Red & Green Appetizers??????

"Giggles" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of
bringing an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring a
roasted red pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you have any
suggestions on what else I can bring? It can't be spicy since only 2 of
us like spicy food.

Sangria is a nice red drink that goes well with appetizers. For the
appetizer, what about that pesto / goat cheese / sun dried tomato torta?
Red, green, and delicious. I don't have the recipe handy, but it's been
posted here a million times; you could Google it pretty quickly.

There's also a tofu, greens and sun-dried tomato strudel with red pepper
sauce from Bon Appetit that you could try. It's on epicurious; search by
those ingredients and you'll find it. Check out the user ratings for tips
and tweaks -- I'd be tempted to sub feta for the provolone and spinach for
the kale, and add some pine nuts. I haven't had an occasion to try this
appetizer, but it sounds good.

If a salad would be nice alongside the appetizers, try a cranberry spinach
salad with candied nuts and poppy seed dressing. Jamie's Cranberry Spinach
Salad on allrecipes.com is a good one.

Have fun! Sounds like it will be a fun get-together. For a gift, how about
a nice bottle of wine?

Chris

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:32:08 GMT, "Chris" <[email hidden]>

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For the
appetizer, what about that pesto / goat cheese / sun dried tomato torta?
Red, green, and delicious. I don't have the recipe handy, but it's been
posted here a million times; you could Google it pretty quickly.

That would be Hattie's Goat Cheese Torta, if memory serves. Much more
impressive than the red and green bell pepper strips and dip I had
planned on suggesting would have been.

Carol
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Giggles said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of bringing
an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring a roasted red
pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you have any suggestions on
what else I can bring? It can't be spicy since only 2 of us like spicy
food.

Also can you suggest a good $25 gift for this exchange? I'm stuck for
ideas?

Thanks a bunch,
SPOONS :-)

mashed potatoes dyed green.

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"Giggles" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green appetizers
& drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of bringing an ice cold
pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring a roasted red pepper dip but
someone's already doing that. Do you have any suggestions on what else I can
bring? It can't be spicy since only 2 of us like spicy food.

Also can you suggest a good $25 gift for this exchange? I'm stuck for ideas?

Thanks a bunch,
SPOONS :-)

Make this it's beautiful.

Take a look here:

Dimitri

http://www.landolakes.com/mealIdeas/ViewRecipe.cfm?RecipeID=9135&cid=1

BLUE CHEESE APPETIZER [censored]
A creamy rich blue cheese filling is baked in a flaky pastry [censored] and garnished
with roasted red peppers, pine nuts and parsley in this ever popular appetizer.
Preparation 30 min.
Baking 37 min.

Pastry Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter
5 to 6 tablespoons ice water
Filling Ingredients:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup LAND O LAKEST Heavy Whipping Cream
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/3 cup chopped roasted red peppers
3 tablespoons lightly toasted pine nuts or your favorite chopped nuts
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

Heat oven to 375°F. Place flour in large bowl; cut in butter until mixture
resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in water with fork until flour is just moistened.
Shape into a ball. Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface into 12-inch
circle.

Place into 9 or 10-inch [censored] pan with removable bottom or pie pan; press firmly
on bottom and up sides of pan. Cut away excess pastry; [censored] all over with fork.
Bake for 17 to 22 minutes or until very lightly browned.

Meanwhile, combine cream cheese and blue cheese in large bowl. Beat at medium
speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Continue beating, gradually adding
whipping cream, egg and ground pepper until blended. Spread into baked pastry.
Sprinkle with roasted red pepper, pine nuts and parsley.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is set. Let stand 20 minutes before
serving. Cut into wedges. Cover; store refrigerated.

