Tag: snacks

15Oct

Party snacks

Who here, on the lead up to a party they were hosting, has never panicked about finger food? I know I have. More than once, but I have learned my lesson and now have a few party snacks that always feature on my repertoire.  At this point I feel I need to apologise to my friends who always end up eating the same nibbles when they come over to mine. However recently I was invited to a friend’s house and she served one of the snacks I often serve at home. They can’t be so tiresome then, I call that a recipe success! In this post I am sharing with you two snack ideas that are super handy for a party or for a nice Friday night in with a glass of wine. Bacon wrapped dates Dates Bacon, cut into thin strips Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Depending on the length of the bacon, cut the strips in half and wrap it around the dates. Place them on baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. 2. Bake until the bacon is crisp. Let it cool before serving. Romeo and Juliet sticks Emmental cheese (block) Guava sweet (goiabada) Method: 1.
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23Sep

Brown sugar and almond popcorn

So we are back. We have good excuses for being away for quite a few weeks…I think getting married is a good excuse for having a little annual leave, right?!?! Especially when you are the bride and the wedding planner. My family were a huge help the night before – and Karla drove from Germany to be my bridesmaid! They did the flower arrangements, set up the dessert table and ironed the linen. But now it is back to normality. It is exciting to be married, I want to do exciting things every night, and obviously life can get in the way of that sometimes. One thing we have always loved doing is going to the cinema together. It is not cheap to go to the cinema though and the food prices are astronomical. And I can’t not munch on something whilst watching Matt Damon go to Mars. So I always pit stop at the supermarket before hand to get ingredients for my favourite cinema food combination: minstrels and salty popcorn. Minstrels are crispy coated chocolate drops and I mix this with popcorn I pop at home. This time I decided to do something different: my own popcorn. It is
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