Party/Showers

Easter Treats

~ lindy

See Breakfast Oatmeal Carrot Cookies

See Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

See Milk Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

See Strawberry Lemonade

See Concord Grape Juice

Brie Strawberry on Toasted Bruschetta

Strawberries and Grapes

Homemade Concord Grape Juice, Simply Orange Juice and Hershey’s Chocolate Milk (Hershey’s Syrup and Milk, follow directions on bottle)

Easter Nests

* (12 ounce) 1 large bag Chow Mein Noodles, La Choy, slightly broken up

*1 package Malted Milk Easter Eggs

*1 and 1/2 cups Ghriradelli Bittersweet or use 3/4 cup bittersweet and 3/4 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

*1 cup good quality Peanut Butter

*1/4 cup Coconut Oil

*1/2 cup Maple Syrup

In a Microwaveable glass bowl, melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter, coconut oil and maple syrup. In 30 second increments, stirring between each increment, just until melted about 4 times.

Stir in broken chow main noodles stirring until coated.

Using silicone muffin tins or line regular muffin tins with Saran Wrap, using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop and scoop mixture into cups forming a nest shape for the 3 malted milk Easter eggs to rest inside the chocolate noodle nest.

Allow the nests to set before adding the eggs.

See Our Spring into Easter Tablescape

Enjoy!

Lindy

Fondue Party

~ lindy

See Smoked Gouda Fondue

See Easy Queso

See Pablano Artichoke Dip

 Ghirardelli  White Dipping Wafers (Sam’s Club or Wal-Mart)

Ghirardelli  Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers (Sam’s Club or Wal-Mart)

We Sliced a Baguette and Cubed the Angel Food Cake (both purchased from Wal-Mart)

See Strawberry Rice Cereal Treats

Mini Bella Mushrooms, sliced in half and 2 small Zucchini, sliced

Peppered Bacon, cut in half and cooked

We used soft tortillas, so individuals could make their own quesadilla if desired

See Shrimp Cocktail Dip

Little Smokies

4 Rib Eye Steaks Seasoned with salt and pepper and seared 3 to 4 minutes (seared 2 at a time) in/on a very hot large cast iron skillet (We used the skillet from cooking the bacon, drain off the bacon grease out of the skillet and then re-add 3 tablespoons.) Allow seared steaks to rest 3 or 4 minutes on a plate covered with foil, then cube steaks and cook on low in a crock pot with cooking liner for 2  hours until very tender but not falling apart.  Note:  Check on them a couple of times in crock pot while cooking.

5 to 6 Frozen Chicken Breasts, seasoned with seasoned salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes in a large stainless steel frying pan with lid and add 3-4 tablespoons extra light olive.  Cook on medium heat covered for 15 minutes or so until meat  is thawed and just starting to cook.  Then with kitchen sheers cut the breasts into cubes and place lid back on the frying  pan and cook until done, allowing the moisture to evaporate so you get browning on the pieces of chicken, now deglaze the pan with 3 tablespoons of water and serve or keep warm  in a crock pot.

We Blanched (In a stock pot with Boiling water (Each variety of vegetable blanched and water bath separately) and then plunged them into ice-cold water bath.)  Asparagus 2 minutes, Cauliflower 2- 3 minutes and broccoli 2 to 3 minutes.

Also see Sugar Cookie Dippers

Enjoy!

Lindy