Phyllo Dough Cups

My favorite shortcut to the easiest appetizers that also seem the fanciest are store-bought phyllo cups.

You can find these in the freezer section of the grocery store (although sometimes they are sold at room temperature around the holidays), and all you do is open the box up and fill the cups to your liking.

But because they are so dainty and pretty looking with their fluted edges, any appetizer made with these cups automatically ends up feeling super fancy.

These Phyllo Cup Appetizers have a filling made with salty bacon, sweet apple, tangy goat cheese and melty Gouda cheese. They’re so good that a batch will disappear quickly, so you might want to make a double batch!

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Did you know National Hummus Day is this coming Saturday? While you’ll almost always find a tub of hummus in my fridge (24/7/365), I figured this is a day to celebrate my love of hummus a little harder than usual.

I took the opportunity to not only celebrate hummus, but some of my favorite seasonal ingredients (and a few fun goodies), as well.

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Between the melomakarona Greek cookies the other day, and these Mini Baklava Tarts, the country of Greece might as well be my official sponsor for holiday desserts.

And if the country of Greece is reading this, and wants to send me back to Mykonos and Santorini, I’d gladly accept. As it turns out, I’ll be spending the holidays here in Michigan (although if I’m lucky, I’ll find some time to make Greek lasagna).

I don’t do a ton of holiday baking (I save my heart cookies for Valentine’s Day), but I do like keeping some simple desserts up my sleeve to pull out for a party.

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When I have parties, I like to make A LOT of appetizers. I mean, in all honestly, 50% of my motivation to even host parties is to have the chance to make and eat a lot of appetizers.

The other 50% is to spend time with my awesome friends, of course. But for real, those appetizers  . . .

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I’ve been working on a huge project for the last few months. My husband and I are taking a trip to Italy and the Greek Islands later this year! This is especially huge for me, as I’ve never been out of the United States, except to Canada (which sort of counts because you go through customs, but doesn’t really count because Canada is 23 minutes from my house).

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