Does anybody have any good ideas for party snacks?!
Does anybody have any good ideas for party snacks?
I don't want something like chips or whatever I want something simple but still good
Answers:
ritz crackers with peanut butter
cheese
tuna salad
Chex mix? Cheez-its?
pita chips/bread with hummus! yum!
chex mix
Hummus and blue corn tortilla chips
Chili Cream Cheese Dip with Scoops! (1 package cream cheese softend, spread in pie dish, topped with 1 can chunky chili, topped with 1 cup cheddar cheese and microwaved until hot and bubbling. Top with salsa or chopped cilantro if desired)
Hot Artichoke Dip with crackers
Sour dough bread bowl with spinach dip
Cream cheese, softend and mounded, with salsa poured over the top and served with tortilla rounds
Go to your local grocery store, there are a lot of products out there that make it very simple to entertain these days. A good idea that is better than chips is veggies and dip, also crackers and a dip is great too. there are different cheese dips avaliable for you to choose from. Dont forget that you can always make your own dip from cream cheese and any spice that you like and may have on hand. Try something spicy possibly.
hope that helps
Dog biscuts and cheese spread, I had this at a party once and it was sooo good. But if you're not into that why not try hummus and veggies with pita wedges.
Hummus:
1 med sized can of chick peas drained.
1 or 2 cloves of garlic
cumin
salt/pepper
lemon juice
olive oil
water
tahini
Use a food processor if you have one, otherwise you can use a blender.
Food processor:
Puree chick peas, garlic, juice of 1 lemon,oil, 1/4 cup water and spices until creamy. add more liquid if it gets too thick.
add tahini until you reach desired consistancy. (should be pretty thick)
In a blender do the same thing but it takes longer. Also add the tahini while stirring with a spoon.
I always make this without a recipe so you are on your own for amounts. I usually end up adding this or that at the end.
Spiced Pecans
INGREDIENTS:
2 1/2 cups pecan halves
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
PREPARATION:
Put pecans and oil in a flat baking pan; stir until pecans are coated. Roast in 300° oven 20 to 25 minutes, stirring frequently. Cool.
Combine sugar, cinnamon, salt, and water in a saucepan; cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
Boil to 236° of a candy thermometer, or to soft ball stage.* Remove from heat; blend in vanilla. Add pecans and stir until mixture is creamy. Turn out onto waxed paper and use a fork to separate pecans.
*To Test for Soft Ball Stage
A small amount of syrup dropped into chilled water forms a ball, but is soft enough to flatten when picked up with fingers (234° to 240°).
Pickle Wraps
All you need is:
2-4 packages of corned beef sandwich meat
1 jar of pickle spears
1 pkg of cream cheese, softened
Place two slices of meat together.
Spread cream cheese on top.
Cut off tips of pickles and seeds.
Place pickle on edge of meat.
Roll up the pickle.
Slice wrap into 4-5 pieces.
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Super Easy Fudge
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 tsp almond or vanilla extract
Combine milk and sugar in saucepan. Over medium heat, bring milk and sugar to boil, stirring constantly. Cook 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Immediatley stir in chocolate chips and marshmallows. Once smooth, add extract. Pour into 8" square pan lined with waxed paper. Cool. Cut into pieces.
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Party Mix
3 Tbl margarine or butter
2 Tbl Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
3/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
3 cups corn cereal
3 cups rice cereal
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup pretzels
1 cup bagel chips
Heat oven to 250 degree F. Melt margarine in large roasting pan in oven. Stir in seasonings. Gradually stir in remaining ingredients until evenly coated. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on paper towles to cool.
