Recipes for a Cocktail Party -

I'm having a housewarming, Cocktail Party style, and I need some great appetizer recipes. What do you think tastes great, is easy to make, and is a crowd pleaser?? I want a bunch of yummy foods - so, plenty of recipe ideas and suggestions welcome!

So far we have:

Spin Dip (hot and cold)
Chili Dip
Cheese Platter
Veggie Platter
Shrimp Platter
Chips and general crap like that

ANY ideas - more than welcome!!!

Re: Recipes for a Cocktail Party -

-stuffed mushrooms
-baby quiches
-nacho dip
-bread sticks wrapped with prosciutto
-fresh mozzarella with sliced tomatoes and roasted red pepper drizzles with EVOO and balsamic over thin slices of toasted italian bread
-take thin slices of toasted italian bread (with italian seasoning and garlic or you could just buy the all ready made garlic toasts) and top with a little ricotta cheese, thin slices of grilled eggplant, a little pasta sauce and mozzarella cheeese (bake until cheese is melted)
-mini sliders
-homemade mini hot dogs
-chicken satay (grilled chicken topped with sesame seeds on skewers) with a home made peanut sauce
-seared sesame tuna or blackened tuna slices sitting on top of thin slices of cucumber with wasabi sauce

Message edited 4/1/2010 9:38:39 AM.

Re: Recipes for a Cocktail Party -

Recent thread w/ good ideas!

http://www.lifamilies.com/chat/topic-520370-1.html

Re: Recipes for a Cocktail Party -

This bruschetta recipe isn't complicated and people really enjoy it.

Double Tomato Bruschetta

Fried ravioli is another tasty one - you just get square ravioli from any pork store, and dip them in buttermilk and coat with seasoned breadcrumbs. They can be breaded hours earlier and then drop the ravioli in a frying pan 2 min on each side and it's quick. (You can even get the marinara from the pork store and just heat it up before you serve the ravioli).

Re: Recipes for a Cocktail Party -

Spanikopita (sp?) is so good. You can buy them pre-made or get the filo dough, feta and spinach and make it yourself. Mini-rice balls are great, empenadas ( I can't spell today) and I will try to think of more.

Re: Recipes for a Cocktail Party -

I always make little smokies as an appetizer and they're usually a big hit. It's basically 2 packages of cocktail hotdogs and enough bbq sauce to coat them. IMO it comes out best with any of the jack daniels bbq sauces. Just put it all in the crockpot until the hotdogs are heated through. Serve with toothpicks.