I am having a cocktail party for 10 people. I am not a great cook. I need some easy and tasty appetizer ideas.

Question

I do not want to be in the kitchen and away from my guest but would like a couple hot appitizer ideas. Anyone have any simple but delcious recipes? I do not have time for a cateror at this point.

Answer 1

Cheese fondue!

If you can melt cheese and toast bread you can do fondue.

http://www.greatpartyrecipes.com/cheesefonduerecipes.html

Answer 2

ok ask someone in your family if they have a large crock pot
and what you do is this cook ribs while you sleep
Flavorful crock pot barbecued spareribs, made with pork ribs, maple syrup and honey, barbecue sauce, and other seasonings.
INGREDIENTS:
10 pounds spareribs
3 can (10 1/2 ounces) beef broth
1 1/2 cup water
6 tablespoons maple syrup
6 tablespoons honey
9 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium)
6 tablespoons barbecue sauce
1 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
PREPARATION:
Place spareribs on a broiler rack and broil for 15 minutes. Drain fat off. Cut ribs into serving size pieces. Combine remaining ingredients in the slow cooker; stir well. Add ribs; cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours.
Serves 10

And think who has the best potato salad
at what ever res truant that you like and pick
up some already made
Or make a leafy salad with tomato cucumbers
with home made ranch dressing
Pick up some hidden valley near the salad dressing isle

And pick up some french bread and and brown it in oven
and place in a basket with a towel and cover it
even if french bread is cold or hard it is good
and you can even dip it into the broth of your ribs

Answer 3

Fried Shrimp Balls
Ingredients:
1 lb Fresh shrimp 1/2 c Bamboo shoots chopped fine
1/4 ts Fresh chopped ginger
1 ts Salt
1 tb White wine
2 ts Corn starch
1 ea Egg white
1 x Deep frying oil

Preparation:
Prepare shrimp by cleaning thoroughly and removing shell, legs and devein. Mince the shrimp. Combine all of the ingredients except oil Use a teaspoon of the mixture and shape into balls. Heat oil in a deep pot or skillet and deep fry shrimp balls until Golden Brown. Remove from oil and place onto paper towells to drain excess oil. Serve Hot.
Serves: 4

Baked Cheese Olives
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
24 pimento-stuffed green olives

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees
In a small mixing bowl, combine cheese and butter or margarine. Stir flour and cayenne pepper into the cheese and butter mixture. Blend well. Wrap a tablespoon of dough around each green olive. Arrange the wrapped olives on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown



or u could try foodtv.com and tyep in appetizers or Allrecipes.com

Answer 4

Cool,here: 1:macaroni salad(all u gotta do is take water put water in a pot add a little salt and butter, wait til the water boils then add the noodles, to cook them faster put a top on the pot... check the noodles every so often. to tell if it's finished break the noodles on the side of the pot, if it breaks easily it's finished. Mix it in with some regular salad lettuce, chunks of ham, chunks of tomatoes,ranch and italian dressing,cucumbers and if you wan't bacon bits. The best kind of noodles are the spiral noodles.) 2:hawaiin meatballs: take some regular meatballs and put them in the oven at about 350 for 30min. take them out and pour barbecue sauce in a bowl, soak them in barbecue sauce(make sure the bowl is big!) and add some pineapple chunks 3: cutecutts: this is totally easy: okay by wheat or white bread eat-able dough, cut them into rectangles about the half the size of a ruler. Lay mayo dressing ham or turkey, pepperjack cheese and roll it up. It's easy!

Answer 5

A really easy one is the 'ol cheesey bread bowl, it doesn't sound as good as, but give it a try. You take a round sour dough bread loaf, cut out the top and hollow out the inside. But don't throw away the innards. Then take grated cheddar cheese, cream cheese and some other things. Then tear up the pieces of bread into bit size bits, and cook it all the oven. It comes out delicious and it's very simple. For the actual recipe, here is the website: http://appetizer.allrecipes.com/az/93213.asp

I suggest not adding the ham or crackers, but whatever your preference is. Good luck.

