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Thanks for visiting!It’s always good to have some fresh appetizer and snack ideas instead of the standard chips and dip.  This Chicken-Artichoke Spread is low in fat, carbohydrates [...]

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I rarely purchase store bought chips anymore. It is healthier and more fun to make my own creations at home. I use corn or flour tortillas and this is also a great way to make use of any extra tortillas before they go stale. Feel free to experiment with the [...]

3 Cans Garbanzo beans (drained)
3 - 4 tablespoons Tahini (Sesame butter)
4 - 6 cloves Garlic (chopped)
1 Lemon or lime
1/3 cup Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to taste
1. Sauté the chopped garlic in oil over a low flame.

This Latin American snack fun to make and a great alternative to potato chips. They might look like bananas, but plantains are often referred to as a “cooking banana”.
Yields: 4 1/2 cups of chips
Ingredients:
3 Large green plantains, peeled and very thinly sliced (unripe works best)
Vegetable oil
Salt, to taste
1. Cover plantain slices with iced water and [...]

Halloween is over, time to make use of all those pumpkins!
2 Cups unsalted roasted peanuts
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsp chili powder (ancho, guajillo, arbol, etc)
1 tsp salt
1 cup hulled pumpkin seeds
1. Toss peanuts with lime juice until all are moistened. Sprinkle with chili powder; toss until nuts are evenly coated. Spread nuts in shallow [...]