Food and Drink Calling all cooks - Page 3

In58men · 11-29-2014, 06:02 PM

This year for Xmas each family has to bring an appetizer for a chance to win some money. I need some ideas. I'm sure most of you are more creative than me. Please help me or PM me if you have any secrets. No, gold fishes arent an appetizer.

I'm was thinking about pot stickers. Thoughts?

BucEyedPea · 11-29-2014, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I must be mistaken, I didn't know this was a contest for who could cook most like the free sample lady at Sam's Club.

Sometimes you're an ass.

**Baby Lee** · 11-29-2014, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Sometimes you're an ass.

And sometimes I'm asleep.

**lewdog** · 11-29-2014, 07:03 PM

You should donate money to each member of your family who has to hangout with you.

**TrebMaxx** · 11-29-2014, 08:15 PM

These went over well this Thanksgiving and are easy to fix.

Buffalo Chicken Won Ton Cups

time
prep:20 min
total:40 min
servings
total:12 servings

what you need
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup FRANK’S® RedHot® Buffalo Wings Sauce
1 cup shredded cooked chicken breasts
2 green onions, thinly sliced
12 won ton wrappers make it

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX cream cheese and wings sauce in medium bowl until blended. Add chicken and onions; mix well.

SPRAY 12 muffin pan cups with cooking spray. Line each cup with won ton wrapper, with edges extending over top of cup. Fill with chicken mixture.

BAKE 18 to 20 min. or until edges of cups are golden brown and filling is heated through.

**Easy 6** · 11-29-2014, 08:25 PM

I'm tellin ya dude, go crab rangoon or go home.

Get some...

Eggroll wraps
Real or fake crab, whatever you can afford works just fine
Sesame oil
FRESH minced ginger, McCormick dried and powdered crap will NOT work
Scallions use all including and especially green stems
Cream cheese
an egg or two
Sweet and sour sauce

Go online for exact directions or just eyeball it like I always do, just remember that ginger and sesame are very strong... so dont use too much, but too little isnt as good either. You want to turn that cream cheese from pure white to off white with the sesame and two heaping tablespoons of ginger is just fine for a huge batch for a party.

Hear me now, believe me later... I make them for the Super Bowl every year and I ALWAYS get laid.

GloucesterChief · 11-29-2014, 08:29 PM

mini country ham biscuits
-Make buttermilk biscuit dough. Cut into small pieces, bake.
-Fry country ham and save drippings.
-Cut biscuits in half and place a piece of country ham between them.
-Add brewed coffee to country ham drippings to make red eye gravy if people with to dip.

Boulettes
-soften finely chopped onions in a pan with butter
-Take ground beef and ground pork and mix in a 2:1 ratio.
-Add salt, pepper, cinnamon, onions, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg to meat mixture and mix well.
- Form meat into meatballs of the size of your choice.
-Add garlic cloves and a quartered onion to a pan with water that will cover meatballs.
-bring to a boil.
- add meatballs to pan and cook until white. Add more water as needed. Meatballs should be 3/4s the way covered at all times.
- When meatballs are done remove garlic and quartered onion. Take some water from pan and mix with flour. Pour mixture back into pan and stir to thicken.
-Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.

GloryDayz · 11-29-2014, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

Idea #1: Bacon-Wrapped Dates
Pit the dates
Wrap the dates in raw bacon
Deep fry for 2-3 minutes or until bacon is cooked.
Serve with warm goat cheese as a dipping sauce

Idea #2: Warm Brie and Jam on Boule
Slice Boule bread into pieces about 1" thick
Put Brie cheese on top
Put your favorite jam on top of the Brie (I really like Orange/Fig jam, which is available at the local grocery store)
Warm in the oven at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

That's AWESOME!!!! So far I think this might be the route (after I ask a question)...

GloryDayz · 11-29-2014, 08:35 PM

Will you be able to make it there, or does it need to survive transportation?

IOW, how time-sensitive does this need to be in terms of serving?

big_lebowski33 · 11-29-2014, 08:40 PM

Chorizo and cream cheese stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon. Always good.

**bevischief** · 11-29-2014, 09:29 PM

In a crockpot.
1 block of Velveeta
1 Can of chili with or without beans
1 can of Rotel
1 package of spicy sausage (Jimmy Dean)
Serve with chips or both Tortillas
I have done this several times for potlucks and rarely have anything left.
And it sounds like you are not a cook...

In58men · 11-29-2014, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Will you be able to make it there, or does it need to survive transportation?

IOW, how time-sensitive does this need to be in terms of serving?

See I'm very picky when serving food. I want it to be hot. Unfortunately, I thinknill have to transport it. It'll only be about 3 miles lol

GloryDayz · 11-29-2014, 09:57 PM

I'm still down with el borracho's suggestions, but I'll throw-in grilled shrimp.

Leave the tails on, marinate them in Italian dressing (add a little white wine, and more olive oil) for about two hours. Soak a cedar plank and wooden skewers for about 30 minutes, put the shrimp on skewers leaving a little space between them.

Start the car, put the family in the car and put the plank and shrimp onto the grill. For some off reason I put a very fine dusting of a powdery pork rub on them when on the plank. Once done wrap the shrimp in plastic wrap, then wrap them in foil, then wrap them in a towel. Keeps everything warm AND moist.

Turn off the grill and haul ass!

