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Poll: Favorite Appetizers?
What is your all time favorite appetizer, either to serve others or to enjoy yourself?
Mine: Good, old fashioned meatballs in marinara sauce.
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Awww...I love some cocktail shrimp! Too bad my H is allergic...I love crab dip, too, but that's a no go with him around, too.
I love canapes, both making them and eating myself. Basically, the prettier it is on a plate, the more inclined I am to gravitate towards it.
Maybe this is regional (although I see you're in VA, so maybe not), but I had never heard of meatballs as an appetizer prior to coming on The Nest.
Lol, ditto this. If I remember right, OP is in VA because of her husband's job. My first thought when I read the post was "good old fashioned??" I'm familiar with Swedish meatballs (though I've only seen them served once) but I've never seen meatballs in marinara anywhere other than a plate of spaghetti
Should I go all regional, too? My favorite app these days is pepper jelly over cream cheese served with crackers. I know people who aren't familiar are thinking, "pepper? jelly?! cream cheese? ew!" lol because that was what I thought before I had it.
I also have a recipe for tomato basil parmesan tartlettes that's pretty fab.
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Actually, I was born and raised in VA. I live about 30 minutes from the town I grew up in. Meatballs, particularly in marinara sauce, are as common as ham biscuits here for appetizers. Perhaps it's more a VA thing than a southern thing.
Roasted Artichoke Dip - even though roasting takes longer, it is totally worth it.
Herbed Goat Cheese stuffed tomatoes - again takes a little time, but so yummy!
Some one on here turned me onto tomato blossoms. They are fabulous, but again, take a bit of time.
rumaki. Or really anything wrapped in bacon.
I'm also a big fan of a Paula Deen shrimp dip.
My favorite stupid simple app- 8 oz cream cheese, a container of Old English cheese, a tspish of garlic salt. Serve with bits of bagel
A year or so ago, a friend and I came up with the idea to use apple gouda chicken sausages for a pigs in the blanket type appetizer. We cut the sausages into thirds and used 1/3 of crescent triangle to wrap. They are delicious, so easy to make, and have become a fav in our circle. I made them for a family thing and now my sister's BF is hooked too!
And I love a good cheese plate, especially if it involves goat cheese and/or brie. I think I could live on cheese, fruit, and wine.
even after years of making it, I still love spinach artichoke dip (the hot kind, with spinach, mayo, cream cheese, Italian blend cheese, etc.)
I'm a big fan of a layered goat cheese/cream cheese spread where you do a cheese layer, a pesto layer, another cheese layer and then sundried tomatoes. So good.
Shrimp cocktail is another big favorite.
Buffalo Chicken dip
Cream cheese, blue cheese dressing, Frank's Hot Wing Sauce, shredded chicken, shredded cheese and baked in the oven (not the slow cooker!)
...so healthy
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