ISO: ISO appetizer for 400, any ideas?

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heather_in_sf

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My friend's daughter is having her débutante-like ball, and I'm going! Can't wait to see her all in white and dancing, wow. Amazing how fast they grow up. Anyhoo, the parents are doing a lot of the work and my friend has to bring an appetizer for 400. There are ovens there to warm things up but she needs a recipe that can either be assembled in advance at home and brought over across the bay to the event & reheated, or made onsite with minimal work.

Please let me know if anything springs to mind! Thanks!

 
Here are Olga's Mushroom Rolls from T&T. I've made these a couple times.

They're simple, make ahead, no one guesses that the crust is white bread, and everyone wants the recipe. The recipe uses one loaf of white bread; and when I slice it to bake, I cut each roll into 4 pieces; so each recipe makes more than 48 pieces. Make them ahead and store in the freezer. When ready to serve, I take out as many as I want, slice and put in the oven. For Thanksgiving I baked them at home, wrapped to keep warm, took them cooked across town, and put them directly on the table. You could also rewarm them briefly to crisp them at the hall.

MUSHROOM ROLLS

This hors d"oeuvre is a favorite--you'll eat until it's gone.

1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 lb. mushrooms, chopped
1/4 cup butter or margarine

8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. garlic powder

Loaf of white sandwich bread, sliced
butter or margarine for brushing

Put onion, mushrooms and butter into frying pan. Saute until soft and onions are clear.

Add cream cheese in chunks. Add next 4 ingredients. Stir until cheese melts. Let stand until completely cool.

Remove crusts from bread. Roll each slice with rolling pin. Spread mushroom mixture on each slice and roll up as for jelly roll. Brush with melted or soft butter. Place on tray to freeze. Store in plastic bag.

To serve, cut each roll into 3 pieces. Arrange on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in 400 F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes until toasted and hot. Makes 4 dozen.
olgaD

 
For that many people I would go with a dip or a spread. REC: Basil and Sundried TomatoTorte

I love this recipe. It is so good and so easy to make. Just serve it with crackers or sliced baguettes.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Basil and Sundried Tomato Torte

Recipe By :Sunset
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

1/2 lb butter -- softened
1 cup parmesan cheese -- grated
4 sun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed
OR:
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes -- without oil
6 cloves garlic
8 ounces cream cheese
1 bunch fresh basil

In a food processor, pulverize the sundried tomatoes until they are in very small pieces. Add the butter, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, and garlic cloves. Thoroughly mix (at least a minute or two) all ingredients until the mixture takes on a pink or orangish tinge. Add the basil leaves, and pulse until the basil is just chopped and incorporated into the cheese mixture. You don't want to overdue the pulsing oryou will turn out with a brownish spread that looks very unappealing, however, still tasty. You want a pinkish spread with bits of fresh basil floating in it. I place this in a mold or tupperware container and refrigerate it until thoroughly chilled. Unmold it onto a decorative plate and garnish with fresh basil sprigs or chopped basil. Serve with a rather plain cracker or french bread baguette slices. (Dipping the mold in a bowl of hot water, being careful not to submerge it, will help to unmold the dip.) Can be made a few days ahead, and I would assume it would freeze great too. Chopped roasted pine nuts might be very good in this also.

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I, also, would stick with dips and spreads and let those who don't have to travel for

the more intricate stuff. after all, these are youngsters whose tastes are probably not jaded. Domain Chandon Cheese dip and White bean dip in T&T come to mind. And anything with bacon. Sounds like fun.

 
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