Hey i need food ideas for my wedding?!
Hey i need food ideas for my wedding?
Hey can anyone give me any ideas on foods and how to make them.... like i want to have like finger foods like:
maybe fruits and a chocolate fountain and so veggies and so sandwiches and stuff but i dont know help
Answers:
This is fast, easy and inexpensive to make. I made one jar for me and three jars for my neighbors on the first try at making jam. Save peanut butter jars, olive jars or baby food jars to put it in or buy new mason jars. It can be frozen.
Rose Petal Jam
1 batch
1 cup fresh rose petals (must never have been sprayed with any chemicals)
3/4 cup water
1 lemon, juice of (1/4 cup)
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 package pectin (ie. Sure Jell)
3/4 cup water
1. Puree rose petals, 3/4 cup water and lemon juice in blender until smooth.
2. Slowly add sugar.
3. Blend till all sugar has dissolved; (leave in blender) Stir 1 package pectin (ie. Sure Jell) into 3/4 cup water, bring to a boil, and boil hard for 1 minute. Pour mixture into blender with rose petal mixture until well blended.
4. Do this very quickly - it sets up FAST!! Pour into baby food jars.
5. Let set for 6 hours, till firm.
6. Will keep one month in refrigerator.
7. Freezes well.
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Watermelon Fruit Bowl
Ingredients:
1 large watermelon
1 cantaloupe, halved and seeded
1 honeydew melon, halved and seeded
2 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
2 (20 ounce) cans pineapple chunks, drained
2 cups halved fresh strawberries
2 cups seedless grapes
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
Directions:
With a large, sharp knife, remove the top 1/4 section of the watermelon. With a melon baller, scoop flesh from inside of watermelon, removing as many seeds as possible. Leave 1/2 inch of flesh inside the shell of the watermelon. Scoop cantaloupe and honeydew in the same manner, removing as much flesh as possible, and discarding the rinds. Refrigerate fruits separately until ready to assemble.
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat, and continue stirring until sugar has completely dissolved. Add lemon zest, and set aside to cool.
To serve, place watermelon balls, cantaloupe, honeydew, oranges, pineapple, strawberries, and grapes, in a large mixing bowl. Pour syrup over, and toss thoroughly. Transfer mixture to watermelon bowl, and serve. Set aside any fruit mixture that will not fit. There will be enough fruit to refill the bowl.
Yield: 20 servings
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes
Ready In: 50 Minutes
Servings: 20
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Tropical Thai Fruit Salad, Served in a Pineapple
This healthy and exotic Thai fruit salad will be the hit of your party - especially when served in a pineapple "boat" (a carved out pineapple). Create your own assortment of tropical and local fruit - whatever is fresh and in season. Serve with ice cream, whipped cream, or on its own for a fresh fruit feast. Makes a terrific addition to a potluck, BBQ, or dinner party. Carving instructions for the pineapple are included with the recipe - just follow the steps (with pictures).
INGREDIENTS:
1 fresh, ripe pineapple (to check if pineapple is ripe, hold it up by one on the top leaves - the leaf should detach)
Juice of 1 lime
2-3 Tbsp. brown sugar
An assortment of tropical or local fruit, such as: papaya, banana, lychee, watermelon, kiwi, etc...
optional: a few leaves of fresh basil as a garnish
PREPARATION:
To make the fruit salad, peel and cut up the fruit you have chosen into bite-size pieces.
(If you have carved out a pineapple, add chunks of the carved out fruit to the mix.) Place fruit together in a mixing bowl.
In a cup, mix together the limejuice with the sugar. If you prefer a sweeter salad, use 3 Tbsp. brown sugar instead of 2.
Pour the lime juice/sugar mixture over the fruit and gently mix the salad.
If serving in a carved-out pineapple, spoon or scoop the fruit into the pineapple (reserve as much of the liquid as possible, as it will leak through the bottom of the pineapple. When actually serving up the fruit salad, you can spoon the reserved liquid over each portion). Garnish with a few leaves of fresh basil, if using. Note: be sure to place a plate or bowl under the carved-out pineapple, as it is porous and may leak.
Serve this fruit salad on its own, or with ice cream or whipped cream.
Leftovers will keep in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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Creating a Pineapple "Boat"
Choose the best side of your pineapple.
