Appetizers
Sweet & Sour Meatballs
A passed hors d’oeuvres from the past…. Tonight I am catering an event – passed hors d’oeuvres. I love to serve meatballs, they are easy and a good way to soak up the alcohol. Here is one from Bon Appetit magazine from years ago. This recipe uses a bottle of Homade® brand chili sauce. I […]
Continue ReadingPotato Nest Appetizer
Step 1 – Open a bottle of wine…. I have been testing a lot of new hors d’oeuvres lately to get ready for the holiday parties ahead. This one was a huge hit. How could potatoes, bacon and sour cream not be a home run? It did not look like it was going to work while I […]
Continue ReadingBuffalo Shrimp
Hey, all you Couch Potatoes, get up and make this! Here is a guilt-free recipe to eat while you park yourself on your sofa to watch some idiotic game….. This is from I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening: Over 150 Ridiculously Easy Recipes for the Super Busy, by Devin Alexander, who wrote The Biggest Loser Cookbooks. Buffalo Shrimp […]
Continue ReadingParty Food
This is my busy time of year and I do some parties for the same clients every year. This means I have to constantly come up with new recipes. Here is another version of meatballs, which is always a “smart” choice for any party, due to the fact that it’s excellent to soak up the […]
Continue ReadingCranberry Meatballs
2 lbs ground beef 2 large eggs 1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp thyme 16 oz can cranberry sauce 12 oz jar chili sauce 1/4 cup orange marmalade 1/4 cup water 2 Tbs soy sauce 2 Tbs red wine vinegar 1 […]
Continue ReadingGorgonzola Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Prosciutto
Brave New World Page 5 Mimic My daughter, Zoe, had an assignment in her English class to mimic page 5 of A Brave New World. Basically, write a run-on sentence…. This is what she wrote, which was about an event we catered a few weeks ago. It captures the intense heat of the day. Recipe follows…. […]
Continue ReadingHot Cheese Mushroom & Chorizo Dip
Zap it! Here’s a hot cheesy dip for your favorite game. It’s a snap to make in microwave (or should I call it a zap?). Hot Cheese Mushroom & Chorizo Dip Makes about 3 cups 12 oz Mexican asadero or Monterey Jack cheese, cut into chunks 6 oz mushrooms, thinly sliced 1 cup Mexican-style chorizo, […]
Continue ReadingSteak au Poivre Toasts
Serves 6 Two 6 oz lean, boneless strip steaks (about ¾” thick) 1 tsp vegetable oil Salt 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper 2 Tbs chopped shallots 2 tsp butter ¼ cup cognac ½ cup evaporated skim milk ¼ tsp cornstarch Eighteen ½” thick diagonal slices whole grain baguette, toasted 1 Tbs finely chopped flat-leaf […]
Continue ReadingFig and Goat Cheese Wontons
Figalicious! It’s that time of year again. My mother-in-law’s fig tree is about to burst! What to do with all those beautiful, bodasious figs?! Fig and Goat Cheese Wontons 3 oz dried California figs 1/2 cup port wine 1 tsp honey 80 wonton wrappers 3 oz soft, mild goat cheese, at room temperature 1 egg, […]
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