Because the holidays begin earlier and earlier every year, here’s a load of simple, quick small bite ideas so you’re ready no matter when company calls.
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Appetizers // Starters
Butternut Squash and Apple Bread Salad
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
A fall slant on the classic Italian bread salad, panzanella, made with apples, squash, and fall greens.
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Roasted Pepper and Eggplant Ajvar Spread
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A simple, make-ahead recipe for ajvar, a roasted eggplant and red pepper spread that hails from the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Our Kine Meat Jeon
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My bastardized take on Korean pancake recipe made with meat, scallions, and kimchi.
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Pretty. Easy. Thai-Style Lettuce Wraps
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An easy, healthy weeknight dinner recipe for Thai-style lettuce wraps with turkey, ginger, garlic, chilis, cilantro, and scallions.
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Orange, Bay, and Spice-Brined Walnut Recipe
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
This is one of my favorite easy, make-ahead party snacks. For this brined walnut recipe, the nut sit in a sweet-salty brine overnight before getting slow-roasted so every bit is infused with flavor.
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Potato, Leek, and Ricotta Pizza with Sorrel Puree
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This pizza is an easy weeknight recipe made with the seasonal spring green, sorrel. It’s simple enough to make for a weeknight dinner yet would also work well as a cocktail party appetizer.
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Pretty. Easy. Poached Egg with Crunchy Quinoa and Balsamic-Brown Butter Asparagus
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A Pretty. Easy. recipe inspired by Nomad NYC and Eleven Madison Park’s chef Daniel Humm’s poached egg dish. Made with a poached egg, crunchy quinoa, roasted asparagus, and a balsamic-brown butter sauce, this is an elegant yet easy dish.
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Guest Post: Turntable Kitchen – Za’atar Pizza
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Kasey and Matthew, the dynamic duo behind the site Turntable Kitchen are guests on the site today and are sharing an adventurous, meatless recipe for Buratta and Za’atar Pizza.
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Ham and Egg Breakfast Pizza
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A quick recipe for a ham and egg breakfast pizza with serrano ham, Manchego cheese, and asparagus that works as well for breakfast as it does for an easy weeknight dinner.
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