What's your favourite appetizer?

Chickadee Wings

2 SERVINGS

Prep Time: 15 min (plus cooling)

Cook Time: 20 min

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoons mustard

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled

8 chicken drumettes or 4 wings, tips removed and discarded

Salt and pepper

1/3 cup flour

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

4 ribs celery, halved crosswise and lengthwise

1. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup honey and the mustard. In another small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and half of the blue cheese; mash with a fork until nearly smooth, then fold in the remaining blue cheese.

2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then coat each piece with the flour, shaking off any excess. In a medium nonstick skillet, melt the butter in the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes on each side. Drizzle the chicken with the remaining 1 tablespoon honey, lower the heat to medium-low and cook, shaking the pan frequently to prevent the honey from burning, for 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to 2 plates and serve with the dips and celery sticks.

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Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

8 large shrimp, shelled and deveined, tail on

4 slices bacon, cut in halves

Spicy Orange Sauce:

3 Tbsp. orange marmalade

1 hot chile pepper, seeded and chopped

2 green onions, chopped (both white & green parts)

2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

2 Tbsp. EVOO

Slat & Pepper to taste

1. Preheat the broiler.

2. Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl, whisking well.

3. Wrap each shrimp in a slice of bacon and secure w/ toothpick.

4. Place shrimp on broiler pan, and broil 2-3 minutes on each side, turning once, until bacon is crisp and shrimp is opaque.

5. Arrange shrimp on a platter and serve immediately with sauce.

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Baked Pimiento Cheese Spread

1½ C. mayo

4 oz. jar diced drained pimientos

1 tsp. worcestershire

1 tsp. finely grated onion

1/4 tsp. red pepper

8 oz. block of extra sharp cheese, grated

8 oz. block of sharp cheese, grated

Mix together, spoon into greased 1½ qt. baking dish. (I have an oval corning dish I've been using) as it makes quite a bit.

Bake 20 min on 350degrees.

Serve with cracker, veggies, or baguette slices.

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HEAVENLY HAM SANDWICHES

1 c. butter, softened (no subs)

3 Tbsp. poppy seeds

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

3 Tbsp. prepared mustard (or use a sweet-hot mustard)

1 medium onion, minced

1 lb. cooked ham, chopped-to-minced

12 oz. shredded Swiss cheese (can sub ½ Cheddar)

60 small party rolls (Pepperidge Farm) or biscuits

Mix butter, poppy seeds, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Add onion, ham and cheese; mix well. Slice rolls lengthwise and place bottom ½ back in pan. Spoon mixture over rolls. Place top ½ of rolls over mixture. Bake at 325° for 15 minutes or until heated throughout. (These can be frozen before baking.)

Great appetizer. Also good for brunch.

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Sausage Squares

1 roll pork sausage

1 small onion, chopped

1 green bellpepper, chopped

cayenne pepper to taste

oregano to taste

1 (8 oz) block cream cheese

1 pkg. crescent rolls

Fry sausage with onion and pepper; drain. Stir in cayenne pepper and oregano to taste. Add cream cheese. Roll out crescent rolls to 1/4 inch thich. Spread meat mixture down the center of dough. Fold sides in to make a rectangle loaf; seal seams. Bake at 350ºF until brown and slice into one-inch squares.

Cheese & Bacon Potato Wedgies

1 (25-ounce) package frozen potato wedges

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack cheese

6 to 8 slices crisply cooked bacon, crumbled

4 medium green onions, thinly sliced

Bake potato wedges according to package directions.

Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheddar cheese and bacon and bake until cheese is melted.

Sprinkle with green onions and serve hot!

Makes 8 servings.

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4 Cheese Mexican Tortilla Appetizers

6 (6-inch) fajita-size flour tortillas

1 (16-ounce) can ORTEGA® Refried Beans

1/2 cup ORTEGA Taco Sauce - Medium

1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper

1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

1/2 cup sliced green onions, (about 3)

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, (optional)

2 cups four-cheese Mexican blend, (8-ounces)

Preheat oven to 400º F. Place tortillas on baking sheet(s).

Bake for 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp.

Spread refried beans evenly on tortillas. Spread 1 tablespoon taco sauce over beans. Top with bell peppers, green onions and crushed red pepper. Sprinkle with cheese.

Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges.

Makes 12 servings.

I love buffalo chicken bites

Or spinach and artichoke dip w/ homemade chips (fried tortillas or pitas)

Stuffed mushrooms w/ crabmeat

Baked brie

scallops wrapped in bacon

taco dip

crab dip w/ mini dipping toasts

these are just a few of my favorites to make for parties

Fried Mozzarella sticks with marina sauce

Any fried vegs is good- onion, broccoli, cauliflower, and mushrooms

Hot wings

Egg rolls

Spring rolls

Jalapeño cheese sticks

Potato wedges

Mine are so elementary and standard I could sell. Take a slice of skinny white bread and unfold with butter. place one or 2 asparagus spears from corner to corner. Roll up and squish down on the lap and positioned on a plate lined interior the refrigerator. in basic terms earlier offering decrease in 0.5 and stand on end.

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

If for a bunch of people, I'd do:

4 cans of artichoke hearts (packed in water) chopped and drained

2 packages of frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained)

1 and 1/2 cups of mayonnaise

3/4 cup of parmesan cheese

Juice of 1 lemon

3/4 cup of shredded mozarella cheese

Combine all ingredients and bake at 375 Farenheit until it is bubbly and golden on top. Serve with tortilla chips and crackers.

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Sausage Dip

1lb Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage (not in the links)

2 8oz bricks of cream cheese

1 can of Rotel tomatoes and chillis

Brown the sausage. Put in a crock pot on low and stir in the cream cheese and Rotel. Crock pot until it is bubbly. Serve with tortilla chips or crackers.

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Pizza Pinwheels

2 cans of refrigerated crescent roll dough (Pillsbury)

1 jar of spaghetti sauce

1 package of shredded mozarella cheese

1 package of pepperoni's

*any additional toppings that you like on pizza*

Take one of the cans of crescent roll dough and roll it out flat, smoothing the triangles together. Spoon some sauce onto the dough (keep the edges free of sauce) and then top with mozarella, followed by sliced pepproni (and whatever other toppings). Roll into a log shape and bake at 375 Farenheit, until crescent dough is cooked. Slice into "pinwheels" and repeat with the other tube of crescent dough.

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Sausage, peppers, and onions

2 packages Johnsonville Brats

2 green bell peppers

2 red bell peppers

1 large white onion

1 jar of spaghetti sauce

Pan fry all of the brats until golden on the outside, and cooked all the way through. Slice each sausage into bite sized pieces. Slice onions thinly, and slice bell peppers into strips. Saute in a little olive oil until tender. Add sausage, onions, peppers, and spaghetti sauce to the crockpot. Cook on low for 3-5 hours. Serve with a sliced baguette.

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Good luck!

How about buying some shrimp cock tail and make a spicy homemade marrinerra sauce. You could find all kinds of recipes by googling it.

Tempura battered prawns, deep fried with sweet chilli dip.