Party food

chainsaw · 03-10-2005, 12:39 PM

I need to bring something to a party tomorrow night. I was going to make my famous 7 layer dip, but some other broad is bringing it.

What's your favorite snack/appetizer at parties?

BigV · 03-10-2005, 12:56 PM

Go with your strong suit, make her change.

BigV · 03-10-2005, 12:59 PM

Made Creme Brulee the other night, was a fine excuse to bring out the blowtorch after dinner. Dessert as performance art. I kinda cheated though, I used a box mix that had the dried custard part and a little packet of sugar for the topping. Very well received.

Mix plus ingredients came to about $.80 per serving, but that doesn't include the cost of the rammekins I indulged in.

Trilby · 03-10-2005, 01:37 PM

For winter dipping I like a nice, hot dip. Go that route. There's tons but I like a bubbly chili/cheese dip. Go hot. They'll love it.

BigV · 03-10-2005, 01:50 PM

Mmmmm, hot snacks! Good idea. Max easy, 1 bottle fave flav BBQ sauce, 1 pkg Lil Smokies, microwave til steaming, then garnish with colored party picks.

Tasty, sweet, hot, easy.

Or cheeses cubed, with meats also cubed, cheddar, jack, and some summer sausage, salami, pepperoni. Smoked meats and cheeses are gooooooood too.

Smoked salmon. Good enough to stand alone. I wind up having to buy two so I can get one intact to the table.

BigV · 03-10-2005, 01:54 PM

There's always oysters. A personal favorite of mine, but rarely lasts long. They're expensive too, unless you can get them close to the source.

BigV · 03-10-2005, 01:56 PM

Close to lunchtime here, can you tell?

melidasaur · 03-10-2005, 03:58 PM

I should probably wait until I'm at home to do this... but i had this clam dip last weekend and I bought a little mix for it. I can't remember the name of the company that makes it, but you get the clams and the spice - just add your own cream cheese and mayonaise. It's fabulous!

I will post the name when I get it...

dar512 · 03-10-2005, 04:03 PM

Can't have it anymore due to Crohn's disease, but my favorite party snack ever is bacon-wrapped water chestnuts. Recipe on the side of the can, but you really don't need it. Just wrap a half piece of bacon around a water chestnut, and hold it in place with a toothpick. Broil in the oven till the bacon looks good.

Really yum.

chainsaw · 03-10-2005, 05:15 PM

WOW! Lot's of great ideas... keep 'em coming! I'll have all day tomorrow to decide who the winner is! Not that this was a competition, but whatever.

Hey dar, a fellow Crohnie.

I was diagnosed this last August. Sucks, but I'm alive!

Troubleshooter · 03-10-2005, 05:28 PM

You can't get much easier than 8 oz (dry) of elbow macaroni (cooked), 1" - 1.5" off of a velveeta block and a can of Wolf Brand chili. Multiply as necesary.

breakingnews · 03-10-2005, 05:54 PM

If you have a chinese grocery store nearby, dumplings make the ultimate party food, I've found. You can buy bags of 25 or so at the store; easiest is to boil them, but I prefer fried (which takes a bit more effort - I can instruct if that might actually happen for you).

If no access to an ethnic store, many supermarkets carry commercial brands of shui mai (that's how they sometimes spell it; it's actually 'xiao mai,' pronounced 'shao my'), those little round shrimp and pork dumplings served at dim sum. Those should be steamed.

And if you can't find any of that - time to roll up the sleeves and make 'em! I do a dumpling party every year or so, but only once have I actually tried making the skins. Easiest to buy them pre-packaged, but when you're short on resources, you must go to extremes.

The kicker is the dipping sauce. I use:
Chopped garlic
Crushed red pepper (or chili oil)
Chopped scallions
Soy sauce (straight up kikoman, none of that low sodium nonsense)
Rice vinegar
Sesame oil

[2 cents]

Beestie · 03-10-2005, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breakingnews

The kicker is the dipping sauce. I use:
Chopped garlic
Crushed red pepper (or chili oil)
Chopped scallions
Soy sauce (straight up kikoman, none of that low sodium nonsense)
Rice vinegar
Sesame oil

That is my favorite dipping sauce of all time but every time I try to make it I screw it up. What are the exact proportions of seasame oil/soy (I use mushroom soy) and rice vinegar???

richlevy · 03-10-2005, 09:01 PM

Well, if you want to cheat you can always buy a can of Rambutan stuffed with pineapple at an Asian grocery. A rambutan is a cousin of the lychee fruit. It's not quite as sweet, so they sell it with a pineapple wedge inserted into the hole left when it was pitted, like a pimento in an olive.

It's a ready-made snack. Just stick in a toothpick.

FYI, a logan is a slightly sweeter cousin of the lychee.

