Appetizers
Apple Walnut Salad with Fruit Balsamic
This is a clean fresh salad that highlights the best of summer! This salad will serve six or more. This salad pares perfectly with salmon burgers off the grill and a side dish of roasted peppers or baby potatoes done in basil oil.
Roasted Garlic Balsamic Beets
This is a summer time favorite ... even better if you grew the beets yourself! This dish is especially great for hot summer days at the pool, patio or cottage. Served with a sirloin steak marinated in Roasted Garlic Balsamic!
Toasted Blue Cheese and Date
This is a quick snack or a super easy holiday appetizer cut into bite size morsels.
Cocktail Roll Ups with Date and Cherry Spread
Here is a quick and tasty way to woo your guests with a little appetizer that is delicious and extremely attractive. I like to present the appetizers in a melon ball that has been scooped out. Simply pop each toothpick into the melon and if you like, fill the hollowed out melon with a dip for the cocktail swirls.
Salsas
Balsamic Strawberry Salsa
Don’t let the unusual combination of berries and tomatoes fool you. This is a delicious snack to serve with tortilla chips or as a garnish for frittatas, quesadillas, salmon burgers, and endless other opportunities for a bit of fruit Mex!
Warm Artichoke and Radicchio salad
This is a "brilliant" salad as only Jamie Oliver can say. His dish is one of my most beloved warm salads, but the trick is to eat it right away and don't let it sit waiting for your guests. Enjoy and thanks Jamie!
Warm Artichoke and Radicchio Salad
This is a Jamie Oliver recipie that is perfect for Mother's Day. Not only is it delicious, but the trick is to serve it immediately..no dilly dalling! Moms will love that you have gathered around the table all at once, and on time.
Experiment with the artichokes and if you can't find them even at the great gourmet stores in the lower mainoland, you can substitute new potatoes instead