I Need Food Ideas......Party Time

[Lawdwaz]

Anybody have any ideas for an appetizer to take to an outdoor party in these high temps? 

Keeping things cool is always a challenge!

[DirtTime]

What kind of app we talking? You can do a crustini cucumber combo ( or the like ). Wings are always a fan favorite ( smoked-deepfried-grilled ) with a bunch of dipping sauces.

Surprisingly, meat-cheese-cracker platters hold up well in the heat.

Chips and salsa are always good this time of year. Make your own salsa, some fresh jalapeños, red onion, sweet red pepper, fresh garlic, and tomato sauce.

Tons of options. 

[Bionic]

Homemade tater skins! 

 

[DirtTime]

11 minutes ago, Bionic said:

Homemade tater skins! 

 

Hard to make in advance. Cheese gets messed up and the fresh chives get mushy.

[turkeyfeathers]

How about the cheese straws like mama made for the meat raffle.   Venison bites if you could reheat.  Plug for crockpot for bbq venison meatballs ?  We’re working on it   The French onion onions ( vidella onion cored almost through , beef bullion cube , pats of butter , wrap in foil , grill til dark brown and wallah you have the onions you peal the petals off that taste like French onion soup 

Edited July 3, 2018 by turkeyfeathers

[Robhuntandfish]

Stuff mini sweet peppers with sausage and cheese.  Then 5 minutes on a grill rack and good to go.  

Jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese , wrapped in bacon and grilled,

Mushrooms stuffed with spinach dip and grilled.

Salami and a green olive stuffed in a mini sweet pepper

Onion bombs - burger in a meatball size, wrap with half cut onions to form a shell around it, wrap in bacon and cook.  Glaze with BBQ sauce.

Jell-O shots. 

Can get these peppers at Walmart or about anywhere and lots of options for apps.  And they look purty.  

Edited July 3, 2018 by Robhuntandfish

[Lawdwaz]

30 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

How about the cheese straws like mama made for the meat raffle.   Venison bites if you could reheat.  Plug for crockpot for bbq venison meatballs ?  We’re working on it   The French onion onions ( vidella onion cored almost through , beef bullion cube , pats of butter , wrap in foil , grill til dark brown and wallah you have the onions you peal the petals off that taste like French onion soup 

For the most part it'll just be a "show up and unload food" deal, it's all going to have to be ready to go as soon as we get there.

Electric is available so the crockpot meatballs is a good idea. Rob's chips & salsa is good too.

We aren't amateurs at this food thing, just drawing a blank with the high temps.

[Lawdwaz]

36 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

How about the cheese straws like mama made for the meat raffle.   Venison bites if you could reheat.  Plug for crockpot for bbq venison meatballs ?  We’re working on it   The French onion onions ( vidella onion cored almost through , beef bullion cube , pats of butter , wrap in foil , grill til dark brown and wallah you have the onions you peal the petals off that taste like French onion soup 

What's the scoop on the cheese straws?

Meatball recipe?

[Jeremy K]

Is a crock pot an option ?  2 bags of meatballs (fill the crockpot) , 2 jars of Nancy chili sauce , one large jar of grape jelly. Done ,best appetizer you can show up with. 

[turkeyfeathers]

29 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

What's the scoop on the cheese straws?

Meatball recipe?

Cheese straws : 

preheat oven to 400

line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper 

mix one cup of white flour with 6 tablespoons of frozen unsalted butter ( by grating it with a box grater ) 

mix in one cup freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese , one cup of Parmesan, one quarter cup of ice water , knead into a ball adding a smidge more water if needed 

roll out into a 1/4”thick  rectangle 

cut into thin strips then putting on parchment paper   Sprinkle with kosher salt     Bake out about 15-20 minutes   Coll completely before serving  

never made the meatballs her coworker did a few times and excellent  You’ll have to google that one  

 

Edited July 3, 2018 by turkeyfeathers

[turkeyfeathers]

26 minutes ago, Jeremy K said:

Is a crock pot an option ?  2 bags of meatballs (fill the crockpot) , 2 jars of Nancy chili sauce , one large jar of grape jelly. Done ,best appetizer you can show up with. 

Yup. I know her coworker used grape jelly. And bbq sauce.  Fantastic.  We have a double small crockpot if you want to borrow it. 

[wolc123]

The meatball/grape jelly/bbq sauce/crockpot deal sounds good.  I would skip store-bought meatballs (no telling what the ingredients are in them) and make my own from ground venison with a little egg added to help them stick together when baking.    

