Chowgirls Killer Party Food: Righteous Bites and Cocktails for Every Season

Title Page; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; SPRING; SPRING PEA TOASTS WITH GOUDA; HONEY-RICOTTA PROSCIUTTO CUPS; MARINATED CHÈVRE, THREE WAYS; MARINATED CHÈVRE WITH ROASTED TOMATOES & GARLIC; MARINATED CHÈVRE WITH HONEY, ROSEMARY & MARCONA ALMONDS; MARINATED CHÈVRE WITH WILD MUSHROOMS & ORANGE; MINT-CRUSTED LAMB CHOPS; ASPARAGUS & CHÈVRE POLENTA CAKES; BEEF INVOLTINI; STUFFING; MEAT ROLLS; WASABI CRAB CAKES; MISO-MAPLE SALMON WITH BABY BOK CHOY; MISO-MAPLE GLAZE; SALMON; BOK CHOY; LEMON-ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH KALE CAESAR SALAD; CHICKEN; SALAD.;With an eye for style and appreciation for seasonal ingredients, the proprietors of Chowgirls Killer Catering, one of the Midwest's leading catering companies, share their inspired ideas for delicious appetizers, small plates, and cocktails that are perfect for home entertaining. Amy Lynn Brown and Heidi Andermack were early adopters of the local, organic, sustainable, and seasonal approach to cooking; their ethos is clearly reflected in this cookbook, which offers fun, elegant, and yet easy-to-prepare recipes arranged by season that will be the hit of your next social gathering. For your party to welcome spring, impress your guests with Spring Pea Toasts with Gouda, Mint-Crusted Lamb Chops, and Wasabi Crab Cakes. For that backyard summer fest, try Flank Steak Skewers with Chimichurri, Sweet Corn Risotto with Grilled Shrimp, and Gazpacho Jars. On that chilly fall gathering, offer the Grilled Sirloin with Farro Tomato Salad, Bacon-Pecan Tartlets, and Roasted Fall Vegetables with Saffron Aioli. And for that festive winter blow-out, make the Italian Beef Sliders, Crab & Green Chile Gratin, and Artichoke Tapenade. Then to wash it all down, make sure there's plenty of Mint Julep Sweet Tea, White Sangria, and Strawberry Basil Daiquiris! Andermack and Brown's shared passion for cooking and entertaining shines throughout this beautiful and inspiring cookbook. Their "righteous bites" will impress your guests with dazzling, organic, locally sourced recipes that show you care. Party on! Michigan-born Heidi Andermack and Kentucky-born Amy Lynn Brown co-founded Chowgirls Killer Catering in 2004. They both live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with their respective families. Title Page Copyright Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION SPRING SPRING PEA TOASTS WITH GOUDA HONEY-RICOTTA PROSCIUTTO CUPS MARINATED CHÈVRE, THREE WAYS MARINATED CHÈVRE WITH ROASTED TOMATOES & GARLIC MARINATED CHÈVRE WITH HONEY, ROSEMARY & MARCONA ALMONDS MARINATED CHÈVRE WITH WILD MUSHROOMS & ORANGE MINT-CRUSTED LAMB CHOPS ASPARAGUS & CHÈVRE POLENTA CAKES BEEF INVOLTINI STUFFING MEAT ROLLS WASABI CRAB CAKES MISO-MAPLE SALMON WITH BABY BOK CHOY MISO-MAPLE GLAZE SALMON BOK CHOY LEMON-ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH KALE CAESAR SALAD CHICKEN SALAD. CHICKEN & APRICOT BASTILLA WITH ORANGE HARISSA YOGURTCHICKEN & APRICOT BASTILLA ORANGE HARISSA YOGURT DEVILED EGGS VARIATIONS PIMENTO CHEESE, PEPPER JELLY & BACON FINGER SANDWICHES PIMENTO CHEESE SANDWICHES RUMAKI RUMAKI GLAZE VICHYSSOISE SHOOTER STRAWBERRY-BASIL DAIQUIRI DAIQUIRI STRAWBERRY-BASIL SIMPLE SYRUP CHOWGIRLS BOOTLEG RHUBARBARITA RHUBARBARITA RHUBARB SYRUP MINT JULEP SWEET TEA SUMMER ZUCCHINI FRITTERS WITH SUCCOTASH SALAD FRITTERS SALAD GUACAMOLE & PICO DE GALLO GUACAMOLE PICO DE GALLO COCONUT-CURRY CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH SESAME PEANUT SAUCE CHICKEN SKEWERS. SESAME PEANUT SAUCEGAZPACHO JARS FLANK STEAK SKEWERS WITH CHIMICHURRI STEAK CHIMICHURRI CORN PUDDING WITH TOMATO & BASIL SALAD PUDDING SALAD MANGO CHICKEN SALAD BIG WOODS BLUE CANAPÉS WINE BISCUITS TOPPING HEIRLOOM TOMATO TARTLETS LYNN'S PIE CRUST THREE SUMMER BRUSCHETTAS CROSTINI SUMMER SQUASH & RICOTTA BRUSCHETTA GRILLED EGGPLANT BRUSCHETTA SAFFRON-LEMON SHRIMP BRUSCHETTA SWEET CORN RISOTTO WITH SHRIMP LAMB MEATBALLS WITH SPICED YOGURT CHUTNEY LAMB MEATBALLS SPICED YOGURT CHUTNEY CARPACCIO & GREEN BEAN BUNDLES BABY HOT BROWNS BENEDICTINE FINGER SANDWICHES. SUMMER SHRUBSBOURBON PEACH SHRUB RASPBERRY SHRUB WHITE SANGRIA SUMMER THYME COCKTAIL MULBERRY-THYME SYRUP FALL WHISKEY-GINGER COCKTAIL MEATBALLS MEATBALLS SAUCE BACON-PECAN TARTLETS WILD MUSHROOM HOTDISH THAI RED PEPPER SHOOTER SMØRREBRØD, THREE WAYS HAM SALAD SMØRREBRØD AHI-AVOCADO SMØRREBRØD SALMON-DILL SMØRREBRØD SWISS CHARD GRATIN ANTIPASTO ROLLS ROASTED FALL VEGETABLES WITH SAFFRON AIOLI ROASTED FALL VEGETABLES SAFFRON AIOLI ARANCINI WITH SWEET TOMATO JAM ARANCINI SWEET TOMATO JAM PROSCIUTTO-WRAPPED PERSIMMONS COCONUT QUINOA & TURMERIC GINGER APPLE SALAD QUINOA. TURMERIC GINGER APPLESVEGETABLE PÂTÉ TRIO MUSHROOM-PECAN PÂTÉ EDAMAME PÂTÉ ROASTED CAULIFLOWER PÂTÉ GRILLED SIRLOIN WITH FARRO TOMATO SALAD COLD SPICED CIDER CORN-N-OIL BANKRUPTCY ISLAND COCKTAIL ORGEAT FINOCCHIO FRIZZANTE WINTER PLOUGHMAN'S PLATTER SWEET ONION JAM ROASTED MUSHROOMS PICKLED VEGETABLES MUSHROOM FRITTERS WITH ROASTED TOMATO COULIS MUSHROOM FRITTERS TOMATO COULIS ITALIAN BEEF SLIDERS SWEDISH MEATBALLS CRAB & GREEN CHILE GRATIN TAPENADE TRIO ARTICHOKE TAPENADE KALAMATA TAPENADE RED PEPPER TAPENADE BECCA'S BUTTERNUT BISQUE.

