Tasty Little Bites

There's nothing as fun as a bite sized morsel.Whether savory or sweet they 're delicious bursts of flavor that come the size of half dollars. Best of all, thanks to a new cookbook, they 're easy to make. Home cooks can whip up any of these great recipes in just  a simple cupcake or even muffin pan.

Hollis Wilder wrote Savory Bites:Meals You Can Make In Your Cupcake Pan (Stewart, Tabori and Chang Publishers) a cookbook where the main method is creating mini bites in your cupcake pan. I love this book and the unique technique of cooking it uses. There are all sorts of fun recipes from eggs to fish. Any one recipe would make excellent hors d' oeuvres however they also would be a part of a fun breakfast, lunch or dinner. Best of all it gets the kids to eat good food,  in an exciting new form. It also reconfigures classics such as grilled cheese and pastas into fun easy to eat cups.

The recipes are varied and easy to execute. There's everything from Greek to Mexican to Spanish. Some have a French influence, full of rich savory cream and herbs. The cookbook is broken down into categories such as breakfast, meats, veggies and fish. The vegetable bites would make excellent sides. There is a chilled terrine of roasted vegetables that would go well with chicken or beef kabobs.It is a colorful mix of eggplant , tomatoes and peppers. Another tasty bite is the mushroom cakes with  Mornay sauce.My favorite is the pasta and rice recipes, turning ordinary ingredients into flavorful cups .

Savory Bites is a fun and easy cookbook, full of mouth watering recipes. These are fun bites that can be easily whipped up in just a cupcake tin. After this you'll never want to make cupcakes again!