Choosing the best side to cut
・Start with a ripe pineapple. When purchasing, look for nice color both in the leaves and the skin. Check for ripeness by lifting the pineapple by a single leaf (choose a leaf toward the top). If the leaf comes out, it's ripe. Try this test several times on the same pineapple. Avoid buying pineapples whose skin is easily indented, which means they are overripe.
・Now lay your pineapple on a counter or table. Turn it to find the most attractive side. Take into consideration how it lies (will it lie flat, without tumbling over?). Also, choose the side with the best looking leaves.
・Rotate the pineapple slightly. Using a serrated knife, begin to make a slice (no more than 1/4 of the pineapple) along the best side. Note: You should not cut the leaves.
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Slicing off the top side of the pineapple
Slicing off the top side of the pineapple
・Completely slice off the top side of the pineapple. Disgard this side.
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Cutting the inside of the pineapple.
・Cut the flesh into cubes first by making long slices down the length of the pineapple, then cross cuts approximately 1 inch wide. Again, be careful not to cut through to the other side.
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Cutting the pineapple flesh into cubes.
Cutting the flesh into cubes.
・Cut the flesh into cubes first by making long slices down the length of the pineapple, then cross cuts approximately 1 inch wide. Again, be careful not to cut through to the other side.
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Scooping out the fresh pineapple.
Spooning out the fruit.
Using a large spoon, scoop out the flesh and set aside.
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Fill Your Pineapple "Boat" with Fruit Salad or Pineapple Fried Rice.
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Fruit tray with fruit dip (Paula Deen)
2 whole pineapples
2 large clusters green seedless grapes and several clusters Champagne grapes
6 oranges, peeled and sliced into wheels
1 cantaloupe, cut into cubes or balled
1 honeydew melon, cut into cubes or balled
24 long stemmed strawberries
6 to 8 kiwi, peeled and sliced
2 cups blueberries
Red Leaf lettuce, to line silver tray
French Cream, recipe follows
French Cream:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 lemon, zested and juiced
Pineapple juice
Soften cream cheese and then whip with powdered sugar. Whip cream and sugar together until it forms soft peaks. Combine beaten cream cheese, whipped cream, lemon juice and zest; continue to beat, adding just enough pineapple juice to achieve desired consistency. Serve with fresh fruit tray or fruit salad.
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Try just strawberries and choco fondue with sparkling wine. I might also have pettit fore (french spelling ahghhghgh), crudet (veggies and dressing), finger sandwiches with the crust cut off. Perhaps butter with cucumber and water crest? Or ham with a bit of lettuce and mayo. A cheese spead (not just cheddar and swiss but nice foreign cheese, that's gonna cost a bit but totally worth it).
You could do fruit trays, veggie trays, finger sandwhiches (just cut the crust off a regular sandwhich and then cut it into quarters) And then some pasta, veggie or potato salads. Sounds good to me... now I am hungry!
www.recipezaar.com is the only site you will need. they have tons of free recipes for anything you want to make. just go under "appetizers" and literally, tons will come up. they have pictures and ratings, too from people just like you and me who have actually tried the recipe at home. tons of the same recipes will come up, so you basically can choose, just in case it's a certain allergy or whatever someone may have, you can look for an alternative one. good luck, but please try there, i'm possitive you won't be disappointed.
Try some elegant finger foods
For sweets, try:
Chocolate truffles
Cheesecake bites
Fruit kabobs (tooth picks with a couple chunks of fruit) with yogurt for dipping.
Chocolate covered cherries
Chocolate covered orange slices
Small cups of italian ice
White chocolate covered strawberries
And for salty-type foods:
small salmon, crab, or lobster cakes
gourmet crackers with cheese and pate spreads
small cheese balls
sausage and pepper bites (I have a recipe for this, if needed)
And of course, small tea-party style sandwiches
cucumber and tomato
baked tomato and basil, served on crusty garlic bread, open face
little mini BLT's
smoked turkey, cheddar, and apple slices
egg salad
Your imagination is the limit! If you can't find or think of just the right foods, then whip up something all your own.
If you would like help with the recipes, etc, just post back on this thread and let me know.
I was at one reception, on one table, they had three bowls one filled with tomato bruschetta, one with hummus and one with tapanade. They surrounded the bowls with mounds of sliced toasted baguette slices. On another table they had a "mountain" of different kinds of fresh fruits. On the third table they had the top covered with a huge antipasti assortment, with salami, cheeses, olives, artichokes, roasted red peppers..you name it, it was on there.