Three Easy Tasty Appetisers To Make

 It was an invite to a drinks and nibbles evening with a brief of bring a plate.

But what to make?

So I decided on these three appetisers to present on one large platter.

Caramel Bacon Mini Sausages

Goat Cheese Tulips

and

Cranberry Cheese Mini Crackers.

All tasty morsels, with the bonus of being simple and quick to make and bake.  

                                       

 Caramel Bacon Mini Sausages

You will need: 

12  Small size breakfast sausages

6 Streaky Bacon Rashers

3 heaped tablespoons of Brown sugar

1 teaspoon Paprika

Toothpicks for serving

To  Make:

Pierce the sausages with a knife.

Cut the streaky bacon rashers in half and wind a piece of bacon around each sausage.

Use extra bacon rashers if needed.

Place them in a baking parchment paper lined baking pan. 

Sprinkle brown sugar over the tops.

Sprinkle with paprika.

Cook for 20 minutes in a 180 Celcius (356 F) preheated oven.

Remove from the oven. 

Turn each sausage over and place under a grill to brown.

Cool.

Cut each sausage in half.

Place a toothpick into each cut piece.

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Goat Cheese Tulips

You will need:

Feta cheese

Mini oval Tomatoes and baby Gherkin pickles.

(One tomato and one gherkin make one tulip).

Toothpicks

To  Make:

Cut small cubes of feta cheese.

Cut each tomato in a cross.

Cut the mini Gerkin in half lengthwise but not to the base.

Push a toothpick up through the base of the gherkin leaving a small piece of toothpick out for handling.

Then slide the tomato from the base, onto the toothpick, holding the gherkin at the base of its cut  so the gherkin splays like leaves.

Pop a piece of feta inside the tomato.

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Cranberry Cheese Mini Crackers

You will need:

Mini-size round crackers

Blueberry or blackcurrant Chutney

 Harvatti or Gouda cheese

Cranberry Jelly

Chives  

To  Make:

Arrange the crackers on a board.

Spread each with a little chutney.

Place a cut square of cheese on top.

On top of the cheese spoon a dollop of cranberry jelly.

Decorate the tops of each cracker with chives.

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To Serve The Three Appetisers:

Arrange the appetisers in groups on a large platter.

Decorate the plate with flowers or herb leaves if you want added colour.

Cover the Platter with Plastic film to transport it to your party.

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And as that funny saying goes 'Easy peasy lemon squeezy'  job done!

Printable recipe HERE.

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Easy DIY Christmas Decor Idea

 Easy Christmas decor.

That is what I love!

When the festive season is so busy, the decorations in a vase idea is very simple to whip up!

It takes about 15 minutes to put it all together.

All you need is a large tall plain glass vase.

(The one I used was 35cm tall - that's about 13 and a half inches for those who use imperial measurements).

Some Christmas decorations of your choice.

(I used ocean colours, but you can choose whatever colours you like).

Some white aquarium sand, or if you don't have that some Epsom salt crystals.

Some shells.

A small branch from a tree.

And some coloured fine twine.

I used a combination of gold and white, and silver and white twisted twine for a festive feel to my creation.

To Make:

Wash and dry the vase.

Cut the branch to fit to sit over the top of the vase.

Pour an inch or two of sand or salts into the bottom of the vase. 

Add some shells (or a focal ornament).

Remove the hangers from the decorations you are using.

Restring them with the strings at different lengths.

(Use the vase height and branch as a guide).

Slip the decorations over the branch.

Place the branch over the top of the vase so the decorations hang inside it.

Place in your home decor Christmas display.

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28 FREE Christmas Images For YOU

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28 Free Christmas Images

Save to your computer, print on photo quality paper and pop in a pretty frame for your home decor.

Or:

Use for cards.

Use for scrapbooking.

Use as a screensaver on your smart television or on your devices.

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