Showing posts with label Pesto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pesto. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

A Halloween Celebration!

This Saturday, since we are no longer going to VA for the wedding, we're celebrating Halloween in style!  B and I are doing a pre-game, and so I am ready for a celebration!

The first essential to a killer Halloween party is to have an inflatable beer pool!  You add ice, pumpkin beer, seasonal ales, and get ready to serve them up!

The next step is to have a killer seasonal cocktail.  I am making Cinnamon Snaps - a large pitcher of them!  

Cinnamon Snaps
1.5 cups vodka 
1 cup apple schnapps 
1 cup apple cider 
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon

1. Mix the vodka, schnapps, and cider in a pitcher.  Add ice cubes and stir.  
2. On a plate, mix the sugar and cinnamon.  Moisten the rims of champagne glasses, and dip in the mixture.
3. Pour the cocktail into your glass, serve, and enjoy!  


I'm making some delicious treats too!  The traditional piggies in a blanket, with turkey little smokies, Halloween cupcakes, mushrooms stuffed with boursin cheese, and a chicken with roasted red pepper pesto bread...  

Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Bread 
1 Package of raw bread dough
1/3 cup roasted red pepper pesto
6 oz grilled chicken breast, sliced thin
1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 

1. Grease a cookie sheet with a little olive oil
2. Spread out the bread dough, put the roasted red pepper pesto down in the middle
3. Layer the chicken on top of the pesto, top with cheese 
4. Roll up the edges of the dough, and pinch the seams tightly
5. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until browned on top.  Slice and serve!  

Stay tuned for Halloween brunch...

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Pizza

One of my favorite memories of Texas was a wine tasting shower I threw for some friends.  We had 6 bottles of wine, and food pairings to go with each course.  One of my favorite new recipes from that day was a pizza I haven't made since.

Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Pizza with Manchego, Feta, and Chicken
1 Boboli Crust
1/4 Cup Roasted Red Pepper Pesto
1/4 Cup Feta Cheese
1/2 Cup Manchego
1/2 Cup Rotisserie Chicken

Preheat oven to 350.  Put pesto all over the boboli crust.

Top with the manchego and feta.  Add the chicken scattered around, and bake for 25 minutes.
Slice and serve!  Yummm.....