Holiday Entertaining - Made Simple and Easy

Method

1. Step 1

   Pomegranate Champagne/Prosecco Champagne/Prosecco splashed with fresh-squeezed pomegranate juice speckled with pomegranate seeds.

2. Step 2

   Chesapeake Bay Crabby Cakes with Horseradish Sauce Heart of palm create the perfect riff on a Maryland classic.

3. Step 3

   Disaronno-Spiked Greens with Butternut Squash, Cranberries, & Slivered Almonds A warm salad that is not only seasonally colorful but also full of flavor. Is as pleasing to the palate as it is to the eyes.

4. Step 4

   Burgundy Mushrooms En Croute A m?lange of mushrooms braised in a rich deep red wine then enrobed in puff pastry.

5. Step 5

   Jalapeno Popper Hot Dogs Cheese stuffed hot dogs stuffed inside hollowed-out Jalapeno peppers, then grilled.

6. Step 6

   Citrus Scented Rice Cake An Italian Holiday favorite that, in its original form, called for a dozen eggs and three pounds of ricotta.? This is my veganified version scented with oranges and dotted with dried cherries and chocolate chips.

7. Step 7

   Mini Pumpkin Cakes with Spiced Buttercream A pumpkin cake that will delight all the senses with its fragrant Holiday spices and fresh pumpkin.

8. Step 8

   Additions Starter ? Hot Rotel Cheese Dip with Crackers Finish ? Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark