Light Appetizers

On Saturday we were headed to the Angel's verses Tampa Bay Ray's baseball game.  We decided to have Jim & Jeri over for some appetizers prior to the game.  I keep wanting to try new things, so why not just keep inviting great friends over?  I thought we were having 9 people over so I bought way too much food.  I ended up not putting out the fruit or the cheese and crackers.  Instead I went for 2 cooked items.

First, I made Mini Buffalo Chicken Balls, which I have made before.  They are really good because they are easy to make, don't require a lot of ingredients, and you can make them as spicy as you would like.  Next time I think I'm going to make them as spicy as possible.  You just dump in all the ingredients and mix with your hands, yes the texture is slimey and not all that enjoyable, but the end result is worth it.

I've made these once before and I cooked them longer last time.  I would add a couple minutes to the cook time (if you have my oven) so that the outside gets nice a crispy.  The bottoms were not as crisp as the first time I made them.  Next time....

[I forgot to take a picture of the finished product.]

Second, I made Bacon- Wrapped Scallops with Spicy- Cilantro Mayonnaise.  These were AMAZING!!  And the sauce was AWESOME!  I have never cooked scallops before so I was a little nervous....especially after seeing Gordon Ramsey yell IT'S RAW! every week on Hell's Kitchen!  I thought I wouldn't cook them long enough or I would overcook them, but nope.  They were perfect.  The only downfall was that I wish I had made about 20 more! 

The sauce for these was so I good, I could probably add it to every meal I eat.  (In fact, I'm adding it to my vegetable soft tacos that I'm making tonight.)  I couldn't find chili paste so I used chipotle paste instead....honestly, I could have licked the bowl clean it was so good.  The spice of the sauce with the bacon and scallops was heaven in your mouth. 

Note to self, next time make twice as many scallops!!  A+++