When I was talking with my oldest daughter who also loves to entertain, she mentioned that she was hosting a girl's night in and was going to exchange clothes and accessories with her friends. I thought that was a cute and practical idea especially since she has a ton of clothes that she never wears.
So it got me thinking. I have a ton of cookbooks, some I love and some I never use. So for my girls night in I decide to host a cookbook exchange. I invited 8 friends who like to cook, asked each to bring 2 cookbooks and an appetizer to share. I gave a prize for the best appetizer--bacon wrapped water chestnuts was the hands down favorite! And we all walked away with new cookbooks and appetizer ideas!
Here is the best recipe of the evening...
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained
- enough soy sauce to cover chestnuts
- 1/2 pound sliced bacon
- brown sugar
Directions
- In a medium bowl, marinate the water chestnuts in the soy sauce 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cut the bacon slices in half. Wrap each water chestnut with 1 half slice of bacon. Secure with toothpicks and arrange on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp.
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