Appetizers & Snacks

This chilled dip is super easy, a little spicy, cheesy and GREAT with tortilla chips! Ingredients: 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix Directions: In a medium bowl, mix the Cheddar cheese, sour cream, green chile […]

Roasting these without oil or salts first lets them crisp up perfectly. Letting them cool in the oven is crucial to the crunch factor. Season with a teaspoon of your favourite flavours: combine sea salt with pepper, garlic powder, chili powder, chipotle, cayenne pepper, curry powder, lemon pepper, or anything you like. Ingredients: 1 (15

Raw organic hummus. A treat from traditionally cooked hummus and causes very little gas because all the enzymes are still there. When I serve this I make a depression in the middle and fill it with olive oil. Serve with pita bread, carrot or celery sticks, or small romaine leaves. Ingredients: 1 ½ cups dry garbanzo

A sweet, citrus, and spicy salsa. Perfect for an outdoor summer party. Would be great paired well with some chicken. Ingredients: 2 large oranges, peeled and cut into chunks 1 tomato, seeded and diced ½ cup minced red onion 1 tablespoon apple juice 1 teaspoon grated orange zest 1 teaspoon minced garlic ¼ jalapeno pepper,

A milder sweet-spicy habanero sauce, but can be made hotter by adding more habaneros. I chop the peppers and garlic in a mini food processor to ensure there are no large chunks in the sauce. It goes great on anything, but mostly we eat it as a dip/salsa with tortilla chips. Ingredients: 6 habanero peppers,

A very basic and easy way to make sushi rolls. Ingredients: 2 cups Japanese sushi rice 6 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 6 sheets nori (dry seaweed) 1 avocado – peeled, pitted and sliced 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced 8 ounces smoked salmon, cut into long strips 2 tablespoons wasabi paste Directions: Soak rice for 4

I keep a jar of popcorn kernels and a small bottle of fancy olive oil in my office. Much better than microwave popcorn, and tastier too. Ingredients: ¼ cup unpopped popcorn salt to taste 1 teaspoon olive oil, or more if needed Directions: Place popcorn in a brown paper bag. Tightly seal the bag by

Another form of bruschetta, this is a great low calorie and healthy appetizer. Serve bruschetta-style, on toasted French bread and topped with Parmesan cheese. Caponata can be frozen in resealable bags or in pint jars. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 Japanese eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 yellow onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced

I was looking for a different way to serve fruit, and it just popped into my head! Why not use fruit skewers? Ingredients: 5 large strawberries, halved ¼ cantaloupe, cut into balls or cubes 2 bananas, peeled and cut into chunks 1 apple, cut into chunks 20 skewers Directions: Thread the strawberries, cantaloupe, banana and

Absolutely delicious! Granola bars with honey, nuts and raisins. These make a great snack! Ingredients: 2 cups quick cooking oats 1 cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup packed brown sugar ¾ cup raisins ½ cup wheat germ ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ cup chopped English walnuts ½ cup vegetable oil ½ cup honey