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Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• bratwurst sausage
• prune
• bacon
• bratwurst bun

Instructions

1. 1 Prick the casing of each sausage in a few places to prevent them from bursting. Place the sausages in a pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 8 minutes. Remove from pot and let cool.
2. 2 Place toothpicks in a small bowl of water and soak 10 minutes to prevent burning on the grill.
3. 3 Slice sausages halfway through on the long side. Stuff 3 prunes into the opening. Wrap a bacon slice around the sausage in a spiral and secure with two toothpicks. Repeat with all 6 sausages.
4. 4 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
5. 5 Place sausages onto preheated grill and cook, turning once, until desired doneness, or until bacon is browned. Serve on buns topped with desired condiments.

By Heather

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• cream cheese
• garlic
• italian seasoning
• baguette
• turkey
• spinach
• red bell pepper
• artichoke heart

Instructions

1. 1 Combine cream cheese, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a small bowl and set aside.
2. 2 Slice top third off the baguette using a serrated knife. Scoop out some of the bottom half, leaving a 1/2-inch shell. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over both halves. Layer turkey, spinach, red pepper, and artichokes on the bottom shell and place the other half on top. Wrap tightly in foil and refrigerate for 2 hours, or overnight.
3. 3 When ready to serve, unwrap and slice the loaf diagonally into 1- to 2-inch portions. Secure each with a toothpick.

By Nikki

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• yellow mustard
• hot dog
• cheddar cheese
• bacon
• hot dog bun
• dill pickle

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients. Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
2. 2 Smear 1/4 teaspoon mustard inside each butterflied hot dog. Put 2 Cheddar cheese matchsticks inside each hot dog.
3. 3 Secure one end of a bacon strip to one end a hot dog using a toothpick. Wrap the bacon strip tightly around the entire hot dog, securing the far end with another toothpick; repeat for remaining hot dogs.
4. 4 Cook on preheated grill until hot dogs are heated and bacon is cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
5. 5 Place each cooked hot dog onto a bun and top with 2 pickle slices.

By Rebekah Rose Hills

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• vegetable oil
• onion
• rosemary
• clove
• cranberry sauce
• rye bread
• dijon mustard
• ham
• rye bread
• swiss cheese
• rye bread
• arugula
• baby salad greens

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; saute until well-browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Add rosemary and cloves; continue to saute until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Stir in cranberry sauce, and simmer until heated through. Remove from heat and set aside. (Cranberry-Onion Relish can be cooled, covered and refrigerated up to 2 weeks ahead.)
2. 2 To assemble: Working in batches, lay breads on a work surface and spread with about 1/4 tsp. mustard and 1 tsp. cranberry relish. Top half the breads with a portion of ham, cheese and arugula (optional), then the remaining bread slice. Halve each sandwich on the diagonal, sticking each half with a toothpick. (Sandwiches can be covered with a damp paper towel and plastic wrap and can remain at room temperature for 2 hours.)

By USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• ✓ toothpick
• turkey breast
• grape
• cracker
• tomato
• cucumber
• carrot
• lemon juice
• apple
• green apple
• salt
• mayonnaise
• lemon juice
• cream cheese
• celery
• pimento pepper
• onion
• carrot
• cream cheese
• black olive
• black olive
• carrot

Instructions

1. 1 Cut a slit from top to bottom into the side of each jumbo olive. Ease the olive open slightly to insert about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese, forming a penguin belly.
2. 2 Cut a small triangle-shaped notch out of 9 carrot rounds to form feet; press 1 triangular piece (trimming if necessary) into each small olive to create the beak.
3. 3 Thread each jumbo olive onto a toothpick lengthwise through the existing holes. Anchor the toothpick onto a carrot slice (line belly up with feet); set a small olive on top (beak facing forward). Place penguins on a plate; refrigerate until assembly.
4. 4 Combine shredded carrot, onion, pimento peppers, and celery in a bowl. Mix 2 tablespoons softened cream cheese, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, mayonnaise, and salt in a separate bowl; beat until fluffy. Fold carrot mixture into cream cheese; mix well. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before use.
5. 5 Toss green apple slices, red apple slices, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice together in a bowl.
6. 6 Cut carrot rounds into decorative shapes using vegetable cutters. Wrap in a wet paper towel and place in a plastic bag; refrigerate until assembly.
7. 7 Pat cucumber slices dry. Place 1 half-slice tomato at the end of a cucumber slice; roll up together and secure with a toothpick.
8. 8 Arrange 1/2 the carrot shapes in a bento box. Place 1/2 the sandwich spread in a small silicone baking cup; place 4 crackers in another cup. Arrange 1/2 the green apple slices, red apple slices, and grapes. Add 5 cream cheese penguins, 4 turkey slices, and 3 cucumber-tomato rolls. Use remaining ingredients to create a second bento box. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

