Got home from work, hungry- not quite dinner time....haven't shopped in a while...

I saw a Baguette on the counter and
in the fridge I found:

Marinated Sun Dried Tomatoes
Marinated Artichoke Hearts
1/2  Red Bell Pepper
1/2  Yellow Bell Pepper
a small broccoli crown
1 Persian Cucumber
a container of Greek Yogurt

I have a basil plant in my window
and 2 bulbs ( Read more... )

My favorite, and often the only food I would eat as a child was
Spanikotiropita.

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Yes, enjoy the burgers, dogs, sausage and other usual yummies of the festive day
and if you want to add a lil something new try some of the following ideas:

Appetizers
Roasted Red Bell Pepper spread
on a blue corn or blue sesame chip
with a dollop of Creme Fresh or Sour Cream

Tomato Salsa with Blue Corn Chps

Fruit and cheese platter:
Red Raspberries, ( Read more... )

Phyllo Cups
toast them in the oven and fill with cold ingredients or bake the warm ingredients right in the cups.
fill them with

Brie, Almond and Fig
place a chunk of Brie, then a thick slice of dried fig, top with a drizzle of honey and sliced almonds

Ground Walnut and Honey (like Baklava) topped with a half Walnut
Chop Walnuts in a food processor ( Read more... )

Crab and Shrimp Mini- Tostadas

2 cans crab meat
1 1/2 lb mini shrimp (you can make them fresh with a lil craw fish boil and refrigerate or buy frozen cooked ones and thaw)
1 large cabbage head, shredded
2 cans Black Beans, rinsed and strained
2 cans Corn, rinsed and strained
1 bunch Cilantro chopped fine
2 scallions chopped fine
Dressing:
1 or 2 cloves ( Read more... )

Roasted Tasty-nessBiko named this Dip/ Spread that Adrian thought of and I made as an app. for Thanks day ( Read more... )

Colorful Roulade or Pinwheel Apps.

Roast one Red, one Green and one Yellow Pepper
and remove the charred bits as explained here.

Cut them into long thick slices, place between paper towels and refrigerate. Colorful Roulade or Pinwheels

The mix:

Equal parts
Pine Nuts and Pitted Dates
Mash together in a Mortar and Pestle with S&P and Cayenne pepper ( ( Read more... )

I found really nice Italian (smaller than American variety) Eggplant at the international produce store, so, I made some ghanoush ( Read more... )

Nut and Vegetable Pate'

1 cup blanched Almonds
3/4 Cup Pine Nuts
1/2 Cup Steamed Carrots
1/4 Cup Steamed Zuchini
Small Onion or Scallions
1 clove Garlic
Drizzle of Truffle Oil
1 tbsp. Olive Oil
Minced Fresh Herbs:
1 sprig Thyme
1 sprig Oregano
less than a sprig of Rosemary
a Sage Leaf- optional
Salt and Pepper
Cayenne Pepper
1/4 tsp. Smoked Paprika

Saute the Onion ( Read more... )

Colorful Vegetarian Roulade
2 of ea. color
Roasted Red, Green, Orange and Yellow Bell Peppers

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