Category: Appetizers and Starters

Color My World with a Vegetable Grazing Board

Color My World with a Vegetable Grazing Board

Joy comes from connecting with other people, especially when you get to participate in their special moments, like my recent opportunity to contribute a vegetable grazing board to the menu for a 95th birthday party. Check it out and learn from my experience.

Try Our Zippy Sicilian White Bean Spread

Try Our Zippy Sicilian White Bean Spread

Bright green herbs with lemon juice and zest make this white bean spread a very fresh-tasting condiment that goes perfectly on a vegetable grazing board and can be used in a myriad of other ways.

Zippy Coffee Rub Steak Bites Recipe

Zippy Coffee Rub Steak Bites Recipe

Zippy Coffee Rub is the magic behind our new Coffee Rub Steak Bites recipe, which is super-simple. And you can do cool things with the leftovers!

Smoked Salmon and Caviar Appetizer Platter with Avocado: Quick, Easy and Delicious

Smoked Salmon and Caviar Appetizer Platter with Avocado: Quick, Easy and Delicious

We love an appetizer platter here at Glover Gardens, and this one with cold-smoked salmon and caviar was elegant, quick to assemble and delicious. Get the recipe here.

Yay! Party Appetizers from the Glover Gardens Cookbook are ‘Trending’!

Yay! Party Appetizers from the Glover Gardens Cookbook are ‘Trending’!

A collection of recipes for fun finger foods that rely on fresh and flavorful ingredients, are festive without being fancy, and are substantial without being overwhelmingly rich

Blistered Shishito Peppers and Grape Tomatoes are a Winning Combination

Blistered Shishito Peppers and Grape Tomatoes are a Winning Combination

We made blistered shishito peppers at home, adding grape tomatoes, and have a very simple recipe for this quick and easy appetizer that disappears in minutes.

You Need the Glover Gardens Nutty Pesto Recipe This Fall

You Need the Glover Gardens Nutty Pesto Recipe This Fall

Pesto is a wonder condiment, and the Glover Gardens recipe features extra nuttiness with a combination of roasted mixed nuts along with fresh walnuts or pecans.

Recipe Time: Pulled Pork and Smoked Corn Empanadas

Recipe Time: Pulled Pork and Smoked Corn Empanadas

This recipe is one answer for the question: What to do with leftover pulled pork? But if you don’t have pulled pork (or smoked corn), you can still make great empanadas.

What’s More Festive than a Wreath? A Collection of Easy Appetizers for Your Holiday Parties

What’s More Festive than a Wreath? A Collection of Easy Appetizers for Your Holiday Parties

This month’s Southern Living magazine sports several easy “recipes” for Christmas wreath appetizers that got me in the mood to revisit this simple but attractive finger food for a holiday buffet.

Nancy’s Marinated Shrimp: a Party Favorite from the Way Back

Nancy’s Marinated Shrimp: a Party Favorite from the Way Back

Bringing back to life a long-dormant family recipe for marinated shrimp, which tastes as fresh and welcome today as it did 50 years ago.

Fun with Skordalia (Does that sound nerdy?)

Fun with Skordalia (Does that sound nerdy?)

Skordalia is a magical Greek sauce with a “nectar of the gods” feel to it when you first experience it.

Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese are a Match Made in Heaven: Try This Easy Spread

Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese are a Match Made in Heaven: Try This Easy Spread

A simple but delightful recipe for a piquant and savory spread.

Give It Up for Cilantro Pesto, a Bright Green Flavor Machine!

Give It Up for Cilantro Pesto, a Bright Green Flavor Machine!

A quick and easy recipe for cilantro pesto, with 26 ways to use it.

Simple, Classic Deviled Eggs, Because You Know You Want Them

Simple, Classic Deviled Eggs, Because You Know You Want Them

The Glover Gardens recipe for classic deviled eggs, created by Kim of Glover Gardens and niece Joie and tested and approved by The Grill-Meister.

Children Make Their Own 5-Minute Throwdown Apple Appetizer from a Description of “The Formula”

Children Make Their Own 5-Minute Throwdown Apple Appetizer from a Description of “The Formula”

Smart children prove the concept of knowledge transfer on the 5-minute appetizer formula.

A Savory-Sweet Apple Appetizer, and a Formula for the 5-Minute Appetizer

A Savory-Sweet Apple Appetizer, and a Formula for the 5-Minute Appetizer

This is a story about how a gift of homemade jelly made its way into an appetizer, and a formula / template recipe for throwing together a 5-minute appetizer.

So Good They Disappear in Minutes! Jalapeño-Bacon Poppers

So Good They Disappear in Minutes! Jalapeño-Bacon Poppers

Jalapeno-Bacon Poppers have a great balance of spicy-tart-salty flavors and the wonton is a great delivery device for this tasty appetizer.

Dressing Bites: This is What to Do with Leftover Dressing (Trust Me)

Dressing Bites: This is What to Do with Leftover Dressing (Trust Me)

Dressing Bites are a wonderful way to repurpose Thanksgiving leftovers, making for a very satisfying nibble.

Found Recipe: Bobby Flay’s Avocado Toasts (Don’t be a hater)

Found Recipe: Bobby Flay’s Avocado Toasts (Don’t be a hater)

We love avocado toast! Not because we’re trendy, frivolous or extravagant, but simply because we love fresh food that’s bursting with vibrant flavors.

Gimme Chimichurri, Baby!

Gimme Chimichurri, Baby!

Chimichurri is a great sauce for fish, chicken, shrimp, steak, pork…you name it. It’s great as a dip for crudités. It’s a perfect condiment for a panini.