Thursday, March 28, 2013

March Madness Party

 

I had to let some time pass before i wrote this post.  I've been swimming in a pit of despair after Davidson's tragic loss in the NCAA tournament, and it was only recently that I surfaced for air.  The sweet taste of victory was prickling our tongues, and then, in an instant, it was gone.  Melodramatics aside, I really like the excitement and hoopla surrounding March Madness. Even though I stink at filling out brackets (probably because I pick schools based on my friends' alma maters), I have no problem watching hours upon hours of basketball come tournament time. 

Last weekend, my significant other and I hosted a March Madness-themed cocktail party.  We had some speciality cocktails (hence the origins of the evil simple syrup) and a bunch of basketball-themed snacks. 

We had "three pointers" with chorizo beer cheese.  

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Three pointer. Duh. 

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The beer cheese was actually supposed to be queso fundito, but I dumped an entire bottle of beer into the cheese before reading the recipe (which called for 1/4 cup).  Authenticity be derned, it was delicious!

Of course, all of the most exciting March Madness games are filled with turnovers. 

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And the most exciting parties are filled with raspberry and brie turnovers. 

And perhaps my weakest effort, the SLAM DUNK. Meaning you slam dunk a carrot into some hummus. Mehhhhh….

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White bean, lemon, and garlic hummus, that is.  I am avidly anti-chickpea. Gross.

You should steal these idea for a party this weekend!  The turnovers were so freaking delicious that I'm actually making them again tonight for a potluck that I'm attending.  It's super easy - just buy some pre-packaged puff pastry (cheap-o Pillsbury works fine here). 

IMG_3246Use your pizza cutter to cut the doug into squares, spread some raspberry jam on there, put a little cube of cheese right in the middle, and then fold the square in half.  I used an egg wash (a beaten egg and water) and then crimped the edges with a fork.  

I brushed the tops with the egg wash and then baked them for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.  Ooey. Gooey. Amazing.

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4 comments:

  1. Umm... can you share the recipe for the beer dip (with the full bottle :)?

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  2. Oh no, don't cut Doug into squares!

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    1. HA! What an unfortunate typo. I will try not to dismember Doug next time.

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