I made this appetizer platter a couple of Thanksgivings ago, to bring to my parents' house. It was so easy and so good, that I think I will repeat it this year. I love the PICTURE so much that it's my current screensaver, LOL!
We have appetizers in the early afternoon, while my father opens his birthday gifts, and we eat Thanksgiving dinner around 7 p.m. There are only four of us, so this was plenty.
I didn't have a lot of time to mess with fancy appetizers, so this is what I put together (all made or BOUGHT ahead - I nuked the linguica and mushrooms when I got there)
- mushrooms stuffed with duxelles, garlic, onion, bread crumbs, parm cheese
- sauteed sliced linguica
- cracked pepper brie
- Ham Pretzel Pleasers
- soft baguette
- assorted olives
Ham Pretzel Pleasers (from Taste of Home, I think)
3 oz. cream cheese
1 cup ground ham
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Onion juice to taste or grated onion-we like grated onion
Pretzel sticks
1/2 cup parsley
Combine cream cheese, ground ham, pecans, Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle of onion juice or grated onion. Form into about 3 dozen balls. Roll in crushed parsley and stick pretzel stick in each ball to serve
QBro made this and they turned out to be corndog shape, but they were a huge hit!
Lee
We have appetizers in the early afternoon, while my father opens his birthday gifts, and we eat Thanksgiving dinner around 7 p.m. There are only four of us, so this was plenty.
I didn't have a lot of time to mess with fancy appetizers, so this is what I put together (all made or BOUGHT ahead - I nuked the linguica and mushrooms when I got there)
- mushrooms stuffed with duxelles, garlic, onion, bread crumbs, parm cheese
- sauteed sliced linguica
- cracked pepper brie
- Ham Pretzel Pleasers
- soft baguette
- assorted olives
Ham Pretzel Pleasers (from Taste of Home, I think)
3 oz. cream cheese
1 cup ground ham
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Onion juice to taste or grated onion-we like grated onion
Pretzel sticks
1/2 cup parsley
Combine cream cheese, ground ham, pecans, Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle of onion juice or grated onion. Form into about 3 dozen balls. Roll in crushed parsley and stick pretzel stick in each ball to serve
QBro made this and they turned out to be corndog shape, but they were a huge hit!
Lee