Appetizer: Steak Caprese Crostini
It’s so easy to make this dinner appetizer ready for your next holiday gathering. Instead of spending hours prepping food in the kitchen, you’ll be able to join the party and enjoy time with family and friends.
The light, fresh flavors of our Steak Caprese combined with our Finishing Touch Garlic Bread.
Direction
- To start, grill or broil steaks as instructed. Let rest.
- Prepare Garlic Bread using the Crostini instructions.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Unwrap bread and remove garlic butter portion cup.
- Cut French bread loaf diagonally, starting at the end and cut into ½ in. slices.
- Lightly spread garlic butter evenly on the tops of each slice and lay on foil lined baking sheet. (soften butter in microwave, if needed)
- Bake bread butter side up 10-12 minutes until golden.
- Thinly slice steak and place two to three slices on each piece of bread.
- Top with tomatoes, basil pesto and mozzarella.
- Place back in the oven until cheese is melted.
Appetizer: Sesame Glazed Meatballs
It’s so easy to make this dinner appetizer ready for your next holiday gathering. Instead of spending hours prepping food in the kitchen, you’ll be able to join the party and enjoy time with family and friends.
Direction
- Cook as instructed.
- Skewer each with a toothpick for a savory treat.
- Add a drizzle of sauce for a pretty presentation.
Appetizer: Buttery Bombay Chicken with Rice
It’s so easy to make this dinner appetizer ready for your next holiday gathering. Instead of spending hours prepping food in the kitchen, you’ll be able to join the party and enjoy time with family and friends.
A flavorful appetizer that can be served with or without the rice.
Directions
- Cook rice as directed in the cooking instructions.
- Meanwhile, place butter in large sauté pan, melt over medium heat.
- Brown chicken 4 - 6 minutes per side. Set aside.
- Add sauce to pan and cook as instructed.
- Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
- Place a small spoonful of rice on each appetizer spoon.
- Top each spoon with a little sauce, a piece of chicken and sliced green onions.
Appetizer: Parmesan Chicken Sliders
It’s so easy to make this dinner appetizer ready for your next holiday gathering. Instead of spending hours prepping food in the kitchen, you’ll be able to join the party and enjoy time with family and friends.
A platter of these appetizer-sized sandwiches will be a big hit with both kids and adults.
Appetizer: Golden Shrimp Skewers
An elegant dish, made from our Golden Shrimp and Parmesan Risotto recipe, that is so easy to cook. It will leave your guests raving.
Directions
- Thread 3-4 shrimp on a 6-inch skewer
- Mix panko and butter as directed in the cooking instructions.
- Roll skewered shrimp in the panko and butter mixture, and place on a sprayed baking sheet. Sprinkle extra crumbs on top.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve on skewers.
Appetizer: Turkey Parmesan Meatballs and Cavatappi Al Forno
It’s so easy to make this dinner appetizer ready for your next holiday gathering. Instead of spending hours prepping food in the kitchen, you’ll be able to join the party and enjoy time with family and friends.
This meal plays double duty. You get two easy, homemade appetizers for the price of one!
Turkey Parmesan Meatballs
- Shape meatballs and broil as instructed.
- Place a small fork or toothpick into each meatball and serve.
Our Under-construction Christmas
Discover ‘True Hospitality’ and Never be Intimidated Again
What kind of friend are you: the one who hosts or the one who’s often the guest? Sometimes we let self-doubt, fears, intimidation, or an imperfect environment inhibit us from having people over. We can easily confuse the food and presentation with the art of hospitality.
When you’re a guest, what’s more important: Gourmet food or feeling welcome and included? A well decorated environment or feeling loved by your host who is so glad you came? You see, hospitality is how we make people feel when we have them in our home.
Our last Christmas gathering is one I’m sure my family will never forget. Not because it was ‘perfect,’
Holiday Family Night Ideas
There’s no doubt that the holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year. But even with all the shopping and prep work that needs to be done, the parties and get-togethers you plan to attend, it’s important to spend some time relaxing with your family.
Try making our Toasted Pecan Chicken with Mashed Potatoes for savory comfort food the whole family will love. Then whip up some hot chocolate and pick out a favorite holiday movie for a relaxing family movie night. Need movie ideas?
National Cocoa Day (December 13, 2014)
Though the weather outside is frightful, curling up with a cup of hot cocoa can make your day so more delightful. Especially when today is National Cocoa Day!
The difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate is that hot chocolate is made with melted chocolate and hot cocoa is made with cocoa powder. To make the perfect cup of microwavable hot cocoa, combine a heaping teaspoon of cocoa powder with two heaping teaspoons of sugar and a dash of salt in a mug. Add two teaspoons of cold milk and stir until smooth, then fill the cup with milk and microwave on high for a minute or until hot.
The great thing about hot cocoa is the endless variety of flavor combinations.