Yield: 16 servings

Nutrition Facts (1 serving) Calories:180
Fat:14 g
Cholesterol:50 mg
Sodium:150 mg
Carbohydrates:10 g
Dietary Fiber:1 g
Protein:4 g

Click here to go back

9135 Copyright © 1997 Land O'Lakes, Inc.
URL: http://www.landolakes.com/mealIdeas/ViewRecipePrint.cfm?RecipeID=9135

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:32:08 GMT, "Chris" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

For the
appetizer, what about that pesto / goat cheese / sun dried tomato torta?
Red, green, and delicious. I don't have the recipe handy, but it's been
posted here a million times; you could Google it pretty quickly.

That would be Hattie's Goat Cheese Torta, if memory serves. Much more
impressive than the red and green bell pepper strips and dip I had
planned on suggesting would have been.

Yes! Hattie's Goat Cheese Torta.

Giggles said:

Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of
bringing an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring
a roasted red pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you
have any suggestions on what else I can bring? It can't be spicy
since only 2 of us like spicy food.

you could mix up some cream cheese with sour cream. Put it on a round
platter. Spoon some salsa over.Sprinkle with diced green peppers and green
onions. Decorate with red pepper cut into bows. Serve some tortilla chips
with it.

Debbie

Damsel in dis Dress said:

That would be Hattie's Goat Cheese Torta, if memory serves. Much more
impressive than the red and green bell pepper strips and dip I had
planned on suggesting would have been.

I immediately thought of red and green bell peppers with dip too.

For the gift, the original poster might consider one of those decorative
blank books that are sold at art and craft shows, the classy sort that
can be used for a journal or address book. Barring that, there are
plenty of great bottles of wine that can be bought for $25.

--Lia

sarah bennett said:

mashed potatoes dyed green.

Or wasabi mashed potatoes. They're a light green (if they're solid
green you won't be able to eat them) but they are so tasty.
There's all sorts of dips and cheeses you can make red and green with
different toppings. I love the standard sour cream cracker spread
topped with de-seeded finely chopped tomatoes.

Stacia

Giggles said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of
bringing an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring
a roasted red pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you
have any suggestions on what else I can bring? It can't be spicy
since only 2 of us like spicy food.

Artichoke or spinach dip in bread bowls is really nice and always
disappears. If you can't find a recipe online I'm sure I can dig one up for
you 🙂

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Also can you suggest a good $25 gift for this exchange? I'm stuck for
ideas?

Thanks a bunch,
SPOONS :-)

Depends on the crowd but a small bottle of cologne or some bath oil and/or
bath powder might be a nice gift for the exchange.

Jill

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Giggles said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of
bringing an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring
a roasted red pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you
have any suggestions on what else I can bring? It can't be spicy
since only 2 of us like spicy food.

Artichoke or spinach dip in bread bowls is really nice and always
disappears. If you can't find a recipe online I'm sure I can dig one up

for

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you 🙂

I was thinking spinach dip, too. Also, how about tortilla wraps? You can
get spinach tortilla wraps and ones that are red colored, tomato? I don't
know what they're made of, but I've seen them. Do ham, cream cheese,
lettuce, olives in them, roll them up and slice.

kili

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On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:32:08 GMT, "Chris" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

For the
appetizer, what about that pesto / goat cheese / sun dried tomato torta?
Red, green, and delicious. I don't have the recipe handy, but it's been
posted here a million times; you could Google it pretty quickly.

That would be Hattie's Goat Cheese Torta, if memory serves. Much more
impressive than the red and green bell pepper strips and dip I had
planned on suggesting would have been.

Yes! Hattie's Goat Cheese Torta.

I LOVE Susan Hattie's torta. I make it fairly often, to rave reviews. I'm
going to make it tomorrow to bring to a cookie social, in fact.

Also, the leftovers (if there are any) are terrific melted, thinned with a
bit of milk, and mixed with pasta. (I actually had that for dinner
tonight--thawed some leftover torta that I had frozen from Labor Day
weekend.)

Mary

Giggles said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of bringing
an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring a roasted red
pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you have any suggestions on
what else I can bring? It can't be spicy since only 2 of us like spicy
food.

