Bunco Recipes ~

Recipe | Entertaining Inspiration

Happy Friday all! 

I have received a ton of requests for the recipes from my recent Bunco party, so here we go.  

Let's start with the yummy Jalapeno Poppers - 

I will fair warn, this are delicious, just don't pay attention to the actual ingredients. 

Ingredients

22 Fresh Jalapeno Peppers
1 Pound Jimmy Dean Sausage
8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut the peppers in half - remove all seeds and large veins - set aside for stuffing. Saute the sausage until crumbly, drain off the fat (ha, this might help cut out a few calories). Remove the sausage from heat and add the cream cheese and Parmesan cheese - mix well. Then stuff each of the 44 pepper halves with mixture. Place poppers on a cookie sheet and bake until peppers are soft - about 15-20 minutes - do not over cook. Serve warm.

Next up is the fresh bruschetta -

 This is super easy and way healthier than buying the processed pre-made variety. 

Ingredients

Tomatoes

Fresh Basil

Fresh Garlic

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Balsamic Vinegar

Salt 

Pepper

Directions

For this recipe the key is fresh ingredients. From there, just add as much or as little of each that your like. Finely chop your tomatoes, mince your garlic and chop your basil. In a bowl mix together the tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. The great thing about this recipe is you can't really mess it up. I personally like is once it has sat for a little bit. 

Seriously, all I need is this with a chunk of crispy bread and a great glass of red wine and I am set! If I didn't have to feed a family (and be responsible), this would be my dinner 9 out of 10 times! 

Here is the recipe for the Bunco Buns and the Yummy Cookies. 

I hope you all have a splendid weekend!

Bunco Baby ~

Entertaining | Inspiration

I hosted my neighborhood Bunco awhile ago and thought I would show you guys a few pics.

I got an excuse to pull out my Bunco flags...wave them high ladies!

The most important part of Bunco is....the vino...of course!

And the second, cheese (my opinion, the stinker the better).

And if there is a third, it has to be potato chips!
I love how great they look in this vase.

I made my new favorite cookies.

These "Bunco Buns" - found recipe here.

Some fresh bruschetta (one of my absolute favs and so easy to make).

And you can't go wrong with jalapeno poppers...can you?

Some table yummies...

And my new motto!

Wish you all an astounding weekend!

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Bunco Baby ~

Last week I was lucky to host my neighborhood bunco - I am super lucky, not only do I have "neighborly" neighbors, but they are all super fun to hang out with!

I wanted to share my Mom's fantastic Tortellini Salad. It is always a hit and it is super easy to make.

2 - 12oz Package Cheese Tortellini - Cooked and Cooled

1 - 8 1/2 oz Water Packed Artichokes - Drained and Quartered

1 Cup Diced Tomatoes

1 Cup Crumbled Feta

1/2 Cup Sliced Black Olives

1/2 Cup Chopped Walnuts

Dressing- Mix the following together:

1/4 Cup White Wine Vinegar

1/4 Cup Chopped Green Onions

3 Cloves Garlic Chopped

1 Tablespoon Basil

1 teaspoon Dried Dill

1/2 Cup Oil

Then simply toss the cooked pasta, dressing and remaining ingredients together. I think it tastes much better after it has "marinated" for a few hours. Just make sure to toss before serving - and you might have to add a bit more dressing as the pasta can really soak it up.

Thanks ladies for a great night!