I recently turned 30, it was a big deal. Or it felt like it should be a big deal, I don’t actually feel any older. One change that occurred shortly before my 30th birthday, was a significant one- I started liking mushrooms. It is the weirdest thing as I have always hated mushrooms, everything about…
Did you know that Americans eat more avocados on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year? Guacamole is certainly a major player in these appetizer fueled parties. In fact according to the Huffington Post American’s were expected to consumer 79 million pounds of avocadoes during last year’s Super Bowl. So in honor…
I created my version of Southwest Egg Rolls as a way to use up some leftovers. The first time I made them, I already had egg rolls wrappers because I had just made buffalo chicken egg rolls and I also happened to have leftover taco meat in the fridge from dinner earlier in the week. …
Bacon wrapped waterchestnuts are one of my favorite appetizers. These are not only a Whitten family tradition, but they are also award winning too.   First, they won an appetizer competition at our Minneapolis office. Then one of my team members made them for a Denver secret ingredient competition, where bacon was the secret ingredient, and…
Buffalo wings might be one of the most quintessential appetizers to serve while watching football. And I really love buffalo flavors, but as that current Burger King buffalo chicken fries commercial proves they can be really messy to eat. And although you can make some good baked ones, they are really the best when you…
It’s wild card weekend! Today marks the start of the NFL playoffs.  Tomorrow, the Minnesota Vikings aka the NFC North Champions will be facing off against the Seattle Seahawks. While I follow the Vikings and sort of pick up on other goings on in the NFL through being forced to set a Draft Kings line…