1514 botana appetizer Recipes

saltine crackers or 32 ritz crackers or 32 townhouse crackers, whatever, creamy peanut butter (1/2 tsp. for each cracker), jam or 8 tsp jelly or 8 tsp preserves, 1/4 tsp for each cracker

guava paste, cut into 1 inch cubes (you can find this in a latin american store), sharp cheddar cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes, toothpicks

turkey pastrami, sliced 1/4-inch thick, cream cheese, softened, beaver hot cream-style horseradish sauce, garlic clove, minced, kosher salt, freshly cracked black pepper, leaves curly green leaf lettuce, toothpick

cream cheese, softened, bacon , cooked crisp and crumbled, parmesan cheese, onion, finely chopped, parsley, milk, crescent rolls

butter flavored crackers (such as ritz), cream cheese or 1 (8 oz) package neufchatel cheese, at room temperature, marinated sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (the kind i tried had italian seasonings in the oil already), fresh basil leaf, shredded, garnish (optional)

grape tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, cubed, extra virgin olive oil, fresh basil leaves, chopped, salt, ground black pepper, toothpicks

crusty italian bread, sliced thin and toasted (you can use a crusty french bread or a 6 oz bag of new yorker bagel chips works nice also), garlic cloves, minced, shallots, peeled and chopped fine, olive oil, red bell peppers, diced small, fresh mushrooms, sliced small and thin (assorted ), herbs (suggested buddha s herb mix for mushrooms), swiss cheese, shredded (use the best quality )

refrigerated pizza dough, genoa salami, thinly sliced, pepperoni, sliced, provolone cheese, sliced, shredded mozzarella cheese

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, cream cheese, softened, dry ranch dressing mix, mayonnaise, garlic powder, season salt, dill, chopped onion, chopped broccoli, chopped cauliflower, chopped carrot

shrimp, frozen and cleaned, italian dressing, bottled (or homemade ), old bay seasoning (to taste), bay leaf, crushed, fresh dill sprig, ritz cracker

crabmeat, cream cheese (softened to room temperature ), sour cream, green onions, minced, bell pepper, chopped finely (yellow or red if available), old bay seasoning (i use more ), celery seed, celery, minced, drops tabasco sauce (optional), phyllo cups (prefer athens-15 shells each box), paprika

ritz crackers (or any crackers you like), onion cream cheese (zaar can tsp find onion whipped cream cheese, from philadelphia), smoked oysters or 85 g smoked mussels

eggs, hard boiled, peeled, cut in half, cooled , and yolks mashed in a bowl, mayonnaise , plus, mayonnaise (i use cain s), yellow mustard , plus, yellow mustard (i use french s), cooked country ham, finely chopped (i use left over smoked shoulder), black pepper , to taste, green peppers, finely chopped (optional), carrots, finely chopped (optional), onion, finely chopped , to taste (optional)

cream cheese, softened, sour cream, honey, cinnamon, whole berry cranberry sauce (*), almonds, toasted, assorted cracker

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, philadelphia cream cheese (i do not always use brand name---just as good), dill weed, egg white, beaten

cream cheese, softened, goat cheese , fig, softened, milk, honey, liquid, key lime zest, grated, pecans, coarsely chopped, strawberry, fresh, small, thinly sliced, white bread, soft, crusts remove, plastic wrap

sun-dried tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, yellow bell peppers, stemmed ,deribbed and cut into bite-size pieces, garlic, chopped, diced tomatoes (canned ok), fresh thyme leave, sugar, salt and pepper, to taste, balsamic vinegar, capers, rinsed and drained, chopped italian parsley

peanut oil, onion, diced fine (in food processor), chicken livers (give or take), cream sherry, garlic powder, hard-boiled eggs, butter, onion (thinly sliced ), schmaltz (chicken fat), sugar or 1 tbsp splenda substitute, salt, pepper