Appetizers, Canapes and Nibbles

At present I'm quite into entertaining guests, I like being the hostess and it's a role I hopefully manage to do well! So as the summer has pretty much turned up and left I've been trying to keep spirits raised by holding gatherings just with friends and family for a few drinks, something light to eat and to provide entertainment! Instead of going all out on a 3 course meal I thought it would be nice to do canapé dishes, just little finger foods which is are light and easy but also the variety of flavours can be great! I've listed four of my favourite recipes which always go down well! Feta & Lamb Burgers:- 500g lamb mince 2 tsp ground ...  Read the complete review

CHEESE AND GHERKIN BALLS - makes about 28 You cannot beat cheese and gherkins in my opinion (go together like bread and butter??!!) INGREDIENTS 200g (8 oz cream cheese) 2 tbsp fresh double cream 2 level tsp finely chopped gherkins 1/2 level tsp paprika 100g (4 oz) of finely grated Cheddar cheese seasoning to taste about 50g (2 oz) salted and chopped peanuts METHOD 1. Beat the cheese and cream together until smooth. Stir in the gherkins, paprika and grated cheese. 2. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 3. Divide into 28 equal-sized pieces and shape into balls. 4. Roll in the chopped ...  Read the complete review

This is for a snack its not a recipe as such just a nibble idea. Well I dont know how or quite why but collegues of my father from Norway managed to bring an entire smoked salmon into the country and we have found that on the whole it works really well with creme fresh and Philadelphia type spreads. Ok bagels with Philadelphia and smoked salmon, for lunch, I would say a plain bagel would be the best but my mother said that this worked best with the cinnamon and raisin bagel. I suppose you could try my mums option if you are feeling adventurous . Also wheaten bread with creme fresh and smoked salmon with fresh lemon juice tastes great and ...  Read the complete review

If you're having people over for drinks and want to be a bit flash then these canapes are definitely the way forward. They're also great as a mixed assortment type of starter if you're having people ovr for dinner. They're all cold, so it's quite easy to assemble them, chuck them on trays then keep in the fridge until you want to serve them. Smoked salmon parcels ================= Thin-cut smoked salmon Cream cheese Cut sheets of salmon about 10cm square and spoon on a dollop of cream cheese. Wrap the salmon round the cream cheese so that the join is on the bottom. Top with a tiny bit of caviare if you're out to ...  Read the complete review