Cracker Smackers… Who Needs Crackers?

The holidays are upon us! In our household that means more entertaining, not so much the sit down dinner kind but the mingle and snack kind. It’s the kind of entertaining that years back would have meant stocking up on crackers: crackers for dip, crackers for cheese, crackers for cheesy dips! When we started our journey into the gluten free world, there really wasn’t any gluten free crackers to rave about. So instead of wasting money on expensive “edible Styrofoam”, we started looking for cracker alternatives. Now days these are our “go-to crackers”:

Thick sliced cucumbers
Freshly baked potato slices
Fried polenta rounds
Bell pepper squares
Potato nests

The natural crunch and fresh flavors of the above healthy “go-to crackers” will leave you wondering why you would have ever used a cracker in the first place. Here are a few of our most favorite, throw together gluten free appetizer recipes for your next round of guests, or the next party you are asked to bring a plate to share. The best part, you probably have the ingredients sitting in your fridge to make at least one of these.