Recipes - Entertaining
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Mini Feta and Artichoke Tarts
The ingredients are exotic, there’s almost no preparation -- what's not to like?
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Orange Pomegranate Cocktail
This cocktail is pretty to look at and pretty fun to drink!
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BLT Dip
Here's an easy-as-pie dip with the flavors of our all-time favorite summer sandwich.
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Guatemalan-Style Rice
This rice pilaf is inspired by a Guatemalan recipe that Alicia’s girls ate daily when they visited Antigua, Guatemala, several years ago.
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Chocolate Cherry Tart
Use a cherry pitter to speed you through the prep process of this glorious tart.
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Stuffed Cheese Bread
Refrigerated dough is the secret to making this rich and yummy appetizer bread fast, too!
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Mrs. McDaniel's Southern Potato Salad
When I first tasted this potato salad two decades ago, I thought it was the best on the planet. My husband said: “This elevates potato salad to a whole new dimension.”
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Herb Chicken Sliders with Raspberry Mustard
Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist: Fresh French bread slices hold chicken patties and a hint of raspberry mustard in mini buger sandwiches.
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Pillsbury Bake-Off's Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups
Sue Compton of Delanco, N.J., won first for her Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups in the Sweet Treats Pillsbury Bake-Off category.
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Pillsbury Bake-Off's Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets
Niki Plourde of Gardner, Mass., won the Breakfast & Brunches category for her Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets in the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off.
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Pillsbury Bake-Off's Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets
In the Entertaining Appetizers category of the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off, Evelyn Henderson took first place for her Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets.
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Deviled Eggs
Perhaps the deviled egg’s popularity lies in the fact that it is such a simple, comforting food. They’re simple to make ahead and pop into the refrigerator hours before serving.
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One-Bowl Chocolate Fudge
This recipe comes from Kraft Creative Kitchens. It's incredibly flexible and quick to make the perfect home-crafted Valentine!
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Chantilly Cream
Use Chantilly Cream to top chocolate custard, Apple Betty, chocolate bread pudding or any gooey dessert.
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Chocolate Custard with Chantilly Cream
This rich dessert will remind you of caramel cream custard -- only chocolate. Yum!
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Bacon-Wrapped Cornish Hens with Corn Couscous
Here's an elegant party recipe that's easy enough for two on a weeknight. Double or triple to your delight.
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Black-eyed Pea Salad
This salad with black-eye peas and ham is perfect for a New Year's Day lunch -- or any day of the year.
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Cranberry-Pineapple Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Here's a wonderfully simple, yet sophisticated entree for entertaining -- or any time!
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Marmalade-Glazed Ham
A glazed ham is a wonderful thing to have on hand for the holidays!
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Microwave Cashew Brittle
Here’s one of our fastest and favorite holiday food gifts. Think peanut brittle, only way better!
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Angel Slices from Joy of Cooking
This classic bar cookie from Joy of Cooking is Guest Blogger Liza Gyllenhaal's favorite Christmas confection.
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Mountain Apple Compote
This simple compote lets the goodness of apples flavor everything from pancakes to French toast to delicate crepes.
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Easy Spiced Stewed Apples
Every fall we start falling for apples all over again. After the pies are baked, we start looking for yet another recipe to make the most of this glorious bounty. This is it!
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Roasted Garlic Artichoke Dip
This is everyone's favorite artichoke-cheese party dip revved up a bit with roasted garlic. It's a YUM!
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Pan-seared Sea Scallops with Pear-infused Balsamic Reduction
When this recipe ran in our Desperation Dinners newspaper column we got tons of fan mail. This recipe will make you a star!
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Black Bean-Red Pepper Salad with Shrimp
Whether you serve it as a side dish or a main, this hearty, low-fat salad will hit the spot.
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Three-Cheese Broccoli Quiche
Lighter on the egg and emphasizing the trio of cheeses, our broccoli quiches will turn any brunch into a special occasion.
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Banana Bread Pudding
Banana bread pudding is a delicious combination of traditional bread pudding and another traditional dessert -- hot banana pudding. Serve this hybrid pudding warm with vanilla ice cream and our Rich Caramel Sauce.
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Classic Hummus
Prepared hummus is available in the deli of larger supermarkets, but it’s very quick (and more delicious) to make your own.
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Hot Fudge Sauce
This is ice cream parlor hot fudge sauce at its best!
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Peach Season Cobbler with Flax
Take advantage of summer's ripe peaches with this delicious and easy cobbler. The flax gives it a little something extra!
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Steak Diane with Egg Noodles
Traditional Steak Diane is prepared tableside in a flourish – butter, tenderloin, cream, brandy and a burst of flames. Here's a slightly lightened version that's quick and easy.
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Garlic Parmesan Pita Chips
Homemade pita chips are an easy and economical treat. The results are simply fantastic. Use them to scoop hummus or even to take the place of crackers.
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Strawberry-Feta Side Salad
Here's the perfect go-to side salad -- a little bit dressy but oh-so-easy. And it goes with practically everything.
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Ciabatta, Chicken and Cheese Sandwich “To Go”
This is our go-to sandwich when times call for “to go.” We’ve tried to cover all the bases – safety, health, transport and taste.
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Petra’s Guacamole
Guacamole recipes abound, but this is Alicia's personal favorite recipe because it came from a special friend in Mexico. To say this recipe is authentic is putting it mildly.
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Pineapple-Banana Frozen Salad Cups
Remember those frozen “salads” from the ‘50ies that combined fruit, nuts, sour cream and, more often than not, mayonnaise?
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Peachy Peach Daiquiris
From the TGIF department comes this amazing Fresh Peach Daiquiri. It's our newest "signature" after-work cocktail. Just add friends.
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Turkey Provolone Wraps
With or without the avocado, this turkey wrap is sensational.
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Crab and Artichoke Appetizer Pizza
This appetizer pizza is essentially topped with a jazzed-up version of an old Junior League cookbook standby – artichoke dip. It's decadent and delicious.
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Mango and Tomato Salsa
This quick salsa can go just about anywhere and go with just about anything.
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Amazing Steaks
A steak that has a man begging for it every week? A recipe that has three ingredients? In our Humble Opinion, it doesn’t get any better than this!
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Peaches and Cream Trifle
A mix of peaches and creamy pudding with cake and juicy fruit fresh from the orchard -- what’s not to love?
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Pineapple Salsa for Summer
There’s nothing like an exotic salsa to brighten up a meal. We especially like this pineapple version, adapted from Desperation Dinners!
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Sangria for Summer
A pitcher of sangria and a group of friends to share it with? Sounds like summer.
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My Original Mojito
Here's one recipe you won't mind perfecting -- and adding your personal panache. Let us know how it turns out.
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Pan-Seared Tenderloin with Bearnaise Sauce
Steaks already are special, but this Microwave Bearnaise Sauce sends them over the top.
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Crème Custards (Individual), with Berries
We never thought we could turn out the creamy smooth crème custards you find in restaurants until we tried this recipe, featured in Desperation Entertaining!
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Shoney’s Strawberry Pie
Alicia found this version of The Unofficial Shoney's Strawberry Pie in her grandmother’s recipe box. Making the glaze yourself is easy to master and so much better than store-bought.
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Banana Pecan Mini Loaves
The genius in Banana Pecan Mini Loaves is four loaves (three for gifts and one to keep) with just 20 minutes of mixing. Fresh banana bread from your own oven? A great gift!
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