appetizers

  • Cocktail Party Food – The Basics

    With December just a week or so away, I thought a little cocktail party food refresher was in order. I always have an issue with this, but when trying to decide how much food to get for your cocktail party – always err on the side of too much! You can always put it in the fridge or send extras home with friends. I always seem to have takers. When planning party food, this is … Read more

  • Halloween Party Food Recipes

    If, on Halloween, you and your guests want to ingest more than candy and cocktails, here are some tasty Halloween recipes:

    Dessert
    Halloween Cake Balls
    Brain Cupcakes
    Caramel Apples
    Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Light appetizers
    Screaming Hot Peanuts
    Roasted Pumpkin Seeds 
    Chipotle Deviled Eggs
    Eyeball Caprese
    Savory Pumpkin Puffs

    Heavy Appetizers/Main Course
    Pumpkin Stuffed with Bread and Cheese
    Pumpkin Gratin
    Pumpkin Curry

    Halloween cocktail and punch recipes… Read more

  • Creamy Artichoke Dip

    This artichoke dip is so good! It’s by no means health food, but it fits right in with any Super Bowl Sunday snack menu. Serve it with tortilla chips, potato chips or a good loaf of crusty bread.

    Ingredients
      1 ½ cups chopped artichoke hearts (frozen and thawed or from a can, drained) 6 oz. cream cheese ¼ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup sour cream 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper
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