Holiday Hors d’oeuvres Baked Brie and apricot jam in a puff pastry Ingredients: A wedge of Brie Puff pastry (usually found in the frozen fruit section) Tablespoon melted butter Your favorite apricot jam (I like the all fruit variety) Procedure: Pre heat oven to 350 Follow directions on Puff pastry for thawing time Lay out desired amount of pastry (I use 8-10 layers) Brush each layer with melted butter Place Brie on puff pastry Slice the top skin off the cheese wedge and fold back Put 3-4 tablespoons of jam on top of cheese Place skin back on Jam and Brie Wrap the pastry around the cheese Brush entire exterior with butter Place on ungreased cookie sheet Back for 20 minutes or until golden brown Served with sliced baguette, apples and grapes
Artichoke heart dip Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 can of artichoke hearts (not marinated) ½ cup breadcrumbs Pepper to taste Optional: Parsley, crushed red chili flakes, spinach, crab, chicken
Procedure: Preheat oven to 350 Drain and chopped artichoke hearts Mix mayo, artichoke hearts and cheese Add your optional ingredients Place in an “oven to table” dish Top with breadcrumbs Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbling and golden. Serve with crackers
Steak toastettes Ingredients: ½ pound Steak ½ cup Ann Marie’s Secret Sauce Your favorite herb cream cheese spread Baguette
Procedure: Marinate the steak in Ann Marie’s Secret Sauce for 1-2 hours Cook steak: barbecue, broil or stir-fry Slice steak Cut baguette in ¼ inch thick slices Assemble: Preheat oven to Broil Layer on the baguette a slice of steak and a smear of cheese spread Place on cookie sheet Broil for 3 minutes or until bread is golden Serve with apples and grapes
Ravioli Ingredients: 4 cups cooked of your favorite ravioli (pumpkin or squash adds a nice color for Thanksgiving) 2 Tablespoon Olive oil Fresh or dried parsley ½ Parmesan cheese Salt and pepper
Procedure: Cook ravioli according to package-let cool (This can be prepared the day before---if you do this in advance, be sure to toss the ravioli in a tablespoon of olive oil) Heat skillet with olive oil (the skillet should be hot to medium hot) Toss ravioli in pan and stir-fry until golden brown Place in serving bowl and sprinkle with remaining ingredients Toss well and serve Make the Ordinary Extraordinary
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