Appetizer and Cocktail Recipes

This is a collection of our favorite appetizer recipes. Small bites, dinner party appetizers, easy appetizers for a crowd, and game day appetizers. Most popular appetizers like Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini, Dubliner Cheese Spread and Hatch Green Chile Dip.

You'll also find some of our favorite Colorado Cocktail Recipes. You won't want to miss The Paloma.

I’m Lea Ann

Welcome to my Colorado kitchen. If you’re a fan of rustic homestyle cuisine, you’ve come to the right place. I’m a Culinary School Grad with a passion to inspire you to cook as often as you can. I offer reliable, approachable and easy to follow recipes. So grab that skillet and let’s cook.

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Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.

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