This week we held “Saturday Splurge: Hors D’oeuvres Edition” and were joined by Gillian and Deborah.
Anyone who knows me knows that an hors d’oeuvres dinner is kind of a dream situation for me. Dips, there were so many dips…Also, anyone who knows me knows that I’ve inherited my mother’s ability to worry endlessly about whether there will be enough food, the right mix of food, and an appropriate number of options which translates into an inabilty to make a normal amount of food for any gathering. Tonight was no exception. Behold, the mostly mayonnaise-based (and yes, it was a Saturday splurge, so only real mayonnaise would do) feast:
Granny’s sausage balls (Sausage, cheese, and Bisquick–how could this be anything less than fantastic? Plus, it always reminds me of my Granny, which makes it that much better!):
Jalapeno Popper Spread (Discovered this on Allrecipes.com–super simple and only cooks for 3 minutes in the microwave, lots of mayonnaise is involved.):
Herbed Cheese Puffs (Also from Allrecipes.com: biscuit pieces topped with a mixture of (you guessed it) mayonnaise, parmesan and romano cheeses, oregano, basil, chopped green onions, and garlic salt–AWESOME!):
Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip (Another hit from Allrecipes.com — I believe the site calls it : Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip II, but I felt that the II would be confusing because we didn’t have a I. Mayonnaise was a star player in this scene as well.):
Bacon-Wrapped Scallops (Okay, so I sort of cheated on this one and bought them already prepared, but I have good reasons. #1–Matt has talked forever about wanting to learn to make these and how he could eat nothing but bacon-wrapped scallops, and then he usually morphs into a soliloquy about how everything would be better wrapped in bacon (not that I disagree, mind you) and then…well…I lose my train of thought — kinda like I just did just then. #2–We needed another protein-based hors d’oeuvre to round things out. #3 (and this one is kind of key)–They were BOGO at Publix this week. Don’t judge–they were delicious.
A good time was had by all (or, at least, Matt and I had a good time — I really shouldn’t assume that Deborah and Gillian had a good time — but I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch).
One additional bit of advice (and this is very important): All of these dishes are excellent but I do not, I repeat, I DO NOT recommend eating them all at once. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing (who knew?). The upside is that I’m now craving unadorned vegetables…