41662 dips and appetizers for a crowd Recipes

pillsbury refrigerated pie crust, grated colby-monterey jack cheese, roasted red pepper (fresh or from a jar), mayonnaise, chopped green chili, fresh cilantro, chopped (or to taste)

a long, thin, dish with a lip at the edges, goat cheese (i used 2 4-oz logs), good olive oil, kosher or sea salt, cracked black pepper, an assortment of herbs (i used lemon basil, rosemary, and cuban oregano), crackers ( i love the rosemary-olive oil triscuits)

two 6-oz cans solid white tuna packed in oil, drained well, a 10 1/4-oz package soft tofu, drained, scallions, minced, carrot, shredded fine, minced fresh parsley leaves, drained capers, chopped, fresh lemon juice, crackers or assorted crudites

softened cream cheese, tomatoes (or any other smaller tomato), green onion

recipe dill dip (or your favorite raw vegetable dip), broccoli floweretes, cauliflower floweretes, whole small white mushrooms, cleaned and stems removed, green onions, whole radishes, whole grape tomatoes, zucchini, peeled, de-seeded , and cut into strips, cucumber, peeled, de-seeded , and cut into strips, jicama, peeled and cut into strips, baby carrots, celery , peeled (yes, try using a potato peeler to peel the outside of the stalk - a trick my chef sister taught me...ii think you ll like the results!), any color sweet peppers, but into strips (some hot peppers, too, if desired - just warn your guests if they aren tsp familiar with them!), any other veggies of your choice, your favorite italian dressing, dill dip recipe, sour cream, real mayonnaise, dried dill weed, beau monde seasoning (if you can tsp find beau monde, use 1 tsp each: garlic powder, celery salt and onion salt), dried parsley, dried onion, mix all ingredients together well, cover and chill several hours before serving.

a 6 1/2 oz-can tuna packed in oil, drained well, plain yogurt, mayonnaise, chopped onion, drained bottled horseradish , or to taste, chopped fresh parsley leaves, cayenne to taste for sprinkling the dip if desired, lightly toasted pita triangles

a 3/4-lb eggplant, red bell peppers, olive oil (preferably extra-virgin) plus additional forcoating the vegetables, garlic cloves, minced (about 1 1/2 tbsp), fresh lemon juice , or to taste, fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and minced (wear rubber gloves ), pita loaves, cut into wedges, as an accompaniment

a 3/4-lb seedless piece butternut squash, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch dice (about 5 cups), onion, unpeeled , cut into eighths, garlic clove, unpeeled, vegetable oil, eight 5- to 6-inch flour tortillas, chopped red bell pepper (about 1 large), coarsely grated jack cheese, unsalted butter, softened, chipotle lime sour cream dip, canned chipotle chili in adobo*, minced, fresh lime juice, sour cream

a 14-to-16 oz c n whole rtichoke he rts, rinsed well, dr ined, nd p tted dry, olive oil, garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/4 tsp salt, brine-cured green olives such as picholine, pitted and chopped, chopped fresh parsley leaves, garnish: fresh parsley sprigs, fennel bulbs (sometimes called anise), stalks trimmed flush with bulbs and bulbs cut lengthwise into strips or triangles for dipping

molasses, sour cream, pineapple cream cheese, fresh greeen herbs

a dozen delicious waffle variations, this is a great recipe for a special breakfast or brunch! lots of variations, all-purpose flour (or part whole wheat flour), baking powder, sugar (optional), salt, egg yolks, beaten, egg whites beaten until stiff, sweet milk or buttermilk, melted butter, sift dry ingredients together. beat egg yolks until light and add the milk and melted butter. combine wet and dry ingredients. fold in beaten egg whites. bake in a hot waffle iron. makes about a dozen waffles., put the waffle batter into a pitcher. it is much easer to pour the batter, overfill waffle compartments or the batter runs out on the sides of the waffle iron., waffles are done when there is no more steam rising from the iron ., after cooling , freeze extra waffles in a plastic freezer bag. separate with wax paper before freezing., variations, apple waffles - add a tsp of cinnamon to the dry ingredients. add a cup of chopped, peeled apple to batter. serve with warm applesauce & sour cream., bacon waffles - crumble a few slices of cooked, drained & crumbled bacon into the batter., banana waffles - add a chopped banana to the batter., blueberry waffles - add 1-cup fresh or frozen blueberries (thawed & drained)., chocolate waffles - increase sugar to 1/3 cup and add 1 square melted unsweetened chocolate or add 1/2-cup cocoa and a 1/3-cup sugar to dry ingredients. serve with whipped cream and chopped pecans., cinnamon raisin waffles - add a tsp cinnamon and a couple spoonfuls of plumped raisins to the batter., ham waffles - add a couple of spoonfuls of diced ham to the batter. saute it first for better flavor., molasses spice waffles - add a tsp of cinnamon and a 1/2-teaspoon of nutmeg to dry ingredients. add 3 tbsp of molasses to liquid ingredients., nutty waffles - add 1/4 cup chopped peanuts , pecans, walnuts or filberts. toast the nuts for better flavor, orange zest waffles - add a tbsp orange zest to batter. substitute 1/2 cup orange juice for 1/2-cup milk., pineapple waffles - add a cup of well-drained crushed pineapple to the batter., sausage waffles - add a couple of spoonfuls of cooked, crumbled and drained sausage to the batter.

dips , black bean dip, jalapeno style, low-fat sour cream, mayonnaise, taco seasoning mix, green chiles, chopped, drained, prepared guacamole, cheddar cheese, shredded, green onions, sliced, red ripe tomatoes, chopped, ripe olives, sliced, jalapeno peppers, pickled, sliced