Thanksgiving Hors d’oeuvres
Loves, this was printed on our blog way back… just wanted to share again as many of you have asked and this is always something I do Thanksgiving weekend……..give her a whirl…she doesn’t disappoint!!
xoxoxo
Rumaki Hors d’oeuvres….fast and happy about it!!
I like delicious and fast. I am a girl that likes to wing it, but having said that, planning is essential for me when it comes to having good ingredients on hand. (This is what makes “winging it” work!) Usually I’ll put down thoughts… buzz through some cookbooks to get inspired… think about tastes that I love, and go from there. Sometimes when we have a weekend houseful, I will go for really easy noshing… For instance, I always put out fantastic olives in great little dishes…sometimes I will warm the olives in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or so. If it’s summer, my herb garden is wonderful and I’ll put rosemary and thyme on the olives before going in the oven. I will always drizzle them with olive oil and balsamic as well, perhaps even some blue cheese chunks on top. I love to put out big chunks of cheese, Genoa or soppressata salami, and sometimes roasted almonds.
This may make you laugh, but one of my all time favorite appetizers is rumaki. (Very 60’s of me, I know!) I like them because they are instantly gone… we all dive at them! Serve them immediately in a lovely low bowl or a gorgeous tray or platter. My recipe is incredibly simple… I have read way too many recipes for this over the years where people tend to over think it. No need to marinate as others suggest… or use too many ingredients.
RUMAKI
1/2 C. soy sauce
1 C. ketchup
3/4 C. brown sugar
1 tsp minced garlic
2 (4 oz.) can whole water chestnuts, drained
1 package bacon, pieces cut in half lengthwise
skewers or toothpicks
In a shallow bowl, combine the soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, and 1/4 C. brown sugar. Set aside. Warm oven to 400 degrees. Wrap chestnut with bacon, skewer with a toothpick, and dip in remaining brown sugar. Arrange Rumaki on wire rack over shallow roasting pan or sheet cake pan and bake about 30 minutes, or until bacon is crisp. (cover you pan with tin foil first for easy clean up!) Remove from oven and drain off fat. Pour sauce over the skewered pieces (be sure to turn them and fully cover each). Put back into the oven for another 12 minutes. Serve while very warm.
p.s. I also make these with pitted dates stuffed with asiago cheese or chicken livers wrapped in bacon… or as Devils on horseback if you stuff olives or prunes with blue cheese …talk about mouth watering…..!!
Cheers + Happy Thanksgiving!!!
xxx,
T.
Labels: eating & gathering, holiday, more Tracy Porter
Reader Comments
Happy Thanksgiving Tracy and Co. and family and friends of the blog. I am grateful for your time, inspiration, and your joy of sharing ideas to make the world a better place! Thank you for your idea of taking my mix-matched napkin set to a different level….and the perfect shade of red lipstick for the Holiday Season…prrr..is right! Have a wonderful week-end with your families and friends(and hello to sweet Robyn if you are reading this….I have a special friend named Claudine that you so encouraged us to meet…Thank you..she is a gem!)
Hi Tracy, this is a very addicting hors’ doeuvres – bacon and the water chestnut crunch plus a sweet sauce are all just perfect. When I make this I always have to soak the toothpicks in water for an hour or so before they go in the oven….prevents them from burning. Thanks for sharing this again.
Thanksgiving greetings, everyone!!….TRACY, I’m adding the Rumaki ingredients to my list for my final trip to the market this morning….thanks so much for sharing the recipe…I’m going to make these using OYSTERS as well….also using Nueske’s apple wood smoked bacon….it’s our favorite….is there anything that DOESN’T taste better with BACON?!?!….YUMM-OLA!!!….cheers and best wishes to all for the happiest of Thanksgivings wherever you may be….warmly, Kat
Awe. . . Tracy. . .your photo is making me pause and I am breathing a sigh for all the wonder and magic of this candlelit scene that you have graced us with today.
My heart is grateful for all you are. . .and for your family who gives us delight after delight. . .and for your enchanting home and yard and woods on this dear earth. . .and for your business that brings beauty and artistry into our homes and lives. . .
Blessings of peace and love to everyone of you and to all my Tracy “sisters” who write with creativity and passion on a daily basis!
I am so thankful for your presence in my life.
XOXOXOX + a little fairy dust*~*~*~*~
Loves,
Just wanted to pop in a say hello! I am making stock for my ” do ahead gravy”…( anything I can do ahead makes life simpler, plus then i can enjoy a cocktail with everyone tomorrow afternoon!!!) , my big ol’ turkey has been floating around in an apple cider brine since last night….I am going to make a ginerbread trifle in a little bit.
The gorgeous fire is on, candles lit, xmas music blasting….having my tea, and it is….my favorite outside climate…RAIN!!! gorgeous, lovely healing rain!!
I am grateful for so much everyday, mostly the little things in life that make you smile on a dime. I count many people in my blessings…all of you included. We are here because of each of you. YOU have made a difference in our everyday, thank you so very much.
The house smells like thanksgiving already, and i am just going to take my time, go slowly and enjoy every minute of creating this magical holiday gathering.
Thinking of all of you, sending love and warm wishes for a beautiful holiday …no matter how or who you spend it with…I am with you in spirit!! Thank you for sharing yourselves with us!!!
