Recipes

[dulwich]

I have been asked to bring appetizers to friend's Thanksgiving dinner - any ideas gratefully received.  Cold ones preferable as we have to transport them to her house.  I am not very good on appetizers I was hoping to provide pie.  Thanks fir any help.

[Desertdi]

I'd get something at the deli.........arrange it on your own plate.

[panda1234]

Cheese ball --- chop one bag of drybeef

                           8oz cream cheese at room temp

                           1 tsp (or more if you like) horseradish

form into a ball, roll in nuts if you like

serve with crackers or stuff celery

[Mothertrucker]

Those flour tortilla roll ups pinwheels are popular...

i do do a middle Eastern layered dip:

spread into pie plate or dish in this order:

onion chive cream cheese

hummus..I,Ike red pepper or garlic

then:

chopped tomato

chopped cucumber

sliced black or kalamata olives

sliced green onion

crumbled feta cheese

serve with Pita chips ....it's always aHUGE hit!

[lork]

My  grown children always like to snack before a "big meal"  and I always accomidate with a tray of vegitables/ranch dip and a tray of cheese/summer sausage and crackers. I also like to have a mix of peanuts, candy corn candy and seasonal M & M's. . .    

[Scooby Doo]

I would do the Knorr spinach dip, crackers, and a veggie tray. 

[HB glamma]

Do you have a trader Joes near you?  we just bought a goat cheese log that is rolled in dried cranberries.  I'll serve that with crackers while watching games Thursday . we sampled it today and yummy; super easy

[flbettyboop]

Cranberry Orange Cheeseball

2- 8oz pkg cream cheese

1- box dry Orange jell-o

1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries

Soften cream cheese and mix in jell-o and cranberries, place on plastic wrap atnd form into a ball. Chill in fridge and place on a serving plate surrounded by Ritz crackers, graham cracker fingers or ginger snaps. Enjoy!

(I have used sugar-free jello to make this cheese ball & it was also delicious. I have also crushed nuts & rolled the formed cheese ball in the nuts.)

Boop

[walker]

Crab Spread.....EASY!

Mix together.. .... 1    8oz. Cream Cheese, softened

                            1 can Lump Crabmeat. (extra can if you want         

                             more crab)

Refrigerate. Just before serving with favorite crackers, pour cocktail sauce on top!

Easy to fix and take....it will be gone.

[Allegheny]

I have two recipes, one for a dip for a vegetable tray, and one for a fruit tray.

I don't know about anyone else, but with all the heavy food at Thanksgiving I really gravitate toward some raw vegetables or refreshing fruit.

Vegetable Dip

1 8 ounce package cream cheese with chives

1 4.25 ounce Underwood White Meat Chicken spread

dash soy sauce*

small dash garlic powder

1 Tablespoon mayo or miracle whip (optional)

*if I don't have soy sauce, I leave it out.  Sometimes I have a small package laying around from Chinese takeout.

Mix all together and refrigerate.  Serve with veggies and/or crackers of your choosing.  (It really is good with all different colored peppers, stick carrots, sliced cucumbers, and celery.)  Makes a pretty platter if you use a red & green peppers, celery, carrots. and some cauliflower florets. I got this recipe from a co-worker about 25 years ago.  

Dip for Fruit Tray

1 8 ounce strawberry cream cheese

2 Tablespoons strawberry preserves

1 8 ounce carton frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 7 ounce jar marshmallow cream

Beat cream cheese and preserves until blended, fold in whipped topping and marshmallow cream.  Cover and refrigerate.  I center  a bowl on a large round platter and surround it with  fruits like strawberries, fresh pineapple cubed , cantaloupe cubed, grapes and some well drained mandarin oranges.