Cream cheese, giardiniera, salami, and pecans are all you need to make these bold and delicious Giardiniera and Salami Fat Bombs. One of the best food trends to come from keto and other low-carb diets are “fat bombs”. They were a staple snack when I went full-on keto that one time a couple of years…
Snacks
Cranberry Nut Goat Cheese Ball
Dried cranberries, orange zest, and nuts make this one festive holiday cheese ball that can be paired with sweet or savory leaning accompaniments. I love a good cheese ball. Mostly because it’s one of my favorite ways to eat cream cheese. If I was as beloved as Oprah and people cared about my favorite things,…
Grilled Zucchini Crostini
Grilled zucchini is an unlikely but welcome addition to goat cheese topped crostini, offering a unique way to enjoy the delicate squash. Lock your doors, it’s zucchini season! It’s that time when those who decided planting zucchini was a good idea a couple months ago are starting to feel overwhelmed with an overabundance of zucchini….
Coconut Rice Krispie Treats
Coconut Rice Krispie Treats are perfect for coconut-crazy confectionistas. Coconut is added THREE ways, guaranteeing every bite is crisp coconut perfection. The best desserts have coconut in them. For some the best desserts have chocolate. For others, it’s salted caramel. But for me, it’s coconut all the way. When I want a coconut-forward dessert –…
Taco Cucumber Bites
Taco Cucumber Bites are easy, keto-friendly snacks that add a Tex-Mex twist to the humble cucumber. Cucumbers are the “chips” of healthy snacking. I happily mow through slices of fresh cucumber like I rampage through a bag of potato chips. Okay, admittedly this depends on my snacking mood. Because one of these things is obviously…
Roasted Garlic Guacamole
Roasted Garlic Guacamole is a subtle twist on a classic guac, adding a pleasing garlicky dimension that enhances this homemade guacamole. Every guac-lover swears to have the best homemade guacamole recipe. I am one of those guac-lovers. For me, it’s Roasted Garlic Guacamole, carefully curated by yours truly. For my Roasted Garlic Guacamole, subtlety is…
Buffalo Ranch Hummus with Pickled Celery
Buffalo Ranch Hummus with Pickled Celery strikes that balance between healthyish snacking and guilty pleasure, with rich, bold buffalo and ranch flavors spiked with a contrasting vinegary pop from pickled celery.
Cheddar Bay Chorizo Balls
Cheddar Bay Chorizo Balls (with Jalapeno!) are the best way to heat up this holiday season with an appetizer that is not only supremely comforting, but refreshingly zesty. There are approximately 14,731 different recipes for sausage balls on the Internet, so I figured I’d toss my variation into the mix and make it 14,732. My…
Creamy Goat Cheese Bagel Spread with Honey and Pistachios
Creamy and tangy with a hint of sweet and heat finished with a nutty crunch, Creamy Goat Cheese Bagel Spread with Honey and Pistachios make a sophisticated bagel topping guaranteed to wake up your taste buds.
Jalapeno Cucumber Sandwiches
Jalapeno Cucumber Sandwiches up the flavor quotient on the tea-time classic with fresh jalapeno, a squeeze of lime juice, and garlic powder. If you’re growing cucumbers like I am, you’re probably being driven cucumber-crazy right about now trying to figure out what to do with them all. Sure you can slice ‘em up and toss…