Red and Green Pesto Parmesan Fingers for a crunchy, flavorful appetizers for holiday season. A crowd pleaser guaranteed! This holiday season is going to be a hit with those pesto (2 colors) parmesan fingers. They are easy to do and terribly fun and tasty. I’ve used 2 different pesto types; the popular green pesto a la… Continue reading Pesto-Parmesan Fingers
Enoki enveloped in a thinly cut (carpaccio) beef slice with a dash of tamari and black sesame seeds for a carnivore/asian appetizers on your next dinner party. A carnivore’s bite These appetizers are every carnivore’s dream, a tender meat rolled around a nice crunchy enoki mushroom and a touch of sesame. Sometimes simple is the… Continue reading Enoki-Beef Rolls
Those Christmas Egg Sandwich Rolls are specially made for christmas and highly appreciated by the little ones. A fluffy, tasty and fun bite to make the kids wait patiently for unwrapping their gifts. This christmas egg sandwich is close to my heart, it’s my grandma’s recipe, and clearly she taught us how to make them. Since… Continue reading Christmas Egg Sandwich Rolls
Banh Mi Rolls is a similar to spring rolls, but with all the goodies from the famous vietnamese sandwich Banh Mi. As many knows, the Banh Mi Sandwich (check my recipe) was brought by the French into Vietnam during their occupancy during the Indochina time. I’m myself a big fan of those precious sandwich, but this… Continue reading Banh Mi Rolls
Spicy-Mango Shrimp Skewers are a colorful, tropical and most of all delicious. Spicy and sweet is one of my favorite combination, although it’s a mildly spiced recipe. Those skewers remind me of Caribbean food, especially with the mango and little sprinkle of grated (unsweetened) coconut. You can simply make a bunch of those under 15 minutes, no need to… Continue reading Spicy-Mango Shrimp Skewers
Holiday season is coming, we’ll soon receive guests at home and/or vice versa. Here is a great idea to make your guests never forget about your dinner party. An hors d’oeuvre plate of duck prosciutto rolled around a date piece and aged cheddar to open up those guests stomach before the main meal. Those little bites… Continue reading Duck Prosciutto, Date and Cheddar Mini Rolls
Calamari (squid) in its Ink Croquetas (Croquetas de Calamar en su Tinta) is my personal favorite Spanish “Tapa” Croqueta. Made with the scary for some and divine for others, Squid ink to give it extra “sea” taste and this bold, dark color. Croquetas are considered tapas in Spain, and this “black squid” tapa version is one you… Continue reading Calamari in its Ink Croquetas
