Heat oven to 450 degrees. In small bowl, combine ham, cheese, pineapple, onions and mustard; mix well. From each pie crust, cut 8 two-inch rounds and 8 three-inch rounds. Press the three-inch rounds into mini muffin pans; the edges should extend above the top edge of the cups. Fill cups with about 1 tablespoon of ham mixture. Brush edges of the crust cup with beaten … Continue reading Ham and Pineapple Puffs
Our friend Kim did what you should never, ever do – she made these for the first time when she needed to take appetizers to a holiday party. Against the odds, they were so good that they were the first apps to disappear from the buffet table. Continue reading Mexican Quiche Cups
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Separate dough into 10 biscuits; separate each layer into two layers. Press each biscuit layer to form a three-inch round. Place one half meatball and one piece of string cheese into the center of each dough round; add small dollop of marinara. Wrap dough around meatball, cheese and sauce, pressing edges to seal. Place seam side down in single layer … Continue reading Meatball Sub Dippers
Our parents’ neighborhood grocery store was Payless, in Prairie Village, back in the baby boomer days of suburban sprawl, back when Jesse Clyde Nichols ferociously defended his acres of postwar tract houses from strip malls and pop-up commercial zones, back when all the stores were limited to pre-planned mini-plazas along the main roads, and the boomers’ parents congregated at the new, nice and neat little … Continue reading Rosie’s BBQ Meatballs
Carla has made this with less salt, half the salt, and no salt at all. With good sharp Cabot or Tillamook cheddar, decent beer, and pretzels to dip, you won’t miss the salt in the dip at all. Continue reading Cheshire Bar Cheese Dip
If you don’t want to go to the trouble of deep-frying the wonton chips, thin and lightly salted tortilla chips are a fine substitute. Continue reading Hot Crab Rangoon Dip with Fried Wonton Chips
When Ania hosted New Year’s Eve, these were always on the menu. Continue reading Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts
This is a lovely appetizer when you have asparagus-friendly guests. Continue reading Asparagus Parmesan Rolls
Tired of the artichoke dip you’ve served and/or eaten about a million times? Try this. Continue reading Artichoke Puffs
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