serves 10
You might need to buy:
  • canola oil
  • finely chopped shallots
  • apple cider
  • golden raisins
  • brown sugar
  • cider vinegar
  • kosher salt
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 10
You might need to buy:
  • round Brie or Camembert cheese
  • orange marmelade
  • packed brown sugar
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 12
You might need to buy:
  • crushed cornflakes
  • finely snipped parsley
  • bottled blue cheese salad dressing
  • water
  • bottled hot pepper sauce
  • celery sticks
  • Bottled blue cheese dressing
  • Crumbled blue cheese

Yield: 2 cups

ready in about an hour and 10 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • sour cream
  • finely chopped green onion
  • Assorted cut-up vegetables
  • crackers
  • chips

3 dozen

You might need to buy:
  • French baguette
  • mayonnaise

6 dozen

You might need to buy:
  • shredded cheddar cheese
  • Ranch-style dressing
  • mild ground pork sausage
  • ground red pepper

Yield 30 to40 servings (appetizer)

You might need to buy:
  • soy sauce
  • gin
  • vegetable oil
  • Horseradish sauce*
  • eye of round roast
  • Parker House rolls

Yield 2 cups

You might need to buy:
  • shredded Parmesan cheese
  • liquid smoke or seasoned salt
  • walnut halves

makes about 1 1/2 cups

You might need to buy:
  • red current jelly
  • orange juice
  • Dijon mustard
  • minced shallot
  • orange zest
  • ground ginger
  • cornstarch
  • water

About 40 meatballs

You might need to buy:
  • Sweet-Hot Dipping Sauce*
  • chopped fresh cranberries
  • ground oregano
  • ground black pepper
  • ground cumin
  • olive oil
  • Dijon mustard
  • groung round
  • dry bread crumbs
  • tomato paste