Someone must bring a block of cream cheese topped with red pepper
jelly and a block of cream cheese topped with green pepper jelly. It
is so cheesy (pun!), but it looks fun and festive and tastes good
served with crackers. The pepper jelly isn't too spicy, just tangy
and flavorful. You can find red and green tortilla chips this time
of year, too, to go with any dip.

For the drinks -- cosmopolitans, mulled red wine or cider, sangria,
Cape Cods (cranberry juice and vodka). I can't think of many green
drinks -- creme de menthe, Midori?

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Also can you suggest a good $25 gift for this exchange? I'm stuck for
ideas?

Gift certificate for a manicure and pedicure

Tara

kilikini said:

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Giggles said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of
bringing an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring
a roasted red pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you
have any suggestions on what else I can bring? It can't be spicy
since only 2 of us like spicy food.

Artichoke or spinach dip in bread bowls is really nice and always
disappears. If you can't find a recipe online I'm sure I can dig one up

for

Quoted message said:

you 🙂

I was thinking spinach dip, too. Also, how about tortilla wraps? You can
get spinach tortilla wraps and ones that are red colored, tomato? I don't
know what they're made of, but I've seen them. Do ham, cream cheese,
lettuce, olives in them, roll them up and slice.

kili

Yes, spinach dip was my first thought, too. Or, pasta salad made with the
dried red and green pasta and red onions and red and green bells and toss
in a little chunked crab or salad shrimp. Or Waldorf salad with red apples
and green grapes ... maybe with a drop or two of food coloring in the
sauce/topping. Anything made with sour cream/mayo/whipping cream can be
colored with a little food coloring for a festive look.

Elaine, too

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On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:32:08 GMT, "Chris" <[email hidden]>
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>For the
>appetizer, what about that pesto / goat cheese / sun dried tomato torta?
>Red, green, and delicious. I don't have the recipe handy, but it's been
>posted here a million times; you could Google it pretty quickly.

That would be Hattie's Goat Cheese Torta, if memory serves. Much more
impressive than the red and green bell pepper strips and dip I had
planned on suggesting would have been.

Yes! Hattie's Goat Cheese Torta.

http://www.rahul.net/clb/recipes/goatcheese.txt

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I LOVE Susan Hattie's torta. I make it fairly often, to rave reviews.

Mee Too!

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I'm going to make it tomorrow to bring to a cookie social, in fact.

The savory bite will be much appreciated, I'm sure!

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Also, the leftovers (if there are any) are terrific melted, thinned with a
bit of milk, and mixed with pasta. (I actually had that for dinner
tonight--thawed some leftover torta that I had frozen from Labor Day
weekend.)

Huh, I didn't know it froze. But it never lasts that long around my
house. (I eat it with pasta, too.)

Charlotte
http://loveandcooking.blostpot.com

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"Giggles" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of
bringing an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring a
roasted red pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you have any
suggestions on what else I can bring? It can't be spicy since only 2 of
us like spicy food.

Also can you suggest a good $25 gift for this exchange? I'm stuck for
ideas?

Thanks a bunch,
SPOONS :-)

Get some of those red tortilla chips, and serve with spinach-artichoke dip
(green). As far as the gift goes...it's hard to say without knowing who it's
for..but I'll never turn down a good bath or cooking product! For instance,
I bought my mom a lovely bath set with a pouf, vanilla bath salts, vanilla
body wash, and vanilla sugar scrub. She loved it.

kimberly

Giggles said:

Hi all,

I'm invited to a gift exchange & the theme is to bring red or green
appetizers & drinks. We're going to be 10 women. I'm thinking of bringing
an ice cold pitcher of cosmopolitans & I was going to bring a roasted red
pepper dip but someone's already doing that. Do you have any suggestions on
what else I can bring? It can't be spicy since only 2 of us like spicy
food.

Also can you suggest a good $25 gift for this exchange? I'm stuck for
ideas?

Thanks a bunch,
SPOONS :-)

How about a frozen turkey or a small ham? You ought to be able to get a
really nice one for $25...

Best regards,
Bob