By Lela

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• kosher dill pickle
• all-purpose flour
• egg
• brown mustard
• cornmeal
• salt
• black pepper
• canola oil
• hot dog
• bacon
• hot dog bun

Instructions

1. 1 Slice dill pickles lengthwise into strips. Place flour in a dish. Combine eggs and 1 tablespoon mustard in a second dish. Combine cornmeal, salt, and pepper in a third dish.
2. 2 Heat canola oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Dip a pickle slice in the flour, egg, and cornmeal mixtures. Place in the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn and cook the other side until golden, about 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove from skillet and place on paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining pickle slices. Pour off most of the oil; reserve the rest in the pan for frying hot dogs.
3. 3 Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Place hot dogs in boiling water, remove from heat, and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove hot dogs from water and let cool slightly. Wrap each hot dog with a strip of bacon, securing with a toothpick if desired.
4. 4 Heat skillet with reserved oil over medium heat. Fry bacon-wrapped hot dogs until bacon is crispy, turning occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes.
5. 5 Spread remaining mustard on a toasted bun and top with a bacon-wrapped hot dog. Tuck in slices of fried pickle. Repeat with remaining mustard, buns, hot dogs, and pickles.

By Linda T

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• ✓ toothpick
• magic grow capsules
• yellow candy-coated milk chocolate candy
• fruit snack roll
• fruit-flavored gelatin snack
• 7-grain cracker
• jicama
• red bell pepper
• salad green
• vial
• dressing
• cheese square
• cheese square
• whole wheat tortilla
• mayonnaise
• green onion
• celery
• chicken breast

Instructions

1. 1 Mix chicken, celery, green onion, and mayonnaise together in a bowl to make chicken salad.
2. 2 Slice tortilla into pieces that resemble bandages; place cheese squares over the middle of each bandage. Pour Italian dressing into a vial to represent peroxide.
3. 3 Lay salad greens over the bottom of a container that resembles a first aid kit. Lay the bell pepper red cross on top. Place chicken salad in its own compartment. Arrange bandages, cheese squares with heart toothpicks, peroxide, splints (jicama), eye patches (round crackers), swabs soaking in iodopovidone (gelatin cubes), and gauze (fruit rolls) in the container. Place aspirin (yellow candies) and magic grow capsules in mini silicone muffin cups; add to the kit.

By bdweld

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• tuna
• mayonnaise
• egg
• sweet onion
• hamburger dill pickle chip
• salt
• tomato
• banana
• lemon juice
• pineapple chunk
• strawberry
• carrot
• cucumber
• black olive
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Combine tuna, mayonnaise, chopped egg, onion, pickle chips, and salt in a bowl to make tuna-egg salad.
2. 2 Place tomatoes on a flat work surface. Cut slits from the top towards the bottom to make partial wedges. Fill tomatoes with tuna salad.
3. 3 Dip banana slices in lemon juice. Thread a toothpick through a banana slice, pineapple chunk, and strawberry. Repeat assembling kebabs with the remaining fruit.
4. 4 Cut 1 carrot and 1 cucumber into 3/4-inch circles. Cut each carrot slice into the shape of a tulip using a small knife. Trim cucumber slices into leaves. Thread a leaf through a toothpick; insert a tulip on top. Repeat with the remaining leaves and tulips.
5. 5 Cut the other carrot and cucumber into 1/2-inch slices. Cut out mini carrot and cucumber flowers using a mini flower-shaped vegetable cutter.
6. 6 Place the hot egg in a heart-shaped egg mold; close the lid slowly and tightly. Soak the mold in a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes. Remove egg and drain on a paper towel.
7. 7 Arrange tuna-egg salad, fruit kebabs, tulips, carrot and cucumber cut-outs, and heart-shaped eggs in a bento box.

By Lela

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• feta cheese
• watermelon
• mint

Instructions

1. 1 Place 1 feta cheese cube on 1 watermelon cube; secure with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining feta and watermelon cubes. Sprinkle with mint.

