Featured Recipe
24-2 Summer Issue
Recipes
This is a fun twist on an old favorite. Easy to make and even easier to eat. Chef Dom Ariza loves creating appetizers and jumped at the chance to create a new recipe for Bakersfield Magazine. “Appetizers are something you can be creative about.” He says, “You can dream it up, and leftovers are a creative way to invent your own appetizers.
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