New Year's Eve Munching...

Hi Everyone!  I'm wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year!  May you go into 2013 with an open heart and an open mind!

So, I'm putting together a few things for my guests and I to munch on throughout the evening...and like my favorite Chef, Ina Garten's show, "Barefoot Contessa", I'll talk about dessert first!

I made dark-chocolate-dipped strawberries, which I then dipped in confetti-colored sprinkles!  They're in the fridge right now getting nice and cold!

The tops of the strawberries were a bit white, but who cares!
The best part of them are with the chocolate and sprinkles!

I also made Pigs in a Blankie!  I used the "reduced fat" Hebrew National hot dogs and Pilsbury Crescent Dough.

Each hot dog was cut into 3 pieces.

Each pig was wrapped in blanket and ready to go into oven.

Yum!  They came out awesome!  Woof, Woof!

Next up, I threw together a simple Shrimp Scampi...

Shrimp, peeled and cleaned, fresh parsley, garlic...

Nothing better than a pan of shrimp simmering in garlic,
butter, lemon and parsley!  Yum!
Served over rice or pasta!

Ciao!  See you all in 2013!

Gina D.