I actually do the plastic wrap/foil/towel for ribs for tailgates. It's the best thing I've found to date.

Quote:

Originally Posted by el borracho

Idea #1: Bacon-Wrapped Dates
Pit the dates
Wrap the dates in raw bacon
Deep fry for 2-3 minutes or until bacon is cooked.
Serve with warm goat cheese as a dipping sauce

Idea #2: Warm Brie and Jam on Boule
Slice Boule bread into pieces about 1" thick
Put Brie cheese on top
Put your favorite jam on top of the Brie (I really like Orange/Fig jam, which is available at the local grocery store)
Warm in the oven at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inmem58

See I'm very picky when serving food. I want it to be hot. Unfortunately, I thinknill have to transport it. It'll only be about 3 miles lol

**SAUTO** · 11-29-2014, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Is 'appetizer-ness' a criterion, or just deliciousness?

Are the crowd sweet tooths? Savory-philes? Spicy fiends?

Help us narrow down the field.

My initial thought is Chicago Beef and Giardiniera on dinner rolls.

Good idea

WhawhaWhat · 11-29-2014, 10:38 PM

Mac n cheese with sliced hot dogs. All class and a sure winner.

**Rain Man** · 11-29-2014, 10:51 PM

A good appetizer should be something that people don't usually make easily at home, and which isn't commonly available in restaurants. They'll flock to things that they can't normally get.

This is why you should go with some sort of stuffed mushroom dish.

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11-29-2014, 08:15 PM	#34
TrebMaxx Supporter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Peoples Republic of CoMo Casino cash: $-2422748	These went over well this Thanksgiving and are easy to fix. Buffalo Chicken Won Ton Cups time prep:20 min total:40 min servings total:12 servings what you need 4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 1/4 cup FRANK’S® RedHot® Buffalo Wings Sauce 1 cup shredded cooked chicken breasts 2 green onions, thinly sliced 12 won ton wrappers make it HEAT oven to 350°F. MIX cream cheese and wings sauce in medium bowl until blended. Add chicken and onions; mix well. SPRAY 12 muffin pan cups with cooking spray. Line each cup with won ton wrapper, with edges extending over top of cup. Fill with chicken mixture. BAKE 18 to 20 min. or until edges of cups are golden brown and filling is heated through. __________________
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11-29-2014, 08:25 PM	#35
Easy 6 pie is never free Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: the drivers seat Casino cash: $-182225	I'm tellin ya dude, go crab rangoon or go home. Get some... Eggroll wraps Real or fake crab, whatever you can afford works just fine Sesame oil FRESH minced ginger, McCormick dried and powdered crap will NOT work Scallions use all including and especially green stems Cream cheese an egg or two Sweet and sour sauce Go online for exact directions or just eyeball it like I always do, just remember that ginger and sesame are very strong... so dont use too much, but too little isnt as good either. You want to turn that cream cheese from pure white to off white with the sesame and two heaping tablespoons of ginger is just fine for a huge batch for a party. Hear me now, believe me later... I make them for the Super Bowl every year and I ALWAYS get laid.
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11-29-2014, 08:29 PM	#36
GloucesterChief MVP Join Date: Jan 2013 Casino cash: $-2003546	mini country ham biscuits -Make buttermilk biscuit dough. Cut into small pieces, bake. -Fry country ham and save drippings. -Cut biscuits in half and place a piece of country ham between them. -Add brewed coffee to country ham drippings to make red eye gravy if people with to dip. Boulettes -soften finely chopped onions in a pan with butter -Take ground beef and ground pork and mix in a 2:1 ratio. -Add salt, pepper, cinnamon, onions, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg to meat mixture and mix well. - Form meat into meatballs of the size of your choice. -Add garlic cloves and a quartered onion to a pan with water that will cover meatballs. -bring to a boil. - add meatballs to pan and cook until white. Add more water as needed. Meatballs should be 3/4s the way covered at all times. - When meatballs are done remove garlic and quartered onion. Take some water from pan and mix with flour. Pour mixture back into pan and stir to thicken. -Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
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11-29-2014, 08:35 PM	#38
GloryDayz (Sir/Yes Sir/Aye Aye Sir) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diving Casino cash: $725380	Will you be able to make it there, or does it need to survive transportation? IOW, how time-sensitive does this need to be in terms of serving?
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11-29-2014, 08:40 PM	#39
big_lebowski33 Rookie Join Date: Jan 2014 Casino cash: $10007732	Chorizo and cream cheese stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon. Always good.
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11-29-2014, 09:29 PM	#40
bevischief .... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere Kansas Casino cash: $7729352 VARSITY	In a crockpot. 1 block of Velveeta 1 Can of chili with or without beans 1 can of Rotel 1 package of spicy sausage (Jimmy Dean) Serve with chips or both Tortillas I have done this several times for potlucks and rarely have anything left. And it sounds like you are not a cook...
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11-29-2014, 10:38 PM	#44
WhawhaWhat MVP Join Date: Feb 2013 Casino cash: $-688884	Mac n cheese with sliced hot dogs. All class and a sure winner.
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11-29-2014, 10:51 PM	#45
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-682449 VARSITY	A good appetizer should be something that people don't usually make easily at home, and which isn't commonly available in restaurants. They'll flock to things that they can't normally get. This is why you should go with some sort of stuffed mushroom dish. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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