As summer winds down, who wants to be in the kitchen fussing with canapés when you can be lounging on the patio? Here are some quick fixes for easy-does-it entertaining.
Summertime and the livin' is easy” is more than a song lyric from Gershwin’s immortal “Porgy and Bess.” That phrase truly conveys the spirit of our lifestyle during these warm months. Who wants to be in the kitchen fussing with canapés when you can be lounging on the patio sipping an iced tea (or a Long Island iced tea for that matter)?
Crispy slices of crostini, which are nothing more than a fancy name for toast, with toppings are an easy alternative to labor-intensive individual hors d’oeuvres. The bread slices can be toasted on the grill when you have it lit for other foods, and the toppings suggested here can sit at room temperature for a few hours when serving.
Pimiento cheese (sometimes spelled pimento cheese) has been dubbed the “pâté of the South” and has a firm foothold in that region’s culinary culture. So it might come as a shock to learn that it was developed about a century ago in the Northeast, when cream cheese was first introduced and pimientos first arrived canned from Spain. It’s a versatile food to have around because its refrigerated shelf life is long, and it can be used as a spread for crostini, a filling for celery or plum tomato halves, or topping a cheeseburger.
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