Category Archives: Hors D’ Oeuvres

Slow Cooker Italian(ish) Meatballs – Grain Free

Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs

I Love meatballs, and I love my slow cooker so these were a win-win! I’ve never been a huge fan of cooked spinach so if you aren’t either I would maybe sub out the spinach for cabbage or some other vegetable that holds up well in the slow cooker. My kids weren’t too fond of the spinach either, but I think the cabbage will be a little more appealing to their little eyes ;) The taste of the meatball was great though and went nicely with the cabbage slaw I made for a side dish! Hope you enjoy! Continue reading

Cowboy Caviar

My friend Rana made this for a get together we had a couple of weeks ago and it was refreshing and delicious. It was kind of a hearty salsa like dish that we ate with tortilla chips but I think I would cook up some rice and eat it for dinner it was so delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe Rana!

1 can shoepeg corn
1 can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
2 avocados, chopped
2 roma tomatoes, chopped
2/3 cup chopped cilantro
2/3 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, pressed
3/4 tsp. salt (she used sea salt)

Prepare all ingredients and toss together, serve with tortilla chips, on a rice and beans dish or just by itself, enjoy!

Nutty Stuffed Mushrooms

Nutty Suffed Mushrooms

I made these last night and they turned out really good. I found the recipe on allrecipes.com, I actually made them as our dinner meal. Got a big tub of mushrooms from Costco and I had the rest of the ingredients although I subbed sharp cheddar for the grated parm cheese. I made smoothies (I dump a bunch of frozen fruit from Costco’s frozen section, a little orange juice and milk into the blender and there ya go!)to go with these as our meal and I thought it was a lovely healthy meal (although I don’t think the family, minus Guenna who loved them, thought they should be the main course. They were fairly easy to make, great for a side or an hors d’ oeuvres. (Note to mom-this is not necessarily a meal for toddlers-I haven’t met many toddlers who are crazy about cooked mushrooms! :)

Nutty Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients:
18 large fresh mushrooms
1 small onion, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup almond meal
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
dash cayenne pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Remove stems from mushrooms; set caps aside. Finely chop stems; place in a paper towel and squeeze to remove any liquid. In a skillet, saute chopped mushrooms and onion in butter for 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; set aside.

2. In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, pecans, Parmesan cheese, salt, basil and cayenne; add mushroom mixture. Stuff firmly into mushroom caps. Place in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 15-18 minutes or until tender. Serve warm.

Mexican Dip Casserole

Mexican Dip Casserole

1 can vegetarian refried beans (I mixed some left over mashed chipotles in adobo for some heat for the mature taste buds in my family)
1 can kidney or black beans, drained & rinsed
cumin
1 block firm tofu, cubed, or 1 lb ground turkey (I did 1/2 one side