{"id":617598,"date":"2009-12-31T15:14:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T20:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=137604"},"modified":"2009-12-31T15:14:08","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T20:14:08","slug":"fun-appetizers-for-gatherings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/617598","title":{"rendered":"Fun Appetizers for Gatherings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s usually much more fun to make your own appetizers than to buy them! A good party appetizer should be stimulating visually as well as to the mouth. It&#8217;s a tasty speck that leaves you wanting more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many appetizers to make<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re throwing a late-night (after dinner) party, you&#8217;ll probably only need around 7 appetizers per person each hour. For parties during the dinner hour that don&#8217;t include a meal, prepare around 13 appetizers for each person per hour. Lunch-time party guests will probably eat around 11 appetizers.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137616\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/appetizer-recipe.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Say cheese\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some fun appetizer ideas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apple lovers might like a <a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/Recipe\/fresh-apple-salsa\/Detail.aspx\">fresh apple salsa<\/a> with ginger, walnuts and cilantro, available at allrecipes.com. Serve it with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/bakingdelights\/tie-dyed-tortilla-chips\/\">tie-dyed tortilla chips<\/a> from Baking Delights.<\/p>\n<p>The Pioneer Woman Cooks! is sharing her recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/thepioneerwoman.com\/cooking\/2009\/12\/phyllo-mushroom-bundles\/\">Phyllo mushroom bundles<\/a>, and recommends Wendy&#8217;s recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/thepioneerwoman.com\/tasty-kitchen\/recipes\/appetizers-and-snacks\/bacon-wrapped-pineapple-bites\/\">bacon-wrapped pineapple bits<\/a> at Tasty Kitchen. Speaking of bacon, an allrecipes.com user shared a recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/Recipe\/Bacon-Cheddar-Deviled-Eggs\/Detail.aspx\">bacon cheddar deviled eggs<\/a> &#8211; a yum treat for special gatherings. Or maybe <a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/Recipe\/Cajun-Deviled-Eggs\/Detail.aspx\">Cajun deviled eggs<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/Recipe\/Garlic-Deviled-Eggs\/Detail.aspx\">garlic deviled eggs<\/a> are more your thing?<\/p>\n<p>For a traditional New Year&#8217;s food used in an appetizer, go for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/paula-deen\/black-eyed-pea-dip-recipe\/index.html\">black-eyed pea dip<\/a> from Paula Deen at Food Network.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to include meatballs with a flair, try out Southern Plate&#8217;s recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernplate.com\/2009\/10\/puff-pastry-meatball-marinara-bites.html\">puff pastry meatball marinara bites.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a sweet appetizer, do something totally unusual: Make a <a href=\"http:\/\/japaneserecipesinusa.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/anko-sweet-red-bean-paste.html\">sweet red bean paste<\/a> to go with rice cakes! <a href=\"http:\/\/japaneserecipesinusa.blogspot.com\/\">Japanese Recipes for U.S. Kitchens<\/a> tells you how. Or how about some (wow) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafenilson.com\/2009\/01\/chocolate-rolls\/\">chocolate rolls<\/a>? That yummy recipe using bittersweet chocolate is available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafenilson.com\/\">Cafe Nilson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sxc.hu\/photo\/1105313\">stock.xchng<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/fun-appetizers-for-gatherings\/\">Fun Appetizers for Gatherings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s usually much more fun to make your own appetizers than to buy them! A good party appetizer should be stimulating visually as well as to the mouth. It&#8217;s a tasty speck that leaves you wanting more. How many appetizers to make? If you&#8217;re throwing a late-night (after dinner) party, you&#8217;ll probably only need around [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":288,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-617598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2AFg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/288"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}