried tortilla chips aren’t the healthiest of foods. So I have to limit myself.
Jan 15
Garlic and cheese crostini
The other day, Joetopia wandered over to the Web team’s cubicles to … complain, I guess? I don’t remember if he had another purpose. But, as you might know if you’ve read his blog, complain is pretty much all he does. So he walks over and demands to know when we’re going to start posting …
Dec 30
Perky Penguins and Holiday Chocolate Mice
On Christmas Eve, my cousin arrived at my parent’s house with her traditional olive bread and a fun surprise: a tray of perky penguins and holiday chocolate mice.
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