[Jeremy K]

I like the chili sauce over the BBQ but thats just me not liking BBQ sauce much.

[tommyc50]

jalapeño poppers wrapped in bacon, super easy and add what cheese you like feta,creamcheese a must ,or ricotta and mozzella and just wrap in bacon and put them on the bbq can be made ahead.A nother super easy and made ahead take string cheese and wrap in prosciutto or and salami serve cold.Also. scallops [imitation ones work] cook the bacon in the microwave for about a minute and a 1/2 then wrap around scallops and bbq. A good way to add vegetables take skinny eggplant[you can use the fat one but the skinny ones better], zucchini  and slice them and marinade in bottle Italian dressing or anything else you like lemon juice/olive oil w/ oregano any herbs you want and hit the bbq but careful they burn easy. I got the copper grill mat and it works great. Oh yeah of course  Chinese  pork dumplings fry them frozen for about 10 mins ove med heat and CAREFULLY add alittle water to the pan and cover let the water evaporate alittle and that's it serve with vinegar and soy sauce and alittle hot sauce and alittle sesame oil if you can get it

[Bionic]

9 hours ago, Rob... said:

Hard to make in advance. Cheese gets messed up and the fresh chives get mushy.

Not too bad really, I will bake the potatoes,  scoop them,  prep em,  add a pinch of butter, bacon, fill with cheese, and bake just enough to glue that all together for transport.  Bake through at the party house,  I have the chives, and sour cream where you can put them into a bowl on ice with foil on top, works well for me.  Their loss though lol.

[Steve D]

9 hours ago, Lawdwaz said:

Anybody have any ideas for an appetizer to take to an outdoor party in these high temps

Strawberry Daiquiri's are a good  start lots of ice

[Moho81]

Simple and good for hot weather is a fruit platter. Use 2 containers that are the same. One for ice and one for fruit. Set the fruit container on the ice and it will stay cold.


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[crappyice]

How about a cold beet soup-(autocorrect keeps trying to make that “cold beer soup” which I am sure is being served already!!!)? Or ginger carrot? Make ahead keep in Tupperware on some ice...different with strong flavor and color


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[Lawdwaz]

7 minutes ago, crappyice said:

How about a cold beet soup-(autocorrect keeps trying to make that “cold beer soup” which I am sure is being served already!!!)? Or ginger carrot? Make ahead keep in Tupperware on some ice...different with strong flavor and color


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Interesting.......

[Lawdwaz]

46 minutes ago, Steve D said:

Strawberry Daiquiri's are a good  start lots of ice

Too many kids in attendance but I like your thinking.

[Lawdwaz]

9 hours ago, Jeremy K said:

Is a crock pot an option ?  2 bags of meatballs (fill the crockpot) , 2 jars of Nancy chili sauce , one large jar of grape jelly. Done ,best appetizer you can show up with. 

Jeremy.....How hot/spicy is the Nancy's chili sauce? Maybe the grape jelly cuts back on the "heat"?

[Bionic]

How about ice water

Edited July 3, 2018 by Bionic

[Steve D]

1 hour ago, Lawdwaz said:

Too many kids in attendance but I like your thinking

Just for the "kids"

Healthy Non-Alcoholic Strawberry Daiquiri

Ingredients:

• 1 cup fresh strawberries
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• ½ cup water
• ½ lime, juiced
• 2 strawberries, for garnish

Directions:

1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.
2. Pour into two glasses.
3. Garnish with the strawberry

[grampy]

1 hour ago, Moho81 said:

Simple and good for hot weather is a fruit platter. Use 2 containers that are the same. One for ice and one for fruit. Set the fruit container on the ice and it will stay cold.


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My wife does a fruit salad, with watermelon balls, strawberries, blueberries, cantaloupe balls pineapple and mango. With all the juice from the fruits. 

The same, bring another bowl for ice, set fruit salad bowl in the ice bowl.

It is always gone fast! Just so refreshing on a hot day!  Everyone loves it! Even the kids!

[Steve D]

Here is a great recipe that almost everyone will enjoy since you can't please everyone:

Mix 1 cup of mayo, 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 tsp. of salt.

Add a little dillweed and chopped onion if desired and mix.

Add 4 cups of sliced cucumbers and refrigerate for two hours and you are good to go.

Serves 6-8 and once the mix is made you can just add more sliced cucumbers as needed.