Wedding Reception?

Question

My mom and I are trying to put together a menu for an hors douvers reception for my wedding. What are some good recipes that can be used? Any ideas?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Go to Gordon foods or Sams Warehouse. The chicken wings are very easy - they just need warmed up (both places carry a variety of wings). I like the Honey bbq because they are not to hot and spicy. Also get their meatballs and bake as directed then mix in eqaul amouts - grape jelly or jam and chili sauce and poor over the meat balls. Then just have cheese, crackers and relishes. The chocolate fountains are popular now too and you can have a chocolate fountain table with the fountain surrounded by strawberries, graham crackers, marshmallows and any thing else you like chocolate with. Don't forget vegtables and fruit. Gordon Food Services is very helpful and will help you plan a good menu.

Answer 2

Hi,

Here are some popular items:
Caprese skewers: baby tomatoes and fresh mozzarella with basil leaves, on a knotted skewer
Smoked salmon and dill creme fraiche on bagel crisp
Bruschetta
Ceviche on endive petal
Cornbread with pepper boursin (we make cornbread in the shape of a madeliene cookie...it's cute!)
Tea sandwiches
Brie and walnut stuffed crimini mushrooms
Mini tarts with stilton, topped with a tiny bit of carmelized Maui onions and walnut
Five-spice portobello mushroom satay
Chicken terriyaki skewers with scallions
Coconut prawns
Crab and mango rice paper rolls (can also be fried and served hot)
Garlic, shallot and cream cheese on toasted rounds (garnish with dusting of paprika)

I would think that all of these items could be found on allrecipes.com, foodnetwork.com, or elsewhere.

Also, just so you know, if your event is anywhere mealtime, you need about 17 items per person plus "filler" items like crudite, fruit and cheeses. IF this is clearly, clearly a between-meals event, as in from 2:00 to 4:00, and if the invite says "light hors d'oeuvres", then you can get by with 12 items per person plus filler.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Are you guys making the hors douvers yourselves? Wow...good luck.

I would make sure that you guys have a large cold cuts platter. It's easy to make..just spread different types of sliced cheese, ham, salmon...things like that in a platter with crackers and different spreads.

Also...I don't know what your background is, but I went to a wedding last year where the girl's mother made lumpia as an appetizer. It's a philipino dish and I don't know the recipe but EVERYONE loved it!

Answer 4

Hmmm let me think......Bruschetta is a good idea, topped with tomato and mozzerella. You can top it with pretty much anything you want. Melon balls wrapped in proscuitto is a good one too. Stuffed mushroom caps (stuffed with crab is excellent), One of my favorite things to make that even looks pretty...are beef pinwheels. You take some cream cheese and add a dash or two of hot sauce, then the other half of the cream cheese you mix with green onion (scallions). Lay down a flour tortilla (or any flavor you prefer), add a layer of the cream cheese with hot sauce, then a layer of dried beef (you can buy it at any store in the canned meat section), then put on a layer of the cream cheese with green onion. Then you roll it up. Repeat until all of the ingredients are gone. Place all of the rolls in the fridge for a couple of hours. When firm, cut into one inch pieces. They are so good and have tons of flavor!!

Answer 5

Sam's Club and Gordon Food Service both carry a wonderful selection of really tasty finger foods. I love the mini quiches, crab puffs, etc.

If you can find a local bakery that makes tiny sandwich rolls, fill them with chicken, tuna, or egg salads and arrange on a platter.

Chocolate fondue fountains are really lovely surrounded by fresh strawberries, pineapple, pound cake, angel food cake and the like, too.

Answer 6

Chicken Fingers, pigs in a blanket, meatballs in sauce, bacon wrapped scallops, stuffed mushrooms.

All are easy to make if you are making yourselves. You can get easy recipies on a web search for any of the above.

Answer 7

Coconut fried shrimp, Swedish meatballs, tandoori chicken, samosas, fresh vegetables, deviled eggs, bacon wrapped pineapple,

Answer 8

Big bowl of cocktail shrimp on ice-accompanied by dish of cocktail sauce and lemon slices.Check out the food network site-hundreds of ideas.

Answer 9

Pigs in blankets, devilled eggs, stuffed mushrooms.

Answer 10

basil leaf and slice of proscuitto wrapped around shrimp. Balsamic vinegar/olive oil..salt and pepper...grill/bake

OR...slice of proscuitto smeared with herb cream cheese..roll up