Grab-and-Go Bites
Yogurt
Dark honey and almonds
Tzatziki, garlic and salt
Fresh fruit
Turbinado sugar
Cottage Cheese
Za'atar, a spice mixture from the Middle East
Jello, lettuce and fruit
Bran
Olives, salt and pepper
Peanut Butter
Bananas and honey on whole wheat toast
Fruit and apples
Spread into celery stalks
Graham crackers
With bacon on sandwiches
Sour Cream
Minced Garlic and a squeeze of lemon
Clam dip
Baked potato with chives, salt and pepper
Empanadas
Hummus
Baby carrots and chili sauce
Pita (heated), lemon and extra virgin olive oil
Pita chips
Lavash bread
Flavored with black olives or sundried tomatoes in the blender or food processor
Cheese
Pepper jack in a quesadilla
Blue cheeses with pears or apples
Goat cheese with olive spread
Manchego with quince
Cream cheese with bagels
Cheddar with apples
On crackers with marmalade
Cheddar in omelets
Dried Fruit
Dates with chicken liver pate
Dried cranberries in oatmeal cookies
Stirred into yogurt
Crackers
Dips
Sandwiches on crackers with meats, cheeses, and other foods
With mozzarella melted on top
With sardines, capers, roasted peppers, or dijon mustard
With tuna salad, curry powder, and sweet relish on top
Popcorn
Tossed with melted butter or olive oil
Dusted with spice blends or Italian seasoning
Crudite Vegetables
Dipped in Hummus, yogurt with garlic and curry powder
Radishes with butter and salt
Jicama with lime juice and chili powder
With blue cheese dip
Anchovy sauce (bagna cauda)
Serve them in ice water
Canned Beans
Add to quesadillas
Make into bean dip: Puree with olive paste, roll into a tortilla and cut into pinwheels
Sauté with onion, chili pepper, garlic, olive oil, broth, and top with sour cream and hot sauce
Make pork and beans with ham or franks
Spread toasts with refried beans (or make your own)
Avocado
Slice onto a whole wheat English muffin, add lemon and salt
Toss in an omelet
Make guacamole
Add to salads - diced with lime juice, onion, tomato
Halve and pit, then add your favorite salad dressing in the hole
Halve it, put tequila in the hole, add salt and a lime wedge
Sprinkle with hot sauce, add salt and lime juice
Tortillas
Grilled on a burner
Substitute for bread
Spread with bean dip
Make into soft tacos: Roll up leftover chicken, diced avocado, hot sauce, etc.
Make into quesadillas with pickled jalapenos, cheese and sliced onion
Pita Bread
Hummus
Za'atar pitas with feta cheese and tomatoes
Halve it, spray with olive oil, add celery salt, then broil or grill it
Make into spicy chips with cumin, hot pepper and salt
Spicy Olives
With a glass of wine
In a quick pasta sauce
With cream cheese on bread
Warmed in a skillet
Make tapenade in the food processor
Garnish a martini
Frozen Samosas
Fry and serve with chutney
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