Tuesday, January 5, 2010

TASTY BITES FOR THE FOOTBALL WEEKEND

Hi everyone.  I know the Super Bowl is still a few weeks away but there is still a lot of good football coming up in the next few weeks.  So I am going to pass on a few good "bites" that you can serve to your family and guests.  The first one is an awesome little tidbit that we enjoyed at the wedding this past weekend.  Small sea scallops wrapped in bacon, rolled in brown sugar and baked until crisp.  I think I ate about 15 of them.  YUM!  Anyway, if you are like me, you like to serve different snacks from time to time, so hopefully you will add some of these to your coming football viewing parties.

TASTY BITES

Crunchy Mozzarella
Dip small balls of Mozzarella (not the fresh) into flour, then into beaten egg, then bread crumbs.  Fry quickly in hot oil.  When lightly browned and crunchy, remove from oil and serve with your favorite Marinara Sauce.

Polenta Squares
Make Polenta, let cool and then cut into squares.  Shave some good Parmesana Reggiano and top the squares with two or three pieces.  Drizzle with honey.  YUM!

Grana Padano with Ham, Olives
On a cookie sheet, put a tablespoon of grated cheese (Grana Padano, Parmesan, or Romano).  Repeat and put as many as you can.  (they will spread out).  Bake in a 350 degree oven until melted into disks.  Top with a thin cube of ham and half of an olive.

Small sea Scallops
Get the tiny Scallops, wrap in a piece of bacon (about 3 1/2") , secure with a toothpick, roll in brown sugar and let set for about 10 minutes.  Heat oven to 450 degrees, place Scallops on a cookie sheet and bake until the bacon is crisp.  These are to die for, trust me.

I hope you will try some or all of these, and add them to your collections of snacks. They are all simple to make and are really tasty.

Thanks for stopping in today.
Ciao for now
Grayce

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