Lorrie Mae's Amazing Marinated Vegetables

The beginning of a meal is often our favorite part. We have so many recipes and good ideas for starters, snacks, and little nibbles in our 2009 archives. There are bacon-wrapped potato bites and chicken nuggets, cheese-stuffed dates and peppers, a creative and beautiful Mediterranean platter, homemade beef jerky, cheese straws, tomato jam, gluten-free chickpea pancake, and much, much more.

Photos above have captions with links to the pictured recipe.

Pickles & Vegetables
• Ortine's Mediterranean Platter, with Spiced Roasted Nuts, Five Bean Salad, Hummus, Oven Toasted Flatbread and Curry Pickled Eggplant
• Lorrie Mae's Amazing Marinated Vegetables
• Veggies Stored In Dip
• Kale Chips
• The Modern Relish Tray

Spreads and Dips
• Pink Pepper Goat Cheese Spread & Olives
• Fava Bean Dip with Roasted Garlic and Yogurt
• Red Pepper Relish
• Oven-Roasted Tomato Jam
• Quick Feta and Olive Spread

Cheese Nibbles
• Peppadews and Goat Cheese
• Tomato and Mozzarella Skewers with Basil Oil
• Bacon Pops! Goat Cheese Pops with Herbs, Pecans, & Bacon
• Vicky Bhogal's Foil-Baked Feta
• Radish, Boursin, and Chive Tartines

Snacks and Bites
• Pretzel Bites
• Homemade Potato Chips with Rosemary
• Crispy, Chewy, Gluten-Free: Socca (Chickpea Pancake)
• Edna Lewis' Old-Fashioned Cheese Straws
• Homemade Beef (or Turkey or Fish) Jerky

Sweet Starters
• Stuffed Figs with Honey-Balsamic Syrup
• How To Make Candied Salted Bacon
• Fig Salami
• Milk and Honey Peanut Butter Balls
• Crunchy Granola Bars

Party Snacks That Double As Dinner
• Bacon-Wrapped Potato Bites with Spicy Sour Cream Dipping Sauce
• S.T.'s Tex-Mex Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Nuggets
• Dolmas (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
• Spicy Meat-Filled Phyllo Cigars
• Anchovies with Breadcrumbs & Scallions

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