Soft Shell Crab - Ton Kiang

This is one of the most beautiful soft shell crabs that I have ever seen on a plate!! On a recent trip to Ton Kiang, I ordered lots of things from their Dim Sum menu, believe it or not, this one of of the items!!

Beautiful AND tasty!!! This crab was succulent, and finger licking good!!!

Just feast your eyes on this beauty!!  I will definitely order this again!! :-) 

Stuffed Mushrooms - Ton Kiang

People either love mushrooms or they hate them.  I am one of the mushroom lovers of the world!! I will definitely look for them on any menu that I get!!

In the pic below are Ton Kiang's crab & shrimp stuffed mushrooms.  They look tasty, and they are VERY delicious!!

Some things you just can't describe, these mushrooms would fall into that category.  I'll put it this way, a pic says a thousand words!!

Soooooo YUMMY!!!!

Herbed Brie with Crackers

Here is another crowd pleasing appetizer that was served.  It was a hit with the crowd!!

I love brie any way it comes, but it is especially tasty with herbs!!! Very tasty!

Shrimp Cocktail

I attended the retirement party for my boss recently, and one of the appetizers was this wonderful shrimp cocktail!

I'm not sure who made it, but it was awesome.  He chose to have the party at his home, which was awesome, because it made it more personal. 

This was THE perfect shrimp cocktail!!!

Egg Rolls - Peking Express

In keeping with my "honesty is the best policy," I'm going to do that in this case.  I absolutely love egg rolls, and I've always loved the egg rolls at Peking Express, however, I think they must have changed something about the recipe.

They are a little different than I remember.  I mean they are okay, but just not the same.  I'm sure you all have experienced something like that at a favorite restaurant.

They have a nice crunch, but it's the texture of the inside that threw me just a little.  I'm still going to eat a Peking Express, because overall they have great food!

Artichoke Fritti - Olive Garden

When it comes to food, it's always good to step outside of your "box." Having said that, artichokes are not really outside of my normal range of eating.  I have a healthy love of artichokes.

The thing that makes this appetizer outside of the box for me, is that I have never eaten an Artichoke Fritti before.

It was a really good choice for an appetizer. They used the artichoke hearts, so every bite was tender and delicious!!

I would recommend this dish to anyone that loves artichokes!! So YUMMY!!!

Pig Wheels - Made by Janice

My sister made these lovely appetizers for game day.  I have to be honest with you on these, my sister didn't have a name for them.  We kept asking her what she called this appetizer, and she said "I don't know."

We decided to call them Pig Wheels, kind of like pigs in a blanket, except these aren't in a blanket...more like ON a blanket!!

Whatever you want to call them, they were very, VERY delicious!!!

Avocado Deviled Eggs - Made by Ty

We have seen these deviled eggs over the years, and they've always looked interesting.  My daughter and I love avocados and deviled eggs, so we figured we would love these.

We were right!! These avocado deviled eggs are the BOMB!! Packed with flavor, they totally "kick up" the flavor of a deviled egg.

I'm glad we decided to give them a try!! YUMMY!!!

Cheese Ball - By Timothy

My WHOLE family looks forward to this cheese ball that my niece's husband Timothy makes during the Holidays!

I wish I knew how he made it, but I think it's a closely guarded secret!! He got us good this year.  Me and my family arrived early, and we were expecting him to bring the cheese ball out.  After a while, we asked about it, and he said "no, I didn't make it."

We honestly felt so let down!! After a few minutes he came around the corner with it and we were so excited!! It's the simple things in life folks!! ;-)

Awesome, awesome cheese ball is all I can say!!!

Bruschette Pomodoro - Luna Ristorante

There is NOTHING like fresh bread, but you top that with tomatoes, basil, garlic and Parmesan...you have just kicked the taste up to a whole new level of yummy goodness!! 

That's exactly what Luna did with this bruschetta!!! I just wished there was more on the plate!!

Yummy!!!

Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies - By Rashida & Tommy

Rashida and Tommy attended a party recently, and one of the appetizers that they came home raving about were these little smokies.

I had my doubts, but they made them according to the directions the party host gave them, and they came out VERY tasty.

After the little smokies are wrapped in the bacon, they are topped with brown sugar and baked.  I don't know the baking time, because I was to busy eating to ask.

Great appetizer, especially for the bacon lovers in your life!!

Bubba’s Far Out Dip - Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Very tasty dip that has spinach, roasted red peppers, artichokes and 

Monterey Jack cheese with tortilla chips!!

We added shrimp to ours, just because we could!! :-))

Triple Dipper Appetizer - Chili's Bar & Grill

We were in for the works, so we ordered an appetizer along with our dinners. This is Chili's Triple Dipper, which you can order three different appetizers.  We decided we wanted all Southwestern egg rolls, but they wouldn't let us do that.  

They did however let us double up on them, so that's what we did, double Southwestern egg rolls, and loaded potato skins.

Yummy!!