With all the holiday and game day entertaining, we know you’re going to need a quick, throw-together appetizer that’s truly a show-stopper. And the fact that this starts with a handful of supermarket frozen and refrigerated shortcuts, makes it super-easy and affordable. Pick up all the ingredients today, so you’re always ready when company stops by.
- 1 (14.1-ounce) package refrigerated pre-rolled pizza dough
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon fresh minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces frozen popcorn shrimp
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 2 tablespoons thinly slivered red onion
- 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Preheat oven to 425º. Unroll pizza dough onto a 10- x 15-inch rimmed baking sheet. (If using a brand with parchment paper, follow directions on package.)
- In a small bowl, combine butter, parsley, garlic, and salt; mix well. Brush 2 tablespoons of garlic mixture on pizza dough. Pour the remaining garlic mixture over shrimp and toss lightly. Place shrimp on dough. Top evenly with corn, onion slivers, and cheese.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Serve immediately.
***To make individual pizzas, use refrigerated English muffins. Split muffins in half and follow directions in recipe, cutting cooking time in half.
In 1844, a recipe for a straight peppermint candy stick, which was white with colored stripes, was published. However, some stories tell of all-white candy sticks in much earlier times. Folklore tells of the origin of the candy cane, yet no documented proof of its real beginning. Literature begins mentioning the candy cane in 1866, and it was first known to be mentioned in connection with Christmas in 1874. As early as 1882, candy canes have been hung on Christmas trees.
Fun Candy Cane Facts:
- The average candy cane is 5 inches tall.
- While most candy canes are not sugar or calorie-free, they do not have any fat or cholesterol.
- Striped red and white candy canes were first introduced in 1900.
- The first machine to make candy canes were invented in 1921 by Brasher O. Westerfield. Until then, they were made by hand.
- Bob McCormack and his brother-in-law & priest Gregory Keller brought the candy cane to the masses. What started out as candy making for McCormack’s friends and family turned into mass production when Keller invented the machine that enabled Bob’s Candies to go big time.
- Traditionally the flavor for candy canes is peppermint, but there are a variety of flavors.
- Alain Roby, Geneva pastry chef, holds the Guinness World Record for the longest candy cane, measuring 51 feet long.
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