Simple, Quick Appetizers and Finger Foods?

Laura Justice

March 19, 20080 found this helpful

Tortilla rollups

flour tortillas
cream cheese
flavor/seasoning of choice

example one:
cream cheese at room temp. Add to cheese chili seasoning and or "dry" fine chopped jalapeno either canned or fresh, cilantro chopped fine.
mix seasonings with cream cheese, spread thinly on tortilla and roll as tight as you can. Helps to use wax paper to roll sometimes.
Stick rolls in frig to chill and harden some. Cut in rolls like cinnamon rolls-- lay flat on platter. You'll think of other seasonings as you make them.

Example two:
make the cream cheese with something "savory" like dry onion soup mix. you might need to add some moisture with this one. Take thin sliced meat-- in the package-- 59 cents or so at the store-- spread your cream cheese mixture on the tortilla, lay the thin cut meats one layer across-- wrap tightly, chill and cut--

example three: how about horseradish mustard with the cream cheese and thin sliced beef--
good luck

Terry, this is really simple and easy to do,
Pizza Bites

Ingredients:
10 slices American cheese
40 slices pepperoni
40 round snack crackers(like Ritz)

Cut each cheese slice into 4 pieces. Spray a large cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Place crackers on cookie sheet, top with cheese and a slice of pepperoni. Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes or until warm.

My Ultimate favorite is PIGS IN BLANKETS.
They can be made ahead of time, frozen, then popped in the oven!
Use the little hot dogs that come in packs of 50. (Hillshire are the ones that I am familiar with).

No if you want to make these ahead of time, FREEZE the rolled piggies without baking them. Then bake at the temperature recommended.

I find that putting these on a rack a tad higher then middle prevents the bottoms from burning.
Also Keep an eye on them while they are baking. Each often bakes a bit differently and you don't want to burn them.

Enjoy-hope this helps.

Easter wishes Terry,
A nice simple recipe is this buy a loaf of Bread any kind to your liking, 500g Butter melted, 1 tin Mushrooms in Butter sauce and 1/2 kilo Bacon Pieces Simply cut all crust's off bread, cut each slice into 1/4s and dip each quarter in the melted butter, push into small pattie or muffin tin's then add teaspoon Mushroom mix and sprinkle top with bacon, put intomedium oven and bake until light brown serve warm or keep and heat when you want, also these freeze well enjoy, "My own Recipe"

EGRIBBLE

March 20, 20080 found this helpful

STUFF LETTUCE LEAVES WITH TUNA OR CHICKEN SALAD, ROLL UP AS YOU WOULD FOR SMALL BURRITO. SEASON CREAM CHEESE WITH GARLIC POWDER,CAYENNE, PARSLEY FLAKES, SPREAD ON SLICES OF PACKAGED HAM, ROLL UP, CHILL AND CUT INTO BITES.THREAD ASSORTED FRUIT CHUNKS ON FRILLED PARTY PICKS AND SERVE WITH OR WITHOUT FRUIT DIP.

Wisgal

March 21, 20080 found this helpful

These roll ups can be made ahead of time and frozen, or freeze the ones left over.

HAM ROLL UPS
1 -8oz cream cheese
1 Tbls mayonnaise
sm amount dried onion
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1 tsp worchestershire sauce
6 slices deli ham-med sliced
Spread ham slices with above ingredients and roll into long rolls. wrap in wax paper and refrigerate. When ready to serve, slice in 1/2 inch pieces ro form pinwheels.

Mix a generous portion of salsa and shredded cheese into a brick of cream cheese. Spread mixture over a tortilla.

Chris

March 21, 20080 found this helpful

I've always made Bologna Stack-Ups...simple, easy and every one loves them. Take cream cheese that is softened, add whatever seasonings you like and mix well. (Can tint the color if you like also.)
Spread this on slices of Bologna, stack them up and cut into pie shaped pieces. Push a pretzel stick into each slice and put on plate. You can also add olives slices before skewering.

Gary Dominicus

March 22, 20080 found this helpful

Scallops wrapped in bacon. gary Dominicus

I make the tortilla roll ups as mentioned above but they can also be put in the oven till cheese melts. 350 oven for about 15 minutes.