{"id":3739,"date":"2012-12-18T04:31:45","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T04:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/?p=3739"},"modified":"2012-12-18T04:31:45","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T04:31:45","slug":"holiday-entertaining-made-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/?p=3739","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Entertaining Made Easy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.king5.com\/new-day-northwest\/Easy-appetizers-for-entertaining--183954621.html\">King 5&#8217;s New Day Northwest<\/a>, I&#8217;ll be taking the stress out of holiday entertaining with my do-ahead recipes. I&#8217;ll be sharing my tips and tricks for my savory <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019883929_kathyrosemaryhamxml.html\">Overnight Rosemary Ham &amp; White Cheddar Strata Bites<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019883925_kathylemongrasschickenxml.html\">Lemongrass Chicken Meatballs with Sassy Peanut Sauce<\/a><\/strong> recipes!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019883929_kathyrosemaryhamxml.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8058\/8282352701_e10ccb4bac.jpg\" alt=\"Strata bites\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019883925_kathylemongrasschickenxml.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8058\/8283411664_8f05891123.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken Meatballs\" width=\"219\" height=\"146\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 219px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 219\/146;\" \/><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>(Photos by Kathy Casey Food Studios\u00ae)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tackle the crowds&#8217; sweet tooth with my<strong> <\/strong>recipes for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019930532_kathypannacottaxml.html\">Pumpkin Panna Cotta with Holiday Ale Caramel &amp; Sea Salt<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019930527_kathychocolatecakesxml.html\">Warm Orange &amp; Pistachio Bittersweet Chocolate Cakes \u201cin a Jar\u201d with Orange Cream<\/a><\/strong>, featured in this Wednesday&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019930524_kathycaseydessertsxml.html\">Seattle Times&#8217; Food &amp; Wine section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019930532_kathypannacottaxml.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8073\/8284994367_0733086061.jpg\" alt=\"Panna Cotta\" width=\"191\" height=\"233\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 191px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 191\/233;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/foodwine\/2019930527_kathychocolatecakesxml.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8223\/8286053096_4b17f6c129.jpg\" alt=\"Jar Cake\" width=\"195\" height=\"290\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 195px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 195\/290;\" \/><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>(Photos by Kathy Casey Food Studios\u00ae)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a great signature cocktail for your next party, try stirring up some of my <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smallscreennetwork.com\/video\/800\/liquid-kitchen-spiced-vermouth\/\">Spiced Vermouth<\/a><\/strong> into a <strong>Holiday Manhattan<\/strong>! Red vermouth is infused with fresh citrus, ginger, allspice, cloves, cranberries and spiced rum for a great holiday taste. Mix the infusion with bourbon and a dash of bitters for a great holiday-themed Manhattan!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<strong>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liquidkitchen.tv\">Kathy Casey&#8217;s Liquid Kitchen<\/a> for my Holiday Manhattan with Spiced Vermouth recipes! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s to de-stressing the holidays! -Kathy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On King 5&#8217;s New Day Northwest, I&#8217;ll be taking the stress out of holiday entertaining with my do-ahead recipes. I&#8217;ll be sharing my tips and tricks for my savory Overnight Rosemary Ham &amp; White Cheddar Strata Bites and Lemongrass Chicken Meatballs with Sassy Peanut Sauce recipes! (Photos by Kathy Casey Food Studios\u00ae) Tackle the crowds&#8217; 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