Category: Appetizers-Hors d’Oeuvre

Pierogi Party: Set Up A Pierogi Bar For National Pierogi Day

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October 8th is National Pierogi Day. Pierogi, dumplings of Central and Eastern European origin, are traditionally stuffed with cheese, fruit, ground meat, mashed potato or sauerkraut. They can be served baked, boiled grilled, fried/sautéed and steamed. They’re typically cooked in butter with sautéed onions. You can make them or buy them. Personally, we eat a…
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Caviar Ice Cream Cone & More Fun Caviar Recipes

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[1] Yes, it’s ice cream with caviar—or to be precise, unsweetened Greek yogurt gelato (photo © Pointy Snout). [2] Use 5% Greek yogurt to make ice cream: It’s whole milk yogurt (photo © FAGE USA). [3] Artisan ice cream cones from The Konery (photo © The Konery). [4] Smoked salmon and caviar “tacos,” with diced…
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What Are Dumplings, Types Of Dumplings & Dumpling History

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September 26th is National Dumpling Day. Since National Apple Dumpling Day on September 17th, it begged the question: What are dumplings? Depending on the part of the world, the answer is different. In this article you’ll learn: What are dumplings? The different types of dumplings. An idea for a dumpling party. The history of dumplings.…
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An Easy Appetizer Plate Recipe For Beautiful Starters

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This appetizer isn’t fancy, but it’s on the menu of Noma, a three-Michelin-star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi in Copenhagen, Denmark. (The name is a syllabic abbreviation of the two Danish words nordisk (Nordic) and mad (food), and the restaurant is known for its reinvention and interpretation of New Nordic Cuisine. It aims to…
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Smoked Salmon Spring Rolls Recipe

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Our friends at Petrossian shared with us this delightful recipe for smoked salmon summer rolls. They are as much a treat for the eye as for the palate (photo #1). Petrossian calls them maki, the Japanese word for roll; but they are more correctly namu harumaki that are sliced in the manner of sushi maki.…
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