French appetizers/14 recipes

Ellen's Basil Boursin recipe

This is a hearty healthy recipe, great appetizer or salads, can be used in many ways.

Appetizers have long been a part of the culinary tradition in Europe, but they're relatively new to America. One of the first to appear in American cookbooks, at the turn of the century, was shrimp cocktail.

An Italian omelet. Unlike a French omelet where the egg is folded over the ingredients, the ingredients are actually mixed into the eggs.