Hello and welcome to the blog hop. We’re talking about food today, yum! I just love food, especially appetizers. I could eat a whole meal of appetizers and be perfectly content. If you missed what the incredible Leslie Hachtel had to say, just click and pop back.
Today I pose this question to my fellow authors:
When you host a dinner party or just a get together what is your favourite appetizer to make? Share some recipes.
We love to have game nights and when we host them, we make appetizers. A couple of my favourites are bruschetta and baked brie with cranberries, apricots and brandy. Here are the recipes. Enjoy!
Bruschetta
INGREDIENTS:
1 french baguette (cut into slices)
8 plum tomatos chopped
1/3 cup fresh basil chopped
1/4 cup shredded/shaved parmesan cheese
1-2 cloves garlic
1 Tablespoon balsamic
1 teaspoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTECTONS:
- Drizzle olive oil over slices of bread. Put in oven at 375 degrees and bake at 5 minutes per side.
- Mix chopped tomatoes, basil, garlic, balsamic, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and place a heaping scoop on top of the bread.
- Place shaved parmesan on top of the bruschetta mix then drizzle with a bit of balsamic.
- Put back in oven but keep the door open and watch until cheese melts.
- Take out and enjoy!
Baked Brie
INGREDIENTS:
Circle of Brie
1 cup Dried Apricots chopped
1/2 cup dried Cranberries
2 Tablespoons Brandy of your choice
Crackers of your choice
DIRECTIONS:
- Put oven at 350 degrees.
- Mix together apricots, cranberries and brandy and let sit for a couple of minutes.
- Poke the brie with a fork to make holes.
- Place apricot, cranberry, brandy mix over top of the brie.
- Drizzle a tiny bit more brandy over top.
- Put in oven for 10-15 minutes. You want to see the cheese ooze a little.
- Use crackers to dip.
I hope you enjoyed making these appetizers! I know I love eating them each time we make them or have them at a restaurant. Now continue on the hop to see what the amazing Fiona Riplee has cooking for us. Until next time!
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