Appetizers and Side Dishes

A super easy way to create delicious and beautiful Parmigiano "baskets"! These cups are perfect to fill with the filling of your choice - in our case, salty Prosciutto and sweet melon for a traditional Prosciutto e Melone.

Craving some easy and comforting this fall? This is the pizza for your autumn menu! Topped with sweet squash, carrots and red bell peppers that have been tossed in warm fall spices, it's not only delicious, it's also super nutritious as well. We picked shredded mozzarella for a mild flavor, but you can pick blue cheese or goat cheese instead. Also, make the most of what's seasonally available and add apples or pears if that's more your taste. You can also easily take this vegetarian by removing the bacon, and vegan by removing the cheese.

When in season, artichokes are an easy and delicious vegetable to incorporate to your menu. This simple recipe for artichokes makes for a healthy snack option, or a fabulous appetizer.

Fire up the grill, but leave the meat in the fridge! This dish is perfect for your vegan and vegetarian family and friends, a simple but flavorful mix of vegetables charred on the grill and served with a fresh and delicious creole sauce.

With a few easy tricks, you too can poach the most perfect eggs! Top them with salmon and a classic Hollandaise sauce for a luxurious version of the brunch classic. Any type of cooked salmon works for this recipe - broiled, poached, oven-baked - and you can even sub for smoked salmon in a pinch.

A flavorful Spanish specialty made with chorizo sausage and Manchego cheese, this versatile recipe can make a great lunch but also an amazing cocktail-hour appetizer (tapas!).

A beautiful and delicious centerpiece for your Easter table, this bread and dip combo is a stunning hit.

A delicious combination of flavors and textures, this healthy prosciutto and goat cheese frittata is a protein and antioxidant powerhouse, packed full with healthy spinach and protein-loaded eggs. You can prepare this in advance and serve it cold, or warm it up with a few minutes in the oven. Substitute Prosciutto with Serrano or Iberico, and if you're not into goat cheese, any soft cheese will do.

We are absolutely in love with this amazing salad which we'll be featuring prominently during the fall months! Creamy fresh burrata spilling over honey-roasted squash, paired with a citrusy black olive and balsamic dressing. Yum!

A classic Thanksgiving side dish recipe in a unique presentation, these muffins are full of spicy chorizo, mushrooms, cranberries and cheese. We love serving stuffing in these cute muffins, easy to eat and pretty to serve!

We meant this recipe as a side dish, but one taste of this sumptuous asparagus and creamy straciatella cheese dish, given extra tastiness with dill-rubbed smoked salmon, and you'll be hard pressed to want to eat anything else.

Light yet filing, this is a salad that can easily serve as a main dish when you want to keep things light, but also works well as a side for chicken and fish dishes.

An elegant and surprising way to serve foie gras! Use the intriguing shape of the acorn squash as the vessel for this dish, and take advantage of the sweet flavor it acquires during baking. It matches perfectly to the rich flavor and velvet texture of the foie gras! Serve this as a main course or even as an appetizer for a fall-perfect meal.

Think of a quinoa bowl as a beautiful - and delicious! - white canvas, which you can paint with colorful veggies, nuts and seeds, and pretty much any topping you want. We roasted some butternut squash, sautéed some onions, and tossed it all together with almonds and goat cheese for a fall-perfect vegetarian quinoa bowl. To take it one step further and make it vegan, sub for a cheese alternate or just remove altogether.

Spring rolls are one of the easiest dishes you can make! Ours are filled with spicy shrimp, rice noodles and cucumber wedges for extra crunch. During the summer months, grill the shrimp for extra smoky flavor.

Nothing wakes up a salad more than the right dressing, and this Southeast Asian-inspired salad is bright with the flavors of lime, ginger, lemongrass and classic fish sauce, with juicy Jidori chicken for meaty goodness.