Appetizers are so fun to serve! These Baked Peanut Chicken Wontons are crispy on the outside, flavorful on the inside and are pretty easy to make.

Looking for a delightfully different side dish or appetizer? This easy recipe for Roasted Shishito Peppers creates a flavorful bite that’s easy to fall in love with.

With a crisp outside and a warm, melty inside, fried halloumi pairs well with the warm, earthy, briny bruschetta. Try this as an appetizer or an easy lunch.

This recipe for Kale and Mushroom Gyoza creates a vibrant, earthy, satisfying dumpling that is both fresh and delightful.

If radishes are growing in your garden — or you found some at the farmers market — here’s how to use them: Make radish toast. You won’t be disappointed.

These Flaky Spinach Garlic Rounds look impressive but are so easy to toss together. You might even have all the ingredients on hand. Why not make some soon? We’re entering spring now. In Maine, that really means mud season — a still chilly time of year when the ground thaws and the snow melts, creating …

Homemade pretzel bites are the perfect dippers for this tangy, rich beer cheese sauce. This is a perfect party appetizer recipe for a crowd. Looking for a hot appetizer to serve a crowd? These homemade pretzel bites with beer cheese sauce are always a hit. Making these starts with a quick, easy pretzel dough that …

Crispy fried wonton wrappers conceal a medley of veggies in this make-ahead Crispy Veggie Wontons appetizer. Whip up a batch the day before your gathering and then toss them in the oven before guests arrive. I could fill volumes with all the things I wanted to do this past holiday season but didn’t. Time was …

Avocado, Mango and Pineapple Salsa is a delightful celebration of contrasts: Creamy avocado, sweet mango, tangy pineapple, spicy jalapeno. Five days until Christmas. Four shopping days left. Three days until we leave to visit family for the holiday. Two days until The Nutcracker touring show my daughter, Paige, is in wraps for the season. One …

Robust citrus flavors and woodsy rosemary combine to give these Citrus Garlic Marinated Olives a lovely, bright flavor. This is a great make-ahead recipe for entertaining. Friends coming over, birthdays being celebrated, Thanksgiving, family visiting. We’re in that unusual time of the year when all sorts of parties and events converge. Add in my daughter’s …