"bring a dish" parties

Italian Pasta skewers and a homemade vinaigrette on the side..

Each skewer has cubed provolone, cubed sopressata, cubed prosciutto, red/yellow/orange pepper chunks, tortelini, cherry tomato. I get the extra long skewers so I can do multiple layers... They are very colorful and eye-appealing.

The vinaigrette is olive oil, white vinegar, grainy mustard, fresh zest and juice of lemon, garlic, fresh basil, oregano, thyme and rosemary....

This sounds amazing! I may try this at home too...lol

Friends of mine were doing a Wine-tasting party with their homemade creations and they were featuring some italian reds and whites - so I thought to myself a different twist on a tortellini salad (I cant eat pasta but, I love making these for anyone). I will also add some red onion, I meant to add that to the list but realized after I posted.

Basically its pasta salad on a skewer... I have these wonderful 2oz ramekins that people can put their dressing in (so you can avoid using the main bowl for dipping), people can dip their skewers into their own ramekin of homemade dressing.

Ive done raviolini skewers with a variety of cubed cheeses, roma tomatoes, basil leaves, broccoli, prosciutto and/or shrimp and baby bella mushrooms on a skewer and did a cheese fondue... BIG HIT with folks.

Another popular dish I make is Czechoslovakian Meatballs... a really savory meatball (onion, gahhhhhhlic, worcestershire sauce and basic ingredients) made with ground beef and pork. The gravy is a tomato-paprikash concoction that has gahhhhhlic, caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms, sour cream, neufchatel, fresh chicken stock - and a cornstarch slurry to thicken it up.... Put your cooked meatballs in the gravy and grab some jumbo skewers and start poking for them... BIG HIT with the guys because it really goes great with sauerkraut and a great beer to wash it down.