Thursday, October 20, 2011

A Few Quick Halloween Treats

I am in the midst of Halloween season which is the beginning of my favorite time of the year... so of course, I am hosting a ton of Halloween type things.  Well at our last party and at our party this coming weekend...these are a few of the things I served!

Bread Bones
1-2 cans of refrigerated bread sticks or croissants
coarse salt
cooking spray

These suckers are so easy it is ridiculous... so you just take your bread and shape it into a bone like shape.  spray it lightly with cooking spray, sprinkle salt on them and bake them according the package.
This recipe as well as this wonderful picture came from:  http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/salty-bones-688986/


Mummy Dogs
1 package of hot dogs
2 packages of croissants or bread sticks
mustard


Once again, ridiculously easy.  Just pull the bread out into thin chord... then starting at the base of each hot dog wrap it up like a mummy.  Leave a space for the face.  Bake according to directions on can of dough...Let those mummies cool off then give them some little mustard eyes!

This awesome picture as well as the recipe comes from: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Mummies-on-a-Stick

Then of course you can do an easy dessert... cupcakes!  I just used a box of cupcakes and prepacked icing for this... but I wanna share a pic of what they look like when they are done... Or what they are supposed to look like, mine didn't look quite so professional.  They tasted really good though!  Well foo, I can't find the picture I was looking for.  So here is what you do to ice them. 

Make circles starting from the inside going out to the outermost portion of the cupcake in a contrasting color to the base icing.  Take a toothpick and drag from the center of the cupcake to the outer edges.  Repeat several times... Google spiderweb cupcakes to see what I am talking about.  I didn't want to steal anyone's blog photography! 

Happy haunting!



Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken

So at the end of the pay period, I always have to get pretty creative with food....so that my poor family don't just end up eating chicken nuggets and mac n' cheese.  Here is my latest solution to keep the food fresh and interesting.

6 chicken tenderloins
several slices of bacon depending on how much you want
8 oz cream cheese softened
dash of dried onion
1/4 tsp garlic powder
dash of parsley (makes it pretty)
package of pillsbury pizza dough
2 tbsp melted butter
  1. Combine the cream cheese, onion, garlic, and parsley.  Stir until well blended. Portion into 3 balls.
  2. Take one chicken tenderloin, top it with a cream cheese ball, top that with another chicken tenderloin, then wrap the whole enchilada in bacon.  Repeat until all 6 chicken tenderloins are sandwiched.
  3. Pour melted butter over the chicken and bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes.  Take out of the oven.
  4. Cut pizza dough into 3 even sections.  Turn oven temp up to 425 degrees.  Wrap each chicken portion in a section of dough pinching it closed.  It is kinda like a chicken calzone.  Repeat with the other sections of chicken.  Place them back in the same baking dish.  Cook for an additional 18-20 minutes, until chicken is cooked all the way through and the dough is crispy. 
Now, I only made enough for my husband and I.  There is no way our 3 year old would even try to eat it.  So, if you have a bigger family, just make more.  I had way more dough and cream cheese than I needed.  I am sure you can stretch the dough to fit more that the 3 chicken tasties... I hope you enjoy!