Easy appetizers?

bruschetta:
chopped tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper
serve on little toasts

bowl of olives
nice bread with a dish of olive oil with a little salt and pepper

fritatta:
eggs and chopped asparagus
salt and pepper
oil in skillet. cook and flip - yum!
cut like a little pie

warm brie with crackers

fresk mozzerella cut into bite size pieces wrapped with prociutto and drizzled with balsamic vinagerette.

Cheese & cracker tray with some grapes

Thanks guys!!

Shrimp cocktail is always easy.

I also have a recipe for a warm goat cheese salad which is easy and can be prepared in advance. Here it is

1 log goat cheese (available in Costco cheap)
mixed lettuce greens
good season's Italian dressing package made according to package with balsamic vinegar and olive oil
1 egg
breadcrumbs

Slice Goat Cheese and form into small rounds (roll around in hands and flatten - similar to making a hamburger). Sometimes goat cheese is hard to cut w/o it sticking to the knife, dental floss works really well as a substitute for a knife.

Dip goat cheese rounds in egg then in breadcrumbs. You can do this ahead of time and place the rounds in the fridge until ready to warm.

To prepare salad, wash greens, heat goat cheese in 250 degree oven for 5 minutes. Place greens on plate, top with goat cheese rounds and add dressing.

I also make a crab cake salad from Bon Appetit, if you buy the crabmeat in the can at Costco it is really good and has little cartiledge to pick through. Here is the recipe link.



Good Luck with the dinner party! Crab Cakes with Lemon Vinegarette

Wow, thanks soon2bMrs!!

Jess2 - no problem I love to cook and I am always on the prowl for good recipes, especially ones that can be made in advance so that you can spend the more time with your guests.

Spinach dip

Ingredients


1 cup mayonnaise
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 (1.8 ounce) box dry leek soup mix
1/2 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 (1 pound) loaf round sourdough bread


Directions
1 In a medium bowl, mix together mayonnaise, sour cream, dry leek soup mix, water chestnuts and chopped spinach. Chill in the refrigerator 6 hours, or overnight.
2 Remove top and interior of sourdough bread. Fill with mayonnaise mixture. Tear removed bread chunks into pieces for dipping.