{"id":42923,"date":"2023-12-01T01:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=42923"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:04:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:04:47","slug":"appetizers-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/appetizers-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Appetizers for the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cheese puffs (photo from jewishlink.news)<\/i><\/p>\n

For a Hanukkah night gathering or on Dec. 31, as we move into a new secular year with a celebration, small or large, appetizers are a wonderful addition to any party. Here are some quick and easy recipes for appetizers when you\u2019re hosting \u2013 or contributing to a potluck.<\/p>\n

CHEESE PUFFS
\n<\/b>(makes 40)<\/i><\/p>\n

1 cup water
\n<\/b>6 tbsp butter, cut into small pieces
\n<\/b>salt and pepper to taste
\n<\/b>1\/2 cup flour
\n<\/b>1 tbsp Dijon mustard
\n<\/b>4 large eggs
\n<\/b>1 cup coarsely grated kosher Swiss cheese<\/b><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 <\/span>Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F. Prepare several large cookie sheets with vegetable spray and flour.<\/p>\n

2. In a saucepan, combine water, butter pieces, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, add flour and stir vigorously about two minutes with a wooden spoon until mixture forms a ball and is firm. Remove from heat.<\/p>\n

3. Beat in mustard, eggs and cheese.<\/p>\n

4. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto cookie sheets one-and-a-half inches apart.<\/p>\n

5. Place one sheet in top third of oven and one in bottom third of oven. Bake for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

6. Reverse position of sheets and bake five minutes more or until puffs are golden brown. Serve hot.<\/p>\n

ARTICHOKE CHEESE SQUARES
\n<\/b>(makes 8 servings)<\/i><\/p>\n

2 six-ounce jars marinated artichoke hearts
\n<\/b>1 small finely chopped onion
\n<\/b>4 eggs
\n<\/b>6 crushed crackers
\n<\/b>2 cups kosher shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F and grease a large baking dish.<\/p>\n

2. Drain artichoke hearts, reserving two tablespoons of marinade. Place in a bowl.<\/p>\n

3. Place reserved marinade in a frying pan and saut\u00e9 onions.<\/p>\n

4. Remove from heat and add artichokes. Add eggs, crackers, cheese.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Pour into baking dish and bake 35-40 minutes.<\/p>\n

6. Cut into one-inch squares. Serve immediately or reheat before serving.<\/p>\n

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Garlic bread \u201cfries\u201d (photo from jewishlink.news)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GARLIC BREAD \u201cFRIES\u201d
\n<\/b>(Grace Parisi is a well-known chef, and she created this party snack for <\/i>Food & Wine. It makes 8-10 servings)<\/i><\/p>\n

4 tbsp unsalted butter
\n<\/b>1\/2 cup olive oil
\n<\/b>3 large minced garlic cloves
\n<\/b>1\/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
\n<\/b>1 large split and halved baguette
\n<\/b>1\/2 cup freshly grated Pecorino-Romano or a sheep\u2019s cheese<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

2. In a frying pan, melt butter in olive oil. Add garlic and cook one minute.<\/p>\n

3. Remove from heat and add parsley.<\/p>\n

4. Place bread on baking sheet\u00a0<\/span>cut sides up. Spoon garlic butter on top, sprinkle with cheese and bake 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

5. Turn on broiler and broil one minute.<\/p>\n

6. Cut bread into half-inch \u201cfries\u201d so they look like bread sticks.<\/p>\n

MARINARA \u201cKETCHUP\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

1\/4 cup olive oil
\n<\/b>3 peeled, halved garlic cloves
\n<\/b>1 tbsp tomato paste
\n<\/b>35 ounces canned, whole, peeled Italian tomatoes
\n<\/b>salt and pepper to taste
\n<\/b>pinch of sugar
\n<\/b>2 sprigs basil<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan. Add garlic and cook, stirring, five minutes.<\/p>\n

2. Add tomato paste and cook one minute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Add tomatoes, crushing them with the back of a spoon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Add salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

5. Stir in sugar and basil and bring to a boil. Simmer until sauce is reduced to three cups and thick. Discard basil and garlic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sybil Kaplan<\/b>, z\u201dl, was a Jerusalem-based journalist and author. She edited\/compiled nine kosher cookbooks and was a food writer for North American Jewish publications, including the <\/i>Jewish Independent. We communicated regularly, but mostly in the leadup to a holiday issue. Not having heard from her in advance of this Hanukkah paper, we reached out, getting the sad news that Sybil recently passed away. It was a pleasure working with her for these past 20+ years and we will miss her. She always provided more stories than we could use, so, in this issue, we run a few we had yet to publish, honouring her in our way. May her memory be for a blessing.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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