49 favorite bites Recipes

frozen puff pastry, roll of any kind of mild spice sausage (or if you are a vegetarian, boil potatoes and mash them - it will be equally good), onion or 3 nice size shallots, your favorite fresh herbs, finely chopped, chopped pine nuts (optional), butter, egg, sesame seeds , black , or poppy seeds for decoration

ground beef, dry onion soup mix, dried minced onion, mayonnaise, shredded cheddar cheese, dinner rolls, dill pickle slices, drained

turkey or chicken meat, boneless, skinless and cut into bite size pieces or shredded (raw is fine, but left over can be used, too... you will just add it at a different time), chicken or veggie stock, water, smoked bacon cut into pieces, onion, diced, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, avocados, cream, dijon mustard, juice from 1 lemon, dried dill, cumin , paprika, black pepper, ground celery or any other of your favorite poultry seasonings(if your meat is already seasoned, you can skip or reduce these...just use your judgment), fresh baby spinach(roughly chopped , if desired), shredded swiss or similar cheese(i used fontina so good!), optional, garlic dill croutons, sourdough baguette, sliced in 1/2 inch slices, butter (i know, but you are making a lb of croutons, so, it s okay ;), dried dill, garlic, minced or 1tsp fresh garlic powder, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

romaine lettuce , torn into bite sized pieces, cooked black beans or 1 cup black-eyed peas (drain and rinse if using canned), bell pepper , cut into bite sized pieces, ears corn , cut off the cob, avocado, peeled and diced, tomatoes, chopped, chopped sweet onion, grated cheddar cheese, fresh cilantro, chopped, your favorite vinaigrette (use your own recipe , or try paul newman s family recipe version, which is really mild and works well), red pepper flakes, crushed tortilla chips (we use red hot blues), cooked chicken or beef, would be delicious on this salad for a nice summer main dish (optional)

cream, milk, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, processed cheese , like velveeta, pepperoni, cut into halves, mushroom , cut into bite sized pieces, grape tomatoes, cut into half, black olives, sliced thin, flour, salt, pepper, pasta, use your favorite shape, breadcrumbs

romaine lettuce hearts, baby bay shrimp, your favorite caesar salad dressing, mayonnaise, hearts of palm, drained and cut into bite-sized pieces, artichoke heart, drained and quartered, parmesan cheese, shredded, crouton

tomatoes, cut into wedges, halved and seeded, cucumbers , cut lengthwise, then sliced thin, red onion, peeled and sliced, green pepper, chopped, dressing, olive oil, cider vinegar, sugar, salt, coarsely ground black pepper to taste, variations/suggestions, instead of making the dressing above , try 3/4-1 cup of your favorite italian dressing., chop crusty bread in the bite size pieces, mix in before serving.

vegetable oil, green bell pepper, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic, finely chopped, boneless skinless chicken breast half , cut into bite-sized pieces, thick & chunky salsa (your favorite heat ), sliced ripe olives, corn tortillas, cut into halves,divided, shredded monterey jack cheese or 2 cups cheddar cheese, divided, sour cream , optional

rotini pasta (or your favorite kind ), onion, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, kernel corn, drained, hot dog , cut into bite sized pieces, chili powder , to taste, tomato soup, undiluted

onion - chopped, bacon - cut into bite sized pieces, ground beef, brown sugar, ketchup, brown mustard, barbecue sauce - your favorite brand, molasses, salt, pepper, chili powder, chili beans (1 can), butter beans (1 can), pork and beans (1 can), baked beans (1 large can) - any flavor, cranberry sauce (1 can) - jellied or whole berry

heavy cream or half-and-half (regular milk just doesn tsp seem to work with this - the version is my favorite, but half-and-half will do in a pinch!), sugar, cider vinegar, head romaine lettuce, chopped into bite size pieces (i like to chop mine quite small), sweet onion, sliced into thin rings and the rings then cut in half, salt and pepper

asparagus, trimmed,cut into bite size pieces,and blanched, your favorite cheese, coarsely grated (i like 3/4 cheddar and 1/4 parmesan), scallions, thinly sliced, eggs, lightly beaten, sour cream, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper , to taste

onion, chopped, butter, italian sausage, sliced into 1 inch rounds (you can also use kielbasa your favorite spicy sausage), head cabbage, chopped (bite-size chunks ), diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese soup, beef broth

wooden skewers, tortellini, cooked, store bought flavor of your choice, string cheese sticks, cut into bite sized pieces, chicken breasts, cooked and cut into 12 bite sized cubes, black olives, bell pepper , cut into 12 bite sized squares, grape tomatoes, marinara sauce, warmed and your favorite variety

chicken, cut bite size (i prefer dark meat), onion, thickly diced, sweet red pepper, thickly diced, pineapple chunk , with juice,about 3/4 cup (you can use 1 of those fruit cups), liquid honey, butter, melted, dijon mustard, curry powder (i use 4 hot ), soy sauce or 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce, fresh grated ginger, cayenne pepper (or a dash of favorite hot sauce or you can substitute with 1 jalapeno pepper, chunked and added wi), canadian rye whisky (optional), salt and pepper, cilantro or 1/4 cup parsley (to garnish)

tomatoes (cherubs) or 3 (10 oz) packages grape, extra virgin olive oil, divided, salt, ground black pepper, bacon, whole wheat penne, chicken breast , cut into bite-sized pieces, avocados, pitted and diced, lemon , juice of, garlic cloves, grated (or minced ), tabasco sauce (or your favorite and add to taste), green onions , thinly sliced on a bias, blue cheese, crumbled, fresh basil, chopped, flat leaf parsley, chopped

ground beef, olive oil, onion (chopped ), stalks celery, finely chopped, smoked sausage, cut into bite size pieces (i prefer andouille), garlic (minced ), head cabbage (chopped ), grain rice, chili powder, rotel tomatoes & chilies, your favorite white wine, mushrooms (sliced )

prepared nopales (dona maria is my favorite), pork stew meat , cubed up into bite-size bits. if you don tsp like pork then use beef or possibly chicken. also just as yummie without any meat at all., your favorite salsa, a little fresh minced garlic to taste (i like a little more than a little!)