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Dippable Appetizer with Kraft Anything Dressing

Home Entertaining

I’ll admit that I do a lot of entertaining in my home.  Whether it’s a “Mom’s Night Out” party or family gathering, I love to share food and time with the people I care about the most.

The fact is, I’m not a “chips and dip” kind of gal.  I can’t set out a bag of potato chips and then call it a party.

At the same time, I’m a busy on-the-go mom with a lot on my plate (pun intended).  Therefore, I’m always looking for delicious and classy appetizers that are easy to prepare in very little time.

Reuben Appetizer

Reuben Dips with Kraft Thousand Island Anything Dressing

Easy and Delicious Appetizers

While shopping for an upcoming get-together, Walmart was hosting demonstrations for Kraft Anything Dressing to use in dippable appetizers.  Prior to the demonstration, I had never really thought of Kraft Dressing for anything but salads.

But the demonstration got me to thinking; and I quickly came up with the idea for my Reuben Dips.  I grabbed a bottle of Kraft Thousand Island Anything Dressing then headed off to the deli for some shaved pastrami and Swiss cheese.  After swinging by the bakery section for some mini bread sticks, I was set for a visually inspiring and delicious snack for my friends… not to mention, easy.

Kraft Anything Dressing

Shopping at Walmart for party food and supplies

 

Kraft Anything Dressing in Thousand Island

For more photos from my shopping trip to Walmart, check out my Google+ photo album here.

 

The Recipe

If you’re hosting a party or family gathering, here’s my recipe for Reuben Dips that is sure to not disappoint.

Reuben Dips using Kraft Anything Dressing in Thousand Island

 

Reuben Dips Recipe:

Ingredients:

  1. Kraft Pourable Anything Dressing- Thousand Island
  2. Shaved Deli Pastrami- 1/2 pound
  3. Swiss Cheese- 1/2 pound
  4. Mini Bread Sticks (the perfect ones are found in the salad dressing isle close by Kraft Dressings)
  5. Spring Salad Mix (optional)

Ingredients

Directions:

  1. Slice cheese into strips
  2. Wrap a cheese slice around the tip of the bread stick
  3. Wrap a slice of pastrami over the cheese; the pastrami is moist enough to stick
  4. Spread salad mix over plate
  5. Place each wrapped bread stick on top of the salad
  6. Pour dressing into dipping bowl
  7. Serve

Kraft Anything Dressing in Thousand Island

 

Dip!

 

To find out if there is a demonstration at Walmart in your are for Kraft Anything Dressing, visit In Store Now.  And, to find more recipe ideas, follow Kraft on Twitter at @KraftDressing or on Facebook.

 

I am a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and Kraft #cbias #socialfabric.

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Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Ingredients

  • Cantaloup- cut into small chunks
  • Proscuitto- 1/2 – 1 lb
  • Figs- Fresh, quartered or dried figs
  • Balsamic Vinegar
  • Toothpicks

Instructions

  1. Wrap cantaloup and fig together with prosciutto secured with a toothpick
  2. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar before serving or serve with a dipping bowl of balsamic vinegar
https://tonispilsbury.com/prosciutto-with-melon-and-fig/

 

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig.  Can you get more old-school Italian than this decadent appetizer?

In fact, I believe the proper way to pronounce “prosciutto” in Italian is to leave off the “o” sound at the end with just an ever so slight “t” sound.  It sounds like “pro-shoo…..t“.

Not to mention, it makes a beautiful appetizer.

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Here’s a photo tutorial for this simple recipe.  And for a short story about my favorite summertime appetizers: Summer No-Cook Appetizers

Ingredients:

  1. Cantaloup- cut into small chunks
  2. Proscuitto- 1/2 – 1 lb
  3. Figs- Fresh, quartered or dried figs
  4. Balsamic Vinegar
  5. Toothpicks

Directions:

Wrap cantaloup and fig together with prosciutto and secure with a toothpick.  Drizzle with balsamic vinegar before serving or serve with a dipping bowl of balsamic vinegar.

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Figs

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Prosciutto

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Sliced Fig

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

Delicious

 

For another delicious summer appetizer, check out Caprese Salad.

Caprese Salad By Toni Spilsbury The Organized Cook

Caprese Salad- Summer Appetizers Made Simple

 

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Spooky Guacamole-Blog Linky

Easy Halloween Appetizer

On busy nights like Halloween I love to have food prepared for quick and easy entertaining.  With four kids, Halloween is too busy a day to be chopping, cooking or baking.  So anything I can make that is both festive and simple is at the top of my list for easy Halloween Appetizers like Spooky Guacamole.

Spooky Guacamole

Ingredients:

  1. Wholly Guacamole– 1 package, any flavor
  2. Pimiento-Stuffed Manzanilla Olives- 1 jar
  3. Tortilla Chips
Halloween easy appetizer

Spooky Guacamole with Wholly Guacamole

 

Halloween easy appetizer

Halloween easy appetizer

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Summer No-Cook Appetizers

My favorite summer appetizers for parties, weekend guests or just hanging with the girls are Caprese Salad and Prosciutto with Melon & Fig.

First of all, who wants to slave over a stove during the summer months for a snack, especially here in the desert.  And, especially when the most fabulous summer appetizers require no sauteing, marinating or baking.  What’s best of all, these tasty treats can be made in advance to serve when the time is right.

So, when I received a phone call from mother-in-law asking for wine and recipe ideas for her guests, I quickly chose Caprese Salad and Prosciutto with Melon and Fig.

Here’s a short story about why I chose these favorites.

My husband and I are not mormon, but he grew up in the faith and his mother is still active in the mormon church.  Although I’m not involved in the church, she and I still still have so much in common personally including gardening and cooking.

What sparked the phone call from her this particular day was the news that some old friends of her husband from New York (whom she had never met) were set to arrive this weekend for a visit.  In an effort to make their visit comfortable and pleasant, she asked her new Italian friends if they had any food requests for their visit.  “Red wine and watermelon” was the response.

So, before she set out to purchase a bottle of wine (for the first time in her life), she thought it would be a good idea to get some suggestions.  After I offered some simple and versatile Zin suggestions, it was on to the food.

Caprese Salad.  Easy.  Delicious.  Beautiful.  And what better way to take advantage of her summer garden basil.  By assembling it in a gorgeous arrangement the night before, she need only pull it out when her guests arrive and drizzle a little olive oil and vinegar over it.

Caprese Salad

Caprese Salad

Next?  Prosciutto with Melon and Fig because you can’t get more old-school Italian than that.  And the fact that it too makes an aesthetically pleasing presentation doesn’t hurt either.

Email the recipes you ask?  I’ll do even better than that!  Here it is, photos and all because, well… that’s how I role now.

Prosciutto with Fig and Melon

Prosciutto with Fig and Melon

 

For recipes: Caprese Salad & Prosciutto with Melon and Fig

 

 

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