Holiday Open House Menu
Holiday Open House Menu
Want to rock around the Christmas Tree and have a happy holiday? Here's a spiffy open house menu that will have your guests singing merrily. You will be just oh so jolly - first deck your halls with boughs of holly.
(As you read the above paragraph, have the song playing in your head!)
- Hot Chocolate - whipped cream and mini marshmallows
- Ruby Jewel Cookies
- Shortbread Cookies
- Hot Crabmeat Dip with crackers (recipe below)
- Artichoke Dip with pita chips
- Pigs in a blanket (cocktail franks wrapped in puff pastry)
- Grapes, sliced cheeses and cracker platter
Hot Crabmeat Dip:
- 1 lb. lump crab meat - be sure to remove any cartilage.
- 4 8 oz. bars cream cheese - softened
- 1 cup (or so) mayonnaise
- 4 hard boiled eggs - finely chopped
- 8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese - shredded
- 3 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- salt and black pepper to taste
- Cooking spray
- In a bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well by hand or use an electric mixer.
- Add in the finely chopped cooked eggs and 1/2 shredded sharp cheddar cheese - blend together by spoon. Add a touch of black pepper and salt to taste.
- Last, carefully fold in the lump crab meat.
- Lightly spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Transfer the mixture to the casserole dish. Sprinkle the other 1/2 cheese on top.
This recipe comes courtesy of a good friend of mine - Steve Milton. I truly hope it comes out as good as his. His rocks!!!
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