My dad will be 70yrs and im givng him a luau party i need some snack ideas??

Question

Im not serving dinner. I just want to had something for people to snack on. and some neat ideas on how to present it.

Answer 1

fruit kabobs!

topical drinks..like pina coladas and daiquiris.

make it fun and colorful! search on food sites for ideas.

Answer 2

Thats a neat Idea! What about fruit punch, and other fruity drinks with the umbrellas, and the cool colorful straws, and some veggies with ranch sauce. And Lots of fruit, pinapples, strawberries, colorful and exotic looking, kiwi, etc. Cheese and crackers you can still do! Put colorful swords as the toothpick you know what i mean? And Melons, you can always carve out the melons and use the special scooping spoon to shape out little balls of water melon, or other melons, and you put it back into the shell or whatever that is called, you use the outter layer as a bowl. You know? Um other party idea's I would try searching online, do a search for snack ideas for a luau. Or something along those lines! Good Luck!!! And Have Fun!!! =-]

Answer 3

This is the same as served at Joe's Crab Shack.

Grilled Coconut Shrimp with Pineapple Salsa Recipe #30509
Nice Tropical flavorful twist on grilled shrimp. Not too difficult to prepare and very tasty. Marinate overnight for best flavor (That is the reason the recipe says 8 hours prep time, meaning overnight)
For the pineapple salsa
1 1/2 cups canned crushed pineapple or fresh crushed pineapple, drained
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
salt
For the grilled shrimp
1/2 cup light coconut milk
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon freshly grated gingerroot
1 tablespoon brown sugar
20 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
fresh ground black pepper
3 cups cooked rice
1/2 cup cilantro, sprigs
4 metal skewers or bamboo skewers, soaked in water

4 servings Change size or US/metric
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8 hours 8 minutes 8 hrs prep

Answer 4

This is also known as a Pupu platter--basically Hawaiian appetizers. Here are some ideas:
Chocolate covered macadamia nuts.
Roasted cocktail weines with roasted pineapple.
Tropical sushi (the japanese influence in Hawaii brings in sushi and other asian fare)
Skewers of meats
Slices of fresh pineapply or watermelon
Shrimp cocktail
Drinks served in coconuts or pineapple halves

In terms of presentation:
Core out the pineapples and coconuts to serve nuts, dips, etc.
Use lots of fresh orchids and flowers.
Buy a box of the cheap plastic leis and make sure that everyone gets one when they arrive.

Have fun!!!

Answer 5

I recently went to Hawaii. I will say some of their foods are great!
Oh and of course I had to try a little of everything......Ok snack foods.
A lot of the restaurants serve spam rolled over rice and some come with seaweed. well the seaweed was ummmm nasty!!
Little bite sizes. This is great if you like spam.
Also what they had a lot of was fruit bowls-mango, pineapple,and etc.
Oh and something chocolate would be their famous macadamia nuts coated with chocolate. MMMMMM they were good.
I hope you find these helpful...

Answer 6

Try chips and dips(hillshire ranch dip mix is excellent),vegetable platters,and different types of crackers and cheese,fruits from the island and pina coladas,and tropical punch without alcohol,as some elderly can't have alcohol!Also try a taco dip made with 1 lb. low fat hamburger(browned and drained),2- 8 oz.sour cream,2-8oz cheddar cheese,2- 8oz cream cheese,16 oz salsa and layer it all in a big cake pan and bake for 45minutes,serve with cornchips and tortia chips.

Answer 7

Take a watermelon and a pineapple and hollow them out and put cut up fresh fruit, serve with snacks like crackers and cheese, chips and dips.

Answer 8

* 1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple
* 2 baking potatoes (baked)
* 1/2 cup cheese spread heated
* 2 Tbls. chopped green pepper
* 2 Tbls. chopped green onion

1. Drain pineapple; save juice for beverage.
2. Split and open baked potatoes. Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Spoon over potatoes.

Answer 9

Tropical fruit salad!

Pineapple chunks, watermelon, bananas etc.

Have some flaked coconut in a coconut shaped bowl as a topper for the fruit.

Answer 10

Wrap pineapple with bacon and broil them in the oven.You cant go wrong with BBQ mini sausages.Salsa, guacamole,and chips.cheese and cracker platter.Fruit with a cream cheese dip. The dip really easy 1 packages cream cheese and 1 container of marshmallow fluff beat with a mixer,Voila

Answer 11

look up the recipe for a Hawaian hors deouevre called Rumaki. It's delicious and easy to put together. Check the net for the recipe.