Coming home party food recap

Also I thought I would let you all know what I fixxed for my brothers coming home party.



Here was my menu of finger foods:



Pineapple tidbits: If you have never heard of this,then you are missing out. You use one can chunked pineapple, or you can slice your own to make it skinnier, one can of spam diced in about the same size as the pinepple, and a block of mild cheddar cheese, diced also. Now you put the pineapple, spam, and cheese on a toothpic and there you have it. Pineapple tidbits, extremely yummy and great finger foods.



Meatballs: We used bags of already prepared meatballs, a bottle of ketchup, brown sugar, and a can of crushed pineapple along with juices. Cook in a slow cooker on high.



Little Smokies: We used barbeque sauce, a dash of lemon juice, and brown sugar.



Cherry colo brownies:




Brownie
1
box (1 lb 6.5 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
1/4
cup cherry cola carbonated beverage
1/3
cup vegetable oil
2
eggs
Frosting
1/2
cup butter or margarine, softened
3
tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
4
cups powdered sugar
1/3
cup cherry cola carbonated beverage
24
maraschino cherries, if desired

1.Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray or shortening.


2.In medium bowl, stir brownie mix, pouch of chocolate syrup, 1/4 cup cherry cola, oil and eggs until well blended. Spread in pan. Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from sides of pan come out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3.
In large bowl, beat frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread evenly over brownies. For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Garnish each with cherry.



Pineapple cheese ball with ritz crackers:

Ingredients:
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper, or mixture of green and red bell pepper
3 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
2 teaspoons seasoned salt, or to taste
2 cups chopped pecans, divided
Preparation:Directions for pineapple cheese ball.Combine cream cheese, drained crushed pineapple, chopped bell pepper, chopped green onion, seasoned salt, and 1 cup chopped pecans. Chill in refrigerator until firm then shape into a ball. Just before serving roll pineapple cheese ball in remaining cup of pecans. Serve pineapple cheese ball with assorted crackers. Pineapple cheese ball makes about 3 cups of cheese spread.



Mini ham and cheese sandwiches



Chips and salsa