A Look At Choosing The Best Appetizers

Your big event will be here sooner than you think so you need to start planning your appetizers. With so many different recipes to choose from it can be a daunting task. Should you serve something healthy or fun? What about using a specific cuisine? In addition, everyone loves those appetizers that truly are not good for them.

Unfortunately, your budget is probably what will be the deciding factor in your decision. While you may prefer caviar, you may end up with chips and dip. On the good side, there are so many recipes for appetizers to choose from that you should have no trouble find some that will serve your needs. Be sure and label each tray of goodies in case some of your guests have food allergies. This alerts them to which dishes are safe to enjoy and which are not.

There is a world of appetizers at your fingertips. Focus on a single ingredient to form a theme, such as cheese, poultry, or seafood. You can use cheese in quesadillas, cubes or melted on toast tips. Poultry can easily fill kabobs or dumplings. Seafood may appear in crab cakes, dumplings or you can make delectable shrimp or scallops wrapped in bacon. Alternatively, you may want to make a spread of finger sandwiches with a variety of fillings.

If you prefer to have some without meat, make filo dough stuffed with olives and feta, asparagus rollups or mushroom quiche. If you want it strictly vegetarian or have vegetarian guests to please, try potato puffs, veggie dumplings, or spring rolls. They are delectable!

Puff pastry is a miracle in the kitchen. You can find it in the freezer section at your local grocery store. Use this pastry to make cheese straws, miniature beef Wellingtons or even several types of turnovers. Use puff pastry to cover a wheel of Brie that you have topped off with delightful caramelized onions. Use the pastry to create tiny buns for those itty bitty smoky sausages to make mini hot dogs. You can even make little pastry cups to fill with anything you would like.

If you want to make something, your guests will not expect, try filling tiny dishes with spaghetti, and top it off with a single meatball. Everyone will love this! You could try another cutting edge appetizer such as a chicken tender encrusted with pecans and served on a skewer with mustard sauce. Sliders are another very popular appetizer now. These tiny burgers come with all the fixings.

All these appetizer ideas should give you some great recipes. You can also use a single cuisine to create a party theme such as Mexican or Asian appetizers. A table full of empanadas, mini tacos and salsa with chips gives your guests plenty to eat. Likewise, you can set up a table of spring rolls, potstickers, samosas, and satay to satisfy your guests. For a unique Asian appetizer, try wrapping up a crispy water chestnut in apple smoked bacon. Yum!

In the end, it does not matter what appetizers you choose. Your guests will love whatever you make. Try to make most of them ahead of time so all you need to worry about before the party is reheating. You will be able to enjoy your guests and your party.

By: Christine Szalay-Kudra

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