Valentine's Day Romantic Appetizers

 

Valentine's Day Bacon and Smoked Oysters
Categories: Appetizers, Seafood
 
      2 cn Smoked oysters
    1/4 c  Light vegetable oil
    1/2 lb Bacon strips
     40    Round wooden toothpicks
      3 tb Garlic, minced
 
Cut bacon strips in thirds.
 
Wrap a bacon slice around each oyster and place a toothpick  through to hold it in place.
 
In a medium skillet, heat oil, and add garlic.
 
Cook wrapped oysters in oil until bacon is crisp.
 
Remove from pan and drain on a paper towel to drain.

 

 

Valentine's Day Blue Cheese and Walnuts Appetizers
Categories: Appetizers, Cheese

      1 c  Walnuts
      1 c  Crumbled blue cheese
      1    Egg beaten with 1 tb water
 
Just chop 1 cup of walnuts (depending on the size of brie you need to cover) and stir into 1 cup crumbled blue cheese.  Press onto the top of the brie and carefully wrap a sheet of thawed puff pastry dough  (Roll out to size needed).

Use fingers wet with cold water to seal underside of pastry. Cut off excess to make cut-outs and adhere to top of brie with a little cold water.

Brush with egg mixture.

Bake on a cookie sheet covered with baking parchment in a 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes until golden. (Parchment makes it simple to transfer brie to serving dish.)

Let Baked Brie stand for 20-30 Min. before cutting to let it firm up a little.

 

 

Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
Categories: Chicken, Appetizers
 
      6 tb Butter or margarine
    1/4 c  Hot pepper sauce
           Vegetable oil for frying
     18    Chicken wings, disjointed, tips discarded
Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce:
    1/4 lb Blue cheese, Roquefort or Gorgonzola
    1/2 c  Mayonnaise
    1/2 c  Sour cream
      1 tb Lemon juice
      1 tb Wine vinegar
              Hot pepper sauce to taste

Melt butter in a small saucepan. Add hot sauce and remove from the heat.

In a large frying pan or deep-fat fryer, heat 1" of oil to 375. Fry wings in batches without crowding until golden brown, 12 1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

Brush wings with spicy butter. Serve warm with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce.

For Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce:
 
In small bowl, mash the blue cheese, leaving some small lumps. Whisk in the mayonnaise until blended. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, wine vinegar, and hot pepper sauce; whisk until well blended.

Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve

 

 

Valentine's Day Caviar Heart Kisses
Categories: Appetizers, Seafood

      1 sm Cucumber, scrubbed and trimmed
    1/3 c  Sour Cream
      1 ts Dried dill weed
           Freshly ground black pepper to taste
      1    Jar red salmon caviar
           Fresh dill sprigs
      8    Thin slices whole-wheat bread
           Butter or margarine

Slice cucumber into 1/4-inch rounds.

In a small bowl, combine sour cream, dried dill and pepper. Place one teaspoon of the sour cream mixture on each cucumber slice. Garnish each with about 1/2 teaspoon caviar and a dill sprig.

Cut bread slices with heart-shaped cookie cutter. Toast and butter. Place cucumber slices in center of serving plate and surround with toast hearts.

 

 

Cheddar and Broccoli Valentine's Day Appetizers
Categories: Cheese, Appetizers
 
     10 oz Frozen chopped broccoli*
      8 oz Whole kernal corn; drained
    1/4 c  Onion; chopped
    1/2 c  Walnuts; coarsely chopped
    1/2 c  Milk
    1/4 c  Butter; melted
      2    Eggs
    1/2 c  Bisquick
    1/4 ts Garlic salt
      1 c  Cheddar cheese; shredded
 
*Thawed and drained.
Heat oven to 375.  Grease a 9x9x2" pan.

Mix broccoli, corn, onion and walnuts. Place in  pan.

Beat milk, butter, eggs, bisquick and garlic salt until smooth, 15 seconds. in blender on high, stopping blender frequently to scrape sides if necessary, or 1 minute. with electric mixer on high. Pour evenly into pan.

Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, 23-25 minutes.; sprinkle with cheese.

Bake until cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes longer. cool 30 minutes.

Cut into triangles or squares. Makes 30 appetizers.

 

 

Valentine's Day Cheese and Sausage Snacks
Categories: Pork, Cheese, Appetizers, Meats
 
      1    Roll Sausage Meat
     1    Spanish Onion, finely chopped
      1 lb Grated Cheddar Cheese
      3 c  Bisquick
   3/4 c  Milk

Blend sausage meat and onion in blender. Add the cheddar, bisquick, and milk and mix well.

Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet

Bake at 425 Degrees Fahreneheit for 10 -15 minutes or until browned.

This is a QUICK and DELICIOUS Valentine's Day snack.

 

 

Clam Stuffed Mushroom Caps (valentines day)
Categories: Appetizers
 
    1/2 c  Butter
      2 lb Mushrooms, 1-1/2" to 2" in diameter
      1 c  Minced clams, with liquid
      1    Clove garlic, minced
    1/2 c  Dried bread crumbs
    1/3 c  Parsley, chopped
    3/4 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Ground black pepper
           Lemon juice

Melt butter in sauce pan.

Remove and dice mushrooms stems. Dip mushroom caps in butter and place, rounded side down, on a rack on a cookie sheet.

Drain clams and reserve liquid.

In melted butter, saute mushrooms stems and garlic. Add clam liquid and simmer until mushroom stems are tender. Remove from heat and stir in the bread crumbs, parsley, salt and pepper.

Spoon mixture into mushroom caps. Broil about 6 " from heat for about 8 minutes, until mushrooms are tender and tops are lightly browned.

Sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice on each and serve hot.

 

 

Valentine's Day Crunchy Stuffed Eggs
Categories: Eggs, Appetizers
 
      6    Eggs, hard-cooked
    1/4 c  Sour cream
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Pepper, coarsely ground
      1 ts Parsley flakes
      2    Bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
           Paprika
      6    Pimiento-stuffed olives, halved
 
Peel eggs; slice in half lengthwise, and carefully remove yolks. Mash yolks and stir in sour cream, salt, pepper, and parsley flakes; mix until smooth. Stir in bacon.

Stuff egg whites with yolk mixture; sprinkle with paprika, and top with an olive half.

 

 

Crustless Quiche for Valentine's Day
 Categories: Appetizers, Eggs
 
    1/4 lb Butter
    1/2 c  Flour
      6    Eggs
      1 c  Milk
      3 oz Cream cheese, softened
      2 c  Cottage cheese
      1 lb Monterey jack cheese, cubed
      1 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Salt
      1 ts Sugar
 
Melt butter in small saucepan, add flour and cook until smooth.

Beat eggs, add milk, cheeses, baking powder, salt, sugar and butter-flour mixture. Stir until well blended. Pour into well greased 9x13x2" pan.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

 

 

Valentine's Day Salmon Pate
Categories: Seafood, Appetizers
 
      8 oz Cream Cheese
      1 ts Horseradish
      1 tb Lemon Juice
      1 c  Cooked Salmon
      2 ts Minced Onion
      2 tb Chopped Fresh Parsley
    1/4 ts Liquid Smoke *
 
  * omit if smoked salmon is used.
Blend the cream cheese, horseradish, lemon juice, cooked salmon, onion, parsley, and liquid smoke in a mixing bowl.

Transfer mixture to a serving bowl; garnish with parsley sprigs.

Serve with party rye or crackers.

Makes 2 cups of salmon pate.

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