I've tried all three and they are all good.

breakingnews · 03-11-2005, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beestie

That is my favorite dipping sauce of all time but every time I try to make it I screw it up. What are the exact proportions of seasame oil/soy (I use mushroom soy) and rice vinegar???

I would say maybe ...
Soy sauce 5
Vinegar 2
Sesame oil 1.5

Oil is usually the "dealbreaker." It's needed to bring out flavor in cooked dishes, but too much in sauce is gross.

03-10-2005, 12:39 PM	#1
chainsaw Wingnahningning... Er somethin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 90802 Posts: 368	Party food I need to bring something to a party tomorrow night. I was going to make my famous 7 layer dip, but some other broad is bringing it. What's your favorite snack/appetizer at parties? __________________ I have no life, so I watch movies.

03-10-2005, 12:56 PM	#2
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03-10-2005, 12:59 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Made Creme Brulee the other night, was a fine excuse to bring out the blowtorch after dinner. Dessert as performance art. I kinda cheated though, I used a box mix that had the dried custard part and a little packet of sugar for the topping. Very well received. Mix plus ingredients came to about $.80 per serving, but that doesn't include the cost of the rammekins I indulged in. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-10-2005, 01:37 PM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	For winter dipping I like a nice, hot dip. Go that route. There's tons but I like a bubbly chili/cheese dip. Go hot. They'll love it. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-10-2005, 01:50 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Mmmmm, hot snacks! Good idea. Max easy, 1 bottle fave flav BBQ sauce, 1 pkg Lil Smokies, microwave til steaming, then garnish with colored party picks. Tasty, sweet, hot, easy. Or cheeses cubed, with meats also cubed, cheddar, jack, and some summer sausage, salami, pepperoni. Smoked meats and cheeses are gooooooood too. Smoked salmon. Good enough to stand alone. I wind up having to buy two so I can get one intact to the table. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-10-2005, 01:54 PM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	There's always oysters. A personal favorite of mine, but rarely lasts long. They're expensive too, unless you can get them close to the source. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-10-2005, 01:56 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Close to lunchtime here, can you tell? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-10-2005, 03:58 PM	#8
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	I should probably wait until I'm at home to do this... but i had this clam dip last weekend and I bought a little mix for it. I can't remember the name of the company that makes it, but you get the clams and the spice - just add your own cream cheese and mayonaise. It's fabulous! I will post the name when I get it... __________________ I love England, what can I say?

03-10-2005, 04:03 PM	#9
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Can't have it anymore due to Crohn's disease, but my favorite party snack ever is bacon-wrapped water chestnuts. Recipe on the side of the can, but you really don't need it. Just wrap a half piece of bacon around a water chestnut, and hold it in place with a toothpick. Broil in the oven till the bacon looks good. Really yum. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-10-2005, 05:15 PM	#10
chainsaw Wingnahningning... Er somethin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 90802 Posts: 368	WOW! Lot's of great ideas... keep 'em coming! I'll have all day tomorrow to decide who the winner is! Not that this was a competition, but whatever. Hey dar, a fellow Crohnie. I was diagnosed this last August. Sucks, but I'm alive! __________________ I have no life, so I watch movies.

03-10-2005, 05:28 PM	#11
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	You can't get much easier than 8 oz (dry) of elbow macaroni (cooked), 1" - 1.5" off of a velveeta block and a can of Wolf Brand chili. Multiply as necesary. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

03-10-2005, 05:54 PM	#12
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	If you have a chinese grocery store nearby, dumplings make the ultimate party food, I've found. You can buy bags of 25 or so at the store; easiest is to boil them, but I prefer fried (which takes a bit more effort - I can instruct if that might actually happen for you). If no access to an ethnic store, many supermarkets carry commercial brands of shui mai (that's how they sometimes spell it; it's actually 'xiao mai,' pronounced 'shao my'), those little round shrimp and pork dumplings served at dim sum. Those should be steamed. And if you can't find any of that - time to roll up the sleeves and make 'em! I do a dumpling party every year or so, but only once have I actually tried making the skins. Easiest to buy them pre-packaged, but when you're short on resources, you must go to extremes. The kicker is the dipping sauce. I use: Chopped garlic Crushed red pepper (or chili oil) Chopped scallions Soy sauce (straight up kikoman, none of that low sodium nonsense) Rice vinegar Sesame oil [2 cents] __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

03-10-2005, 09:01 PM	#14
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Well, if you want to cheat you can always buy a can of Rambutan stuffed with pineapple at an Asian grocery. A rambutan is a cousin of the lychee fruit. It's not quite as sweet, so they sell it with a pineapple wedge inserted into the hole left when it was pitted, like a pimento in an olive. It's a ready-made snack. Just stick in a toothpick. FYI, a logan is a slightly sweeter cousin of the lychee. I've tried all three and they are all good. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

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