Week 5 - A day of appetizers!

After eating a big brunch with my family today, we weren't in the mood for anything too big to eat.  I thought making a bunch of finger foods would be a good idea for today's blog.

Dish #1 - Pigs in a Blanket
Now some of you may already have this easy recipe in your routine, but not me!  I wanted to do the Pigs in a Blanket myself instead of buying them premade at the grocery store. My mom suggested doing it this way.  What you will need: 1 package of cresent rolls (pillsbury from the store is good),  5-6 hot dogs, cheese (optional). Unroll the cresent rolls and cut each triangle in half (you should have 16 triangles).

Next, take the hotdogs and cut them into thirds so that you have smaller pieces to fit into the triangles. Roll up the hotdogs into the cresent rolls and place on a cookie sheet.  If you want to put cheese into some of these, put the cheese down on the cresents first and then roll the hotdog. ***Follow temperature and baking time on package***

Make sure to bake until golden brown.  Serve with either mustard or ketchup and enjoy!!!

Dish #2 - Turkey Nachos

My mom made a turkey for dinner on Friday, so there was tons of turkey left over.  I wanted to find something fun to make with the turkey and found this super easy recipe for Turkey Nachos online http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Turkey-Nachos. You will need 1 can of condensed cream of cheddar cheese soup, 3/4 cup salsa and 1 cup cubed turkey (you can use chicken too!). Don't forget to pick up your favorite bag of tortilla chips at the store for this recipe!

Mix the soup and salsa together in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and stir in the turkey (I think you can use more than 1 cup if you want to).  Cook until it is heated through and serve. The trick to this was keeping it warm after taking it off the stove. Maybe try serving this in a casserole dish so you can reheat as needed.

Dish #3 - Rye Rounds

My mom used to make this appetizer for a lot of get togethers, but I totatlly forgot about it until now!! 

What you will need: 1 party rye (or anytype of ryebread), 1/3 cup grated parmesan, 3/4 cup mayo, 1/2 cup chopped onion.

Mix the parmesan, mayo and onion together. Spread onto rye rounds evenly. 

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for approximately 10-12 minutes until spread is bubbly and lightly browned. Serve and Enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed appetizer week #5!!!  We definintely enjoyed eating all of these goodies and hope you to do :)