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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Pinecone Appetizer

Do you need a two-ingredient, FAST appetizer that salutes the season?  I made this over the weekend for a dinner with friends, and I've made it lots of times when I am taking an appetizer to someone's home because it travels so well.

Boy!  This photo sure looks unappetizing, but I promise you that it didn't really look like this.  I used a pimento cheese with jalapenos that I purchased ready-made at our Publix, and simply shaped it on a silver tray, roughly in the tapered shape of a pinecone.  You can use almost any cheese ball and re-shape it.  Then I simply stuck toasted whole almonds into the cheese, starting with the point and layered them all the way up to the top.

(Aw, man.  I really do apologize for these photos, but I was more interested in "gettin 'er done" late Saturday afternoon and the lighting was much less than ideal.)  Anyhow, I then added some real snippings of Leland Cypress, a ribbon, and a small ornament.  Pine would look better, but it was raining and the cyprus was just outside the door.  Just keeping it real, folks!
 
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2 comments:

  1. How adorable! I applaud you for not only having the ingenuity to do this, but also to remember to take pictures. I often forget entirely, or end up taking pictures of the empty plate.

    This is really nice looking! Very caterer-chic.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Cass

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  2. This is awesome. I am definitely doing this for a party I am having on Sunday. I LOVE it. xo

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