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Appetizers

Seafood Bouillabaisse Recipe :: Cunard Cruise Line

Compliments of Cunard Cruise Line, here is a recipe from the Queens Grill Selection for Seafood Boillabaisse. It’s a lot of work, but it’s excellent. You can certainly save time by using prepared fish stock, but we suggest making your own broth. 
Fish Stock:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 celery stock
1 onion
1 fennel bulb, cored & chopped
4 garlic [...]

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Carnvial Cruise Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Many cruise lines sell recipe books, but often if you have a favorite dish while cruising, ask your waiter and many times they will provide you with the recipe. Here is Carnival’s delicious pumpkin soup recipe.
Ingredients:
2-1/2 Quarts Chicken Stock
1/2 Pound Onion, quarter
5-2/3 Ounces Leek, chunks

1-1/8 Ounces Garlic Clove

3-3/8 Tbsp Olive Oil

1-2/3 Cups Half and Half

1/4 [...]

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Baked Spring Roll Recipe

The best thing about these eggrolls is that you can make them out of shrimp, crab, chicken or just veggies. They are crispy without the added calories of frying.
Ingredients for the Spring Rolls:
2 ounces of deli ham, finely sliced
2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
1 tablespoon of ginger
3 tablespoons of garlic
4 scallions
2 cups of shredded cabbage mix
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Shrimp and Cilantro Marinade Recipe – great appetizer

This is one our favorite appetizers to take to a party. Its light and refreshing no matter what time of year.
Ingredients

2 lb jumbo shrimp (precooked)
1/4 Cup fresh lime juice
1/4 Cup olive oil
1 Large red onion thinly sliced
1 Small Jared Pimento
1 lime (very thinly sliced)
1/4 Cup fresh cilantro
2 tbls old bay seasoning
fresh ground pepper
1 Cup Italian [...]

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Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Ingredients:
1 – 10 ounce package frozen, chopped spinach
2 – 13 1/2 ounce cans of Artichoke Hearts packaged in water
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 cup jack cheese
5 cloves minced garlic
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease casserole dish with nonsitck cooking spray.
2. Heat the spinach in a microwave oven on high [...]

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Onion and Goat Cheese Tartlets

Delicious appetizer. Rather than making my own crust, to save time I buy a frozen pie shell, and cut to size.  The recipe below makes 6 individual tartlets.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon chives, chopped
2 eggs
2 cloves garlic minced
2 ounces of goat cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
1/4 cup finely chopped white onion
1 cup heavy cream
2 scallions, chopped
1/2 [...]

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Mango, Papaya & Pineapple Salsa

Salsa has become a popular appetizer. Here’s our favorite version of a Mango, Papaya & Pineapple salsa.  It’s colorful, sweet and spicy.It makes a great topping for fish, chicken, pork or salad.
We’d love to hear your favorites!

Ingredients:
1 rip mango peeled, seeded & diced
3/4 cup diced papaya
3/4 cup diced pineapple
1/4 cup minced red onion
3 tblsp orange juice
1 tblsp lime juice
1 [...]

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Easy Black Bean and Corn Salsa Recipe

This is a great twist on traditional salsa. A local organic restaurant we go to serves this and it was so flavorful that we created on own version of it!
Ingredients:

1 can black bean (15 ounce- rinsed & drained)
1 can corn kernels (15 ounce – sweet or Mexican corn – drained)
2 plum tomatoes (seeded and chopped)
1/4 [...]

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Spinach and Three Cheese Dip

Ingredients
1 pound of Chopped frozen spinach
1/4 cup chopped red onion
4 cloves garlic minced
Spinach cream:
    3 tablespons melted butter
    3 tablespoons flour
    3 cups of half and half
    3.5 oz parm cheese
    .5 tsp kosher salt
    2 tbsp of Tabasco
1.     In a heavy duty pot combine the butter and flour, stir frequently until light brown in [...]

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