New Year’s Eve and New Year’s day is upon us and here are a few ideas to ring in the new year with yummy healthful hors d’oeuvre’s.

Mini Peppers with Herb Goat Cheese

• 1 package mini peppers, halved and seeded
• 4 oz of goat cheese
• 1 tsp each fresh thyme, rosemary, oregano chopped fine

Mix the cheese and the herbs and fill each half of pepper with 1 tsp mixture. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with flake salt.

Spicy Avocado Jalapeno Yogurt with Crudités

• 1 jalapeno seeded
• 8 oz fare plain greek yogurt
• 1 avocado seed and scooped out of it’s shell
• zest and juice of a lime
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp honey
• salt to taste

Blend all items in a mini blender. Serve with jicama, carrots, cherry tomatoes, peppers, any veggies you like to serve.

Roasted Rosemary Walnuts

• 4 cups walnuts
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh rosemary, coarsely chopped
• 4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper ( if you want some spice)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix all items together. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until toasted and fragrant.