6 hot italian appetizer Recipes

chicken italian sausage, mushrooms, drained, processed cheese (use light reduced fat velveeta), worcestershire sauce (i use 2tsp), ketchup (i use 2tsp), dried oregano, garlic powder, hot sauce (optional), cocktail rye bread (i prefer pumpernickel but it s up to you)

cream cheese, softened, miracle whip, italian salad dressing mix, frozen chopped broccoli, thawed, well drained, shredded cheddar cheese, hawaiian sweet bread (or any other round loaf of similiar size(pumpernickel is a good substitute)

bacon, pineapple chunks, drained well, bell peppers , deseeded and sliced to pineapple size, onion , chunked to pineapple size, brown sugar, mixed with, your favourite seasoning (black fresh pepper, cayenne, garlic, italian or ranch seasonings etc), tabasco sauce , if you like it hot, when ready to broil (optional), metal skewer, toothpick

shrimp, peeled and cleaned, scampi, peeled and cleaned, mussels , bearded and scrubbed, clams , scrubbed, razor clams , scrubbed, mussels , bearded and scrubbed, calamari, cleaned, lobster, extra-virgin olive oil, lemons , zested and juiced, hot chile flakes, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, salt and pepper, crab meat, lemon wedges, for garnish