Shrimp Quesadillas with Coconut Cilantro Salsa

Brenda Langton pairs Shrimp with a Coconut Cilantro Salsa for the perfect summer quesadilla!

Food & Drink, AppetizersCynthia SutterJuly 17, 2018Chef Brenda Langton, Brenda Langton, Spoonriver Restaurant, Spoonriver Cookbook, Recipe, Shrimp Quesadillas with Coconut Cilantro SalsaComment

White Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Dip

This White Bean and Sun-dried Tomato Dip, is one of Brenda Langton’s quick and easy summer dips and recipes from her Spoonriver Cookbook.

Food & Drink, AppetizersCynthia SutterJune 27, 2018Brenda Langton, Chef Brenda Langton, Spoonriver Cookbook, Spoonriver Restaurant, http://spoonriver.com, Recipe, White Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato DipComment

Blueberry Gazpacho

Mimi Levin celebrates all things summer, including this homemade Blueberry Gazpacho, that is easy to make and better to eat!

Food & Drink, AppetizersCynthia SutterJune 22, 2018Mimi Levin, Blueberry Gazpacho, Recipe, Summer snacking Tips, gazpacho, Mimi & Vera LevinComment

Roasted Sweet Pepper, Walnut, and Pomegranate Spread

Brenda Langton’s Spoonriver Cookbook offers us the opportunity to peek through those large beautiful windows at her Spoonriver restaurant. Her easy recipes will take their seat at your table for a long time. This is one of my favorites!

Appetizers, Food & DrinkCynthia SutterMay 31, 2018Brenda Langton, Chef Brenda Langton, Spoonriver Cookbook, Spoonriver Restaurant, Recipe, Roasted Sweet Pepper Walnut & Pomegranate SpreadComment

Roasted Beet Salad with Apple and Goat Cheese

Inspired by Lidia Bastianich’s restaurant across from the historic Union Station in Kansas City, Katie Chin creates a hit with her Roasted Beet Salad with Apple and Goat Cheese. If you need one more reason to celebrate CHEESE, this is a healthier excuse for observing National Cheese Day on June 4th.

Food & Drink, AppetizersCynthia SutterMay 29, 2018Katie Chin, sweet and sour chronicles, Lidia Bastianich's Kansas City Restaurant, Lidia’s Favorite Recipes=Cookbook, Recipes, Recipe tipsComment

Sesame Butter and Miso Pâté

It’s my good fortune to include Brenda Langton and her Spoonriver Cookbook, in the list of FABULOUS recipes from our Spirited Table®! This Sesame Butter and Miso Pâté is a proven winner.

Food & Drink, AppetizersCynthia SutterMay 19, 2018Brenda Langton, Chef Brenda Langton, Sesame Butter & Miso Pâté, Recipe, Spoonriver Cookbook, SpoonriverComment

Hummus - Spoonriver

Brenda Langton, owner of Spoonriver restaurant and co-author of the Spoonriver Cookbook, shares a simple Hummus recipe and some tips for changing it up a bit as well.

Appetizers, Food & DrinkCynthia SutterApril 19, 2018Brenda Langton, Spoonriver, Spoonriver Cookbook, RecipeComment

Sue Z. Celebrates the Cheeseball

Sue Zelickson is my friend, my advisor and the elder stateswoman of our Spirited Table®. So when I asked her to write about cheeseballs, for National Cheeseball Day, she had a wry smile with these words off her lips...We celebrate games with footballs, baseballs, soccer balls, tennis balls, volleyballs, basketballs, golf balls, and pinballs; but who celebrates with cheese balls?

Food & Drink, AppetizersCynthia SutterApril 8, 2018Sue Zelickson, National Cheeseball Day, Making a Cheeseball, Horseradish Cheeseball Tips, jalapeño jelly cheeseball, RecipeComment

Sriracha Honey Chicken Wings

Chef Katie Chin brings us the perfect partner for National Potato Chip Day, on March 14th! Sriracha Honey Chicken Wings recipe with a side of Potato Chips makes a great meal or appetizer!

Food & Drink, AppetizersCynthia SutterMarch 9, 2018Katie Chin, Los Angeles Chef Katie Chin, Sriracha Honey Chicken Wings, Sriracha Sauce, Sriracha Potato Chips, Cost Plus World Market, DillComment