This easy (but more time consuming than others on the blog) recipe comes from the Betty Crocker kitchen. It will make a huge impression on your dinner guests. Even those of us not quite as crafty can put together a beautiful decoration for the table. If you don't have an appropriate vase to use, a Celebrating Home mug will do the trick!
2 cups fresh cranberries
10 to 12 fresh small bay leaves
2 1/2 yards (1/8-inch-wide) gold ribbon or gold wire
Large yarn needle
2 bunches asparagus (about 2 1/2 pounds)
1/2 pound thinly sliced prosciutto, cut into 6x1-inch strips
1/2 cup spreadable cheese
Food-safe flowerpot (4 to 5 inches in diameter), or CH mug
Caesar dressing
Thread cranberries and bay leaves onto ribbon or wire, using needle, to make a garland.
Blanch asparagus and pat dry; chill about 1 hour. Brush prosciutto strips with thin layer of cheese. Tightly wrap prosciutto strip, cheese side in, around each asparagus stalk. Arrange in flowerpot.
Wrap garland around asparagus and pot. Serve with dressing.
**If you don't want to go to all the trouble of making your own garland with cranberries and bay leaves, use the gold ribbon (or other ribbon) that you can purchase that has the wire already in it. That creates a sturdiness needed to hold the position as you wrap around the vase.
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