MAKE
YOUR NEW YEARS PARTY BANG WITH THESE DELICIOUS APPETIZER AN DRINK RECIPES.
Bloomin Onion Bread
Ingredients
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1 unsliced loaf of (round is preferable) sourdough bread
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1 pound Monterey Jack cheese, thinly sliced
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1/2 cup butter, melted
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1/2 cup finely diced green onion, including white part
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2-3 tsp poppy seeds
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Directions:
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Using a sharp bread knife cut the bread going both directions
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Do not cut through the bottom crust
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Places slices of cheese between cuts
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Mix together butter, onion, and poppy seeds
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Pour over bread
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Wrap in foil the entire thing in foil and place on a baking sheet
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Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes
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Unwrap
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Bake 10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted
Potato
Skins
Ingredients
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8 slices of bacon (I used a nice thick bacon)
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8 russet potatoes, scrubbed clean
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canola oil
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kosher salt
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1 1/2 C. grated sharp cheddar cheese
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1 C. sour cream
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4 green onions, sliced
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Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 F
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Rub the outside of the scrubbed potatoes with canola oil
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Place on foil lined baking sheet and bake
for 45 minutes to an hour or until the potatoes are fork tender
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Let potatoes cool so they are easy to handle
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Slice in half lengthwise
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With a spoon or small scoop, scrape out the inner flesh of the
potatoes, leaving a small margin of potato in the skins
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Brush both sides of the potato skins with canola oil and salt
liberally
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Place the skins cut side down on the pan and return to the oven
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Bake for 7 minutes and then flip the skins over to the other
side
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Bake for 7 minutes more or until the skins are crispy.
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Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a skillet and chop into small bits
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Set aside
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Grate the cheese
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When the skins are crisp, remove them from the oven and sprinkle
each with cheese and bacon pieces
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Return to the oven just until the cheese melts (2 minutes)
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Just before serving, spoon sour cream onto each skin and
sprinkle with sliced green onion
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Serve piping hot
Yummy Ranch &
Ham Cheese Ball
8oz cream cheese (I prefer light because it is softer and easier
to spread)
1 Tbsp ranch dressing mix (I used homemade)
1/2-3/4 cup very finely diced ham (I chopped mine in the food
processor)
1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
1/4-1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
Beat cream cheese
and ranch dressing mix till smooth. Add ham and cheese and mix well. Wrap in
plastic wrap and form into a ball or log. Chill for at least an hour. Unwrap
and roll in chopped nuts. Re-wrap and chill. Serve with crackers.
Caramelized
Baked Chicken Party Wings
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Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken wings
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 cup honey
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
(190 degrees C).
- Place chicken in a 9x13 inch
baking dish.
- Mix together the oil, soy
sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic, salt and pepper Pour over the chicken.
- Bake in preheated
oven for one hour, or until sauce is caramelized.
RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE
PUNCH
(makes about 3 quarts)
2 (10-ounce) packages frozen red raspberries
in syrup, thawed
1/3 cup Real Lemon - Lemon Juice from
concentrate
1/2 cup sugar
1 (750mL) bottle Rose wine, chilled (Gallo is good)
1 quart Raspberry Sherbet
1 (750mL) bottle Asi Spumante or champagne, chilled
In blender container, puree raspberries. In large punch bowl, combine pureed
raspberries, Real Lemon Juice, sugar and wine; stir until sugar dissolves. Just
before serving, scoop sherbet into punch bowl; add Asti
Spumante. Stir gently. Serve.
NOTE: I also add 3/4 quart of Club Soda to this recipe.
Party Punch VI |
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"This
punch is easy to make, and is great for parties of all kinds. Strawberry
sherbet, fruit punch and lemon-lime soda."
Ingredients:
1/2 gallon strawberry sherbet 2 (64 fluid ounce) bottles fruit punch |
1 (2 liter) bottle
lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage, chilled |
Directions
1. |
Place sherbet in punch
bowl. Pour in fruit punch and lemon-lime soda. |