This easy pineapple salsa only takes a few minutes to throw together. It’s a refreshing, flavorful snack or appetizer that’s a pleasant variation of traditional chips and salsa. This pineapple salsa is one of my favorite snacks. It’s a marriage of the tropical flavors I love with my favorite Mexican ingredients. It’s colorful, flavorful, and…
Appetizers
Creamy Mexican Corn Salad
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This Creamy Mexican Corn Salad is one of my favorite side dishes for our Taco Tuesday meals. It can also be served as an appetizer when you serve it with tortilla chips. Aside from all the flavorful spices in this recipe, what makes this Creamy Mexican Corn Salad so delicious is the roasted corn. Trust…
Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken
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This Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken is the perfect appetizer for game days. And the beauty of making it in the Instant Pot is that it’s far less messy than traditional buffalo wings. For complete transparency, I’m not much of a football fan. We do host an annual Super Bowl party though because as a former advertising executive, I…
Over 100 of the Best Finger Foods and Easy Appetizers for a Party
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I put together this list of the best finger foods and easy appetizers for a party because I love to entertain but hate to spend all my time cooking. And, because I don’t like to save the same thing at every party, I wanted a master list of many different appetizer choices so I could…
Zucchini Pizza Bites
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These Zucchini Pizza Bites are a great low-carb appetizer option. You get all the comforting flavor of a pizza, in a bite-size portion served on a zucchini slice in place of a calorie and carb-laden crust! One of my favorite ways to get my family to eat healthier foods is to integrate smarter food choices into…
Easy Smoked Salmon Dip
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If you get tired of serving the same appetizers at every party, you have to try this smoked salmon dip. It’s also a great way to change up your afternoon snack since it’s packed with protein and Omega-3s. I love to have friends over so I always keep ingredients on hand for party food that…
How to Make Fried Chicken Spring Rolls
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When fellow blogger Susan Conley offered to share her Fried Chicken Spring Rolls recipe with my readers, I cheerfully agreed to have her guest post. These spring rolls will be the perfect side dish for my Thai Chicken Rice Bowls! Fried chicken spring rolls can serve as an appetizer, side dish or even the main…
Oscar Party Appetizers
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The Oscars are right around the corner and if you’re anything like me, you’re relishing this prime opportunity to throw a party. I LOVE throwing parties because 1) it forces me to clean my house better than my normal spit shine, 2) I get to see all my friends and hang out doing something fun…
BLT Appetizer Cups
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My favorite sandwich is a BLT, though I usually substitute spinach for the lettuce to pack in extra vitamins and nutrients. So, when I was trying to come up with some new appetizer ideas for our upcoming Super Bowl party, I decided to use the BLT as my inspiration. 5 from 4 votes…
How to Make Lumpia (Filipino Egg Rolls)
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Because I am half Filipino, I get a lot of inquiries about my ethnicity. I look kind of Asian, maybe a little Latina, but not quite enough for people to guess. When I explain my Filipino background, many people then ask if I know how to make lumpia. Apparently lumpia is to Filipinos what tacos are…
Spinach Rice Appetizer Balls
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I talk about picky eaters a lot because it seems to be a problem most parents face. Do you cave in and let your kids subsist on hot dogs and chicken nuggets? While most of us succomb to that solution at least once, we generally plod along looking for new ways to sneak some nutrients…
Easy Sweet & Sour Meatballs (Perfect Finger Food for a Party)
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If you love to entertain but hate to spend all your time cooking for the party, you’re going to love these Easy Sweet & Sour Meatballs. These are always one of the most popular finger foods at my parties among both kids and adults. One of my favorite parts of the busy holiday season are…
Chicken Enchilada Cups
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I often talk about my kids being picky eaters, which is a little unfair to them. Individually, they aren’t impossible, but each child has one type of food that he or she dislikes. The problem is that none of them share the same food aversion so when cooking for all four of them, meal time…