Cheers and Love!!…..
xxx
T.
Thanks for sharing the entertaining idea, Tracy. Enjoy your holiday!
Shannon
I add a chunk of fresh pineapple next to the water chestnut. These are my standbys for all gatherings!
Tracy, this New England girl had never heard of Rumaki, believe it or not, before you brought it up…I love the idea of incorporating bacon into Thanksgiving!!!
Warm holiday wishes to you all, and Tracy, this is my “first” Thanksgiving with you, so I consider it such an honor and feel a bit like a Pilgrim!
There is so much you add to my life, and I have such gratitude for the way you share your life and your home and your talents with us here on the blog and in the treasures available on your site. I hope you enjoy every drop of deliciousness this holiday brings, and more!
Happy, happy, happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I am very grateful for you, Tracy, your wonderful company and family, and this spectacular blog of talented people. My cup runneth over with thankfulness and gratitude. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
A blessed Thanksgiving to all… We are so very grateful for the inspiration, support + friendship that you girls are so willing to share.
Happy, happy Thanksgiving wishes to you!
kisses,
Sarah
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND ALL YOUR CREW AND STAFF AT TRACY PORTERS.COM………XOXOXOXOXOX
Tracy,
good thing my boss is my husband. (he is THY boss and I am the bossy – luv working with my partner/husband too!)
I enjoyed your radio show today. First time listening to it. I am glad you posted your water chestnut and bacon recipe. I added it to my shopping cart and plan to make it tomorrow…two of my favorite items.
PS
I was listening to your radio show at work too…And my boss OK it!
Happy Thanksgiving to you an your family!
Tell your sis HI from her Shopper from Eau Claire! My pheasant light fixture from her store that you design will be hung next week.
EXcitED!
What a great reminder of one of my very favorites appetizers, I haven’t made Rumaki for quite a while, but they will be on my list. I’m all about easy, and these are so good! Happy Thanksgiving, Tracy, may your table be filled with the laughter of those you love. xo Lidy
Tracy,Cindy encouraged me, in my inperfection (can you imagine???) to put unto paper (in stone!) what I told her this morning. So here goes —– I get on tracyporter.com every night when I get home, its a ritual — if I ever go to detox it will be from TP stuff. I am not alone. my daughter is also a addicted to TP. We call it a TP moment, I am sure you understand.We believe have must be kin to you (we from the South, please overlook kin as it is a compliment).
What I have to tell you, with Cindy’s encouragement to write to you is this: you gave me the courage to dream, and envision my dream of establishing an art therapy camp. Tracy, I work as an inpatient therapist on an adult psych.unit on one of the five best psychiatric hospitals in the U.S.,and I was trained as an art therapist. Psychiatrists do not do therapy; they only do the medicine,(read as prescribe meds. Meds can only do so much), therapy works if you work it. TRACY, after I listened to your radio programs I began to do ART THERAPY with patients. I connected with people that were at the lowest ebb in their lives. Art connects and inspires all of us, inspiration means suck in (breathe deeply)in the life force, reframes purpose and gives hope: think reframe and invention = morph, think death and rebirth; reinvention. Most people are verbally and emotinaly constipated, (imagine holding it ALL IN), think in -out-in – out. there has to be a release or else you blow up or out, both are unpleasant. People who can’t verbalize feelings or emotions express it,(emotion)in art and then (ta-da, angels blowing trumpets,) describe thoughts through drawing —giving voice and validation to their feelings. You gave me my VOICE and courage to do ART Therapy and the hope/dream to start an art therapy camp for women. Tracy,God bless you and your beautiful family, dogs, goat and mini jackass. Can’t wait to see the Spring collection!
Dreaming of Spring,
Anne, the therapist in Oklahoma
PS By the way,since you started your radio programs, and I listened and since then —- I have recieved HIGH PRAISES from the psychiatrists I work with. Glad you love kittens: I aldso grew up on a farm and rescued kittens with runny eyes. Now I* live in a city but did volunteer work for Animal Aid of Tulsa and took home injured/sick cats waiting for adoption and a home they never got. That was years ago and now I joke with my husband about running a geriatric cat house.
Happy Thanksgiving Porter Family!!! Hope your day is full of many wonderful memories…Tracy I just made a Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle…oh my goodness…DEVINE!!! Saw that you were making one too….CHEERS!!! Happy Happy Day to all!! xoxo
I’ve been a fan of yours since I discovered *Inspired Gatherings* 10 years ago (can it really have been that long?!)…I instantly pegged you as a kindred spirit who shared my love of glitter and peacock feathers but until tonight when i came across your blog, I had no idea how truly darling you are. You make me smile, Miss Tracy. I’m glad I found you again.
xox,
Susan
Sarah…and Tracy…..HAPPY THANKSGIVING to each of you! I am thankful for your post, Tracy!
Abundant blessings!!!
XOXO
Wow, what a funny universe – just read Anne Miller’s comment – this year I studied a diploma in Art Therapy. It has quite simply changed my life. And here we are being inspired by Tracy everyday. Little snippets of what I learn here are woven into my daily life, and it all just comes together in a wonderful way. You are so right Anne – art therapy makes such a huge difference – I’ve experienced it first hand, and hope to continue to help others – what a beautiful gift x