My kids, hubby, and I have our own little "party" on New Year's Eve, playing games, watching movies, etc. I'm going to the grocery store this evening, and was wondering if anyone had any simple, yummy snacks or appetizers we could make? We'll have nachos, but I'd like to have some little things we could just snack on through the evening and night....

Thanks guys for any ideas!

By Jewlz on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 10:28 am:

pigs in a blanket ...lil smokies in barbecue sauce... quesadillas ....take a green oinion and put some cream cheese on it and the take a slice of ham wrap it around it ...will try thiking up more

By Luvn29 on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 10:37 am:

Is there a recipe where you wrap hotdogs or something, maybe the lil smokies, with a piece of bacon and put brown sugar over it? Something like that?

By Trina~moderator on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 11:23 am:

My kids (7 & 9) would like:

- popcorn
- fresh fruit and veggie tray
- a tray with deli meats and cheese squares with toothpicks

We keep it simple.

By Emily7 on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 11:27 am:

Jewlz my family loves the greeen onion wraps, we also do it with pickles or cucumbers. However we do it the hard way & try to spread the cream cheese on the thin deli meat...your way sounds much easier.

Cheese & crackers, fondue, Sweddish meatballs...

By Breann on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 11:40 am:

My kids love lil smokies mixed with bbq sauce in the crock pot. Served straight from the pot with toothpicks. Yum!

By Pamt on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 11:54 am:

My kids love chicken nachos. I just cook up some shredded chicken with picante sauce, put it on tostado shells with some cheese on top and put it in the oven until it melts---cut it like pizza.

By Boxzgrl on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 12:12 pm:

homemade Chex mix

By Hlgmom on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 12:15 pm:

We did mini hamburgers, chix nachos, turkey and cheese tortilla roll- ups, and fruit skewers! Have fun!

By Ginny~moderator on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 12:28 pm:

Miniature pizzas (on English Muffins or whatever). I know you can buy frozen mini tacos, burritos and other Mexican type food.

By Luvn29 on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 12:34 pm:

Emily, my family makes those wraps with pickles, too! And we also do it the hard way, trying to spread the cream cheese on that thin as paper meat! I think it would be much easier to spread it on the pickle and then wrap it!

By Karen~moderator on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 03:12 pm:

My kids always like the same things Trina mentioned. Another thing they have always LOVED is the 7 layer dip with Tostitos. And, still another is Pick-a-peppa sauce mixed with Philly cream cheese on crackers. Jen fell in love with that when she was around 2.

By Jewlz on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 04:25 pm:

the cream cheese spread for green onions or pickles.. dont spread it and fight it! i take and cut out strips and press it on and then wrap them up with the ham or lunch meat. lol I win. hahahahaha

By Luvn29 on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 04:31 pm:

Karen...have to ask...what is pick-a-peppa sauce?

Jewlz...what a terrific idea!!!

By Kate on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 05:16 pm:

What is seven layer dip, Karen??

By Emily7 on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 05:26 pm:

Jewlz you certainly do win! I can tell you that from now on I am doing it your way & I bet Adena is too.
I am getting hungry reading about all these different snacks...

By Jewlz on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 07:59 pm:

LAYERED BEAN DIP

32 ounces refried beans
4 ounces green chiles, chopped and drained
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
16 ounces taco sauce, divided
1 1/2 cups sour cream
3 cups lettuce, shredded
6 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
black olives, sliced
tortilla chips

In a medium bowl, mix together refried beans, green chilies and taco seasoning mix. Spread on a 12-inch round serving platter. Blend avocados, lemon juice and 1/2 cup taco sauce until smooth. Spread sour cream on top of avocado mixture. Top with shredded lettuce, cheese, taco sauce and olive slices. Serve with tortilla chips.
Serving Size: 6


deviled eggs ... fondue stuffs...texas caviar...home made ice cream... i know its cold out but what the heck...sausage balls... take a can of chili and put 8 ounces of american cheese in the microwave and heat till warm and gooey. serve with chips....

http://www.cooks.com/rec/ch/appetizers.html

By Jewlz on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 08:19 pm:

Pickapeppa Sauce is a sweet, faintly hot, slightly tart tamarind-based sauce, used at both table and to season food during cooking (which is virtually the only way I use it).
It is basically used as a favor amper-upper, much like Worcestershire Sauce, to which it bears a close resemblance. I use it because, unlike Worcestershire, it is anchovy-free and thus vegetarian, and I like its taste better than the various vegetarian Worcestershires out there (though they're okay).
Many mainstream markets carry it, and you'll find it near condiments and such --- mustard, Tabasco, etc.

It's made in Jamaica, and has a charming buff-colored label, with a green and red parrot on it. You can read all about it, and order it, online at www.pickapeppa.com.

If you are not motivated to order it, and can't find it, you can loosely (very loosely) approximate it with equal parts ketchup, brown sugar or honey, and tamari, with 1/4 part Tabasco or chile paste. You get the picture --- it's a seasoning sauce with a little kick.



THE "BIG EASY"

1 5oz. Bottle Pickapeppa Sauce
1 8oz. Block Cream Cheese
1 Box Crackers or Wafers of Choice

Place opened block of cream cheese on serving dish. Pour bottle of Pickapeppa Sauce over block of cream cheese. Spread on crackers.

If you're looking for a dip instead of a spread, mix bottle of Pickapeppa Sauce and block of cream cheese in food processor, and use as a dip with cut veggies. Also good with non-fat cream cheese if you're watching you weight.

By Karen~moderator on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 11:11 pm:

Thanks Jewlz, you covered it!

That stuff is SOOOOOOOO good!

By Tink on Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 12:46 am:

We make PB Bugs for the kids every once in a while. I mix a block of cream cheese with half a cup of peanut butter and "some" honey (just keep tasting! ). I put an ice cream scoop of that on a plate, stick apple slices around it standing upright and then pretzel sticks all over the top like quills. Add raisin or chocolate chip eyes and let them eat up.

By Cybermommyx4 on Sunday, January 1, 2006 - 12:59 am:

We had deviled eggs and shrimp cocktail, along with chips and dip, celery and carrot sticks, pickles, and a meat and cheese platter. We all ate too much