Food post - what appetizers to serve?? I'm stuck!!

AmericanInOz

we are hosting an 80th b-day party for FIL on Sunday

I thought, because its Sunday and FIL is British - that we'd do a traditional British Sunday Roast

So roast meat (lamb or beef - still undecided), roast veggies, mushy peas, yorkshire puddings, and twice baked potatoes (thought it'd be fun to throw in an 'american' side that's yummy rather than plain baked potatoes)

 SIL is bringing dessert - cake & fruit & whipped cream

 

BUT - what do we serve for appetizers?? we are eating inside - as it'll be HOT by then, but we need some snack foods that'll be easy to hold on plates in hand while people chat before lunch starts (probably outside). I thought maybe a spinach dip bread bowl - but now i'm thinking that really doesn't suit hot weather..... hmmm

any ideas??? 

TIA

aMrsin09

a carved watermelon fruit basket with melon balls (or whatever those things are called).

 

PittPurple

For such a heavy meal, do you really need proper starters? We just went for a traditional Sunday lunch at a friends and they just had some little bowls of olives and nuts and chips out before dinner. You don't want to fill up before the feast!

Chips and salsa and guacamole?

kelly321

Something I make for casual appetizers is:

slice of ham

cream cheese

quartered picke

Spread cream cheese thinly onto ham, put pickle on one end, roll up, stick toothpicks along it about 1" apart, cut into slices.

Really easy and they usually go over really well. Blot the pickle on a paper towel before rolling it, though, or the juice makes everything a little sloppy. And since they've got toothpicks in them, they're very easy to pick up and eat.

I sometimes will also make grape/cheese spears and alternate ham/pickle and grape/cheese on a tray or plate.

AmericanInOz

yes exactly!! I'm thinking its such a big meal we really only need small snacky appertizers - thanks for the ideas

neeps

Caprese salad skewers - mozzarella, basil leaf, cherry tomato on a skewer. 

ukyankee

You could do a ploughman's lunch type platter...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploughman's_lunch

BlushingMama

For appetisers we like to take small cracker bread and top it with smoked salmon and a dip made with cream cheese, plain yoghurt and horseradish. I also put some capers on top. It's light, cold and you use your hands to eat it.

kelly321

BlushingMama:

For appetisers we like to take small cracker bread and top it with smoked salmon and a dip made with cream cheese, plain yoghurt and horseradish. I also put some capers on top. It's light, cold and you use your hands to eat it.

That sounds really yummy :-)

traveling turtle

This whole thread is making me hungry. Kelly, I want to try those pickles you suggested. They sound interesting.