| Making appetizers for a buffet is different to making | | | | twenty guests. |
| appetizers for a dinner party. With buffet appetizers, | | | | Last Minute Buffet Snacks |
| the focus is usually on making quick easy appetizers | | | | Have some olives, crackers, cheese, cherry tomatoes |
| and finger food recipes which look good but do not | | | | and chips on standby. If the other food starts to run |
| take long to prepare. Dinner party appetizers are | | | | out, you can add these reinforcements to the buffet |
| inspected more closely so there is more emphasis on | | | | table. If not, you can save them for another occasion. It |
| presentation. | | | | is important to have these last minute buffet snacks. |
| If you are catering for a buffet you might have to | | | | Running out of food at a buffet is never a good idea! |
| make ten or twenty different appetizers, depending | | | | An Easy Recipe for Cheesy Crab Bites |
| how many guests are expected, so easy party | | | | This tasty appetizer recipe makes twenty four crab |
| appetizers will be the order of the day here, rather | | | | and cheese bites and these warm, broiled snacks are |
| than anything too fiddly or complicated. | | | | perfect for any kind of buffet. This is a very simple |
| Good buffet recipes include chicken wings, mini | | | | appetizer recipe and the flavors of crab, cheese, |
| sandwiches, tortilla pinwheels, chips with dips, savory | | | | onions and horseradish are wonderful together. You |
| tartlets and anything that is easy to eat with the | | | | can use canned tuna or salmon instead of the crab if |
| fingers. People at buffets sometimes like to stand | | | | you prefer. |
| rather than sit (also, you might not have enough tables | | | | What you will need: |
| and chairs for everyone) so make simple food which | | | | - 12 slices of toast |
| can be eaten with the fingers without making a mess. | | | | - 2 tablespoon chopped pimientos |
| Buffets and Food Safety | | | | - 1/2 cup cottage cheese |
| Since buffet food sits around until people eat it, it is | | | | - 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella |
| important not to let anything sit there longer than a | | | | - 2 sliced green onions |
| couple of hours. You can reduce this to one hour if the | | | | - 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish |
| weather is hot. Whether your buffet holiday appetizers | | | | - 4 oz canned crabmeat, drained and flaked |
| contain cheese, chicken, fish, vegetables or something | | | | - 1/2 cup mayonnaise How to make it: |
| else, bacteria grows in warm, moist conditions and it is | | | | Preheat the broiler. Cut each slice of toast into 4 |
| not safe to leave food lying around for hours. This is | | | | triangles. Combine the pimientos with the cottage |
| another reason why it is a good idea to plan your | | | | cheese, mozzarella, horseradish, mayonnaise, |
| buffet menu carefully and not make too much food. | | | | crabmeat and half the green onions and spread this |
| You can keep some of the dishes in the refrigerator if | | | | mixture over the toast triangles. Top with the remaining |
| you like and only get them out if the buffet food is | | | | green onions. Broil for a couple of minutes, or until |
| dwindling. There is no point loading the buffet table with | | | | golden brown, then serve hot. |
| enough food for a hundred people if you only have | | | | |