Tip - How Many Appetizers

When planning your party menu allow 10 appetizers per person for cocktail parties and six per person for dinner parties at a minimum. No one wants a hungry guest.

Egg/Spring Roll Dipping Sauces

These are to  be used for dipping  your egg  or spring rolls Buy the egg rolls from your local store to save time.

Thai Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce

1 T peanut oil
1/4 cup finely chopped garlic
1 T dried hot pepper flakes to taste)
1/4 cup chicken broth or fish sauce
1 t honey
1 T lemon juice
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 T fresh cilantro if available, chopped

1. Heat oil in small skillet and saute garlic till brown add hot pepper flakes
Remove from heat.
2. Combine fish sauce or stock and honey in a small saucepan. Add lemon juice and bring to boil, from heat.
3. Stir in garlic mixture and remaining ingredients. Serve at room temperature.

Sweet Chllii sauce

8 TB rice vinegar
8 TB  sugar
2 TB light soya sauce
Very finely chopped chilles.

Chicken Dipping
12 cup honey
1/24cup Dijon mustard

Combine the honey and mustard. This sauce is best when prepared a day or two ahead of time. It may be served at room temperature. Makes 3/4 cups.

Hoisin-Style Sauce

1/4 cup prepared Hoisin sauce
3 Tbsp. rice vinegar
1/4 cup chicken stock or broth
1 Tbsp. sesame seed oil (optional if not used increase    canola oil to 2 Tbsp.
1 Tbsp. canola oil
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. orange juice
1-2 tsp. Chinese-style mustard

Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.

Before using as a sauce, let mixture stand at room temperature for 1 hour or covered and refrigerated up to 1 day to allow flavors to fully develop. Heat
sauce until hot. Transfer sauce to bowl.

Makes 1 cup.

Hors' Devours

Don't settle for cereal mixes, try something a little more grown up.

Antipasto Loaf

Ingredients:
1  loaf of French bread
 (8 oz.)  Cream Cheese softened
1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup packed in oil drained peppers, chopped
2 Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese
1/4 lb thinly sliced salami
1/4 thinly sliced ham
1/2 cup finely chopped basil

Directions:
Cut french bread  lengthwise in half. Remove soft insides from both bread halves. Spread cream cheese onto insides of bread shells. Layer salami and ham on bread.  Fill with tomatoes, peppers, Parmesan and sprinkle with chopped basil
Put on bread top; wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour.

Bread Sticks

Ingredients:  
1 (11-ounce) container refrigerated bread stick dough

1/3cup grated Parmesan

sesame seeds to sprinkle on bread sticks (optional) 24 paper-thin slices prosciutto or ham.

 
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Line a large baking pan with parchment paper. Tear the dough along the perforations into strips. Using a pizza cutter or a large sharp knife, cut each dough strip in half lengthwise to form thin strips. Roll each dough strip in the Parmesan cheese, sprinkle with sesame seeds and twist. Transfer the dough strips to the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the bread sticks are brown and crisp, about 20 minutes. Cool the bread sticks completely on the baking sheet. Before serving, wrap 1 slice of prosciutto around each cooled bread stick. Arrange the prosciutto-wrapped bread sticks on a platter or stand up in a decorative container.


Small individual cheese pizzas


Individual pizzas can be topped with various items such as mushrooms, sausage, veggies and cooked.  Cut into small bite size pieces.