Appetizers & snacks recipes with 600 or more calories added by professional chefs

Cheese Sauce for Beginners

Cheese sauce can be tough for beginning cooks to master. Lumps and cheese curdling are two of the biggest problems. This is a basic cheese sauce…

Bacon Fat Gingersnap 2

Adapted from Leite’s Culinaria Makes 3 dozen or so

Bacon Fat Gingersnap or Swedish ginger cookies

Adapted from Nelle Branson in the "Trinity Episcopal Church Recipe Book," 1982 edition. Bacon fat can be…

Route 66 Celery Seed Dressing

Retro dressing used with fruit salad or as a dip for a fruit platter. Great on avocado and grapefruit slices, or for spinach salad.

bacon onion marmalade

Thank you so much to patiodaddio for this amazing recipe. Besides serving the onion marmalade as crostini with brie cheese, we have also layered…

Smoked Bluefish Pate

This is a great dip for anytime and can be made with any smoked fish.

Ultimate Sticky Buns

make ahead, once buns are in the pan, pop them in refrigerator to rise overnight, in the morning let them rise at room temp for an hour, until…

Dessert Pie Crust

This dough has a touch of sugar, so I use it for 9" dessert pies.

Two Memphis BBQ Sauces

In between the sweetness of Kansas City and spicier Texas bbq sauces. I use homemade chili powder, and if you don't, invest in a better quality…

Kansas City BBQ Sauce

Easy prep general purpose bbq sauce. It's a touch sweet, so good with pulled pork, or baby backs.

Strawberry cobbler

sweet/sour meatloaf

Cheese Tortellini Salad

Spicy Sour Cream & Avacado Dip

This makes a delightful dip with corn or tortilla chips, or as a topping for enchiladas and tacos. You can also substitute ranch dressing for the…

Turkey, Cornbread Dressing, and Gravy for Wannabe Southern Cooks

This posting includes recipes for brining the turkey (to make it flavorful…