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Click Here If You Love Potato Skins!

Potato skins are quite possibly my all-time favorite appetizer. I remember going out with my college friends and just sitting around the table of a restaurant, enjoying potato skins whether we were hungry or not! There is a basic way to make potato skins, but there are also many different things you can add to give them a different flavor. Here’s the basic recipe: You will need four large potatoes, olive oil, scallions, shredded Cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream, and salt. Wash your potatoes and thinly slice your scallions. Cook four slices of bacon enough so it will easily crumble … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Appetizer Recipes

In addition to wonderful meals you can cook and freeze, you can also prepare and freeze appetizers too. There are wonderful freezer ready recipes for appetizers out there. Sometimes they are discovered through trial and error and other times, someone else has provided them. In this case, these recipes have been tried and tested by my family and friends last year at a dinner party we threw just before Thanksgiving. The appetizers turned out excellent and nobody was any the wiser that we had frozen them before serving! Enjoy these delicious, mouth-watering appetizers. They can be prepared for all occasions … Continue reading →

Hot and Spicy Chex Party Mix and Nacho Popcorn

If you are looking for a few appetizer ideas for a party or just something to serve the family when you are playing games or watching movies, here are two great recipes! Hot and Spicy Chex Party Mix For this recipe, you will need butter or margarine, seasoned salt, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper sauce, corn chex cereal, rice chex cereal, wheat chex cereal, mixed nuts, pretzels, and bite sized cheese crackers (Cheez-Its work well). Heat your oven to 250 degrees. Once the oven is ready, put 1/4 cup of butter or margarine in a large pan, put it in the … Continue reading →

Entertaining: Money Saving Appetizer Ideas

From holidays or special parties to casual get-togethers, you can save money by making your own appetizers and snacks when entertaining. Open Faced Finger Sandwiches You don’t have to use expensive breads and fillings to make great finger sandwiches. You’ll also make your appetizers, not to mention your budget, go further by making open faced sandwiches. Aside from providing greater savings, they are far more elegant in appearance. You can use white bread, or for added texture, choose store brand wheat or rye. Cut the crusts from the bread (lightly toast bread if desired), cut each piece into four equal … Continue reading →

Entertaining: Inexpensive Appetizer Ideas

Every great party starts with great appetizers and munchies. Most of those tiny delicacies that you find prepackaged in the freezer section are quite pricey, and they are not nearly as good as fresh food you make yourself. You’ll save a lot of money preparing snacks and appetizers yourself, especially when it gives you the opportunity to use generically packaged items. No one will be the wiser, when they sample the delicious treats you’ve made from high quality, yet low cost goods. Tips for Making Party Trays: Cheese Ready to serve party trays tend to be lean on good things … Continue reading →

Savory Mushrooms

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I am always looking for something to take to parties thrown by my husband’s co-workers. I am tired of the same old RO*TEL dip – especially if we do not coordinate and several of us bring it. I found this recipe today for savory stuffed mushrooms and it sounds delicious! For this recipe, you will need 2 pounds of fresh, large mushrooms, Italian salad dressing, sour cream, cream cheese, blue cheese, green onions, chili sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire Sauce, 1 (4.5-ounce) can Shrimp, and Fresh Parsley Sprigs. Clean the mushrooms and cut all the stems off. Spread out the mushrooms … Continue reading →

Super Bowl Appetizer Ideas

Here are two more Super Bowl party appetizer ideas: Football Party Dip and a Cheesy Football. The great thing about a Super Bowl party is that people will probably be snacking on things throughout the whole game. Both of these recipes are great for all-day snacking and your guests will love the football shaped Cheesy Football. Football Party Dip For the Football Party Dip, you will need a pound of sausage, one 16 ounce can of baked beans, barbecue sauce, two fresh tomatoes, celery, yellow onion, green onion, garlic powder, hot sauce, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips. In … Continue reading →

Cheesy Tortilla Spirals for Your Football Fans

My New Year’s resolution this year was the same as every year – lose weight! But there are two times of the year when I refuse to count calories – the holidays (Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Year’s) and Super Bowl Sunday. This weekend is known as Wild Card Weekend in the NFL and although we still have several weeks until the Super Bowl, you may already have hungry football fans invading your house. Here is another recipe that is sure please the crowd – Cheesy Tortilla Spirals! I know for a fact this will be a big hit because I served the spirals … Continue reading →