Flash Round: NYE appetizers you can make after coming home from work at 10pm

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I have one night to prep NYE apps.
I have one idea in mind which I will execute. Truffled Chicken Liver Deviled Eggs

What else might you suggest since I’ve been getting home at 10:30pm and waking at 5am to go to work? I have one night left.

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Considering you have little time on your hands, here’s a few ideas:

Stuffed Peppadews.
Found these at Cost Plus. Fill with Goat Cheese and top w chives.
Marilyn Sherman brought these (pictured) to my home for a party and they were great! The peppadews are smoky and spicy, but not hot (good combo with the goat cheese). Also, they are cute:

in addition:

Stuffed Mushrooms.

Papaya wrapped in Prosciutto (balsamic optional)

Burrata drizzled with olive oil

Ceviche/seafood salad on endive

Good luck and Have a Happy New Year!! [cheers.gif]

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make polenta that morning before work and chill on a cookie sheet, 3/4 inc thick. When you get in cut into squares and sauté mushrooms then put atop the polenta and drizzle with white truffle oil

make a foccacia earlier. use any of the toppings you could imagine not limited to: roasted peppers and onion, olive oil and kosher salt, sun dried tomatoes olives and capers. cut and serve room temp

Its early. let me think of more after coffee

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Figs stuffed with pate.

Dates wrapped in Serrano and/or prosciutto.

Small tub of “creeme freesh” (to quote South Park) mixed with some sturgeon roe; serve the best chips you can splurge on alongside.

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Yeah, hit the 7-11 on the way home… [snort.gif]

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Or just tweak a jar of Ragu marinara sauce with a bit of Stoli and serve it as vodka sauce; serve it with homemade grissini from a bag. Semi-homemade baby! neener [middle-finger.gif]

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Jules stuffs a date w a pecan wraps w prosciutto and pops in a medium oven. Those things fly at parties

Make crab cakes tonight chill and fry them tomorrow

If you have a grill, do frenched lamb lollypops using giada’s marinade.

Trader joes jalapeño hummus w naan or pita

Thaw some king crab legs serve chilled w homemade cocktail sauce

Filet mignon…coat w oil and some Montreal or other peppery steak seasoning, sear to get a crust but still raw in middle. Chill but dont seal in plastic or the meat will sweat off its coating while you are at work. Slice and serve cold w creamy horseradish.

Some duck rillette or pate w cornichones and mustard and good baguette makes itself

Ditto good cheeses and baguette.

For a family nye party we got good bagels, lox, pastrami, corned beef, turkey, bermude onion, tomato, capers, creme cheeses etc. And we set up with a cheap toaster oven where folks made their own.

Good luck. Don’t stress

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this one always gets raves:

Crabbies
1 stick butter, softened
1 can crab, drained
1 jar Kraft Old English Cheese Spread
1 tsp mayonnaise
garlic powder

mix and spread over English muffin halves, cutting each English muffin half into 4 more pieces.
Bake on cookie sheet till golden brown and bubbling. Serve immediately.

alan

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I’m sorry I didn’t see this sooner. The brick of cream cheese smothered with jalapeno jelly is always a big hit. rolleyes

Had it been me I would have made a smoked salmon cheesecake a couple of days before but I understand why that might not have been an option. Tell us what you went with. I’m curious.

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A wedge of Humboldt Fog.
A wedge of Fiscalini San Joaquin Gold.
Truffled chicken liver mousse deviled eggs.

The eggs were a huge hit and went very well with the Vilmart Rubis. I topped them with a very fine slice of scallion and a flake or two of Murray River Sea Salt.

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Ricca, you used the wrong serving piece for the eggs. This one doubles as a handy carrier.

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Which Gravner… did you drink?

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Josko ~ though I don’t recall the vintage. A friend brought it.

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I am very familier with the Gravner line… I was just curious in the vintage.