Need a party recipe!

[katepoet]

I am invited to a Christmas party next week - bring a dish to pass. You all know I can't eat it - whatever I bring - but what should it be? I think it will be so crowded that finger food of some kind will be best. I need something simple but interesting or seasonal to make. Please give me some good ideas! (It's also BYOB so I'll bring a water bottle! lol)

[2tiredmom]

Just a thought here. No Bake cookies..........

Recipe

In sauce pan bring to boil 1 stick margerine, 4 Tblsp Cocoa, 1/2 cup milk and
2 cups sugar. Bring to boil. Turn off and add 1 tsp vanilla, and 1/2 cup peanut butter. Mix till peanut butter is melted. Then add 3 cups of quick oats.
Stir until well blended. Drop by spoonful onto wax paper.

Just an idea for a dessert.

Hope you have a great time.

[Janet]

I love those cookies! I haven't made them in such a long time...mostly because I can't stop eating them. So easy and really good!

[rivermom]

This is really yummy, easy to prepare, and eat.... :)


Cool Cucumber Sandwhiches

1 baguette loaf of bread, sliced about 1/2 inch thick

1 pkg. Philly cream cheese, softened to room temp.

1 pkg. Good seasonings Italian dressing mix

dill weed - the dried type in a jar you can sprinkle

paprika - the dried type in a jar you can sprinkle

1 english cucumber - this is the seedless type

Toast bread slices in oven on a cookie sheet till lightly brown or crisp

In a bowl mix the cream cheese w/ salad dressing packet. Mix well. Slice the cucumber and set aside.

Spread cream cheese mixture on each sliced of toasted bread. Top each with a slice of cucumber. Sprinkle with dill (quite a bit of it) and a little paprika just for color.

Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.

[DianaB]

Yum! I love no-bake cookies!!! I add coconut and pecans to mine too.

I would take Spinach dip. I always get raves when I take it (actually I'm EXPECTED to take it!!)

1 pkg. Lipton Vegetable Soup Mix (or Knorr's Vegetable soup mix)
8 oz. sour cream
1 cup Mayonaise (not Miracle Whip or Salad dressing)
10 oz. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and water squeezed out
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients, chill for 2 hours

Serve with crackers or, my favorite, Kings Hawaiian Bread torn into small chunks.
Or if you want to get fancy you can take the Hawaiian Bread and cut the top off and hollow it out and serve the dip inside the bread. Take what you carved out and tear into chunks and serve from a bowl. This is very good!!!!

[katepoet]

I am going to try to make them all to bring - they are too good to choose between.

Can the cookies be made with butter or only margarine? Or will oil work? (Just thinking about ingredients we always have in the house.)

[2tiredmom]

I am going to try to make them all to bring - they are too good to choose between.

Can the cookies be made with butter or only margarine? Or will oil work? (Just thinking about ingredients we always have in the house.)\


You can use butter. Any kind of stick should work.
Enjoy. It looks like you've gotten some really wonderful recipes.
I'm going to have to print them off too.

[katepoet]

Thanks - I am sure we will all enjoy making them as much as gifting them - my son loves to cook!

[Gina]

Kate.. I was going to write down the spinach receipe but I see that Diana has given it to you already that is awesome. Here is a another good spread for crackers.

ARTICHOKE DIP



8 oz. can of Artichoke hearts
1 cup of mayo
1/2 cup of grated cheese


Drain one can of artichokes and wipe them with paper towel and put on side. In a mixing bowl mix the mayo and grated cheese.

Cut artichokes hearts into 4 pieces and mash with potato masher and mix with the above in mixing bowl. Put into a glass dish and bake at 350 until golden brown . Serve hot and spread on crackers..

This is really tasty and delicious as an appetizer.

[katepoet]

That sounds rich and yummy!

Right now I am envisioning a couple of sectioned platters - the kind you can get cheaply and leave behind - full of goodies.

I met one of the other invitees today - she's bringing spanokopita and baklava. Mmmm! (Wish I could eat!)

[Mandy]

Those no bake cookies sound wonderful! Ive tried baking cookies so many times, but they end up looking like rocks LOL... i like my food "well done" hahahaha

[katepoet]

Sheryl, where do you get English cucumbers? Are they standard at the markets now?

[rivermom]

Sheryl, where do you get English cucumbers? Are they standard at the markets now?


Yes they are very common now. They are just normal cucumbers but without seeds. Normally they are wrapped in a saran type wrapping with the name of English or Seedless Cucumbers in the produce section. They do cost a tad more but to me so worth it not having the seeds. They look longer and thinner then the usual cucumbers too being shorter/fatter.

[katepoet]

You can tell - I only look for what we can eat since the rest of the food makes my mouth water too much! lol Plus, since my husband retired, he does almost all the grocery shopping. (Nice not having to limp around with a cart or be obvious with the little motorized wheelchair-cart thing.) So - I am ignorant about the new goodies - thanks for filling me in!

He won't be going to the party with me - too many people he doesn't know - so I will just wander about and meet the folks in our neighborhoods, and listen. Should be a lot of fun, even going solo.

[katepoet]

I remembered something I used to make before we couldn't eat chocolate.

I made a couple of pans of brownies using the mix then when hot from the oven, laid Andies Candies on top. As soon as they melt, I spread the chocolate and mint with a spatula - mint brownies! If you haven't tried them that way - they are delish!

[DianaB]

Kate--Here's a new recipe that was given to me a while back. This is absolutely wonderful and very easy to make!!!

Bean Salsa Dip

1 can Blackeyed Peas
1 can Black Beans
1 can Red Beans
1 can Shoepeg Corn (or any can of corn will work--I think that shoepeg corn is smaller kernels)
1 green Pepper, finely chopped
1 red Pepper, finely chopped
1 Onion, finely chopped
1/4 to 1/2 bunch fresh Cilantro
1 large bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing

Drain and rinse the beans. Then mix everything together. This makes a large amount. Serve with Frito Chips or tortilla chips. Yummy!!!!

[katepoet]

That's a good one, too, Diana. Thanks. I will definitely add some chips with this dip to our platters. This is turning out to be a lot of fun, thanks to all of you!

I am busily writing about the Patriot Act and Public Admin, while jotting notes on the side about what groceries my dh will have to pick up for this food fest! :rolleyes: