hot thanksgiving appetizers, STAT!

Why now?

I simply must prepare now

Shoot for the charcoot! Everyone abides it!

Make some goddamn sausage balls!

Shaushage ballsh.

I need a good appetizer to take also. He should be within 10 years of my age and be able to not talk about inappropriate things in front of my parents.

r4, middle class but they seem like they'd disappear pretty quickly with some alcohol being drunk

I'm putting out my homemade giardiniera.

Spinach balls! Most people like them and a non meat option.

Brie/pecan/cranberry puff pastry bites are always a hit.

Mini crabcakes.

both r9 and r10 sound feasible

Ina says if you're facing a big meal it's best that the appetizers are light. Fruits, nuts, something like fresh figs, grapes, and perhaps some cheeses.

I also want to take a moment to suggest the recipe I saw and now I cannot find: You take pears, cut in half, core, and stuff their hole with blue cheese and crushed walnuts. roast them in the oven for a short time, the cheese will melt and be gooey, and then serve them. You'll need a small plate because this is not finger food. (Does this post seem sexual to anyone else?)

Hire an oyster shucker.

My sister made this brie cheese wrapped in puff pastry (store-bought), then baked. You can put some fruit or jellies and jams on the side.

[quote] Ina says if you're facing a big meal it's best that the appetizers are light. Fruits, nuts, something like fresh figs, grapes, and perhaps some cheeses.

Ina's probably eating heavy appetizers like the one I just described.

R15 I love the brie suggestion! Bake brie is a favorite and it is sooo easy. You take a round of brie (Costco has them much cheaper than the grocery store) and wrap it in a sheet of store bought puff pastry, including topping of your choice. I always brown some pecans in butter and sugar, and pour them over the brie add dried cranberries. There are so many variations you can do.

Hallypeener poppers

[quote]I also want to take a moment to suggest the recipe I saw and now I cannot find: You take pears, cut in half, core, and stuff their hole with blue cheese and crushed walnuts. roast them in the oven for a short time, the cheese will melt and be gooey, and then serve them. You'll need a small plate because this is not finger food. (Does this post seem sexual to anyone else?)

Leave my hole alone, perv!

HOle in ONE

A hot appetizer isn’t really feasible on Thanksgiving when the oven is occupied by the stars of the day. And don’t dare show up at someone’s house with an appetizer that needs to be warmed up.

R20 excellent point!

r20, there are two ovens

r22, you leave my pussy out of this!

Here's the recipe for my crock pot hot artichoke dip:

4 cans artichoke hearts in water, drained and cut up into pieces (I use Trader Joes) 2 4 oz cans hot Ortega diced green chiles 1.5 (12 oz) bags shredded parmesan cheese or quattro formaggio " 1.5 cups "Good" mayo (you know which one you like here- do not cheap out) 1 tsp nutmeg 1.5-2 T crushed red pepper 1 T ground black pepper Lawry's or other seasoned salt to taste *Festive: add 1 tsp smoked paprika to jazz it up if you like smoked paprika.

Combine all ingredients in a standard crockpot. Cook on high 2-2.5 hrs until done and bubbling. Turn down to low to serve. Serve with cut french or sourdough bread, crackers or tortilla chips.

I've been making it for years and everyone loves it.

I love Trader Joe’s Pastry Bites feta cheese and caramelized onion. They are sweet-savory. The feta tastes more like ricotta cheese because of the sweetness of the caramelized onion. I’m usually a baby taster (it’s genetic in my family) but I love these.

I will never forgive TJ’s for dropping the miniature chicken pot pies. I don’t even like pot pies but the tint TJs pot pies were da bomb.

These are the chicken pot pie bites, on the off chance your local Trader Joe’s still carries them

I didn’t even get to see the frozen aisle. It was so crowded because it’s the only store in a two hour radius. I said fuck it and left. The pastry notes r25 mentions are really good.

Pastry bites**

Fat Whore Approved: Water chestnuts wrapped in bacon. Like rumaki, but without liver.

Trailer Trash Fat Whore Approved (but soooo good): Frozen cocktail-sized meatballs cooked in a mixture of grape jelly and barbecue sauce. Easily done in a slow cooker.

R20 you can buy casserole carriers with hot bags.

And they have casserole carriers you can plug into your car to keep food warm/hot.

TJ’s bacon wrapped scallops but they’re probably hella expensive now.

That Knorr soup mix spinach dip with bread sticks and fresh veg.

Oops. Bacon wrapped scallops

Wow this fucking chicken pot pie links just won’t die

This is a casserole carrier with hot bag

Dirt balls!

Stuffed mushrooms and crab puffs. Very retro.

Carmelized onion and goat cheese gallete. Actually quite easy if you buy the puff pastry.

Carmel!

caramel

Ooooh! Warm Artichoke Dip with crusty baguette slices is delicious.

Artichoke Dip is my holiday go to appetizer as well

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2.Place the brie on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper and drizzle with the honey. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, or until it starts to ooze but not melt.

3. Serve with crackers.

Prunes stuffed with cod.

Ugh, no thonks

HAWT

I have a great egg recipe but it requires a particular presentation.

I don't care about the appetizer so long as the dessert is Pussies Galore.

Lots of booze is involved, i presume

First I take a can of tuna and put it through the grinder with clam juice and peanut butter........then spread it on crackers.....

IMO I think for Thanksgiving you should not do anything too elaborate. Vegetable /cheeses fruit tray with crackers and some kind of dip, maybe some warm spinach and artichoke dip with cheese twists, round of Brie en croute topped with candied pecans. But remember you're going to have a big meal. With all the course and all the foods Thanksgiving dinner ought to take about 6-8 hours, but we all manage to hoover that food in about 45 minutes. LOL!

Yeah, I'd rather have cold appetizers at Thanksgiving, e.g., an old school shrimp cocktail with the ketchup-based dipping sauce. Although I posted upthread about the brie in puff pastry, that's too heavy, IMO. Anything w/cheese is too heavy.

Thanksgiving food, if done right, is heavy. Appetizers can be light.

If your menu includes soup, and mine always includes a squash soup, no need for anything except a drink and spiced nuts.

don't forget the earrings and the caftans!

A dozen Krispy Kreme original glazed donuts cut into 1” sections using kitchen scissors

Marshmallows s’mores!

A shrimp cocktail Bloody Mary is always memorable.

To your favorite Bloody Mary recipe add three large tablespoons of classic cocktail sauce.

Skewer3-4 large shrimp on a cocktail skewer along with any other tidbits you fancy - cornichon, stuffed olives, cucumber slices, etc.

Garnish with a parsley sprig and a lemon curl (and a dash of lemon zest).

Can be served virgin or as an actual drink.

The pate sandwich is also a favorite of mine.

Using thin sandwich white bread with the crusts removed, spread one slice with a mousse-like pate (duck or pork based) and the other, very lightly, with your favorite marmalade.

Cut into four triangles.

These can also be toasted.

Conversely, take over the bar and make everyone champagne martinis.

the highest quality vodka you can afford with a float of the highest quality champagne you can afford floated on top.

They won't remember if you brought appetizers or the hooker they just woke up next to.

Bad times, good times

Devils on horseback!

Rumaki is a classic

I'm celebrating Fanksgiving.

The appetizers will be unbrokened cheeseburgers.

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. What are cowpies?

YUMMO

[quote]stuff their hole with blue cheese and crushed walnuts

Today's whores will put up with anything.

Just make hot spiced wine, delicious, perfect for the season and will put everyone in a festive mood.

I dance the night away

Pretzels, popcorn, toast, jellybeans.