Appetizers and Snacks

Kick off any gathering in style with Clover and Thyme’s collection of delicious appetizer and snack recipes! Whether you’re hosting a party, looking for a quick bite, or just craving something savory, these tried and tested recipes are family favorites. From easy-to-make dips to recipes that celebrate our family’s cultural heritage, get ready to transform simple ingredients into unforgettable flavors that will have everyone asking for your secret.


Avocado Dressing and Dip

This versatile avocado recipe is perfect for spreading on sandwiches, dolloping onto tacos, or simply enjoying with your favorite crudités.

Test Kitchen! Chex Lemon Buddies

Test Kitchen, you say? Clover and Thyme’s Test Kitchen is where I try a recipe provided on a product’s packaging that I have never tried before and give a report on how our family liked it! We have tried Chex’s Muddy Buddies before, but today at breakfast my daughter noticed a different recipe on the back of…

Scallion Pancakes

Of all the plants I’ve started from seed, I think I’m most impressed with the Parade onions. They start out so tiny, they seem like they are going nowhere, and then all of a sudden – they take off. When I pick one of these bad boys, I want to make sure I use every…

Lemon Hummus

I never intended to like hummus. I have a long-standing distain for Garbanzo beans (a.k.a. chick peas – never trust a bean with an alias.) And I’ll admit, I cringe when I see a salad with these guys perched on top. Blech. But hummus, when made the way I like it, really lemony with a…

Real Easy Salsa

This is a fresh, easy salsa that requires no cooking or tomato peeling. Use up those tomatoes and cilantro from your garden!

Chinese Cucumbers

A recipe from my Chinese mother-in-law, these pickled cucumbers are a huge hit with my family as a snack or a side dish.

Gyoza (a.k.a. Pot Stickers)

My mother-in-law is the sweetest, most generous little Chinese woman you would ever want to meet. She’s also got a green thumb. She’s one of those folks that can buy any old tomato at the grocery store, eat half, stick one of the seeds in a jar of dirt on her window sill, and have…