For the last 29 years of my life, my family has had a traditional Christmas dinner (ham,mashed potatoes,gravy,stuffing,homema... bread,desserts,etc.) at my Aunt's house on Christmas Day.
My Mom just called me and told me that my Aunt doesn't feel like cooking the traditional dinner this year. She was just diagnosed with an incurable disease and is very stressed right now,so I understand completely.
I offered to cook,but my Aunt says she would rather just have finger foods for the dinner. That's fine, but I think she's gone "off her rocker" cuz she is baking a ham, sweet potatoes, and also BURRITOS!!! (???!!!) She wants my Mom and I to bring finger foods to go along with the ham,sweet potatoes and burritos.My mom and I are up in the air over what to bring cuz we need to feed about 20 people, and we're thinking that finger foods aren't going to satisfy all the hungry men.
The things we've thought of so far are:
deviled eggs
cheese,crackers,meat tray
chips/dips
Desserts
Any ideas??
2006-12-20 11:44:54 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
Easy Ranch Cheese Ball
16 ounces Cream Cheese -- softened
1 package Ranch salad dressing mix
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Bacon Bits
Combine salad dressing,cheese and cream cheese. Form into a ball.
Roll in bacon bits. Refrigerate until 10 minutes before serving.
Serve with crackers.
2006-12-20 11:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by caramel475 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We just had potluck at work not that long ago and I made chicken wings. It is a really easy recipe. All you do is take 2 - 3 sticks of melted butter add about 1 cup hot sauce (something like Texas Pete) and 2 packages of dry ranch mix. put all this in a crock pot or a roaster and let it simmer for a couple of hours. It is awesome, they were a hit, if you make enough you will be able to fill all those hungry men of yours.
Happy Holidays
2006-12-20 12:39:23 · answer #2 · answered by Heather B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-19 07:57:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about some different kinds of soups and chili perhaps, Chili cheese dip with chips, bacon wrapped lil links, cream cheese spread on a platter with cocktail sauce and shrimp to spread on crackers, sweetish meatballs, barbeque meatballs, oyster stew, calico beans, apples and snicker pieces with pudding and cool whip mixed in is realy good, cheese ball, cheese cake, pecan pie, pumpkin roll, or pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, egg nog. Hope that helps. Have a Merry Christmas and a Safe Holiday!
2006-12-20 11:53:43 · answer #4 · answered by BB 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Foccacia cut up into cubes. (1 inch squares)
Wraps
Fresh Fruit Tray
Nancy's Quiches or equivalent-you can get them in the frozen section-they are bite sized.
Hummus and vegetables
Pita chips and tzaziki (sp) dip-it's a greek yougurt and cucumber dip and really refreshing
Assorted Olives
Pate
Antipasti platter-marinated artichokes, olives, salami, roasted red bell peppers.
Chicken wings
Buffalo Wings
2006-12-20 14:04:40 · answer #5 · answered by apesee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is really yummy!
Take a big block of Velveeta cheese, a jar of salsa, and cook up some hamberger meat...mix it all up and make sure the cheese is melted and VOILA!! SOOOO yummy! Then get some tortilla chips and you are set....Just make sure you bring it warm...it will be the first thing to disappear!!!
2006-12-20 15:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by Tanya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are some great ideas. I would suggest adding a tray of fresh fruit/berries and one of veggies as well. Pick out and slice the fruit yourself based on what you think people will actually eat.
Based on what you have listed you may find Paula Dean's recipes for snacks helpful at food.com
2006-12-20 12:26:26 · answer #7 · answered by blndchik 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Homemade mac and cheese is easy to make, stays warm and is easy to reheat. Pineapple chunks wrapped in bacon are yummy! A pot baked beans is always popular, you can buy canned beans and add BBQ sauce and Dijon mustard.green bean casserole has been around for years and it's a vegetable. Hope these give you some more ideas.
2006-12-20 11:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by justme 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Potato skins...with bacon bits, cheese, and sour cream... mmm..
bring some biscuits for the ham and make some country gravy.
this way those men can have hearty gravy and biscuit to fill them up.
2006-12-20 22:52:08 · answer #9 · answered by Spacey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you have is great, if you add 2 or 3 assorted salads. Pasta with imitation crab salad. Coleslaw w/pineapple, green salad with the normal tomatoes and cukes in it. Perhaps side dish's to add to the salad. baby corn, nuts, raisins, olives Peperchino peppers, Then a fruit tray. Whole fruit, so what is not eaten can be saved.
2006-12-20 11:57:22 · answer #10 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