Party Panache, Safe Social Supper

the Painted Apron

6 years ago

Last weekend I had the house to myself

so I called one of my BFFs

to see if she and her husband

wanted to come over for a casual “safe” dinner

of appetizers and cocktails

They did!

I was so excited!

I set up a buffet on the kitchen island

It was too hot and buggy on the patio

so we filled our plates with a variety of appetizers

and sat in the family room,

a safe distance apart

Nothing fancy, just simple appetizers presented in a pretty way

I wrapped pineapple chunks in bacon

and gave them a drizzle of soy sauce and baked them

You can read more about this method on Deconstructed Hawaiian Pizza

Cheese tortellini, cooked and tossed with pesto sauce

was skewered with a folded piece of salami

A simplified version of one of my favorites,

Italiano Morsi

They were placed on a tiered tray with toothpicks for easy grabbing

The tiered tray also had savory cheese cookies,

a version of Southern cheese straws

made from a local grocery’s refrigerated dough,

and cherry tomatoes

If you want to make your own Cheese Cookies see the recipe here

or Pimiento Cheese Cookies here

Cucumber spears and celery sticks filled individual bowls

We each had our own bowl,

and could drizzle the vegetables with our choice of

Fleming’s Bleu Cheese Dressing or Honey Mustard

Watermelon chunks joined small clusters of red grapes in a bowl

I made a Lemon version of my Jammin’ Cheese Danish for a sweet treat

Sliced crescent roll dough spread with

sweetened cream cheese and lemon curd

baked and topped with white chocolate curls

The recipe is at the end of this post

My friends brought ham and cheese sliders

and chocolate peanut butter cookies

We had quite a spread!

It was such a treat to have guests over

and share simple food and conversation!

I am looking forward to having more safe gatherings

as the weather cools and we can be back outside on the patio

Lemon Tartlettes

Lemon curd and sweetened cream cheese fill a baked crescent roll crust

Course Appetizer, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword brunch, cream cheese, crescent rolls, danish, dessert, fast and easy, lemon curd, sweet treat

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Servings 10 tartlettes

Ingredients

1 can crescent roll dough or dough sheet
4 oz cream cheese, softened
3 Tbsp white sugar
3/4 cup lemon curd
white chocolate curls for garnish optional

Instructions

Remove dough from can but don't unroll
Cut dough roll into 10 even slices
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
Shape dough into shallow bowls with your fingers
Combine cream cheese with sugar and divide mixture evenly making a layer of filling in each dough bowl
Top cream cheese layer with a generous layer of lemon curd
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until dough is cooked and golden
Cool tartlettes and garnish with white chocolate curls if desired
Serve warm or at room temperature
Store leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator