Our best appetizers are the perfect starter for any type of party—and the perfect excuse to throw one!
We entertain often, and antipasto is one of our favorite crowd-pleasers. Guests love having their choice of so many delicious nibbles, including pepperoni and cubes of provolone. It’s one of my best appetizers! —Teri Lindquist, Gurnee, Illinois
Also check out these amazing new year’s eve appetizers to kick start your upcoming new year’s parties.
A delicious apple crumb cake. Finally, after all these years, I’ve come up with a solution for people who can’t decide whether to make an apple crumble or a coffee cake. This features the best things about both of those recipes. It’s like baking a crumb-topped coffee cake on top of another coffee cake!
Other than a classic apple pie, I’m not generally a huge fan of apple desserts. I’m not sure why, but they just don’t entice me like other sweet things do. This, however, is one very notable exception. It’s almost too good. I find this very hard to stop eating.
If you’re a fan of apple crumbles, coffee cakes, and Dutch apple pies, this just might become your new favorite dessert recipe. Sorry, I meant new favorite breakfast recipe. But, regardless of what time of day this graces your table, you’re going to be enjoying what I think is the perfect combination of moist buttery cake, sweet bits of fruit, and buttery, crunchy crumbs. In fact, don’t be surprised if you have it for breakfast and dessert.
One of the keys here is to make sure you dice your apples nice and small, so they become perfectly tender by the time your coffee cake is baked. The only way to really mess this up would be to have a bunch of large, crunchy apple pieces inside an otherwise perfect coffee cake. Do not let that happen. Of course, we could hedge our bets and sauté them first, but why add another step?
Of course, you don’t have to use apples, or any fruit for that matter, and this recipe will still produce a world-class coffee cake, but I hope you do. It’s not like they add a ton of health benefits, but a little extra fiber is always a good thing, and that way we won’t feel quite as guilty for enjoying this for breakfast and dessert. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to have a piece for lunch. I’ll finish by saying I really do hope you give this apple crumble cake a try soon. Enjoy!
Ready for the ultimate black-eyed peas recipe? This popular Southern side dish gets its flavor from salty pork belly and ham hocks and might even bring good luck when eaten on New Year’s Day.
Like grits, greens and its cousin Hoppin’ John, black-eyed peas is an iconic Southern side dish beloved by generations of folks. A cookout staple, this black-eyed peas recipe is a nonnegotiable addition when serving up soul food. It’s a phenomenal comfort food that’s deceptively easy to make.
The recipe calls for a host of delicious aromatic ingredients like garlic and onion, crushed chili flakes, thyme and pork. If you want to know the secret to life-changing black-eyed peas (the kind that has friends and family begging for your recipe), the answer is using a mix of salt pork belly and smoked ham hocks. If you’ve never cooked with ham hocks, let this Southern black-eyed pea recipe be your introduction.
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