Chris' Recipes

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Archive for the 'Appetizer' Category

Baked Artichoke Dip

This is a “go to” appetizer dish that I prepare quite frequently.  It’s simple and it seems guests like it either with crackers or with crustini’s.  I almost always have the ingredients on hand and will spruce it up from time to time by adding fresh spinach, but it’s delicious just as is.  I add […]

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Asian Chicken lettuce wraps

We were walking through Costco the other day and spotted the fresh live Butter Lettuce.  We love PF Chang’s “lettuce wraps” but there isn’t one very close and I’m not sure just how healthy they really are.  I told Bill I would give them a try to asked him if he was feeling like having […]

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Crustini with Ahi and Asian Salad

This dish was completely inspired by what was on hand in the fridge!  I had had a number of girlfriends over for a fun evening where I served appetizers.   I had a “hunk” of French bread remaining left over from this evening, which was in the shape of a small loaf (almost like a baguette).  […]

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I refer to the blog too!

Do you go in streaks in sometimes find yourself making some of the same dishes?   So do we from time to time…  It happens when we really like the flavors in a dish we’ve created, or if I want to improve on a technique or simply still have some of the same ingredients on hand!  […]

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Philly Beef & Cheese Crustini’s

So last weekend Bill and I were wandering around my favorite, beautiful garden center in Ramsey, MN planning for some spring gardening.  Later, we would be attending a couple of social events in just a few hours so we didn’t want to eat too much, but were hungry for a snack!  We know that most […]

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