|
COCKTAIL PARTY RECIPES
Cocktail parties are an easy way to entertain
during the busy holiday season. Just invite friends
over from 5:00 to 7:00 pm for drinks and appetizers.
Everyone has the rest of the evening free for shopping,
wrapping gifts or the holiday sprint to another
party. And you get to play host without having
to cook an elaborate sit-down meal.
Cocktail parties are all about festive drinks,
great nibbles and holiday atmosphere, and the versatile
cranberry takes a starring role in all three. Bright
red cranberries create instant holiday spirit and
are a delicious way to celebrate, all season long.
Read on for some of our party-friendly favorites,
or search our recipe collection for
additional ways to make cranberries the life of
the party.
Festive Cocktails
For instant drama, plan a variety of colorful cocktails,
some non-alcoholic options and serve in beautiful
glasses with creative
garnishes.
Holiday
Cruise
Holiday
Celebration Punch
Lava
Lamp
White
Cosmopolitan
Sparkling
Cranberry Spirit
Rubytini
White
Cranberry Quencher
Frozen
Cranberry Margarita
White
Cranberry Vodka Cocktail
White Cranberry
Wine Spritzer
Non-alcoholic Drinks
Choose a warm wassail or tea to serve
in a crock pot and a cold punch to serve in a punch
bowl with a festive
ice ring:
White
Cranberry Lime Punch
Festive
Cranberry Punch
Warm
Cranberry Apple Wassail
Warm
Winter White Wassail
Great Nibbles
Who needs the same old boring cheese tray? You
might be surprised to know that cranberries taste
terrific with all kinds of cheeses. Versatile cranberries
even kick up the flavor of some traditional party
favorites. Choose from these crowd-pleasing ideas:
Cranberry
Gorgonzola Appetizer Tart
Cranberry
Brie Appetizer Bites
Fruited
Brie Bake
Cranberry
Shrimp Cocktail
Cranberry
Bruschetta
Cranberry
Crab Meat and Cream Cheese Appetizers
Cranberry
Caramelized Onion Cheese Spread
Sizzling Bacon-Wrapped Apricots with Cranberry Glaze
Ultimate Party Meatballs
Put out a few bowls of Craisins® Trail
Mix for instant party snacks.
Holiday Atmosphere
Add a warm glow to your display with a dramatic Cranberry
Candle Float or twist Cranberry
Candle Wraps around pillar candles grouped
on the table. A Cranberry
Flower Arrangement makes a beautiful, easy
centerpiece and Cranberry
Garlands create colorful flair on a mantelpiece
or banister or wound around a chandelier.
For an impressive display for your buffet table,
create different levels on which to display appetizer
dishes. Start by placing a few shallow boxes (1
to 3 inches high) on a bare table, tall boxes toward
the back of the table, shallow ones toward the
front. Toss a few coordinating tablecloths over
the table at different angles. Place a Cranberry
Topiary on one of the tall surfaces at the
back of the table. Gather the cloth slightly around
the boxes to create interesting nooks and crannies
in which you can place Cranberry
Candle Cups. Place trays of appetizers on the
boxes at different heights. Add pedestal cake plates
and baskets for contrast, too. Stand utensils in
colorful glasses and stack individual serving plates
and cocktail napkins at one side of the table so
guests can serve themselves.
|
