My Sweet Sixteen is this Saturday and I need some good finger foods to fix?!
My Sweet Sixteen is this Saturday and I need some good finger foods to fix?
My mom has to work that day so we won't have all day to fix stuff. Do you have any suggestions that you have done or heard of?
Answers:
mini quiche, egg rolls, finger sandwiches, fresh fruit cut into wedges, etc. you can check the frozen food department at sam's club, costco's, or gfs. or, you can make mini versions of you favorite sandwiches. they should be not bigger than two or three bites. try chicken salad with dried fruit and nuts on a mini croissant. yum!
how about fingers?
When planning h'orderves for a party and your short on time fruit salad is always a hit. Grapes,pineapple, melons work well. Also buy bulk ready made appetizers like taquitos, Buffalo wings andspring rolls at your local grocery store.
A favorite of mine is puff pastry stuff with sweet marscapone cheese and fruit
to do this you will need puff pastry witch you can buy ready to bake at the store, cut the dough in small squares,place them on a baking sheet and bake them. (just follow the directions on the box for instrions for time a temp) after-wards take out center leaving the bottom on. this will make a cavity for the cheese.
you can find marscapone at any grocery store ,add the cheese in a mixer on low speed and add about 1/4 cup sugar just enough to get it sweet ( you can adjust to the quantities that your using
with your puff pasty done and COOLED TO ROOM TEMP put the cheese into the cavity of the pasrty . you can do this with a spoon.
now for the fruit; just slice any fruit small enough to stick in the cheese, I prefer small things like rasberrys to cut down on time, there small enough to just put them on.
and for an added touch sprikle it with powder sugar thourgh a fine strainer
I sugest doing this a day ahead of the party
....or just put your friends to work
Seven Layer Fiesta Dip
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. taco seasoning mix
1 cup prepared guacamole
1 cup salsa
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
? cup chopped green onions
1 (2-oz) can sliced black olives
Mix cream cheese and seasoning mix. Spread on bottom of 9 inch pie plate or quiche dish. Layer guacamole, salsa, lettuce, cheese, onions and olives over cream cheese mixture. Serve immediately. Refrigerate any remaining dip.
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Chicken-Bacon Nuggets
From Southern Living
2 large skinned/boned chicken breast halves
8 bacon slices, cut into thirds (reg or Low Sod)
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1/4 cup soy sauce (reg or Low Sodium)
2 Tbsp. sesame oil
1 tsp ground ginger
1 garlic clove, minced
Vegetable cooking spray
Cut chicken breasts into 24 (1-inch) cubes. Wrap each chicken cube with bacon, and secure with a wooden pick.
Stir together orange marmalade, soy sauce, sesame oil, ground ginger, and minced garlic in a shallow dish or large zip-top freezer bag; add chicken nuggets. Cover or seal, and chill 2 hours, turning occasionally.
Coat a rack and broiler pan with cooking spray. Place chicken nuggets on rack in broiler pan.
Bake at 450° for 10 minutes; turn and bake 10 more minutes.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
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Creamy Shrimp & Dill Puffs
1/3 cup whipped cream cheese
1/2 tsp Dill Weed, divided
1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
1 Tbsp. chopped green onions
1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent rolls
3/4 cup chopped precooked shrimp
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix cream cheese, 1/4 teaspoon dill, and ginger in a small bowl. Stir in green onions. Set aside.
2. Unroll crescent dough; separate into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle in half to make 16 triangles. Stretch dough slightly and place crescent triangles into standard-size muffin pans so that the bottom of the muffin cup is covered and crescent corners are lying outside the cup.
3. Divide shrimp evenly into cups (about 1 heaping teaspoon per cup). Top each cup with 1/2 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture. Loosely fold dough corners into center; pinch corners together and twist to seal tightly. Lightly sprinkle tops with remaining 1/4 teaspoon dill. Bake, uncovered, 15-17 minutes or until crisp and golden-brown.
Make-Ahead Tip: We recommend baking the day of serving, but if you prefer to make ahead, cover well and freeze unbaked puffs up to 1 week. Bake as directed above (do not thaw before baking).
--McCormick Spices
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Corn & Black Bean Dip
2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can white (shoepeg) corn, drained
Half cucumber, cut in tiny pieces
2 tomatoes, cubed
1 small purple onion, finely diced
1/3 cup fresh chopped cilantro
1 ? cups Ken’s Steakhouse Italian Dressing
Mix ingredients in large bowl. Pour in Italian dressing and mix well. Marinate in refrigerator overnight or at least for a few hours. Drain off excess dressing. Serve with Tostitos scoops.
mini pizza bagels.
Here are some ideas that you can find @ a store and they don't take much time to make.
bufflo wings
Mozzera sticks
nachos
Chips
Chicken wings
Cheese tray
meat tray
deviled eggs, finger sandwiches, chips, cookies and cold drinks