Snacks for Dinner

Small Bites, Full Plates, Can't Lose

Lukas Volger

• Publisher: Harper Wave
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780063143227
• eBook ISBN:
  9780063143234
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Culinary Arts

The author of Start Simple redefines “dinner” in this creative cookbook that elevates snacks and grazing foods to main-course status, filled with 100 recipes and 75 color photos.

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED COOKBOOKS OF 2022—Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Bookriot

We’ve all been there. Pressed for time, patience, or the will to cook yet another meal, we turn to eating snacks for dinner. While these “meals” are often thrown together, there is no denying that grazing on smaller bites is less stressful and often more pleasurable than planning and preparing a traditional meal.

In Snacks for Dinner, Volger transforms carefree noshing into nourishing meals with recipes to inspire your own make-from-scratch snack spreads that are not only quick to makes, but also deeply satisfying. The perfect snack-y dinner revolves around 7 main components:

Crispy-Crunchy: Savory Bites

Tangy-Juicy: Pickles & Marinades

Scooped and Smeared: Dips & Spreads

Centerpiece-ish: A Little Heartier

Small but Mighty: Spoon Salads & Soup Shots

Vessels: Crackers, Breads, & Chips

Sips-Sweets: Drinks & Desserts

Volger shows how these flavorful components can be mixed and matched to create a palate-pleasing meal. Following Volger’s guidance, you may start out with a few Smoky Glazed Pistachios for crunch and add some zesty Orange & Mustard Marinated Asparagus with a side of Honey Pickled Shallots. Craving something creamy? Try a Toasted Walnut and Feta Dip or Gingery Green Tahini with homemade Nut & Seed Crackers or crudités. The possibilities are endless. Best of all, many of these bites can be made ahead and stored in the fridge or pantry for easy assembly.

With Volger’s simple, wholesome, recipes and pairing guidance, snacks for dinner is no longer shameful—but a healthy, fun, and respectable choice. 

Index

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A

Ale-Maple Mustard, Stovetop, 100

Allium, Charred, + Labneh Dip, 94, 95

almond(s):

Cake with Plums (A Wedding Snack Cake), 224, 225

Cucumber Soup, Gingery, 171, 172

Gluten-Free Nut + Seed Crackers, 92, 194, 194

Maple–Candied, Celery Salad with Shallot +, 165, 169

Amaretti, Salted Pistachio, 207, 218

anisette liqueur, in Stinger Spritz, 208, 209

antique stores, shopping for servingware at, 17

apple:

Caramel, + Cheddar Toasts, 222, 223

Cider + Squash Soup, 163, 164–65

aquafaba, 26

Arancini, Oatmeal Arancini, 140–41

artichokes:

Cottage Cheese Gribiche for, 104, 105

how to steam, 105

asparagus:

crudités, 107, 110

Fresh, with White Beans + Crispy Cheddar, 170, 171

Orange + Mustard Marinated, 66, 67, 167

Australian Zucchini Slice, 119, 174

avocado(s):

Guacamole, Elemental, 102, 103

Wedges, Herby Seasoning Blends for Boiled Eggs +, 122, 123–25

B

Bachman, Blake Adair, 176–79

bakeries, local, 6

bean(s):

Marinated, with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, 70, 71–72

pod, crudités, 109, 111

Smoky Confit’d, with Olives, 96, 101

White, + Dill Spread, 104, 106

White, Fresh Asparagus with Crispy Cheddar +, 170, 171

Beer Cheese Gougeres, 46, 47

beeswax wraps, 13

Beets, Gingery Quick-Pickled, 64, 65, 137

Biscuits, Sesame + Date Slice-and-Bake, 192, 193

blenders, 9–11

bullet-style, 10–11

cleaning, 11

handheld immersion, 10

high-speed, 9–10, 11

older or refurbished, 11

Blondies, Toast + Jam, 219, 220–21

bourbon, in “Old-Fashioned” Olive Oil Loaf, 214, 215

brandy, in Stinger Spritz, 208, 209

bread(s), 181–82

Caramel Apple + Cheddar Toasts, 222, 223

crumbs, how to make, 221

crumbs, in Toast + Jam Blondies, 219, 220–21

Focaccia, My Ideal, 104, 184, 185–86

Olive Oil Loaf, “Old-Fashioned,” 214, 215

store-bought, 195

see also crackers

broccoli crudités, 107, 110

broiler, making use of, 20

Broth, Rich Vegetable Sipping, 158–59, 159

Brunch Tonic, 202

Brussels sprouts:

Chips, Baked, 45, 95

with Peanuts + Yuba, 162, 164

Burrata, Charred Radicchio with Farro +, 166, 167

butter, vegan substitutions for, 26

butternut squash:

Rich Vegetable Sipping Broth, 158–59, 159

Squash + Cider Soup, 163, 164–65

Squash-Sunflower Sliders, 142, 143

C

Cabbage + Tomato Tart in Yeas...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction | Leslie’s Lunch
• Accessorizing | A Few Tools, Tips + Tricks for Better Cooking
• Crispy-Crunchy | Savory, Snacky Bites
• Tangy-Juicy | Pickles + Marinades
• Scooped + Smeared | Dips + Spreads
• Centerpiece-ish | A Little Heartier
• Small but Mighty | Salads + Soups
• Sturdy Support | Crackers, Breads, Chips
• A Few Ideas for Store-Bought Breads, Crackers + Chips
• Sips + Sweets | Drinks + Desserts
• Acknowledgments
• Index
• About the Author
• Also by Lukas Volger
• Copyright
• About the Publisher