Appetizers

Rosemary Roasted Almonds

Rosemary Roasted Almonds are great for daily snacking or for a dinner party appetizer. When it comes to dinner parties or special gatherings, this appetizer will tide your guests over until the main meal without the risk of completely spoiling their appetites. Not to mention the fact that these Rosemary Roasted Almonds are light, healthy  Read More...

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Bacon Wrapped Dates… Take 2!

So this appetizer is WORTH a gander. Yes, these little guys have appeared on My Chic Life before, but the first post simply did NOT do them justice. It may not look like it, but these bacon wrapped dates are delicious! Rachel made them the other day, and I couldn’t stop at just 1 or  Read More...

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Krispy Kale Chips

snack attack Do you have a salty snack addiction? Are you trying to drop a few pounds, shape up or stay healthy? Well we’ve got a snack trick for you! These kale chips are quick and easy to make, and the perfect substitute for any potato chip craving. Not to mention that kale is low in calories  Read More...

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Spicy Corn Dip

take a dip Today, we are revealing the recipe for the BEST corn dip you have ever had. That’s right, you heard it here! This recipe is straight from the lips of Patty, co-owner of The Spot Gourmet, a Los Angeles based gourmet catering company. Rachel first got the idea to ask Patty to do this cooking lesson  Read More...

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Hurried Hostess: Cheesy Bacon Dip

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Tzatziki at Home

Freaks and Geeks A couple weeks back I decided I would have a Greek themed dinner. Since I was going for Mediterranean style food I had to make one of my favorites, Tzatziki! If you’ve never had tzatziki, it’s a light , creamy dip with a bit of tang and a whole lot of flavor and I could  Read More...

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Hurried Hostess: Goat Cheese Crostini

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Bacon Cheese Dip

premix It’s fall, which means various sports thingies are happening, as well as parties!  Neither would be complete without a crowd-pleasing dip … and what’s more crowd-pleasing than something that contains bacon AND cream cheese?  Literally nothing.  This dip contains both, and with the addition of tomatoes and green onion has a flavor reminiscent of a  Read More...

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Spinach Artichoke Dip

When I Dip, You Dip, We Dip Who doesn’t love some piping hot spinach artichoke dip and a big glass of wine on a crisp Friday evening??? I’ve meant to try my hand at this for a while, and really, I’m unsure why I doubted my dip making prowess. I mean, it’s full of melted cheese… it’s impossible to screw that up!  Read More...

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Potato Taquitos

Ole! Back in January I volunteered to spear head the “food booth” at the boys winter carnival. Along with the help of some family members I roped into it we made all sorts of yummy carnival fare for the assembled masses. The only element that we didn’t make ourselves came from the pre-school caretakers, a sweet  Read More...

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