Tried and true appetizer recipes..

In a few weeks, my family is having its first get together since January ‘20. Even my brother and his fiancé are flying in from Toronto.
No appetizer suggestions, PG, but just wishing you all a great time with all your family getting together. That's great!!! Enjoy!

ETA...My wife often makes bacon wrapped water chestnuts. I know she uses soy sauce and brown sugar with them. I don't know the recipe or how she does them (I'm sure you could find online), but they are sure good. And regardless how many she makes (she makes a lot of them), they are ALL always gone, not one left, ever.





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I could Google this, but I like real live peoples help instead…

In a few weeks, my family is having its first get together since January ‘20. Even my brother and his fiancé are flying in from Toronto.

Everybody has been tasked with bringing some sort of snack or appetizer. I don’t want to just buy a frozen box of something, I’d prefer to bring something homemade. Trouble is, I don’t really have any recipes. So, I’m hoping people will post their favourite recipes so I can decide what to make. There are two diet restrictions..I am allergic to tree nuts, and my brothers fiancé is Jewish so she doesn’t eat pork at all.

Post away!!

My go to is either

Pigs in a Blanket
Cut canned biscuts (not crescent rolls!) in half and wrap them around little smokies and bake according to package directions

or a variation of this

https://www.hiddenvalley.com/recipe/original-ranch-spinach-dip/
Both are crazy easy, and crazy popular

I actually skip the bread bowl on the dip and just put it in a container and serve with crackers and raw veggies.
 
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My quick and easy:
Place a block of cream cheese on a plate (preferably on with a rim on it). Pour salsa over it. Serve with Wheat Thins for scooping.

Also:
Cocktail weenies (sometimes difficult to find), put them in crock pot, cover with BBQ sauce, heat and serve.
 
Since I am in the process of putting together a family cookbook, here is my Mom's Stuffed Mushrooms.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Iona Kennedy
½ cup (2 oz) shredded Cheddar Cheese¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup Baco Bacon bits½ tsp yellow mustard
Remove stems from mushrooms and mince enough to make a ¼ cup. Mix all ingredients together and stuff mushrooms. Bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
 
Cucumber cups. I wash and slice cumbers about an inch thick. Scoop out seeds (leave a bottom). Fill in with favorite dip. The spinach artichoke dip from Sams is my fav, the fried pickle ranch is a solid second, and coming in third is pimento cheese. Any dip will do. It also helps make it single serve vs communal. Can also sub cucumbers for celery, halved sweet peppers, or hollowed out cherry tomato's.
 
Lots of great appetizers!

Be aware that if the fiance is observant, she also doesn't mix meat and dairy (cheeses, cream cheese, sour cream, etc.)

One of my go to apps is miniature crab cakes. I use the Old Bay crab cake mix (2 pkgs), good lump crab meat and follow the recipe except make the crab cakes smaller. Adjust baking time slightly. Serve with cocktail and tarter sauces on the side. Mmm.
 
Lots of great appetizers!

Be aware that if the fiance is observant, she also doesn't mix meat and dairy (cheeses, cream cheese, sour cream, etc.)

One of my go to apps is miniature crab cakes. I use the Old Bay crab cake mix (2 pkgs), good lump crab meat and follow the recipe except make the crab cakes smaller. Adjust baking time slightly. Serve with cocktail and tarter sauces on the side. Mmm.

That I’m not sure of. I’ll have to ask her what her restrictions are. I could be wrong but I *think* it’s only pork that is off limits.
 
If it's hot, fruit kebobs or sliced fruit with fruit dip are my go to choices. If it's a bit colder, I make a hot spinach artichoke dip (a copycat applebees recipe with jarred red pepper alfredo) or pepperoni bread and use turkey pepperoni because it is less greasy.
 
If it's hot, fruit kebobs or sliced fruit with fruit dip are my go to choices. If it's a bit colder, I make a hot spinach artichoke dip (a copycat applebees recipe with jarred red pepper alfredo) or pepperoni bread and use turkey pepperoni because it is less greasy.


Definitely won't be colder here.
 
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Large can of Chicken (or 3 boneless breasts)
6oz. Franks Red Hot Sauce
1/2c. Blue Cheese Dressing (or Ranch)
1 Stalk of Celery
8oz. Light Cream Cheese
Shredded Cheddar

Drain chicken and add to skillet. Add hot sauce, blue cheese dressing, celery, and cream cheese. Stir together until cream cheese is melted. Transfer to serving dish and sprinkle with shredded cheddar, let it sit until melted. Serve with Tostitos Scoops.


Beer Cheese Recipe:
1 jar of Kraft Old English Cheese
1 block of softened Philadelphia Cream Cheese (I use the 1/3 less fat and works fine)
green onion to taste (I use 1-2 pieces, finely chopped)

Mix together using using mixer. Serve with bite size pieces of cut up baguettes.


Ina Garten Guacamole: ***The only thing I do differently is double the Tabasco***
4 ripe Haas avocados
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon)
8 dashes Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 medium tomato, seeded, and small-diced

Cut the avocados in half, remove the pits, and scoop the flesh out of their shells into a large bowl. Immediately add the lemon juice, Tabasco, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper and toss well. Using a sharp knife, slice through the avocados in the bowl until they are finely diced. Add the tomatoes. Mix well and taste for salt and pepper.
 














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