Comments on: Two Thanksgiving Appetizers

By: hendagirl1

hendagirl1 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:50:27 +0000

I do catering and these recipes, I am sure, will come in handy. I'm especially excited about using the Tofu in the Spinach Artichoke Dip.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:36:36 +0000

And by "heat," I mean "hit"

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:35:56 +0000

A little late for Thanksgiving, but I made the brie for a potluck dinner last night and it was a big heat. And easy to do too.

By: Daktari

Daktari — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:28:24 +0000

I actually made both of these appetizers today for a baby shower. Unfortunately, the person who hosted the shower didn't have an oven. So I had to head up the artichoke dip in the microwave (worked pretty well, but I didn't have that nice golden brown top), and I had to bake the brie in a toaster oven.

Although, I did wrap the brie in a pastry sheet and that worked fantastic.

Both were a huge hit. Thanks for the tip about the silken tofu. Not one of the guys who attended (yes, guys did come to this baby shower because we had guy-appropriate activities) even suspected I had slipped something healthy in the dip!

Great job, Macheesmo!

By: priyanka

priyanka — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:13:10 +0000

I just wanted to let you know that I made the cranberry brie wheel as an appetizer for our Thanksgiving dinner tonight, and it was a HUGE hit! Everybody loved it and was asking me how I made it. I was almost embarrassed to tell them how easy it was :) Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for the recipe. I’ve been following your blog for a while now and haven’t been disappointed by a single recipe yet!!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:24:28 +0000

I’m practically drooling because your brie sprung a leak. It looks amazing.

Thanksgiving is at my parents every year. I plan on calling my mom first thing in the morning to tell her that we have to change whatever she planned on serving for the appetizers.

And Becca, I bet the brie would be wonderful cold. (Please let there be leftovers at my parents!)

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:04:31 +0000

Love cranberries! Love brie! Love this appetizer! Could the cranberry recipe also be served alongside the turkey in place of the canned stuff at our big feast?

By: Culinary Cory

Culinary Cory — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:25 +0000

Thanks for including my Artichoke Spinach Dip recipe in your post. It's one my favorite dips.

By: Stef

Stef — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:06 +0000

My artichoke appetizer for thanksgiving are artichoke bottoms topped with blue cheese and bacon.

Remove the bottoms from the can and dry them as much as possible. Finely chop 1/4 – 1/2 lb of bacon, depending on how many you plan to make, and fry. Remove from grease and let drain. Mix bacon with crumbled bleu cheese. Spoon mixture and cover the top of the artichoke bottoms, broil on high for a few minutes until the blue cheese begins to brown. Serve immediately.

I usually pair it on a plate with a strawberry, almond and spinach salad with a lemon or orange vinaigrette.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:33 +0000

@ Becca The artichoke dip reheats perfectly. You can either reheat it in the oven or in the microwave.

The brie probably wouldn’t reheat well, but I think It’s also good cold…