PITA BREAD LIGHTLY TOASTED AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIPS,1.HUMMUS MADE WITH CHICKPEAS, TAHINI, 2 CLOVES OF GARLIC ,BLENDED THEN DRIZZLE OLIVE OIL,A LITTLE SALT.2.PICO DEL GALLO,TOMATO JALAPENO,AND ONION, CILANTRO CHOPPED SMALL,3.CELERY STICKS STUFFED WITH PEANUT BUTTER.4. SCALLION AND SUNDRIED TOMATO DIP, ADD CHOPPED SCALLIONS AND 3 SUNDRIED TOMATOS,ADD TO CREAMCHEESE, WITH 2 TABLESPOONS OF MILK AND BLEND 5.ASSORTED NUTS IN PLATTER,,ALMONDS, PEANUTS,CASHEWS
I recommend red and green apple slices with caramel dip. It is simple but good.I also would put out some sliced strawberrys and some grapes. It is good and healthy!
Celery stalks filled with blue cheese, simple,easy, and delicious.
Baked brie...get a small wheel of brie, take off the paper, but not the coating on the cheese. Wrap the whole wheel in crescent roll dough (like you find in cans in the dairy section at the supermarket). Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350. Let it sit 5 minutes before you cut little wedges out of it. Serve warm. If you want to go the extra mile, you can brush beaten egg over the dough just before you bake it. This looks fabulous, but is so easy and so yummy.
cheese and crackers and fruit are good. also, mini quiches from trader joe's (frozen section) are popular.
meatballs! on toothpicks or in a bowl with a spoon. my dad makes little bbq meatballs. or little things like pigs in a blanket or something in the frozen food ilse. chicnken pieces?
7 layer bean dip is fun
How about doing some fondu's....
Cheese with different kinds of bread cut into squares for dipping..like sourdough, black russian rye...ymmm.Also a Chili con Queso would be good for those that like it HOT/mild hot...
Here's a recipe for "Creamy Dill" Dip"
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonaise or salad dressing
1 tablespoon minced dried onion
1 talblespoon dried dillweed
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
Combine/stir and cover with a lid and refrigerate.
Serve with vegetable dippers,, bell peppers, broccoli, cucumbers.,carrot sticks, celery sticks... and/or crackers.
You can't go wrong with a good Guacamole either...
AND DESERT::::
Chocolate fondu,,,,it's all the rage right now...
Rice krispie treats cut into small squares, marshmellows.
strawberries...ymmmm a good pound cake....lots of choices here...
Good Luck with what you decide to fix..
Oh and don't forget those great sandwiches done with tortillas and rolled up and cut in "wheels" you can get them pre-made at the grocery store.....
JM
IM ALWAYS HAVING PARTIES SO HERES MY MOST POPULAR PARTY FAVORITES:
CIELITO LINDO
Put softened cream cheese in the bottom of a shallow pan, top it with salsa (chips salsa, mild), then chop lettuce (SMALL pieces), SMALL diced tomatoes and top with mexican cheese or any cheddar grated cheese. Heat up in the microwave till cheese melts and voila! Serve with tortilla chips
SURPRISE
Take a can of Spam and break it up till there are no lumps with a fork or use a food processor to puree. Put it in bottom of pie pan or any shallow pan, top it with softened crean cheese. Top that with any fruit jelly or jam (i mostly use grape or pineapple) put it in the refrigerator to set and serve with ritz crackers.
WIZ SANDWICHES
Put in a food processor or blender a jar of cheese whiz, diced spam and spanish pimento (they come in a can or jar). You can skip the pimientos if you dont find it. Puree and if the consistency is too hard add a little bit of milk. Refrigerate till it sets and spread on club sandwich bread. Cut into 4 pieces and serve. People really love these.
PIGGIES IN A BLANKET
Buy hillshire farm links or tiny sausages and wrap in bacon. (i use turkey bacon) hold the bacon with a toothpick and bake till bacon is cooked thoroughly.
I HAVE MANY MORE BUT HOPE THESE HELP.
GOOD LUCK
kraftfoods.com or myfreerecipes.com
Tortilla chips with dip(mix one bottle of salsa and 1 container of sour cream) put slices of hot peppers on top of dip DEEEElicious.serve with cold drinks