Asked to bring Christmas nibblies - any ideas?

We have 3 Christmas lunches this year, my mums side on Christmas eve, DFs family on Christmas day, and my dads side on boxing day.

My contribution to my mum (dessert) and dads (salads) lunches is covered but MIL has asked if we could being 'nibblies' up on Christmas day.

First thing I think of is crackers and dip, but I'd really like to make something too. It would have to be prepared a few days before (for about 20 people). The things that I think of are too desserty for nibblies I think.

Any ideas?


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I tend to do dip, pâté, biscuits, kabana and cheese etc (doing for in laws for tomorrow as well as a desert)

But you could make mini
Quiches/frittata
Zucchini slice
Pin wheels (puff pastry with really anything I tend to feta and spinich or bacon BBQ and cheese. Roll up, brush with egg and slice up and put in oven)
Sausage rolls

if you're specifically wanting to make things, you could do pinwheels, vol-au-vents, mini quiches, or mini kebabs (with cantelope and proschuto (sp?), or bacon and prunes, or cheese and kabana and ****tail onion, or tomato and basil and boccachino (sp?) or whatever ...

if you're happy for it to be more laid back, you can do what I'm doing:-

1. one platter with different nuts and mixed fruits
2. one platter with different shaped pretzels and crackers and cheese cubes
3. one big bowl with mixed christmas coloured lollies (spearmint leaves, jaffas, and white chocolate balls) with some chocolate and marshmallow santas thrown in
4. one big bowl of veggie sticks (carrot, celery and capsicum) with two dips.

My plate would normally include:

A blue cheese
Brie or Camembert
A sharp bitey cheddar
A Gouda, Edam or Swiss
Quince or spiced pear paste
Grapes
Melon
Wafers/Crackers
Beetroot dip
Olive dip
Fetta stuffed green olives
Marinated button mushrooms
Grilled capsicum
Grilled eggplant
Pâté
Figs

Zucchini slice cooked into little 'frisbees' using round based patty pans or mini muffin tins.

You can make them a day or two in advance, serve them on a round platter with a ramekin of sweet chilli sauce in the middle.

Use the Chocolate Fudge recipe from BB, roll the fudge into balls rather than cut it into squares and coat with chocolate sprinkles. Mmmm yum.

I love mini quiches too, as well as cheese and pineapple on a stick. Especially if all the sticks are stuck into a potato. I mean, its supposed to be retro stylie this year, right?

Oh my goodness! These suggestions are making my mouth water lol - I need some breakfast!

I think I like the idea of a couple of platters with an nice spread of stuff on them. I love the idea of fruit - and veggie sticks and dip - yummm!! And the Christmas coloured lollies.

Thanks so much ladies! Now I have heaps of ideas :)


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A cob loaf dip is a good idea too - there are a few threads around with recipes on them, will hunt them down for you if you like.

i make pastries. get the frozen puff pastry and cut it into nine little squares. A basil leaf, cheese, half a cherry tomato & salt and pepper. i cook them the day beofre about 3/4 then at the party i pop them in their oven for about 10 mins. They are a big hit :)

I'd love that tanstar - I've for friends coming over for dinner on Sunday night and I was going to make a cob loaf for that - I'm thinking spinach and fetta -yunmmmmy!!


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i make pastries. get the frozen puff pastry and cut it into nine little squares. A basil leaf, cheese, half a cherry tomato & salt and pepper. i cook them the day beofre about 3/4 then at the party i pop them in their oven for about 10 mins. They are a big hit :)

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These sounds DELISH!!! Do you just put the cheese and stuff in the middle of the square and let the pastry puff around it?

They sound like something I might make as a snack this afternoon to see how they go ;) yummy lol


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HERE it is! Lots of great recipes and the snowball one I put in there is DIVINE - its a baked hot one! :) Enjoy!

Thanks tanstar - I got the ingredients for two different cob loaves for sunday night (I figure DF will be happy to finish off any leftovers lol) - ill see how they go and might take one up Christmas day too :dance:

Making a batch of Christmas balls this afternoon with DD to see how they turn out - and might make a batch of those pastry squares too!

It's a hard life having to test out all with delicious food lol


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ASH - I just pinch in the corners and then bake it :)

I made these canapes for my sister hens day & the best thing is they can be served hot or cold:

1 sheet Puff Pasty, partially thawed
16 small cherry tomatoes
125g goats cheese
Salt & pepper
16 fresh basil leaves

Cut puff pastry into 16 squares and place/push down each square into a greased patty cake tin (or muffin tin works fine)
Place equal amounts of the goats cheese on top of the pasty then top with a tomato
Bake at 180 degrees for 15 to 20 mins until the pastry is browned, top with fresh basil leaves

RhiChiChi - I wish I had some goats cheese - they sound soooo good!!


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Hmmm...I wonder if another cheese would work????

I think feta would be really good in them - I don't have any of that either though lol

In the fridge at the moment I have mozzarella, cheddar, and Philly (stuff to make the cob loaves ;)).

Actually maybe the cob loaf filling would go really good in the middle of them *shrugs*

I am so un-creative in the kitchen lol I never take any risks with anything


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Try mozzarella - nice and gooey!

Im doing brunch this year at ours for the In Laws (oh joy!)
Im doing very quick and easy nibblies so that I can enjoy the day with the kids as well and not be stuck in the kitchen. Lets face it, its probably going to be hot, so this mama needs to be in the pool with a ****tail! ;)
On my menu are the following......
Sweetie:
Mini Choc mint cups
Choc pudding ice cream in brandy baskets
Savoury:
Water crackers topped with onion jam, slither of fried mushroom, curl of cooked red capsicum, small white bocconcini ball (not sure what other cheese to use actually??!! HELP!) and a sprig of parsley (or other fragrant green herb available) Fiddly, but its the only dish that is :) I can handle it.
Garlic/thai etc prawns served on individual toothpicks...DP does this, I HATE seafood!!
Warm turkish bread with three different dips

Ash - I reckon you could do a mix of those cheeses (for the cob) together instead of the goats cheese!