Easy Entertaining For The Holidays

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Easy Entertaining For The Holidays (NAPSA)—Oneway to keep the season merry for both partygoers and party throwers is to keep things simple. When you serve dishes that are easy to create, you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time providing guests the gift of your presence. You can serve: Crisp vegetables with festive dips such as salsa and hummus, chips and crackers. Traditional popcorn balls and trendy salty snacks. Gourmet cheese andfruit. Simple but flavorful recipes such asthese: Garlic shrimp can be a big hit with holiday guests. BACARDI Rum Garlic Shrimp Yield: 4 entre or 10 appetizer servings 1 to 1% poundsextra-large (21- to 25-count) shrimp, BACARDI Rum Pina Colada Sauce peeled with tails left on, deveined and patted dry 3 Tbsp. BACARDI Superior Rum 3 Thsp. butter 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1 large clove garlic, minced ’”% tsp. crushed red pepper flakes % tsp. salt 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley Arrange shrimp in a 13 x 9- inch baking dish. Heat remaining ingredients, except pars- ley, in a small saucepan until butter is melted. Drizzle mixture over shrimp. Bake at 425 F until shrimp become opaque, 1 cup light sour cream % cup cream of coconut % cup crushed pineapple, undrained % cup BACARDI Superior Rum Combine all ingredients. Coverandchill until served. Yield: 2 cups sauce BACARDI Dragon Berry" & Ginger Ale 3 parts BACARDI Dragon Berry" 1 part gingerale about 10 minutes. Sprinkle Pouroverice in glass. Garnish with lime wedge. For an extra hint of festive You can find more great recipes and entertaining ideas online at Bacardi.com. with parsley before serving. Serve with pina colada sauce. color, decorate platter with fresh strawberries.