Fast and Easy Hors d'oeuvres

By Rachel Golberg | August 20, 2011

Hi there! I’m Raych from Marriage by Design and I’m filling in for the lovely Emma as she moves to her new place! Today I’m going to give you a little tutorial for some simple hors d’oeuvres. I usually blog about home decor and fashion but every now and again I’ll throw in a cooking post.

Let me preface this post by saying I am not a cook. I don’t even really enjoy cooking very much. I do enjoy eating and since Husband can’t cook, the responsibility falls on me. There has been more than one occasion where Husband will call and say “oh by the way, so and so from work is coming over to watch any given sporting event tonight.” This is when these hors d’oeuvres come in handy.

First up is a really quick raspberry chipotle dip.

Ingredients: (all purchased at Walmart)
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 can or 1 frozen bag of corn, rinsed
1 block cream cheese
1 bottle roaste raspberry chipotle sauce
1 bunch cilantro, chopped

This is as easy as it gets, folks. Just layer cream cheese, chipolte sauce, beans corn and cilantro onto a tray or dish and serve. (this plate is shaped like a parrot; its the only one I could find in my Mother in Law’s kitchen 🙂

Here is a close up of the finished product. I usually serve this dip with tortilla chips or crackers

This next hors d’oeuvre is my absolute favorite: asperagus roll-ups.

Ingredients:

1 loaf of white bread

1 can or jar of asparagus spears, drained

1 tub of blue cheese crumbles

1 block of cream cheese, softened

1/4 stick of butter, melted (not pictured because I totally forgot)

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees

Use a pizza cutter to cut the crusts off the slices of bread.

Mix the blue cheese with the cream cheese until smooth. I usually mix half the cheese at a time, it’s a little easier than trying to do it all at once.

Spread the cheese mixture on to the slices of bread. Place an asparagus spear on each slice and roll it up.

Once you have finished rolling up all the asparagus spears, melt the butter and brush it on top of each roll up.

Pop them in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Basically, until they are golden brown on the edges, like this:

Serve them warm. Hope these hors d’oeuvres help save the day if/when your husband brings unexpected guests over!

About Rachel Golberg

I'm a city girl adjusting to life in a small Minnesotan town. I'm so glad you stopped by.

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