Personally, I wouldn't bother with making nori-type rolls if you've not done it before, it would likely be a headache you don't need! You could talk to a sushi shop about the cost of having some made up for you.
Here is a recipe for Thai chicken balls - I've never made it, so have no idea what it's like, but it sounds okay!
Combine the chicken mince, green shallot, chilli, coriander, lime leaves and ginger in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Roll 1 tablespoonful of chicken mixture into a ball. Place on the lined tray. Repeat with the remaining chicken mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to develop the flavours.
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add half the chicken balls and cook, turning occasionally, for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with the remaining chicken balls. Serve with sweet chilli sauce, if desired.
Pastry pinwheels (spread sweet chilli sauce and parmesan or pesto and parmesan on some puff pastry, then roll up like a log. Cut into approx 1cm rounds and lay them down on a tray, and bake until golden).
Squares of puff pastry (say, 1 sheet divided into 16) with caramelised onion, a bit of feta and half a cherry tomato, then baked.
Spinach cob dip (mix 1 packet of (defrosted and water squeezed out) frozen chopped spinach with a packet of french onion soup powder and a carton of sour cream. Remove some of the bread from the middle of a cob loaf and put dip in. Can be served warm or cold).
Mini pizzas (very cheap if you make your own bases - can be half-cooked and frozen, then finished off on the night).
I was at a 21st recently where they brought around polystyrene cups with soup in them. Was delicious and nice and filling.
Lasange will freeze well if you get it to the point where you would normally put it in the oven (ie cooked meat and bechamel layered between uncooked pasta sheets and unmelted cheese on top - cover with gladwrap). You can then take it out of the freezer that morning and pop it in the oven.
wow there are some top ideas here.
C I can't belive she's 18!!!
I was going to type 2 things but they may or may not be suerfluous.
Firstly for mini pizzas, if it's easier buy a bit premade frozen pizza and use a large circle biscuit cutter once cooked to cut out mini ones.
Secondly the current issue of Good Food has a fantastic bit on finger food and some of it sounds pretty s****y.
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