Category Archives: Appetizer

Kal’s Spiced Almonds

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. My siblings and I are all good home cooks and we often share food and recipes.  My younger brother Kal lives ten minutes away from my house in Seattle, and every time I stop at … Continue reading →

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Still Holy Guacamole

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. A long, long ago – 13 years ago – in a faraway land, I posted a very easy Guacamole recipe.  To this day, when I am anywhere in Mexico or Central America, this is my … Continue reading →

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Homemade Hummus (STILL!) Hits the Spot

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Marilyn

 I will go on record and say that I adore hummus. I love it as a dip, and I love it as a spread for sandwiches. I even love all the individual ingredients in hummus and often add extra garbanzo … Continue reading →

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Easy Cheese Fondue

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. My youngest son, Jakey Boy, had a birthday in February, so I bought him an electric fondue pot and invited his family for dinner.  The fondue was meant to be our appetizer, but it should … Continue reading →

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Nachos Grande

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. OK people… a short while ago I posted a picture from Belize of our dinner – nachos grande.  Several of you wrote and wanted the recipe.  Recipe?  Really?!?  You actually asked me to quantify this? … Continue reading →

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Oaxaca Peanuts

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I travelled to Oaxaca in late August. I’d never been to this part of Mexico, and we wanted to try a Spanish language “almost immersion” school.  When I returned home, friends here in  Seattle asked … Continue reading →

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Chicken & Turkey Larb

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. If you have mint growing in your garden – you may have the same challenge I do … delicious as it is – it grows like a weed! I trim mine often and am always … Continue reading →

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Holy Holy Guacamole

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. It’s summer, I’m down in Belize for a few weeks and for once there are avocados everywhere!  These avocados are most likely from neighboring Mexico – not hothouse ripened, mind you.  When they are soft … Continue reading →

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Amazing Apricot Appetizers

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. For someone who loves food, it might shock you that I am not a huge fan of appetizers – eating them or making them. For me, consuming too much before a meal satiates my hunger … Continue reading →

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Homemade Crackers Redux

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. You have read how I often – OK, usually – change recipes before I try to make a particular item and often afterwards when I do a taste test and decide it needs more or … Continue reading →

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