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OK, help: St. Paddy's Finger Foods
I thought I could put together something easy on the fly but I'm coming up short. We're having a party and I don't have a ton of time ( I work on Saturday) but I want the food to at least loosely reflect that it's St. Patrick's Day. DH has requested a reuben dip, and I think I'll pick up some good olives and fresh mozzaralla. I have a roasted red pepper jam that I will whip with some cream cheese and serve with pretzels. I'm planning to make Irish flag skewers with green peppers, cauliflower, and carrots (with a homeomade veggie dip).
We will have Guinness, and DH is settup up an Irish car bomb station (scary, I know). We'll also have a frig full of Miller Lite, some wine, and I dont' really feel like messing with a signature cocktail.
What am I missing that is easy and delicious?
Re: OK, help: St. Paddy's Finger Foods
I have yet to try making it, but tonight I will. I'll try to get it up in my blog by the end of the week and be sure to share with you. I agree about the fish holding up while sitting out. Can't wait to see what you decide on!
My cousin always makes shamrock ice cream sandwhiches for dessert --
She makes thin brownies & cuts them with huge shamrock cookie cutters, then puts scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream in between 2 shamrocks.
Lamb is huge in Ireland. Can you afford to do lambchops for your guests? They pick them up by the bone.
What about a fruit salad with all green fruit, or fruit kabobs...or just as assortment of green fruit.
I am making mini spinach cake muffins for DS's green lunch at school, they are really good as shown here: http://weelicious.com/2012/01/04/spinach-cake-muffins/
but the last time I made them, I increased the oil to 3 Tbl, 1 Tbl vanilla and added a streusel and sliced almond topping and drizzled with a little glaze. Yum! You could easily make these as cupcakes, I'd use 3-4 Tbl oil and maybe a tad more sugar. I know, I know, it is taking away the point of them being pretty healthy.....but they are still green from that good for you spinach and not icky food coloring.
True.
But corned beef and reubens aren't Irish, either, to be fair
OP: seafood is big in Ireland, thanks to the ample coast line. You could use that as a loose inspiration and do a shrimp salad, shrimp skewers, salmon BLTs, etc. I'm not sure how many you're feeding or what you're looking to spend: I know seafood can be cost prohibitive for me if I'm having a larger group.
A big Shepherd's/Cottage Pie (also not strictly Irish) might work, if you can accommodate something that would be better eaten while seated instead of standing (as I'm typing I note the "finger foods" part of the thread, sorry!).
LOL you're right but i wouldn't serve an english dish on the patron saint of ireland's feast day-just saying
you know-that whole hatred/conflict history.
I agree that a shepherds or meat pie of some sort would fit perfectly as well.
This weekend on Worst Cooks there was a smoked salmon crostini with aioli for their St. Patty's party- it looked amazing and was definitely finger food. I would make it as a sandwich for lunch for myself!
We are doing a vegetarian version of these...
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/red-potato-bites/
The original is fantastic too but DH can't eat meat.
Costco has awesome shamrock shaped ravioli and baileys cheesecake right now
what about some potato skins? :O) who doesnt like a good potato finger food!
I've made potato slabs too. That's in my blog.
Fish & chips is also very Irish, Ireland being an island full of fishing villages and all. And they do like their potatoes.
<---has been to Ireland twice and stumbled through the "chippy" after a few Guinnesses on more than one occasion. And been offered potatoes as a side with everything from fish to lasagna.
Also, it's a staple on most Irish pub menus!
I am definitely looking forward to that blog entry soon. And to my tummy being full of breaded, fried fish.
And I'm trying to avoid serving a full meal here but I am getting tons of brilliant ideas, along with remembering a lot of things I came home from Ireland wanting to make but never getting around to it. So even if I don't use all the ideas I'm enjoying this thread! One of these days I'll do a dinner party with authentic Irish cuisine maybe. I definitely realize that most of the foods I've mentioned are in no way "authentic" I just wanted them to touch on the theme at least a little.
And thanks so much for all the responses ladies!
Yes, very true. However, it's served at many Irish pubs, so it makes me think Irish all the time.
Thank You! I am so tired of seeing 'St. Patty's.'
Fish and chips would not be good for a crowd...they would get soggy unless you were planning to spend the entire party cooking batch after batch, and that would not be fun.
We recently made a Jamie Oliver recipe fish and chips recipe that was excellent, and he said that if you have more than four people to feed, go out for fish and chips.lol