Easy menu for Baby Christening party?!
Answers: Here is the story: My father-in-law has been very ill and I did not have time to plan a meal. I cook for my family but do not entertain much at my house beacuse it is small. I am from Florida so Southern food is our favorite. If any one has any ideas I would appriciate it.
Finger foods/ Heavy Appetizers
Make it easy for people to eat. Lots of take with you finger foods....
Finger sandwiches:
Turkey with cheese with dijonaise
Ham with cream cheese and olives
Apple with sunflour seeds and cheddar
Roast beef with garlic aoili
Quiche: ( full size or mini)
Ham and Cheese
Broccoli and Cheddar
Bacon and Mushroom
Fruit Skewers
Veggie tray
Deviled Eggs
Bread Bowl with dip
Stuffed Mushrooms
Bacon Pasteries:
8 strips of bacon, cooked 3/4 C grated cheese
1 sm onion, chopped 1/2 C mayo
1 med tomato, chopped 1T Fresh Basil Chopped
1 Large can refrigerated biscuits( Flaky Style)
In a mixing bowl combine bacon, onion, tomato, cheese, mayo and basil. Seperate each biscuit into 2 to 3 layers and flatten slightly in your hand. Press the flattened section of biscuit into mini muffin pans. Spoon filling mixture into each biscuit. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes
Mushroom Puffs:
4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 tube (8 ounces) crescent roll dough
In a blender, combine the cream cheese, mushrooms, onion and hot pepper sauce; cover and process until blended. Unroll crescent dough; separate into four rectangles. Press perforations to seal. Spread mushroom mixture over dough.
Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cut each roll into five slices; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Truffle Brownie Cups:
1 2/3 c. chocolate chips
2 T. butter (not margarine)
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
2/3 c. flour
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
garnishes: orange zest, maraschino cherries, toasted sliced almonds, whipped topping
Preheat oven to 325. Spray mini-muffin pan with Pam. Microwave 2/3c. Chocolate Chips with butter for 40-60 secs. stirring every 20 seconds - until melted and smooth. Add sugar and egg and stir until smooth. Add flour. Fill mini- muffin cups 2/3 full. Using mini-tart shaper, tap batter to create level tops. Bake 10-12 mins. or until edges are set. (Do not overbake.)
Meanwhile heat cream in microwave for 1-2 minutes until hot. Pour over remaining Chocolate chips, and whisk until smooth. Place in freezer 10-12 mins. stirring every 5 mins. until mixture is cooled and starting to thicken. Spoon ganache into resealable plastic bag.
After removing brownies from oven, let cool 2 mins. Press tops of brownies ith mini-tart shaper to make indentations. Coll 3 more mins. Carefully remove brownie shells from pan. Trim corner of ganache bag, and pipe into each shell. Garnish as desired.
French Onion Tartlets:
Olive oil cooking spray
12 very thin slices white bread, crusts trimmed (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 large onions, very thinly sliced
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
2 teaspoons ground thyme or poultry seasoning
Salt and black pepper
1 pound Swiss cheese, shredded
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray both sides of bread and press bread into small 12 cup muffin tin. If you do not own a muffin tin, disposable tins are available on the baking aisle of market. Place bread in oven and toast until golden, 7 or 8 minutes. Remove and reserve.
In a skillet, melt butter into oil. Add onions and bay leaf, season with thyme, salt and pepper. Cook onions until caramel colored, 15 to 18 minutes.
Turn broiler on.
Place spoonfuls of cooked onions in toasted bread cups. Discard bay leaf. Cover onions with cheese and set tarts under hot broiler to bubble and brown cheese. Serve hot.
Chocolate Fondue/Fountain:
Fruit (strawberries, banana, pinnapple)
marshmallows
mini cheesecakes
brownies
shortbread
pound cake
cookies
Hope this gives you a good start.
when I see "easy", I think of this:
finger sandwiches
garden salad
fruit salad
chips and dips
meatballs in the crockpot
veggie tray
cheese and crackers
assorted drinks
Do an array of different finger foods-
The little mini sausages in barbque sauce
deviled eggs
fruit plate with yogurt
vegetable plate with ranch/blue chees
Just throw together a big pot of Spaghetti, with a Side salad and Store bought Garlic Bread. That's pretty easy!
HCC pretty much hit it on the nail,
We just had a Baby Shower/Christening 2 months ago, and it was that exact meal.
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there's no better southern food than Paula Deen she has her website with great recipes for parties .,all southern food .She's makes the BEST food..
I totally agree with the others who responded...and the finger foods dont even need to be home-made. Go to GFS (Gordon Food Service store)..they have many of these appetizers already in their frozen foods and most are delicious. They even have Chicken Satay (on little wooden skewers) and cream puffs, mini cheesecakes, the meatballs in various flavors that only need to be heated in a crockpot or on the stove etc. You could have a fabulous and elegant party without the added burden of preparing all those foods! I did this for a baby shower and it was really nice!
