Appetizers

Crispy Microwave Potato Chips

These chips are easy to prepare, nice and crunchy, and use absolutely no oil – a healthy way to curb those potato chip cravings.

Mushroom Aioli Toasts

Crusty bread slathered with a mustard aioli, topped with mushrooms, garlic and melty cheese. A great lunch, dinner, appetizer or side.

Hatching Devilled Eggs

Make a classic Easter appetizer extra special with this simple and different presentation.

Cheesy Mexican Corn Dip

Melty, gooey, and packed with mexican flavour – all this dip needs is a tortilla chip to transport it to your mouth.

Black Bean Salsa

A fresh and healthful winter salsa. Perfect for a snack or in your favourite tacos.

Chickpea Garlic Dip

I couldn’t really share an awesome cracker recipe with you without also sharing a dip to go with it. As good as they are on their own if you want to serve them to company you’ve gotta have some yummy toppings. I personally love bean dips, my hubby on the other hand is not such(…)

Homemade: Wheat Thins

My son’s a cracker addict. So am I. Give us a salty, crunchy snack and we’re happy. When I put these on a plate beside Ritz crackers Max will clean them off the plate without even touching the Ritz. That’s saying something. Homemade crackers are GOOD. And, they’re so much healthier. Especially when they’re made(…)

Three No-Bake Thanksgiving Appetizers

I’m not a simple person by nature. The simple life has always appealed to me but I tend to over complicate things and end up going overboard. That ‘s partly why this blog is so important to me. It helps to remind me to keep things simple and enjoy life. I try to think of(…)

Sun-dried Tomato, Feta and Basil Bruschetta

Last week I put the call out on Facebook for some trusted company-worthy eats. There were many delicious suggestions but this one from Natasha (a fellow Canadian ex-pat living in Switzerland) really stuck out to me because a) there was a link to the recipe and b) it contained sun-dried tomatoes, which I love and(…)

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