Starters and Small bites


A really basic vegetable and dip platter.
  • Tips on a Fresh Veggie Platter.
  • Garlic Herb Cheese Spread: This recipe is from the frog commissary cookbook. Why buy a veggie dip with all kinds of preservatives and crap when you can make one in 5 minutes (with a food processer, natch) according to the Frog Commissary Cookbook, in addition to using this cheese spread for your veggie platter you can: pipe it onto cucumber or zuccini disks, or into hollowed cherry tomatoes or raw mushroom caps, spread on burgers, slather on baked potatoes, use as a sandwich spread, etc.
  • Your basic artichoke dip.
  • Seared Scallops with Mirin Glaze and Almond Caper Topping: A really amazing starter, a big payoff for a relatively simple recipe.
  • Pepperoni Rolls: My young bachelor guy friends love these! About half the time I make them with vegetarian pepperoni and they are also awesome.