Makes 20 Mini Pita Pizzas These Pita Pizza Bites are simple yet delicious and will round out your Superbowl menu perfectly.  These bite size pizzas have prosciutto, fresh mozzarella and a homemade tomato sauce.  Enjoy! Ingredients 20 mini pitas about 4 large fresh mozzarella balls, sliced into 5 slices 1/2 cup Parmesan, [...]

Makes 16 Large or 32 Small Potato Skins Get ready for Kickoff with two varieties of my delicious potato skins, Chilli and Cheese and Bacon and Blue Cheese, two fun twists on the classic appetizer. Ingredients 8 large or 16 small russet potatoes, washed 7 slices of bacon 2 Tablespoons brown sugar pinch cayenne pepper 2 cups [...]

Makes 22 Sliders Sliders are the perfect appetizer for the Big Game, no matter what side your friends are rooting for, these sliders will be a winner!   Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 12 oz or 1 cup ground sausage 1/4 cup yellow onion, finely grated 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic 1 [...]

In this healthy version of the classic appetizer, we are using frozen spinach and frozen artichokes.  Unless you harvest the spinach right out of your garden, frozen is a good way to go because spinach rapidly looses nutrients after it has been harvested.  Frozen spinach is harvested and frozen right away, locking in the nutrients. [...]

A New Year's Celebration just isn't complete without Champagne, and I've put together a selection of three different Champagne drinks to help you ring in the New Year. We'll start off with a delicious "Mexican Bubbly", along with M&J's Champagne Spritzer and finish the trio with a Pomegranate Champagne Twist.  Champagne is a fun [...]

This appetizer is the ultimate in make ahead.  Arrange the platter up to a day ahead, keeping the bread separate. When you are ready to serve, put the platter out on the counter finish with the bread and serve. This can be out for several hours with out refrigeration. Ingredients 8 oz or 2 large balls fresh mozzarella [...]

You can make your own dough or buy it from grocery stores like Trader Joe's or from your local pizza parlor.  Make sure to get prosciutto di parma, its texture and flavor make all the difference. You can add more or less to each pizza based on your preference. Three Cheese and Blueberry Pizza with Basil and [...]