By barbara

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• lemon
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• spinach
• feta cheese
• kalamata olive
• salt
• black pepper
• chicken breast
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Zest lemon; remove pith with a sharp knife. Slice flesh horizontally; reserve lemon slices.
2. 2 Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in an oven-safe, nonstick skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion; cook until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add lemon zest and garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. 3 Add spinach to skillet; cook and stir until heated through, about 3 minutes. Transfer spinach-onion mixture to a bowl. Wipe skillet clean; set aside. Stir feta cheese and olives into spinach-onion mixture; season with salt and black pepper.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. 5 Lay 1 chicken breast flat onto your work surface. Cut a 2-inch slit, lengthwise, along edge of thick side of chicken breast using the tip of a sharp boning or paring knife to create a pocket, being careful not to cut through the bottom or opposite edge. Season pocket with salt and black pepper. Repeat with remaining chicken breast.
6. 6 Stuff each pocket with ½ spinach-feta mixture; close slits with toothpicks. Dust chicken lightly with flour, salt, and black pepper.
7. 7 Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering, about 2 minutes. Add chicken, rib sides facing up; cook until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip chicken, rib-sides down; place lemon slices on top and cook until browned, 3 to 5 minutes more.
8. 8 Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into centers registers 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 35 minutes.

By Bibi

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• maraschino cherry
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
2. 2 Wrap each cherry with a bacon half, secure with a toothpick, and arrange on a baking sheet. Drizzle reserved cherry juice over wrapped cherries.
3. 3 Broil in the preheated oven until bacon is crisped to your liking, 3 to 10 minutes.

By Aaron Jones

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• bacon
• feta cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
2. 2 Wrap bacon around feta cheese cubes and secure with a toothpick; arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
3. 3 Broil in the preheated oven for 3 minutes. Turn pieces and continue broiling until bacon is crispy, about 2 minutes.

By oceanica

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• date
• blue cheese
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. 2 Stuff each date with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of blue cheese and wrap date with half a slice of bacon; secure with a toothpick. Arrange on the baking sheet.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crispy, 15 to 20 minutes.

By Lydia68

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• bacon
• chicken breast
• sugar
• ranch dressing mix

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 2 Mix together the sugar and ranch dressing mix in a shallow bowl.
3. 3 Cut the bacon slices in half the short way. Wrap half a bacon slice around each chunk of chicken, and secure it with a toothpick. Roll the bacon-wrapped chicken pieces in the sugar-ranch dressing mixture.
4. 4 Place the bacon wraps on the prepared baking sheets, and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through, the bacon is sizzling, and the crust is browned.

By Mel

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• tortellini
• cherry tomato
• pesto

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in tortellini and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tortellini float to the top, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
2. 2 Toss tortellini, cherry tomatoes, and pesto together in a large bowl until evenly coated.
3. 3 Skewer 1 tortellini and 1 tomato on each toothpick; arrange on a tray. Keep refrigerated until serving.

By J Scholfield

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• bacon
• beef cocktail wiener
• brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
3. 3 Wrap each cocktail wiener with a piece of bacon; secure with a toothpick. Place bacon-wrapped wieners on the prepared baking sheet.
4. 4 Evenly sprinkle brown sugar over the tops of the bacon-wrapped wieners.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crisp and sugar is bubbly, about 40 minutes.
6. 6 Serve immediately, or place in a slow cooker set on Low to keep warm.

By JILL1018

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• soy sauce
• honey
• banana
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk soy sauce and honey together in a large bowl. Add bananas and stir to coat bananas in marinade. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Remove banana chunks and reserve marinade.
3. 3 Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
4. 4 Wrap each banana chunk with a bacon slice and secure by threading a toothpick through the bacon. Dip wrapped bananas in reserved marinade and arrange on a baking sheet.
5. 5 Broil in the preheated oven until bacon is browned and crispy, 8 to 10 minutes.

By charmed_1

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• strawberry jam
• lychee
• blueberry

Instructions

1. 1 Spoon a little bit of strawberry jam into the hole of each lychee. Place a blueberry in the hole and secure blueberry with a toothpick.

By JuliettevanSon

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• barbecue seasoning
• beef tip
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Rub barbeque seasoning into beef tips until meat has an orange hue, 3 to 5 minutes. Cut beef into 1-inch cubes.
2. 2 Wrap each beef cube in a bacon slice and secure bacon slice with a toothpick.
3. 3 Heat a skillet over medium-heat. Working in batches, cook wrapped beef tips in hot skillet until beef is browned all over and bacon is crispy, 5 to 10 minutes.

By jhollinger12

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• cayenne pepper
• brown sugar
• smoked sausage
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a large baking dish with aluminum foil.
2. 2 Stir cayenne pepper into brown sugar in a bowl. Wrap each smoked sausage in a piece of bacon; secure each with a toothpick. Arrange wrapped sausages into prepared baking dish. Pack brown sugar around wrapped sausages to cover by about 1/2 inch. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Increase oven heat to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Remove aluminum foil from pan.
4. 4 Continue baking in the hot oven until brown sugar has melted and thickened, 30 to 40 minutes.

