Sugar Magnolia Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Any ideas? Having folks bring a fave bottle of wine to share and we're making appetizers for 20-30 people. Want it finger food that's not gooey and needs napkins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 All of these are quite easy (though collectively would take more than 15 minutes). Keep it simple and just do better versions of the routine stuff. Vegetable platter: Instead of the usual sour-cream, make a few interesting one. Peanut sauce- You can make a suitable version of Asian peanut sauce by mixing a can of coconut milk with about the same amount of peanut butter, a bit of brown sugar, and soy sauce and vietnamese chili/garlic paste to taste. Curried yogurt- Pretty simple, plain yogurt, curry powder and salt to taste. The biggest difference between a good veggie platter and the crap you usually find is how you treat the veggies. Raw broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini just plain suck. Blanch the broccoli and cauli briefly in boiling salted water and remove to a bowl of ice water to shock. For the zukes, cut them into spears and just toss them with a bit of salt for 30 minutes before lightly rinsing. The salt will sort of "cook" them. The rest; peppers, cherry tomatoes, english cukes... they just need to be cut (or not in the case of the tomatoes) into nice chunks. Warm goat cheese with bread/crackers Really simple. To one 10 oz log of goat cheese (Costco?), add the grated zest and juice of one lemon, some chopped parsley or chives (unless you find an herbed log of cheese), a bit of honey, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. mix well and put into a ramekin. Toss in the over for a few minutes before serving Guacamole. Who doesn't like that? Here's one that is crazy simple. If you've got a costco, find the vacuum packed mashed avocado (sometimes it's seasoned and called guacamole). Dump it all in a bowl, take a small jar or can of salsa verde (herdez is a good brand), chop up some red onions and cilantro and you're done. This will take you 5 minutes max. Those are a few really simple ones off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Thanks Det!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Bier, Twiley-can you fix my awful spelling of appetizers-Apparently I can't talk on the phone and type at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 You could do some simple stuffed mushrooms. Those can be made up ahead of time and just popped in the oven when guests arrive. The recipe: 1 cup italian-styl dried bread crumbs 1 cup grated pecorino romano 4 garlic cloves - minced 4 tablespoons chopped fresh italian parsley leaves 2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil salt and freshly ground pepper 1/3 to 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 28 large white mushrooms, stemmed Stir bread crumbs, romano chees, garlic, parsley basil, salt, pepper (to taste) and about 3 tablespoons olive oil in a medium bowl to blend. Drizzle a large baking sheet with about 1 tablespoon olive oil to coat. Spoon filling into mushroom cavities and arrange cavity side up. Drizzle remaining olive oil over filling in each mushroom. Bake until mushrooms are tender and filling is heated through and golden, about 25 minutes (In a 400 degree oven). These be yummy and easy to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 http://forums.thehuddle.com/index.php?show...l=holiday+party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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