Apartment Therapy: Hors d'oeuvres

Word of Mouth: Brandade

Brandade noun: Originating from the south-central French regions of Languedoc and Provence, brandade is a simple, yet hearty spread made of salt cod, olive oil, and milk. Sometimes garlic or potatoes ...

Easy Appetizer: Stuffed Figs with Honey-Balsamic Syrup

I can't take credit for this one. My dad made these figs. But I will certainly make them soon, because they were so delicious and so easy. And in case you're thinking, "Ah, figs, cheese, nuts... been ...

Try This! How To Make Candied Salted Bacon

There comes a time in everyone's life when you're standing in the kitchen at 2am (pants optional) testing recipes. The quickly approaching morning sun seems irrelevant when you're busy creating the s...

S.T.'s Tex-Mex Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Nuggets
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Tex Mex Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Nuggets with Homemade Chipotle Ranch Category: Omnivore How long does it take? 20 minutes prep, 15 minutes cooking Name: S.T. Why is it a favorite meal? It's t...

Cara's Spinach-Pie Quesadillas
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Spinach-Pie Quesadillas Category: Vegetarian How long does it take? 10-15 minutes Name: Cara Why is it a favorite meal? This is a healthier dinner-time version of my favorite all-day meal: T...

A Recipe for Summer's End: Red Pepper Relish

As we head into the end of September and the days shorten and cool, we may be fooled into thinking it's autumn. And it is, sort of. But the summer bounty is still rolling in, as evidenced by the bri...

Recipe: Homemade Beef (or Turkey or Fish) Jerky

Lobel's Prime Meats on Manhattan's Upper East Side is known for their fine (expensive) cuts of meat, excellent service, and family-owned small-shop vibe. So it was with great excitement that I opened ...

How To Make Your Own Dolmas (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

I've always loved dolmas - they're such a healthy and delicious finger food to take to a picnic or to add to a collection of mezedhes spread around the table. In the past, I used to just grab a pla...

What Is A Meze?

Last week I made a list of small bite meals around the world. One item on this list was meze, which is a collection of finger foods. A meze is a big part of the dining experience in Eastern Mediterr...

Recipe: Pancetta-Wrapped Brussel Sprouts with Almonds

Brussels sprouts haters and lovers alike: we have got a recipe for you both. Here's a treat of a recipe to kick off fall flavors — an easy, quick party hors d'oeuvre, a finger food featuring eve...

Small Bite Meals From Around The World

I just love eating a meal with friends that is a collection of small dishes making up one big entree. Whether it's washing down izakaya with a cold Asahi, nibbling on tapas with some sangria, or enjo...

Afternoon Snack: Why Not a Deviled Egg?

They're a picnic/family reunion/potluck staple, but we've been eating just one or two deviled eggs as a quick snack lately. Hard-boiled eggs are so nutritious and easy, and devil-ing them takes no tim...

Individual Peach Ginger Hand Pies You Can Pack for Lunch

We're not even sure we'd risk sending this to school in our child's lunch bag, lest it get traded for an Oreo. These sweet, summery, little handheld pies we'd keep for ourselves... ...

Summer Recipe: Cappuccino of Tomatoes & Mozzarella

Have you ever had a cappuccino — of tomatoes? Here's a recipe that upends the traditional idea of a cappuccino and replaces it with tangy tomatoes and a froth of whipped mozzarella and cream. ...

Recipe: Homemade Potato Chips with Rosemary

When I was little, my dad and I spent Sunday mornings on the Santa Monica beach. Before heading home we'd sometime hike up to the pier and buy a newspaper cone of freshly made potato chips from a litt...

Cool Recipe: Gabriela's Salsa Huevona (Lazy Salsa)
Stay Cool!

Name: Gabriela Location: New York City, New York How are you staying cool? Sweating it out with a spicy salsa that doesn't require us to roast any ingredients!...

Recipe: Quick Feta and Olive Spread

We modeled this dish after something similar we've seen ready-made at Whole Foods. It couldn't be simpler, and you can buy half the ingredients in one trip to the olive bar at the grocery store....

Recipe: Anchovies with Breadcrumbs & Scallions

Last week I told you about an idea to serve little bowls of varied prepared vegetables to start a meal and gave the recipes for some minty peas with prosciutto and some asparagus and pecorino cheese. ...

How To Assemble a Cheese Board Appetizer

Our absolutely massive roundup of every cheese we've ever reviewed got us thinking about cheese boards and our favorite appetizer: a spread of little nibbles. Here's how we like to put together this e...

Recipe Review: Vicky Bhogal's Foil-Baked Feta

We kept running across Vicky Bhogal's inviting new cookbook, FLAVOUR: A World of Beautiful Food, during our recent trip to the UK and were anxious to try some of her simple-to-prepare yet sumptuous-lo...

Quick Appetizer: Radish, Boursin, and Chive Tartines

Can you tell that we're wild about radishes right now? They're such a refreshing vegetable in the springtime, with their pleasant crunch and gorgeous color, creamy inside and scarlet outside. We threw...

Afternoon Snack: Radishes with Cream Cheese and Chives

Radishes are one of our favorite bright spring vegetables. Last year, we almost overdosed on radishes with butter and sea salt (so good), so we started thinking of another option for snacking. The cre...

Recipe: Truffled Asparagus with Parmesan and Eggs

I've been cooking for ten all this week as the full-time staff of Apartment Therapy gathers for a retreat. Some of you are getting ready for your final project of the Kitchen Cure: Hosting a Dinner Pa...

Recipe: Cooking By Instinct Pizza Formula (with Morels & Ramps)

Tuesday night some old friends who live upstate came for dinner, and surprised us with an armful of Morel mushrooms and a sack full of ramps. I'd planned a simple roasted chicken and vegetable dinner,...

Bacon Pops! Goat Cheese Pops with Herbs, Pecans, & Bacon

Oh yes. All the cuteness of a cake pop, all the fun of an easy appetizer, and it's all wrapped up in bacon....

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