Answer 6

i just had a very successful party, with 12 guests. My hot dishes were EASY~
buy chicken tenders and teriaki marinade. ( i used a delicious one from lawry's that had sesame in it...yum!) In the morning (or night before) skewer chicken and place in big, flat dish with marinade. cover and refridgerate.
buy: mushrooms, bell peppers, small (pearl) onions, small new potatoes, zucchini or yellow squash, cherry tomatoes, or any other favorite veggie. potatoes and small onions should be par-boiled (half-cooked) before skewering. skewer veggies and marinate in olive oil with garlic and salt/pepper and a little lemon juice. (italian dressing does well in a pinch) again, this can be prepared hours in advance, if need be. (soak wooden skewers in water to keep from burning or use metal ones.)
I then bought an even-shaped watermelon, cut a small side off, and balled out the melon to serve in a seperate bowl.
use hollow melon turned cut-side down on middle of the table as centerpiece.
1/2 hour before guests arrive, fire up the grill and place pre-prepped food on the grill. as food gets done, just keep warm in closed container for a few minutes. Bring the food in the house and poke skewers into (pre-poked) holes in watermelon hull.
EASY and BEAUTIFUL!

I also love the idea of make-your-own tacos/burritos.
again, most of the food can be prepped hours before party.
if using chicken, cut into strips and marinade with taco seasoning and water. cook slowly in crock pot or stock pot on stove. just make sure that it doesn't cook until dry. This is a great presentation, as well, because the crock pot will keep chicken warm for the party. If you want to use beef, cook in the skillet and add the seasoning and water after browned. You can still serve in the crock pot, as long as there is some moisture.
Serve with guacamole, salsa, chips, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, queso, and some "tropical" fruits for a delicious fiest.

At 7 months pregnant, I am all about "easy"

Answer 7

A few of my favorite appetizers for just such an occasion are:

Smoked trout on crostini with cream cheese and capers. Smoked trout is not 'raw' like lox. And the size of the trout lends itself well to slices fitting nicely on the crostini.

Seared ahi with a citrus/soy/ginger sauce. Don't be intimidated by this one. While the ahi is pricy, if it is fresh and not overcooked you cannot screw this one up.

Beef sate. This is beef saoked in coconut milk, skewered, and broiled.

Ranchera preparada with tortillas. Marinated skirt steak that is grilled, sliced lengthwise, and served on grilled tortillas.

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Answer 8

most major supermarket chains have a great selection of prepared items you can just heat and serve - also check the frozen foods sections - I have purchased frozen appetizers b/4 and they r decent - tgi friday's have frozen hot appetizers available and the artichoke dip rocks!! check food network too - they r great about emailing back and also have recipes available on line.... if this is 4 friends not business just remember they came over to spend time with you and keep it simple... also it is summer cold stuff may be more refreshing and seasonal

Answer 9

Redneck Caviar

2 cans Black-eyed Peas, drained
2 cans Corn, drained
3 green Onions chopped
1 bottle of ITALIAN Dressing
2 small cans Rotel Tomatoes, drained (mild or hot)
1 large can diced Tomatoes, drained (optional)
Garlic to taste


Combine all ingredients and serve with Tortilla chips. Can be used as relish.

Answer 10

You can find plenty of frozen appetizers in the supermarket frozen foods department. The also make deli platters and even complete sit down dinners. Most of it is as tasty as what you'd get at any restaurant where, guess what, most of it was frozen!
Party On!

Answer 11

made day ahead then jus put in oven to warm....1 tube refridgerate biscuts[ 10 count type]
1 pkg cocktail sausages
1 countainer french onion chip dip
parmason cheese turn oven on to temp on biscut pkg... cut each biscut in half flatten with yur hand spread dip on biscut add sausage roll up makin sure all of sausage is covered place on cookie sheet do all the biscut shake some parm over all bake 10-12 min night of party put in over at 275 fer bout 15 min they hot serve....