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There's An App For ThatThink of any occasion where people come together. Throw in a few snacks and

appetizers and you have a party on your hands. Here are three apps I made

last weekend and all of them passed the taste test, so they made it to the

blog.

The first involves a bright green fruit with a pale green, creamy interior- the

avocado. As a bonus, we also have the tender leafy green herb, cilantro. Add

to that the fire from fresh green chillies. All that greenness makes it a perfect

candidate for Preeti Kashyap's Green Gourmet event.

The inspiring recipe was this guacamole bean dip.I thought it was a brilliant

idea, to sneak in protein and fiber in the form of creamy cannellini (white)

beans into the delectable rich fattiness of ripe avocado. Here is my version:

Bean Guacamole

1. Place the following in a food processor and blend together to a smooth

puree:

1 15-oz can canellini beans, drained and rinsed thoroughly

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2 ripe avocados, peeled, halved and pitted

12 tsp. green chilli paste

1 cup packed cilantro

Juice of 1 lemon

Salt to taste

Freshly ground pepper

2. Mince 1 small onion and pulse it into the mixture.

3. Scoop into a bowl and garnish with chopped fresh tomatoes.

4. Serve with vegetable sticks and tortilla chips.

This take on traditional guacamole was terrific and something I will make

again and again- a great healthy snacking option if you leave a bowl in the

fridge.

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The second app was inspired from this crustless quiche recipe from Baking

Bites. I was very intrigued by the recipe, a simple mixture of milk, eggs,

vegetables and cheese but with the addition of a little flour, which separates

while baking to form a thin crust on the quiche.

I adapted the recipe in some ways: (a) I baked it in a muffin pan to make mini

quiches, all the better to be picked up and munched on, (b) I used broccoli

instead of spinach, (c) and used cheddar cheese because I am not a fan of

feta.

By trying a recipe from another blog and making some modifications to it, this

becomes an entry to Blog Bites: Adaptation edition, hosted right here on this

blog. Some wonderful entries have been coming in and I hope you will

participate too.

Broccoli Mini Quiches

(adapted from a Baking Bites recipe)

1. In a skillet, heat 1 tsp. olive oil. Saute 1 diced onion and 3 minced garlic

cloves until fragrant. Add 2-3 cups finely chopped fresh broccoli and saute for

5-6 minutes or until the mixture is quite dry and the broccoli is tender.

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2. Preheat oven to 400F.

3. In a bowl, whisk together

4 large eggs

1

1

3 cup milk12 cup shredded cheddar cheese

12 cup all-purpose flour

12 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. paprika

Salt to taste

4. Stir in the cooked, cooled broccoli mixture.

5. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan. Divide the batter equally among the cups and

bake for 20 minutes or until the quiches are puffy and golden.

Again, a wonderful appetizer, full of tender vegetables and cheese encased in

a thin crust.

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The final appetizer today comes from a Martha Stewart recipe. Hot Spinach

dip is a restaurant staple- all that rich calorie-laden glory hiding innocently in

the guise of a vegetable. Still, it was something I wanted to try making at

home for a party; portion control is a lot easier when you are forced to share

with others. I followed the recipe exactly, using frozen spinach instead of

fresh. Here it is:

I personally did not love the dip, it was OK for me, but everyone else devoured

it so I thought I would mention it here.

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Fresh off the HooksIn other news, my Babette Blanket is done- it is the size of a throw, actually,

and not a full blanket, being about 50 inches square. I gave it away as a gift

and the recipient seemed to be pretty thrilled. If I really squint at it, all those

gaudy colors seem to work together- heh!




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I've already fallen in love with the next crochet throw pattern: this one. Is it

gorgeous or what? I am totally stealing this crafter's idea of the graduated

colors and making one for myself.

See you in a few!

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