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Need appetizer ideas for a Christmas eve finger food party.

Posted: Dec 14, 2011

My family all gather at my mom's house on Christmas eve to open presents and we all bring finger foods or appetizers and sweets. I need some new ideas. I always like to try new recipes, but I'm having some sort of mental block this year. I can't think of anything that sounds good. Not to mention I've been invited to a friend's annual Christmas party this weekend and she always asks me to bring the same old macaroni salad I always bring and I want to do something different. At my friend's party she serves turkey and ham, mashed potatoes, etc. and everyone brings a covered dish or something to that effect.

Maybe I'm just being a scrooge, but I'm having trouble getting into the spirit of things and can't think of anything I want to cook. HELP!

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simple snack food - BLT dip

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1 cup mayo
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup chopped tomatoes
6 slices of microwave bacon crumbled
green onions to taste

Mix all together, eat with veggie crackers.

Super yummy.

Smoked salmon recipe - oaf

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Did this for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. Take plain crackers and put on a little cream cheese with chives (you can get the cheap stuff from Wal-Mart which is what I used) then put very thinly sliced smoked salmon on it. You can add dill if you like. I've done cheese and veg/fruit platters with crackers on the side (you can do this ahead of time). A neighbor bought cheesey scalloped potatoes which were good or make augraten potatoes. Check on line for additives to your pasta salad to make it different this year. Good Luck!

A couple of ideas... Sm - Old Woman

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Bar-B-Q meatballs (Crockpot)
1 bag frozen meatballs
1 jar jelly, grape or apple work best
1 jar bar-b-q sauce, store brand is fine

Put meatballs in crock pot. Mix together equal parts jelly and BBQ sauce with a whisk until most of the lumps are gone. Pour over meatballs and cook all day on low. Stir occasionally to make sure meatballs are coated well.

Crab dip
1 package cream cheese, softened
1 bottle shrimp cocktail sauce
1 can shrimp
Parsley, either dried or finely chopped fresh.

Spread cream cheese on a plate or platter (I just use a dinner plate) to abut an inch from the edge. Spread cocktail sauce over that, leaving about an inch of the cream cheese showing. Drain shrimp well and pick for any tiny pieces of shell. Layer this over the cocktail sauce, leaving about an inch or less of the cocktail sauce showing. Sprinkle the top with the parsley flakes. Serve with crackers.

super easy mini frattatas - yumyum

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My usual batch is for 6 eggs, you can cut it in half, or double if need be:

Mix in a bowl 6 eggs and 1/4 cup cream (half & half or regular milk is fine) and then add whatever you like.

I love it Denver omelet style with chopped Canadian bacon, shredded Mexican cheese blend, diced green peppers and shallots.

or use prosciutto and small pasta (like ditalini) with shredded Italian cheese blend, diced green onions and maybe some chopped parsley if you like.

Salt and pepper to taste. Spray nonstick mini muffin tins and scoop mixture to fill 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes give or take. You can serve them warm, room temp or chilled. Very convenient and very tasty.

We're having a Christmas eve open house - party

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We're making shrimp cocktail, pineapple wrapped in bacon, stuffed mushrooms (with a bread stuffing), homemade calzones, a cheese and pepperoni platter, homemade Chex mix that I make every year, a fresh fruit platter, and homemade cookies.

I love that... - no big dinner or mess

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I do that too! I also buy a big ham, chop into bun-sized pieces, throw in crock pot in layers; ham, sprinke brown sugar and drizzle honey, repeat.

Noney, here are 2 that we make every year and - everyone seems to love.

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Crabmeat Meltaways
6 oz of crabmeat
8 T butter or margarine
5 oz jar of sharp processed cheese spread
1 T mayonnaise
1/4 tsp Worchester sauce
dash garlic salt
1 pkg English muffins

Mix everything together and then fold in the crabmeat last. Spread on split English muffins (no need to toast beforehand)and bake on cookie sheet in oven at 375 until bubbly and bottoms are a little crispy. Then cut each muffin into 4 little appetizer pieces with a pizza cutter. People rave about these!

Veggie Pizza
2 8-oz crescent rolls
1/4 cup mayo
3/4 to 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 8-oz pkgs cream cheese
1 1-oz ranch dip
veggies of choice....chopped broccoli, red pepper, shredded carrots, whatevs....

Spread the crescent rolls on cookie sheet and press seams together and bake at 350 until very lightly golden. Cool and spread with cream cheese mixed with ranch and mayo. Then top with chopped veges and cheddar cheese mix and press down. Chill in fridge and then cut into squares. The red and green of the peppers and broccoli is really pretty and festive. You can also use chopped olives, scallions, whatever you like. People seem to really love these too!

what kind of cheese spread? - and

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Do you use immitation crab meat? They sound delicious.

Cheese spread - sm

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I used to make those all the time and they're delicious. I use Old English cheese spread.

I have this same recipe but I use the party...sm - oldtimer

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pumpernickle or rye loaf with port wine cheddar spread. I have used both real crab meat and the artificial and both are equally as good.

Yes, it is the Old English spread in those little - jars, and I do use real

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crabmeat. These are really so easy....you can assemble ahead and pop into a hot oven whenever you're ready :)

weenies - ...

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I am actually making these for my husband's carry-in at work today and people either love them or hate them.

I use 5-6 packages of little weenies (I use sausage), one can of beer, and one small bottle of hot sauce. I put them in the crockpot and let them cook for a few hours (the longer they cook, the spicier they get). Very simple and we love them.

An old go to recipe from my mom that I have not had in years - cindy

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but is something different and was always gobbled up:

Cheese surprises

2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. salt
1 jar of green olives

Mix all the ingredients except the olives, to form dough. Form little flat dough circles. Place olives in the center and form a ball. Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes.

If dough is too sticky, add a little more butter.

These are great, they look like little baked balls of cheese dough but have an olive inside. Great appetizers

Also great recipe that I make all the time is Jello Fruit Salad.

I pkg of jello
1/2 cup boiling water
8 oz of cream cheese
1 small can crushed pineapple with juice
1 T. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
6 oz 7-up

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Put all ingredients in blender and buzz. Pour in mild and refridge until firm.

If you are using a "tupperware" brand jellow mold, you double the recipe and that is when I get creative and use two different flavors of jello. At Christmas I use lime and cherry to make red and green. Also, I am diabetic, so you can use the sugar free jello, Splenda and diet 7-up and it is sugar free and no one every knows that there is no sugar in it, is great!

Enjoy your holiday

Finger food recipes - travelinmt

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This one is really easy.

Finely chop green onions, including tops. Mix into whipped cream cheese, if you buy it whipped it is faster.

Take individual slices of deli thin sliced lunch meat, I usually do three or four kinds. Spread a layer of cream cheese on the meat and roll up.

Place on a tray in a wheel configuration.

Sausage Cheese Balls -- yummy !! - chefexpert

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Sausage-Cheese Balls

--This version adds 1 egg & the sausage is cooked before forming into balls.

1 pound bulk ground sausage (mild or hot)

1/4 cup finely chopped celery

1/4 cup finely chopped green onion

3 cups Bisquick mix

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon melted butter

In a skillet, brown the sausage with celery and onion; drain well.

Combine sausage mixture with baking mix, egg, cheese, and butter.

Mix well; form into balls about 1 inch in size.

Bake in a preheated 350° oven on lightly greased baking sheets for 20-25 minutes, until lightly browned.

Makes about 36 1-inch appetizers.

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