Corn tortilla quesadillas filled with mashed roasted butternut squash, Manchego cheese and fresh thyme! I recently made a big batch of these for a party and they were great. They’d be perfect for a Superbowl party because you can make them ahead and keep them warm in the oven- just slice before serving.
For more photos and recipe details click over to my post today on Better Homes & Gardens’ blog, Delish Dish.
I was recently commissioned to create this custom quote and recipe illustration and it was such a fun project! The quote is by author Nick Harkaway from his book The Gone-Away World. It reads:
“I need bruschetta (that’s “broo-SKET-uh,” not “brushetter,” a slender piece of ciabatta toasted and brushed with garlic and oil and covered in fresh tomato and basil– the chunks inevitably fall off the bread and the olive oil runs over your lips and down your chin. The whole thing is delicious, deeply physical and delightfully undignified, and a woman who can eat a real bruschetta is a woman you can love and who can love you. Someone who pushes the thing away because it’s messy is never going to cackle at you toothlessly across the living room of your retirement cottage or drag you back from your sixth heart attack by sheer furious affection. Never happen. You need a woman who isn’t afraid of a faceful of olive oil for that)”.
Basic bruschetta is simply a salsa of diced tomatoes, minced garlic, basil and olive oil. Spoon onto toasted baguette slices and sprinkle with salt. If you want to mix things up a little, try my recipe for Watermelon Bruschetta.
Bon Appetit!
Happy New Year! What a year it’s been! I finished my first cookbook this year, and am so looking forward to sharing it with everyone in 2014. I wish you all lots of fun dinner parties, inspiration for new creative projects and champagne cocktails in the new year. Cheers!
The Forest Feast’s 3 most popular posts in 2013 were:
#2: Clementine Cake
#3: Cucumber Sangria
Thank you, my lovely readers, for all your support! Sweetest wishes for the year ahead.
xx
Erin
Easy Party Appetizers:
Cucumber Caprese Bites
Mozzarella Stuffed Pesto Puffs
Lemon Ricotta Crostini
Holiday Drinks:
Hot Chai-Nog
Spiced Pomegranate-Apple Cider
Cranberry Old Fashioned
XO,
Erin
Baked Brie is one of my favorite appetizers, and it’s great to take to a holiday party. My parents make it every year for theirs!
Baked Brie can come in many forms- in this version Brie is smothered in a fig and pistachio tapenade that includes honey and sea salt (YUM!). My recipe was featured in Better Homes and Gardens’ Holiday Recipes magazine (along with a little interview!), which is out now. Pick up the magazine, or click on over to BHG's Delish Dish blog for more of my photos and the recipe.
Happy Holiday Party cooking!
