Every year I host one decent sized cocktail party and Saturday is the day! I look forward to it every year because other than the holidays it is my chance to make all kinds of fun finger foods and get my (very) non-foodie friends to try new things.
I am expecting 40 to 50 people this year. Here is the menu. Your thoughts are welcome!
Garlic stuffed dates wrapped in bacon
Baby Bunny Chow (chicken curry in a roll;
traditional South African street food)
Buffalo Wing Dip (could be meatballs, not sure yet)
Candied Bacon
Cheese Plate
Cheese Straws
Cream cheese with chakalka spices, henna stenciled
Crudite Tray
Curry Shrimp Tarts
Dark Chocolates
Dilled Cream Cheese, Smoked Salmon, Red Onion and Capers on Endive
Gerkins, Olives, Nuts
Margarita Grilled Shrimp
Mini Fruit bowl (small [1 1/2"] apples and pears, small carribean bananas)
Mini Scotch eggs with quail eggs
Montaditos (tapas sized sandwiches - brie and cranberry / chorizo and manchego)
Pate a Chouix with Marscapone & Mango
Potato, Corn, Pita chips; Guac, Salsa, Edamame Hummus
Raspberries stuffed with dark choc chips
Spinach and Cheese Palmiers
Sticky Sesame Butternut Squash cubes
Stuffed Mini Potatoes
Tomato, Mozzarella and Balsamic Pipettes
I boiled and peeled about 80 quail eggs yesterday. I had about 6 or 8 bad ones (that were black when peeled) and broke a few that got snacked on, but I think I ended up with about 65 or 70 in a bowl. It took freaking forever.
--Lisa