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Make ahead starters and appetizers Corn Fritter appetizer recipes Quiche starters and appetizers Sausage snacks and appetizers Puff pastry appetizers and snacks Crab Starters Bacon Appetizers How to choose the right Party Finger Foods
 
Make ahead starters and appetizers

Make ahead starters and appetizers

Dinner parties can be a nightmare!! You need not only need to serve great food but you need to look after your guests – get your house tidy and smart, get the kids dressed etc etc – you sometimes wonder why you thought holding a party was a good idea in the first place!! Having [...]

Corn Fritter appetizer recipes

Corn Fritter appetizer recipes

Crispy and tasty corn fritters are simple to make and make absolutely great finger food and go fabulously with your favorite dip (mmm…sweet chili!!!). The traditional recipe is not overly complicated – corn, egg, flour, milk, and butter. Shaped and cooked while delicious on their own its really what you accompany them with that makes [...]

Quiche starters and appetizers

Quiche starters and appetizers

Quiche are a form of savory open topped pie that’s usually a mix of a standard filling – made from cream, eggs and cheese and then a main ingredient such as ham, fish etc. They aren’t too complicated to make and given the range of fillings you can opt for they can be really versatile. [...]

Sausage snacks and appetizers

Sausage snacks and appetizers

Everyone loves sausage! OK, maybe that’s a tad optimistic (especially for those that are vegetarian) but wow can you make some fantastic appetizers from them! There are 100’s of types of sausage and some fantastic varieties of cured sausage (Look for the European ones such as salami or chorizo) so you can create some really [...]

Puff pastry appetizers and snacks

Puff pastry appetizers and snacks

One of the most versatile basics for snacks and appetizers is puff pastry. Its light , easy to make (or if convenient you can buy pre-prepared) and can be used to create starters from mini-pies through to tarts and vol-au-vent’s. What’s great about using puff pastry as a base is that once you’ve got a [...]

Crab Starters

Crab Starters

Using seafood can make for really interesting and delectable starters. Of course the common ones are shrimps (or prawns if you prefer) but there are many fishy ingredients you can use to add some variety. Crab for example makes for an excellent choice as a base ingredient (do check on any allergies to shellfish!) – [...]

Bacon Appetizers

Bacon Appetizers

Bacon is such a versatile ingredient and it can be combined with all manner of others to create mouth watering starters.  Bacon doesn’t usually require any fancy cooking (think grill of frying) and with the varieties of bacon being seemingly endless one neat trick you can use to liven things up a little is to head [...]

How to choose the right Party Finger Foods

How to choose the right Party Finger Foods

Choosing the right snacks and appetizers for your party is very simple. Just think about what king of party you are going to have. Adult parties will differ from a Child’s party, what time during the day or what kind of theme you will have all matters as to what kind of finger foods you [...]

Make ahead starters and appetizers

Make ahead starters and appetizers

09 February 2012

Dinner parties can be a nightmare!! You need not only need to serve great food but you need to look after your guests – get your house tidy and smart, get the kids dressed etc etc – you sometimes wonder why you thought holding a party was a good idea in the first place!! Having [...]

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Corn Fritter appetizer recipes

Corn Fritter appetizer recipes

09 February 2012

Crispy and tasty corn fritters are simple to make and make absolutely great finger food and go fabulously with your favorite dip (mmm…sweet chili!!!). The traditional recipe is not overly complicated – corn, egg, flour, milk, and butter. Shaped and cooked while delicious on their own its really what you accompany them with that makes [...]

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Quiche starters and appetizers

Quiche starters and appetizers

09 February 2012

Quiche are a form of savory open topped pie that’s usually a mix of a standard filling – made from cream, eggs and cheese and then a main ingredient such as ham, fish etc. They aren’t too complicated to make and given the range of fillings you can opt for they can be really versatile. [...]

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Sausage snacks and appetizers

Sausage snacks and appetizers

09 February 2012

Everyone loves sausage! OK, maybe that’s a tad optimistic (especially for those that are vegetarian) but wow can you make some fantastic appetizers from them! There are 100’s of types of sausage and some fantastic varieties of cured sausage (Look for the European ones such as salami or chorizo) so you can create some really [...]

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Puff pastry appetizers and snacks

Puff pastry appetizers and snacks

09 February 2012

One of the most versatile basics for snacks and appetizers is puff pastry. Its light , easy to make (or if convenient you can buy pre-prepared) and can be used to create starters from mini-pies through to tarts and vol-au-vent’s. What’s great about using puff pastry as a base is that once you’ve got a [...]

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Crab Starters

Crab Starters

09 February 2012

Using seafood can make for really interesting and delectable starters. Of course the common ones are shrimps (or prawns if you prefer) but there are many fishy ingredients you can use to add some variety. Crab for example makes for an excellent choice as a base ingredient (do check on any allergies to shellfish!) – [...]

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Bacon Appetizers

Bacon Appetizers

09 February 2012

Bacon is such a versatile ingredient and it can be combined with all manner of others to create mouth watering starters.  Bacon doesn’t usually require any fancy cooking (think grill of frying) and with the varieties of bacon being seemingly endless one neat trick you can use to liven things up a little is to head [...]

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How to choose the right Party Finger Foods

How to choose the right Party Finger Foods

25 January 2012

Choosing the right snacks and appetizers for your party is very simple. Just think about what king of party you are going to have. Adult parties will differ from a Child’s party, what time during the day or what kind of theme you will have all matters as to what kind of finger foods you [...]

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