Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Golden Wedding (or shower) Punch

I'm hosting a baby shower in a couple of nights, so I thought I would share some of the recipes for items that I plan on preparing for that night.

INGREDIENTS
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (46 fluid ounce) can sweetened pineapple juice
1 3/4 cups lemon juice
2 cups white sugar
1 gallon water

DIRECTIONS
In a 2 gallon punch bowl, combine orange juice concentrate, pineapple juice, lemon juice and sugar. Stir in water.

Cucumber sandwiches

INGREDIENTS
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1 (1 pound) loaf cocktail rye bread
2 cucumbers, sliced

DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, blend cream cheese, sour cream and dry Italian-style salad dressing mix.
Arrange cocktail rye bread slices on a medium serving dish. Spread with the cream cheese mixture. Top each with a cucumber slice.

Microwave Spiced Nuts

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons water
3 cups pecan halves

DIRECTIONS
Melt butter in a 4 quart glass casserole dish in the microwave. Stir in the brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and water. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir in the nuts so they are well coated. Microwave for 4 to 5 additional minutes on high, stirring every minute. Spread cooked nuts out onto parchment or waxed paper to cool.

Mini Ham and Cheese Rolls

INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons dried minced onion
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
1/2 cup butter, melted
24 dinner rolls
1/2 pound chopped ham
1/2 pound thinly sliced Swiss cheese


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a small mixing bowl, combine onion flakes, mustard, poppy seeds and margarine.
Split each dinner roll. Make a sandwich of the ham and cheese and the dinner rolls. Arrange the sandwiches on a baking sheet. Drizzle the poppy seed mixture over the sandwiches.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Serve these sandwiches warm.