By MidwestMama

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• new potato
• bacon
• ranch dressing mix

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat and lightly oil the grate.
2. 2 Wrap each potato with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Sprinkle each wrapped potato with powdered ranch dressing mix.
3. 3 Cook on the preheated grill, turning potatoes several times to allow bacon to cook on all sides. Potatoes are done when bacon is crispy, 20 to 25 minutes.

By hungryallweighs

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• milk chocolate chip
• shortening
• strawberry

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Melt chocolate and shortening in a double boiler, stirring occasionally until smooth.
3. 3 Insert toothpicks into tops (stem ends) of strawberries. Hold a strawberry by the toothpick and dip it into the chocolate mixture.
4. 4 Turn the strawberry upside down and insert the toothpick into a Styrofoam block or place strawberry on a sheet of waxed paper; allow chocolate coating to cool. Repeat with remaining strawberries.
5. 5 Enjoy!

By Kitten

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• jalapeno pepper
• pepper jack cheese
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Slice caps off the jalapeno peppers; reserve. Core and seed the peppers.
2. 2 Cut pepper Jack cheese into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cut each slice into sticks the thickness of a pencil. Stuff jalapeno peppers with as many cheese sticks as will fit. Secure caps back on the jalapenos, using at least 2 toothpicks per pepper.
3. 3 Wrap 1 slice bacon around each jalapeno pepper. Keep bacon secure by skewering the end on one of the toothpicks.
4. 4 Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Grill jalapeno peppers, watching for flare-ups, until bacon is browned, about 20 minutes.

By Skyler Murray

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• kielbasa
• polish sausage
• maraschino cherry
• green olive
• processed cheese food

Instructions

1. 1 Onto each toothpick, place one piece of sausage, one cherry, one olive and one cube of cheese. Arrange them neatly on a plate. Eat the entire contents of the toothpick at once, but don't eat the toothpick!

By Carrie Dave Sedlik

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• bacon
• halibut
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until just beginning to brown but still soft. Set aside until cool enough to handle.
2. 2 Preheat the oven broiler.
3. 3 Season halibut with pepper. Wrap 1 bacon piece around each halibut cube and secure with a toothpick. Place on a baking sheet.
4. 4 Cook under the preheated broiler until fish is cooked through and bacon is crisp, about 5 minutes, turning halfway. Transfer to a platter and serve warm.

By ROBIN JOYE

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• apple pie filling
• cinnamon sugar
• flour tortilla
• oil

Instructions

1. 1 Heat apple pie filling in a small pot over medium-low heat until warmed through, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Place cinnamon sugar in a shallow dish.
3. 3 Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons filling into the center of each tortilla. Fold the sides in and over filling, then roll up like a burrito. Use a toothpick to secure.
4. 4 Heat oil in a large, deep saucepan over medium heat.
5. 5 Working in batches, fry tortillas, seam-side down, in hot oil until browned and crispy, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Blot on paper towels. Remove toothpicks and roll chimichangas in cinnamon sugar to coat.

By 80percentgray

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• jalapeno pepper
• cream cheese
• vegetarian bacon strip

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. 2 Fill each jalapeno half with cream cheese. Wrap 1 bacon strip around each jalapeno half and secure with a toothpick. Arrange wrapped jalapenos on baking sheet.
3. 3 Bake 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until bacon strips are crisp. Serve warm.

By Seahawks Fan

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• cooking spray
• mushroom
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
2. 2 Clean and dry mushrooms. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each mushroom and secure with a toothpick.
3. 3 Cook mushrooms, turning often, on the preheated grill until bacon is browned and crisp, about 10 minutes.

By Patricia Newberry Tatum

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• green grape
• banana
• strawberry
• marshmallow

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Thread 1 grape, 1 banana slice, 1 strawberry (narrow end facing up), and 1 marshmallow onto 1 toothpick to resemble the Grinch's head in his red hat.
3. 3 Repeat with remaining grapes, banana slices, strawberries, and marshmallows.
4. 4 Serve and enjoy!

By CNM CATERING

Ingredients

• ✓ toothpick
• jalapeno pepper
• cream cheese
• smoked sausage
• bacon
• barbecue sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Fill the jalapeno pepper halves with softened cream cheese, then place a smoked sausage into each pepper on top of the cheese. Wrap each piece with a half strip of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place the peppers onto a baking sheet and brush with the barbeque sauce.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until the bacon is crispy, about 30 minutes.

By MANDY1975