Party time!
These are recipes I have collected in all the places I have lived. When I attended a function and a dish was really good, people were only too happy to share. I lived in Rock Hill, SC; Florence, SC, Little Rock AR, Tulsa, and now Ponca City.
Each of these recipes is a winner! I have received many compliments on each and every one of the dishes.
My favorite chef to watch for entertaining tips is Michael Chiarello.
I did use one of Rachel Ray’s for White Sangria for a Christmas event once. The pomegranate seeds floating in the Sangria made it look so festive! I made it for mother one summer when she and Becky came to see me and she just loved it! It has a very low alcohol content.
When I post my bread section, there will be a recipe for a Decadent Garlic Loaf that you might want to consider taking to a cookout. It is absolutely wonderful!
Probably the best advice you can receive about entertaining is to always use tried and true recipes when you have a get together. You will have so many things to be thinking about as you get your house ready for the event, the last thing you want to do is use a recipe that might fail.
The recipes in this section are mainly appetizers and drinks.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Party Recipe--Mexican Quiche Appetizers
Mexican Quiche appetizers
Yield: 24 appetizers
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup grated Pepper Jack cheese
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup heavy cream
Dash of Tabasco to taste
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter and cream cheese, blend until smooth. Stir in flour and form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic or waxed paper and chill 2 to 3 hours.Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly grease 2 miniature muffin tins. Divide the dough into 2 balls. and press into miniature muffin pan to form shells. Sprinkle cheese and chilies in the bottom of each small pastry shell. Combine eggs, cream, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Pour over cheese and chilies in pastry shells. Bake 30 to 35 minutes.They can be made up to 1 week ahead and frozen. To serve, take from freezer, allow them to reach room temperature, warm in a 325° F. oven.
Wine recommendation: Chardonnay
Yield: 24 appetizers
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup grated Pepper Jack cheese
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup heavy cream
Dash of Tabasco to taste
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter and cream cheese, blend until smooth. Stir in flour and form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic or waxed paper and chill 2 to 3 hours.Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly grease 2 miniature muffin tins. Divide the dough into 2 balls. and press into miniature muffin pan to form shells. Sprinkle cheese and chilies in the bottom of each small pastry shell. Combine eggs, cream, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Pour over cheese and chilies in pastry shells. Bake 30 to 35 minutes.They can be made up to 1 week ahead and frozen. To serve, take from freezer, allow them to reach room temperature, warm in a 325° F. oven.
Wine recommendation: Chardonnay
Party Recipe--Mary's Cosmopolitans
Mary's Cosmopolitans
1/3 cup Vodka
½ Cup Cranberry Juice (light)
2 tbs. Countreau
2 tbs. Fresh limejuice
Shake with ice.
Pour into Martini glasses!
1/3 cup Vodka
½ Cup Cranberry Juice (light)
2 tbs. Countreau
2 tbs. Fresh limejuice
Shake with ice.
Pour into Martini glasses!
Party Recipe--Layered Mexican Dip or Tostado Dip
Layered Mexican Dip or Tostado Dip
2 cans of bean dip
2 large Avocados
1 tbs. Fresh Lemon Juice
½ cup Sour Cream
½ cup Mayonnaise
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning Mix
1 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated
1 cup Monterrey Jack Cheese, shredded
½ cup Green Onion, sliced
1 small can Black Olives, chopped
1-2 chopped Tomatoes
Spread the 2 cans of bean dip on the bottom of a medium platter.
Mash the avocados with the lemon juice and spread over the bean dip.
Mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, and taco seasoning mix. Spread over the avocado.
Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese, and Monterrey Jack cheese.
Next sprinkle with green onions.
Then chopped tomatoes. Last sprinkle black olives on top.
Chill several hours before serving. Serve with tortilla or tostado chips.
2 cans of bean dip
2 large Avocados
1 tbs. Fresh Lemon Juice
½ cup Sour Cream
½ cup Mayonnaise
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning Mix
1 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated
1 cup Monterrey Jack Cheese, shredded
½ cup Green Onion, sliced
1 small can Black Olives, chopped
1-2 chopped Tomatoes
Spread the 2 cans of bean dip on the bottom of a medium platter.
Mash the avocados with the lemon juice and spread over the bean dip.
Mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, and taco seasoning mix. Spread over the avocado.
Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese, and Monterrey Jack cheese.
Next sprinkle with green onions.
Then chopped tomatoes. Last sprinkle black olives on top.
Chill several hours before serving. Serve with tortilla or tostado chips.
