What's a good finger food to bring to a party?

Question

My girlfriends are having a cookout on Friday and I need some good ideas about what to bring. Something easy, but fun and good that will be really popular.

Preferably something original that no one would think of.

Answer 1

Make tortilla rollups--there's an infinite variety, and they're yummy and pretty! My favorite:
Spread tortillas with soft onion & chive sour cream. Cover with very thin slices of hard salami & roll up tightly. Wrap each in plastic wrap & chill til firm; cut into one inch slices. Arrange on a platter cut side up.
Simple, delicious, and attractive.

Answer 2

Bread Bowl with Spinach Dip

You'll need a Pkg of Hidden Valley Ranch Dip and the recipe is on the back of the pkg for the dip ( I also add 16oz of mayo, it cuts the ranch taste a bit and stretches the dip)

Buy 2 round pumpernickel breads and cut one out into a bowl. Fill the bowl with the dip and put on a large platter with the remaining bread and second loaf broken up for dipping.

If you're young and new to "bring something parties", this is going to be your signature and you'll be asked to bring it all the time.

Answer 3

My all time favorite: Ham Puffs. This came from a Pampered Chef party, and my mother added to it. We both take these things to every party we go to.

How to make:

1 package (2.5 ounces) processed ham, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Swiss or cheddar cheese
1 egg
1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (or regular)
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 package (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls



Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray Mini-Muffin Pan with vegetable oil. Finely chop ham and onion; place in bowl. Add cheese, egg, parsley, mustard and black pepper; mix well.

2. Unroll crescent dough and press into one large rectangle. Cut dough into 24 squares. Press one square of dough into each muffin cup using fingers if needed.

3. Using a spoon, fill each muffin cup with a scoop of ham mixture. Bake 12-14 minutes or until puffs are light golden brown. Remove from pan; serve immediately.

Yield: 24 appetizers


Everyone will love it!!!!!!!!!! And they look pretty too!

Answer 4

buy 12" flour tortillas, cream cheese, salsa and perhaps turkey, ham, or pepperoni.

Spread a thin lay of cream cheese on the flour tortilla, add meat, and salsa. Roll it up and slice it (it makes little pinwheels). Layer them pretty on a plate and bring to the party.

OR

Needs: Square baking dish, 1 pkg. cream cheese (the rectangle one), one jar of either re-fried bean or you can use a can of hormel chili w/beans (I prefer the chili, but it's good both ways) then a bag of shredded cheese (mexican blend works good).

Take the cream cheese and spread in the bottom of baking dish in an even layer. Spread a can of refried beans (or the chili) on top of the cream cheese in an even layer. Then add the salsa ( I like medium, but you know your friends so cater to them) and spread that out. Then you take the mixed cheese spread it on top and melt in the oven. Feel free to add diced red onion or diced scallions to the top to give it extra color and flavor. Serve with chips (i like the lime flavored ones). Trust me, there won't be any left!!

Answer 5

Surprise spread
1 block of cream cheese
a few healthy tablespoons of miracle whip
a few healthy tablespoons of sour cream
beat that all together and then spread out on a dish
Spread out some bottled seafood sauce ontop of that (prefer heinz)
top with seedless diced tomatoes, diced green onions, diced green peppers and mozzarella cheese.(HAS to be mozza cheese..nothing else tastes as good)
Chill in the fridge
Serve with tortilla chips. ( I use the unsalted kind)
It is actually really easy and people just love it! Its addictive really!
if you wanted to as well you could add shrimp bits to it.

Answer 6

roll ups......

flour tortillas
sour cream
shredded cheese
fiesta ranch dip mix i packet
chopped black olives
salsa
8 oz of cream cheese

mix it all together, just a little bit of everything, until it tastes the way you like it, there is no wrong or right to this, make sure its at a thicker consistency.

spread it into the tortillas roll them up and cut them into pieces. They are so yummy!!

also my mom makes this all the time....

Deli ham
pickle spears
cream cheese

spread cream cheese on the ham slices roll a pickle up in it and cut them into pieces, also yummy!

Answer 7

jalapeno wraps.
slice jalapenos in half and remove seeds. (you may want to use a glove)
cream cheese ( I like the garlic and herb flavor)
bacon

spoon cream cheese into the sliced jalapenos and wrap bacon then place on a cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven of 350 degrees and bake for about 45 minutes to one hour.
It is always a big hit at our home.

Answer 8

Sausage rolls, cheese straws, sliced carrots, cucumber dip. prawn crackers.
If its something quick and easy, chocolate fingers, mini chocolate eclairs
buy brandy snaps with the nozzle type cream to fill them just before serving.
Viennese fingers, Madelaine's, basket fruit and nuts, meringue rings with
drained tin peaches in them, (one peach half turned upside down in one
meringue ring).
Regards.
Lain.

Answer 9

cream puffs. they are delicious, small, and eaten with the hands. if you are making them they arent aht complicated. you can also buy them frozen and just let them thaw before they are eaten(though they are still delicious frozen) and if you are making them i once worked fro a caterer who instead of putting cream in the cream puffs put chicken salad and tuna salad and crab in the cream puffs. so they are like little sandwich balls(and its absolutly delicious. its like haveing a chicken salad sanwhiwh inb a little bite(or tuna sald or crab whatever takes your fancy) if you are making them try allrecipes.com. if you want to do the cream puff then you should find the recipe just fine. if you want to substitute the cream for the chicken salad just make the cream puff dough for the bread like outside and make the chicken salad the way you would for any chicken salad sandwich or crab or tune or all three or strawberry cream cheese or whatever the heck you want to put in them. ooooh you could even make little pb and j puffs. sorry im getting a little bit too enthusiastic. i just really like cooking

Answer 10

How about an antipasto platter?? Lots of different olives. Maybe some cheese on the side?