The term “appetizers” for me encompasses everything from starters to side dishes. These may be distinct categories on a typical menu. However, when you look at it, there aren’t really that many differences between the two. And the terms ar3 often be used interchangeably.
If you have French fries or cheese curds before the meal, it’s an appetizer. But does that mean that you can’t also have them on the side of an entrée with a burger or fish fry?
Whether something is a starter or a side dish is largely arbitrary. And mostly determined more by when you eat something. Rather than what you’re eating.
Thus, I have bundled starters and side dishes into the same category. I leave it up to you to determine where exactly in the course you want to place your appetizers!
I’m plum out of avocado dip. It’s one of my favorite things to make lately. Any brief scroll through my posts over the last couple of months and you’ll see it absolutely everywhere! I can’t get enough of it and constantly keep my pantry stocked […]
IntI spent all of last year making enchilada sauce! And I have finally gotten to the point where my peppers and tomatoes are ripening. Wisconsin had a horrendous spring this year with snow in April and frost well into May! So, all of the slow […]
I am a huge fan of making avocado dip. Over the last couple of weeks or maybe even months at this point, I’ve made it almost a dozen times! So, I’ve been making a big potluck batch. What I ordinarily do is just double my […]
I have roasted an Ambercup Squash today! It isn’t the largest squash, but vaguely resembles an Acorn or Calabaza Squash. Although, despite its mediocre size compared to something like a calabaza, which are absolutely enormous with squally enormous seeds to roast! Ambercup have a nominal […]
Fall is in the air. It’s back-to-school time for little children. And my YouTube feed has started recommending Hocus Pocus-themed videos. Ahhh but it is only mid-August, 90 degrees out, and my local Costco has begun with their Christmas displays. Which makes me culinarily confused. […]
I’m incredibly fond of cheese curds. They’re quintessentially Wisconsin and Costco sells them in multiple pounds around here! But they’re not strictly reserved to the Dairy State. For one thing, California has had superior cheese producing numbers for decades. And I grew up in Oregon […]
I absolutely love to make hummus. In the deep, dark depths of my rural Wisconsin grocery stores, though, I can only find 16 ounce bags of chickpeas! Which drives me nuts. Because you can only make about one batch of hummus with that. I’m used […]
I am trying to step up my bread game. Now, I’m by no means a master bread maker. To date, this Dutch Oven bread recipe is the only bread that I have been able to consistently make successfully more than once! But we all know […]
I can almost blame Costco on this one. I was walking through the produce section and the avocados were actually ripe. Not bright green and would take days to get there. Not too browned and inevitably turned to sludge on the inside. But perfectly ripe, […]
I am a big fan of slow cooking beans in the crock pot. There are plenty of ways to make beans. You can soak them overnight and simmer on the stove for hours or attempt your hand at perfectly guessing the water and time ratios […]
