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Kiersten's Cucumber Sandwiches You need: Peel the cucumbers and slice them (the round way, not the long way). Spread cream cheese on both pieces of white bread. Place the cucumbers between the slices to make a sandwich. Then, with a sharp knife, cut off the crusts and then cut the remaining sandwich into four finger sandwiches. You can also slice it diagonally to make two triangle sandwiches. It is important that you don't cut the crusts off before you put the cucumbers on, so that the cucumbers will be cut the same size as the bread. |
Shrimp Platter Appetizer Serves: 18 |
Beverages
Egg Cream Makes 4 Hot Spiced Punch 3 ½ quarts water Cranberry Holiday Tea 2-3 quart cranberry juice Whipped Syllabub 2 cups heavy whipping cream Citric Lemon Punch Reception Size: 2½ cups citric acid Family Size 1 tablespoon citric acid Pour punch over crushed ice and add lemon slices both as garnish and for flavor. This recipe is quite adaptable. Other flavors that could be used instead of the lemon are almond, orange or lime extracts. Enjoy! **Play around with the recipe just a little by adding more sugar to suit your taste. Mexican Hot Chocolate 1 C. Real Whipping Cream (whipped) Orange Julius 1 can frozen orange juice concentrate mix in blender until desired consistency and serve. |
Orange Julius 1/2 of 6 oz. can (1/3 cup) of frozen orange juice concentrate Mom's Christmas Eve Eggnog Whip thoroughly and set aside: Add and blend thoroughly in mixer: Syllabub "Thomas Jefferson's favorite holiday drink!" In a large bowl combine- Whip 2 cups whipping cream and fold into juice mixture. Then stir with a wire whisk. Store in the refrigerator (it keeps several days) and each time you serve it, just froth it up with a whisk. Garnish the top with freshly grated nutmeg. Ooh! Delicious!! Fruit Slush Boil: 4 C. sugar Italian Sodas To an 8 oz glass, add the following:
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Dips
Fruit Dip 7 ounce jar marshmallow crème Mix together and serve with any fruit-bananas, apples, oranges, strawberries, cantaloupe, etc. If you prefer you can use lime juice instead of orange juice. If too thick, use more juice. Cracker Dip 8 oz cream cheese (softened) Baba Ghanoush 2 eggplants, cooked 20 min in microwave |
Hummus 2 C canned chick-peas, drain 7-Layer Bean Dip 2-3 cans refried beans spread beans on bottom of 9 X 13 pan (glass works best). Layer guacamole on top of beans. Mix taco seasoning with sour cream and layer mixture on top of guacamole. Sprinkle cheese, tomatoes, onions and olives on top. Serve with tortilla chips. Layered Mexican Dip 1 can refried beans (fat free) |
Salsas
Salsa 3 diced tomatoes Salsa 36 tomatoes (large Boil 50 minutes. Process 30 minutes. |
Aaron's Spicy Salsa Get about 5 tomatoes, medium size The key here is DICE and MIX. Chop up everything so it is the size you want in this chunky style salsa. You can try a blender if you want, it is lots faster, but it makes a much soupier salsa than I like. So I hand chop it all (or use my Kitchen Plus 2000 which is a super salsa maker) and mix it together in a large mixing bowl. For the cilantro, I suggest chopping up the leafy part. That gives the best flavor to the salsa. I add the salt, tomato sauce, lime juice and garlic last so I can taste it to know if I should put in more or less. The salsa always tastes best after it has been able to sit for a few hours (like overnight). I suggest you make a lot and then invite your friends over to help eat it. They can provide the chips and you can have a fun time. Because it is made with fresh ingredients, it won't keep forever so you could store it in the fridge for about a week. Suerte!! |