American appetizers & snacks recipes added by professional chefs

Easy Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Ham and Herb Garlic Cheese Spread

Simple, but can be a dinner party main course.

Granola Bars

This is a great snack recipe and can be made into bars or loose for snacking. The original recipe from the Weight Watchers cookbook Simple and…

Italian Orange Juice Cookies

Cookies often found on wedding trays and in most Italian parties. A citrus tasting cookies sweetened by the sugary frosting makes these part of a…

Bundt Pan Roasted Chicken

The easiest and healthiest way I ever roasted a chicken in a bundt pan. Juicy, crispy and you're missing out if you don't try this I promise!

Killer Beef Fajita Marinade

Use for skirt or flank steak.

Unbelievably-Sinful Strawberry Ribs

Dan's Toffee Coffee Moon Cookies

Toffee and coffee make a perfect flavor marriage in these crisp drop cookies.

Meat Safety

Tips on Meat Safety

Confetti Veggie Squares (aka Vegetable Pizza)

Recipes for vegetable pizza abound and are popular fare at parties and spreads. In my interpretation of this…

Texas Chuck Wagon Chili (with Venison or Beef)

I originally made this with chuck roasts that I would trim out and dice into 1/4 inch cubes. Yes, you will…

Spicey Mama's Texas Red Chili

Chili means many different things to people all over the world. In Texas it is a deep, rich, brick red chili flavored with spices & peppers. It is…

Memorial Day Weekend Grilling Roundup

Grilled filet, shrimps, corn, eggplant. Appetizers like shrimp cocktail, a delicious sponge cake triple berry…

Lemon Rosemary Fig Jam

The figs are ripe. sweet and the season is short. Fresh rosemary, lemon zest and juice marry perfectly to create a jam to be eaten with bold cheeses…

Delicious and Nutritious Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

One of the fondest memories for many of us growing up is roasting pumpkin seeds. It’s a wonderful tradition…

Holiday Pomegranate Martini

Move over Cosmopolitan…The Pomegranate Martini is all the rage. This sexy ruby cocktail is loaded with antioxidants and full of flavor thanks to…