Tablescapes, Bloody Mary Buffet

the Painted Apron

11 years ago

Wow, it’s hot! We are pretty used to that in the South and we use plenty of A/C around here. For this simple brunch I am going to keep things cool~

Come on over, the only thing that is going to heat up might be your Bloody Mary! How spicy do you like it?

Grab a nice tall glass

and some crunchy celery sticks

We love Whiskey Wille’s Bloody Mary mix

they use good tomatoes

Utensils and “lapkins” are tied in a twine bundle. A “lapkin” is a thick cotton dish towel that doubles as a place mat and a napkin. Use it to cover your lap and wipe your fingers for buffet style dining~

Instead of a heavy casserole, we’re keeping it easy and light with simple, cool, hard boiled eggs

“Everything” bagels, covered with lots of crunchy seeds, and sticky sweet almond croissants are waiting under the glass domes.

These perky sweet peppers are holding the place for grilled Bleu Cheese Pepper Poppers. HH is outside grilling them now…

I baked the fresh peach cake yesterday

Would you like a slice? With a dollop of greek yogurt perhaps, or a drizzle of peach glaze?

Just takin’ it easy and keeping it cool…enjoying an easy summer brunch!

Bleu Cheese Poppers are a variation of jalapeno poppers. I don’t like working with fresh jalapenos too much, and the miniature peppers are much quicker to clean and stuff. They are sweeter than jalapenos and the bleu cheese gives them a tang that makes up for the lack of heat. You can simply cut them in half if you wish, pile some cheese mixture on top of the halves, and use the bacon to secure it.

BLEU CHEESE PEPPER POPPERS

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword bleu cheese poppers, cream cheese poppers, poppers, stuffed peppers, sweet peppers

Ingredients

plan on 3-4 per person, depending on size.
light cream cheese softened
good quality bleu cheese {don’t buy crumbles buy a hunk}
assorted mini colored sweet peppers
bacon strips 1/2 strip per pepper
toothpicks

Instructions

Wash peppers, remove stem and seeds. Mix cream cheese with diced bleu cheese, mashing with a fork. Fill peppers and wrap with 1/2 strip of bacon, securing with a toothpick. Grill over medium coals until bacon is done or bake at 400 about 20 minutes, turning once. Serve warm if possible. Make a lot, they’ll go fast!