Open House menu...

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lizzy

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My sister, Maddy, is coming to town and I'm having an open house to show her jewelry. She buys vintage jewelry by the pound from ebay and reworks it into unique new pieces to sell. The event will run from 10-2 next Friday...here's what I'm thinking for the menu:

Mimosas

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coffee, tea, Pellagrino

AM...fruit plate, brie with nuts and brown sugar (briefly broiled), crackers, raspberry cream cheese coffee cake, bagels with smoked salmon roses, cream cheese, capers and red onions.

PM...cookies: brownies, gingersnaps, cowboy, cherry chocolate chunk; veggies with Ina's sun dried tomato dip, asparagus wrapped with proscuitto and boursin

Anything I should add or delete?

Thanks for any advice!!!

 
The menu sounds wonderful! Would you share the recipe for the raspberry cream cheese coffee cake?

It sounds so good. I'm a sucker for coffee cake, which is why I rarely make it...

 
Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Coffee Cake:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup dairy sour cream
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract

Filling:
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup raspberry jam
Topping:
1/2 cup sliced almonds

In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in the butter using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1 cup crumbs for topping.

To remaining crumb mixture, add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, egg and almond extract; blend well. Spread batter over bottom and 2 inches up side of greased and floured 9-inch springform pan. (Batter should be 1/4 inch thich on sides.)

In small bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and egg; blend well. Pour over batter in the pan. carefully spoon jam evenly over cheese filling.
In a small bowl, combine 1 cup of reserved flour mixture and almonds; sprinkle over top.

Bake at 350° for about 55-60 minutes or until cream cheese filling is set and crust is a deep golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Remove sides of pan. Serve warm or cool. Cover and refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 16 servings.

 
I'd leave it as it - sounds good!! By the way.... what is 'cowboy' and 'cherry chocolate chunk'?

 
Cherry, Chocolate Chunk Cookies...modified from a Martha Stewart rec.

Cherry Chunk Cookies

1 stick butter at room temp
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 large egg
2 t vanilla
1 1/2 c flour
1/2 t baking soda
dash salt
3/4 c coarsely chopped white chocolate
1/2 c coarsely chopped milk chocolate
1/2 c coarsely chopped pecans
1 c dried cherries

Preheat oven to 350º.

Mix ingredients as you do a chocolate chip cookie batter. Mix in cherries, chocolate and nuts at end.

Scoop out rounded tablespoons full of dough. Bake about 12 minutes.

 
Cowgirl Cookies...oops, guess this is the female version smileys/smile.gif

Found these on the Bakerella blog...I haven't baked them yet, but they sure sound excellent!

Cowgirl Cookies

1 1/3 cup all purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup & leveled
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cooking oats
3/4 cup m&ms
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 – 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Stir all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Add:
1 slightly beaten egg
1/2 cup butter (melted slightly in the microwave)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Use the back of a large spoon to work it all together. You may even need to use your hands to get everything incorporated.

Then roll the cookie dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, place on a parchment covered baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. I got about 26-28 cookies out of these.

 
Very nice, lizzy. The only addition I can see for AM would be peanut butter for protein.

Some folks may not like salmon.

Good luck.

 
Looks like a wonderful assortment. My only suggestion is sort of practical.

Depending on where you set the food relative to the jewelry. I have a friend who has sold her jewelry in her home. People would pick up food and walk around to look at the jewelry while carrying the food. She only served things like cookies so that she would have just crumbs to vacuum out of her carpet or to brush off the tables of jewelry. If you anticipate the guests carrying plates of food while browsing, you might want to avoid things that could fall on the floor and be stepped on like capers or small pieces of salmon or onion.

 
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