Party Recipe--Irish Cream
Irish Cream (Like Baileys)
1 cup plus a little more blended whiskey
1 ½ tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¼ tbs. Coconut extract
1 pint heavy cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk
Blend in blender for 1 minute. Pour into dark clean bottles. Fresh corks can be bought at Ace hardware.
Great for Christmas Baskets! The good thing about this recipe is no raw eggs.
This can be placed in cleaned wine bottles. Print some labels off of your computer with some nice artwork etc.
I put instructions that it can be served in coffee, over ice cream, and I also put a warning that it does contain alcohol.
1 cup plus a little more blended whiskey
1 ½ tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¼ tbs. Coconut extract
1 pint heavy cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk
Blend in blender for 1 minute. Pour into dark clean bottles. Fresh corks can be bought at Ace hardware.
Great for Christmas Baskets! The good thing about this recipe is no raw eggs.
This can be placed in cleaned wine bottles. Print some labels off of your computer with some nice artwork etc.
I put instructions that it can be served in coffee, over ice cream, and I also put a warning that it does contain alcohol.
Party Recipe--Guacamole--What I have learned
Guacamole—What I have learned
Avocados
Tomatoes (maybe)
Onion (maybe)
Green onion (maybe)
Garlic (absolutely)
Lemon juice (sparingly—don’t water down the guacamole)
Jalepenos (fresh, and minced..to taste)
Salt
Pepper
Mash the avocados leaving chunks of whole avocado. (do not select smooth skinned avocados. They tend to be watery. The avocados with a bumpy peel tend to be richer and more buttery in taste. When you pick them out, make sure that they give ever so slightly when you press on the skin. If they are very soft, chances are they are rotten, and if they are hard you will not be able to use them.)
I love garlic, so a clove or two of fresh garlic, pressed or minced, in two avocados is a must. Then just add salt and pepper to taste and eat with chips.
If it has to sit for any length of time, add lemon or lime juice, but not too much as you will not want your guacamole to be watery.
To make it stretch, add onion, chopped or minced, or green onion, sliced very thin, and finely diced tomatoes. It will not really hurt the flavor and it adds some nice texture.
Avocados
Tomatoes (maybe)
Onion (maybe)
Green onion (maybe)
Garlic (absolutely)
Lemon juice (sparingly—don’t water down the guacamole)
Jalepenos (fresh, and minced..to taste)
Salt
Pepper
Mash the avocados leaving chunks of whole avocado. (do not select smooth skinned avocados. They tend to be watery. The avocados with a bumpy peel tend to be richer and more buttery in taste. When you pick them out, make sure that they give ever so slightly when you press on the skin. If they are very soft, chances are they are rotten, and if they are hard you will not be able to use them.)
I love garlic, so a clove or two of fresh garlic, pressed or minced, in two avocados is a must. Then just add salt and pepper to taste and eat with chips.
If it has to sit for any length of time, add lemon or lime juice, but not too much as you will not want your guacamole to be watery.
To make it stretch, add onion, chopped or minced, or green onion, sliced very thin, and finely diced tomatoes. It will not really hurt the flavor and it adds some nice texture.
Party Recipe--Classic Swiss Fondue
Classic Swiss Fondue
1 clove garlic, halved
2 tbs. flour
2 cups very dry white wine
¼ cup kirsch
1 lb. Swiss Cheese
Nutmeg (Optional)
Salt and pepper (Optional)
Cubes of Sourdough French Bread
Rub the inside of the fondue pot with the garlic; discard the garlic. Heat the wine in the pot until almost boiling. Add the cheese, dredged in flour, by handfuls, making sure each addition has melted and blended before adding more. When all the cheese has been added and the mixture is smooth and thick; stir in the kirsch; add nutmeg, salt and pepper. Serve with the bread cubes for dunking.
This is great with a white wine and fresh fruit for a before meal social!
1 clove garlic, halved
2 tbs. flour
2 cups very dry white wine
¼ cup kirsch
1 lb. Swiss Cheese
Nutmeg (Optional)
Salt and pepper (Optional)
Cubes of Sourdough French Bread
Rub the inside of the fondue pot with the garlic; discard the garlic. Heat the wine in the pot until almost boiling. Add the cheese, dredged in flour, by handfuls, making sure each addition has melted and blended before adding more. When all the cheese has been added and the mixture is smooth and thick; stir in the kirsch; add nutmeg, salt and pepper. Serve with the bread cubes for dunking.
This is great with a white wine and fresh fruit for a before meal social!
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