Last week I shared charcuterie board ideas for the holidays. Today I’m just surveying fun appetizers and desserts that look like something else. I’m always reading posts and pins with cute and tasty food. The Christmas holiday is a special season for food presentation. Let’s take a look around for inspiration.
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Festive Christmas Charcuterie Board Ideas
I’m always reading posts and pins with cute and tasty food. The Christmas holiday is a special season for decorations and food presentation. Christmas platters offer festive fun with themed boards like charcuterie wreaths, Christmas tree shapes, or snowman snacks, using red/green fruits, cheeses, meats, and holiday sweets (cookies, candy canes).
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Roasted Beets & Pumpkin with Brie
It’s almost winter; it’s time to roast all the great fall and winter vegetables. Today’s dish is the fabulous mix of beets, and pumpkin with brie and a balsamic glaze. This dish is not only delicious but also healthy for you. Pumpkin is rich in antioxidants like carotene which are credited with supporting our immune system. Another superb vegetable for our health is beets. Beets are high in immune-boosting vitamin C, fiber, and essential minerals like potassium.
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Spooky Fun With Halloween Food Ideas
Halloween will be here soon. Since I love food art, over the years I’ve shared quite a few ideas for party food, appetizers, or snacks with holiday food art. Besides last week’s recipe for Jack o’Lantern Stuffed Bell Peppers for Halloween Dinner, today I’m sharing a collection of Halloween ideas that can make the holiday fun for the entire family.
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Jack o’Lantern Stuffed Bell Peppers for Halloween Dinner
Today’s recipe is really about a fun presentation of stuffed peppers for Halloween Dinner. Halloween is the second most popular holiday in the U.S. Whether you’re having company for dinner or just want to have fun with your family, cute carved stuffed peppers are tasty food art. Carve the peppers like a Jack o’lantern. For Halloween, use orange or red peppers. Carve the pepper. You can make them the cutest or the scariest jack o-lanterns. Add spooky touches like some bucatini “worms” coming out of the eyes or mouth, or serve to adults with a steak knife plunged into the pepper menacingly. A little tomato “blood” or melted cheese running from the face or head is fun too.
Cut a circle to remove the top. Use a spoon to remove seeds inside the peppers. Using a knife can weaken the peppers. What shall you use for filling?
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Halloween Spider Hot Dogs
If you’ve visited me for several years, you probably remember I like food art to celebrate holidays. Today’s post is an update of a recipe from 2016. It was an early post with Dollar Tree Halloween decorations on the wall and table with several ideas for healthy treats for a Halloween gathering.
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Quick & Easy 1 Hour Vegetable Soup
I remember decades ago after college graduation that I continued cooking like a student looking for quick and inexpensive meals. I grew up eating canned tomato soup for lunch, and it was my favorite. By the time I was a college grad, I wanted something better. I remember making tomato soup from tomato juice with a little olive oil, ground garlic, and onion. I even served it to friends who came to dinner in my little efficiency. Several asked for the recipe. It was the first course as we sat around the coffee table sitting on the floor. No, that little apartment didn’t have much room.
Today’s recipe is so easy and so good, Quick & Easy 1 Hour Vegetable Soup. It’s the kind of meal you throw together in a big pot and have dinner in an hour. It’s a great week night meal but also good enough to serve to company. When you come home from work, tired and chilled, put a pot on to cook and go relax with a throw.
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Blackberry Spinach Salad
This time of year can feel challenging for home cooks who aren’t ready yet to bust out their slow cookers and casserole dishes. I love berries. Blackberry season in the U.S. generally runs from late spring through the end of summer. The exact timing can vary by region and weather conditions, but you can expect to find fresh blackberries available in many areas of the country in September. Some areas extending into early October for fall-bearing varieties.
Today I’m sharing an easy salad to throw together, and it’s perfect for fall get-togethers, Blackberry Spinach Salad with tomatoes, feta cheese, toasted walnuts and a great Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette. I used baby spinach, but green leaf lettuce works too. If you can’t eat walnuts, I suggest pecans. I toasted my walnuts in a skillet. For best results with the vinaigrette, buy the best balsamic vinegar. You may decrease or increase the honey according to sweetness of vinegar.
Blackberry Spinach Salad
Use organic when available. Serves 8
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Blackberry Spinach Salad
Blackberry Spinach Salad with tomatoes, feta cheese, toasted walnuts and a great Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette is easy to put together and has a light, fresh taste.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 3 cups baby spinach, rinsed and dried
- 1 pint fresh blackberries
- 6 oz crumbled feta cheese
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 or 2 green onion, sliced
- 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts or pecans
- 1/2 cup edible flowers (Optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss together all ingredients
- Serve immediately with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
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Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
A simple recipe for a flavorful vinaigrette. Buy best quality vinegar for best results.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 shallot minced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- salt and papper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in glass jar
- Close tightly with lid
- Shake vigorously to mix well
Enjoy!
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