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Appetizers/Starters, Dinner, Lunch, Sides

Venison and Mushroom Medley Hand Pies

As I have mentioned before, I am a big fan of “wild game” whether it be venison, boar, elk, etc. This recipe takes my Vension Ragout, adds a whole lot more mushrooms to make it very thick, and then fill into delicious, buttery puff pastry. totally decadent. Very earthy, savory, comfort food.

Hand pies freeze well! Wrap in foil, then pop each one in a ziplock baggie. To reheat bake in the tin foil for 12-12 minutes, then unwrap and bake an additional 5 minutes without the foil to crisp up. Great for a lunch or dinner with a salad.

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Appetizers/Starters, Savory Snacks, Sweet Snacks

Fried Goat Cheese Balls with Drizzled Honey

I was a little apprehensive about making these. I love goat cheese and fried cheese in general is a good thing, but somehow I was both intrigued and nervous about these. Turns out, that nervousness was unfounded because OMG are these delicious. They are tart and salty, crunchy and silky and the honey really puts them over the top. Do not skip the freezing step otherwise the goat cheese will be too soft and will melt while you are frying. Also, really only make as many as you think that you will need because they aren’t as good when they cool to room temperature and you definitely don’t want to microwave to reheat, unless you like cleaning goat cheese from the inside of your microwave. Just saying.

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Appetizers/Starters, Savory Snacks, Sides

Chicken Cheddar + Black Bean Quesadillas

Starting off another week of the “Ingredient Game”, this week is “Cheese Week” so here is a super quick snack or appetizer. The whole things comes together in just about 20 minutes an can feed a crowd. Honestly, I just made 2 full quesadillas and will save the rest for tomorrow or the next day because 10 tortillas (or 5 quesadillas) really feeds a crowd!

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Appetizers/Starters, Savory Snacks

2024 Superbowl Snacks

Again, as with so many events and holidays, for me, it’s all about the food, and so, even though for other people, the Superbowl might be about the actual game, or this year about Taylor Swift, I made some snack for this evening — here you go for your 2024 lineup; recipes after the jump:

Clockwise from top left…
St. Louis-style Toasted Ravioli
Bacony Poutine-ish Potato Skins
Nandos-inspired Peri Peri Wings
Baked BBQ Ranch Pulled Pork Taquitos

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