Fancy Pigs In A Blanket
By: More is More Mom
Published: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 7:44pm

Ingredients




3 tablespoons butter
1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1 package thawed, but still cold, frozen puff pastry (2 sheets)
1 package cocktail wieners, or regular hot dogs sliced in half vertically, sliced again in
Fancy mustard for dipping

Preparation

1 Pre-heat oven to 375° 2 In a skillet, melt butter and saute onions until a translucent golden color. Sprinkle with salt and pepper 3 Once cool enough to handle, chop into small pieces 4 In a small bowl, whisk together egg and water. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper 5 Working quickly, one sheet at a time, unroll puff pastry. Cut into triangles, 2” wide at the base, 3” high at the point. Place 1 tsp of onion mixture at the base of the triangle. Place hot dog on top of onions. Roll from the base up to the triangle, sealing at the top with a little egg wash 6 Line up on the baking sheet and repeat with second sheet of puff pastry. 7 Place in the oven for approximately 30 minutes, or until golden and puffy. Transfer to a platter and serve with your hot mustard. *Note: You can prepare the pigs in a blanket up to this point and refrigerate until ready to cook.

About


As the More is More Mom®, I’m all about…….more Academy Award celebrations! The Oscar’s are seriously my very favorite television program of the entire year. I can only imagine one event that might possibly rival this experience and that would be watching my Cubbies play in the World Series (a girl can dream). What I love about the Academy Awards is the fantasy of it all, the old fashioned Hollywood glamour. I can’t wait for the red carpet interviews with gorgeous starlets in beautiful gowns, fabulous jewelry, fancy up-do’s and the handsome and dashing leading men (such as my favorite; the charming, fast talking, Ryan Reynolds!).
Mine is a movie loving family. In fact, my parents were so taken with Vanessa Redgrave in Camelot, that I was named for her. My Nick is actually named for Nick Charles, the lead character in the 1934 classic; The Thin Man (based on a Dashiell Hammett novel). My earliest Oscar recollections are of my beloved Johnny Carson hosting, but I’ve absolutely adored Billy Crystal and Hugh Jackman too. I can’t wait to see how Anne Hathaway and James Franco fair hosting this year, the 83rd annual Academy Awards.
This weekend, we enjoyed a pre-Oscars feast! Tasty appetizers paired with a little something sparkly……..
•	Chopped BLT Salad Spears
•	Pigs in a Blanket
•	Shrimp and Roasted Tomato Bruschetta
•	Hot Crab Dip and Crackers
•	Chicken Chili Wontons 
To get the party started I draped my Dining Room table with a red satin topper trimmed with red marabou feathers, a nod to the glamour of the 1940’s. Red roses, mirrored candlesticks with damask patterned pillar candles and a mirrored tray, displaying crystal champagne flutes and a zebra ice bucket, set the tone for our elegant soiree. Adding a bit of whimsy were bouquets of licorice, glass bowls of popcorn and rhinestone studded tea-light candles.