Mad Men Era Party Bites Inspire Retro Snacks
Alison Ladman and Michelle Locke present upscale retro snack ideas for a Mad Men themed spread. Recipes include stuffed celery with Dijon and hot sauce, avocado and crab mini sandwiches, a cheese ball platter, and a martini.
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Michelle Locke
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Avocado and Crab Canapes Heat at 400 Degrees
Avocado and crab canapes use baguette slices toasted in melted butter, then topped with a citrus Dijon dressing, pimento, avocado chunks, and crab salad. Each serving provides about 90 calories, 3 g protein, 9 g carbohydrates, and 110 mg sodium.
Cream cheese cheese ball with olives and almonds
A cheese ball recipe combines cream cheese shallot green pepper green olives black olives pimento parsley Worcestershire dry mustard onion powder paprika and almonds. The mix is formed into a ball chilled an hour then rolled in almonds and served with cucumber and crackers.
Martini Madness Mad Men Mash-Up at Cedar Rapids Art
A 1960s themed cocktail fundraiser titled Martini Madness Mad Men Mash-Up for the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. The event runs 7 to 10 p.m. on April 28 at Stamats Communications, 615 Fifth St SE, with martinis, cocktails, appetizers, and music by Des Moines' Fred Gazzo Band. Tickets cost 58 to 68 dollars. For details contact Kristan Hellige at 319 366 7503 Ext 206.
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Stuffed Celery with Cream Cheese and Olives
Stuffed celery spears filled with a mix of cream cheese French dressing grated onion chopped pickle and chopped olives. Garnish with parsley celery leaves. Nutrition round numbers: 60 calories 50 calories from fat 6 g fat 3 g saturated 6 g trans fat 10 mg cholesterol 3 g carbohydrate 1 g protein 1 g fiber 150 mg sodium.
Chicken Pot Pie wins Everybody Eats Casserole Contest
Sheilah Igou’s Chicken Pot Pie won the Gazette Everybody Eats Casserole Competition after staff cooked and judged the first submitted recipe. Igou recalls her husband Larry’s praise and her family meals in Cedar Rapids and Swisher while balancing work in Amana.
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Cedar Rapids
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Easy Chicken and Vegetable Bake with Biscuits
Combine soup milk and pepper in a 3 quart dish. Stir in vegetables and chicken and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes. Quarter biscuits place on top and bake 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown. Source: Sheilah Igou Swisher.
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