With an eye for style and appreciation for seasonal ingredients, the proprietors of Chowgirls Killer Catering, one of the Midwest's leading catering companies, share their inspired ideas for delicious appetizers, small plates, and cocktails that are perfect for home entertaining. Amy Lynn Brown and Heidi Andermack were early adopters of the local, organic, sustainable, and seasonal approach to cooking; their ethos is clearly reflected in this cookbook, which offers fun, elegant, and yet easy-to-prepare recipes arranged by season that will be the hit of your next social gathering.

For your party to welcome spring, impress your guests with Spring Pea Toasts with Gouda, Mint-Crusted Lamb Chops, and Wasabi Crab Cakes. For that backyard summer fest, try Flank Steak Skewers with Chimichurri, Sweet Corn Risotto with Grilled Shrimp, and Gazpacho Jars. On that chilly fall gathering, offer the Grilled Sirloin with Farro Tomato Salad, Bacon-Pecan Tartlets, and Roasted Fall Vegetables with Saffron Aioli. And for that festive winter blow-out, make the Italian Beef Sliders, Crab & Green Chile Gratin, and Artichoke Tapenade. Then to wash it all down, make sure there's plenty of Mint Julep Sweet Tea, White Sangria, and Strawberry Basil Daiquiris!

Andermack and Brown's shared passion for cooking and entertaining shines throughout this beautiful and inspiring cookbook. Their "righteous bites" will impress your guests with dazzling, organic, locally sourced recipes that show you care. Party on!

Michigan-born Heidi Andermack and Kentucky-born Amy Lynn Brown co-founded Chowgirls Killer Catering in 2004. They both live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with their respective families.