Tag Archives: hors d’oeuvres

Spiced Cocktail Nuts

Posted on December 2, 2011 by scarpettakate

This, friends, was a totally last-minute recipe. As of 8:30 this morning, I’d completely forgotten to test a single recipe (let alone write anything) for this week’s post (we’ve been having leftover soup and roast chicken and takeout from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, cocktails, easy, holiday, hors d'oeuvres, party, quick, snacks, vegetarian, winter | 2 Comments

Savory Blue Cheese Crackers

Posted on May 21, 2011 by scarpettakate

Picture a spring evening with sunlight stretching well into the evening, a freshly cracked bottle of wine, an impromptu little gathering of friends. Doesn’t that sound civilized, in need of a little something special? In that case, you’ll want a … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, baked, baking, blue cheese, cocktail, crackers, easy, hors d'oeuvres, pecans, shortbread, snack | 11 Comments

Gougères

Posted on January 2, 2011 by scarpettakate

Happy New Year, all! I’m not sure if any of you folks noticed, but my customary Saturday post fell gently by the wayside yesterday. (I say gently in that it was cushioned by several geological layers of confetti and crumpled … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizers, baking, cheese, cheese puffs, cocktails, french, gruyère, hors d'oeuvres, pâte à choux, savory, snacks | 11 Comments

Tuscan Kale Chips

Posted on December 4, 2010 by scarpettakate

Full disclosure: I am crazy for kale. And chard, and spinach and collards and turnip greens and rapini. If it’s green and leafy and bitter, I probably like to eat it. Probably a lot. Probably braised in chicken stock or … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked chips, dinosaur kale, healthy, hors d'oeuvres, kale chips, lacinto kale, snacks, tuscan kale, vegan, vegetarian, veggie chips, winter greens | 2 Comments

Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Tart

Posted on October 6, 2010 by scarpettakate

Oh, caramelized onions. How do I love thee? Swimming in the darkly savory broth of a French onion soup, tangled up in gruyére. Nested on top of a burger like a sweet-savory crown. On a slab of baguette with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, caramelized onions, chevre, entree, first course, fluted tart pan, goat cheese, hors d'oeuvres, ode to the onion, pablo neruda, savory, tart, thyme, vegetarian | 19 Comments

Lamb Meatballs

Posted on August 28, 2010 by scarpettakate

I am a big fan of grazing. A little of this, a little of that. Antipasto, mezze, tapas, a ploughman’s lunch, the smörgåsbord: I’m into all of it. (Though strangely, the American grazing standards of salad bars and all-you-can-eat buffets tend … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizers, hors d'oeuvres, kofta, kofte, lamb, lamb meatballs, meatballs, mezze | 5 Comments

Marinated Goat Cheese with Rosemary

Posted on July 31, 2010 by scarpettakate

I’m not sure where I happened on this recipe, many moons ago, but it has been a steady sphere in my “thanks-for-the-invite-can-I-bring-a-little-something” firmament of recipes ever since: elegant, unfussy, best at room temperature and easy. Easy as in I hesitate … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, cheese plate, chevre, extra virgin olive oil, goat cheese, hors d'oeuvres, International Olive Council, marinated goat cheese, rosemary, starter, UC Davis olive oil, vegetarian | 5 Comments

Southern Cheese Straws

Posted on June 27, 2010 by scarpettakate

One of my earliest childhood memories involves heavily processed, cheese-flavored crackers. In my recollection, I was sitting in the flower bed outside our 70’s ranch-style house in the Dallas suburbs. (Why I chose to sit on top of the pansies … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizers, cheddar, cheese, cheese straws, Cheez-Its, cocktails, crackers, hors d'oeuvres, snacks, Southern recipes, southern snacks | 8 Comments

Fava Bean Crostini

Posted on May 22, 2010 by scarpettakate

I’m almost (nearly) packed: passport, too many pairs of shoes, three Roman Holiday inspired dresses, two maps and one husband. Italy, here I come! I’m deliriously excited. I may pass out. Preparations have been a serious business: itineraries hashed out, Italian … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized | Tagged appetizer, broad beans, canapes, crostini, edamame, fava beans, hors d'oeuvres, italian, pecorino, ricotta, spring, vegetarian | 4 Comments