i need a recipe for a kids party (finger food) that is easy to make and can be made within 40 mins.?
something a bit different thn normal cakes or biscits.
i take food technology at school and need recipes, im not actually making food for a proper party.
Go buy some store bought cookies. Chocolate chip are fun. Also buy some almond bark (usually on baking aisle-it’s for melting) and some fun sprinkles.
Take them home. Melt the bark or choc chips in the microwave in 30 second increments until chocolate/bark is melted. Lay out some wax or parchment paper. Dip each cookie halfway into the melted choc/bark. Knock off excess by tapping it against side of bowl lightly. Lay cookie on paper and sprinkle generously with the candy sprinkles. Allow to cool and then arrange on a cute little plate and head for the door.
Kids also like celery stuffed with cheese or peanut butter. Simple and quick.
I love fresh foods, so I hope you do too! Try a pasta salad, mine takes a total of twenty minutes, and everyone says it’s amazing. Pick any type of pasta you want, I get a diffrent type every time! While your pasta is cooking, chop up whatever vegetables you choose to put in the salad. I use green peppers, mushrooms, vidalia onions, cucumbers, roma tomatoes, and carrots. For the carrots, cut them in small circles, and stick them in a bowl, and cover completely with water. Put them in the microwave for about 2-3 minutes, so they are aldente, you don’t want them too hard, and you don’t want them soft. I always cut up an 8oz block of cheese to throw in there too. While the pasta finishes cooking, throw all the vegetables, and meats if you choose in a bowl with a bottle of dressing, or use a home made dressing. I use Greek dressing. Let that marinate while you strain the pasta and let it cool. Mix it all together, and you’ve got a delicious side dish or meal!
I know that recipe is a little long, but here are some other shorter ones:
Try diffrent types of sald! Romaine lettuce, with grilled chicken, cheese, and fries, I put corn in there too!
Buy a package of pita bread, and fill it with your favorite meats, veggies and chesses!, I grill the bread, cut it up and dip it in tzazki sauce! Very good.
They make all types of bottled sauces now, including spaghetti, alfedo, and cheddar. Buy a box of noodles, and heat up a can of sauce, then throw in some meat and/or veggies! I like alfredo sauce,chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, and onions over smaller pastas like farfalle, shells, or radiatore.
Buy a pe-made pizza crust, spread some philadelphia cream cheese, and cut up cauliflower, broccoli, grated carrots and cheese and sprinkle theese over top! Very good!!!
I love au grautin potatoes, and they make them with jalepeno peppers now, so try a box of those! They make a great side dish.
Vegetables (cucumbers, peppers, carrots, tomatoes) dipped in anything is a good healthy snack! Try salad dressings, and pre made dips from the store. They also make cream cheese fruit dip, it comes in diffrent flavors too! Melons, berries, even apples go great with that!
Instead of buying packaged meat, go to the deli, and buy fresh meat! It’s a lot cheaper, and doesn’t have all the preservatives… sodium, and calories!!! Plus the difference in taste will make you never go back to the packaged stuff!
Some quick desserts:
Cut a pint of strawberries in half, or quaters, them with one container of glaze, and throw in a a pre made pie crust, I use the graham cracker crust! Top with whipped cream, or eat plain.
Buy a boxed cake mix, and just bake it in a 13×9 pan! Frost, and you’re done. This takes about an hour all together, but oh so simple! And it only costs about 5 dollars or less, and all you use is a bowl, a measuring cup, a spoon, and a knife!
A brownie mix is ever simpler! Just make them and let them cool.
Try a bananna cream pie. Pie some boxed pudding, and some whipped cream, and a few banannas and you’re almost there! Mix up the bananna or vanilla pudding, and put in a pie crust, I always use graham cracker. Layer with sliced bannans until full. Top with whipped cream or cool whip (cool whip is non dairy, so it’s better for allergies, however its all suger and preservatives!!!)
If you like eggs, you can make them any time of day, I only use egg whites for my family (but don’t tell my husband). The yolks are full of fat and cholesterol! Make scrambled eggs, or omlettes. Deviled eggs are usually a big hit. Hard boil the eggs, cut the eggs in half, and scrape out the yellow part, keeping the white part in tact. Mix the yellow part iwht some miracle whip, and if you want onions and celery, and put back into white part.
This takes a little longer, but its spectacular! Bake potatoes in the oven for about an hour (until done) and then cut them in half long ways, and scrape out the poatoe part leaving the skin in tact. Mix the poatoes with cream cheese or sour cream, broccoli or spinach, and anything else you think would be good in mashed potatoes. Fill the skins back up with this mixture, and then sprinkle with cheese. Put them back into the over for about ten minutes! Wonderful!
I hope at least one of theese helped, or at least sparked your imagination. Good luck in the kitchen!
fruit and dip, so good. dip-equal parts marshmallow in the jar and cream cheese. just mix together.
hot dogs wrapped in cresent rolls.
smores or rice krispie treats.
Hotdogs go well and are ez and not too messy! Pizza rolls or pizza.
Do a vegetable tray, a cheese tray and a fruit tray. All three can be made in advance and kept cold and most kids like one of them.
Make cheese sandwiches and cut them into shapes
Peanut butter, Marshmallow cream, and honey in equal amounts mixed till creamy and spread on graham crackers,cookies or make them into sandwiches cut in shapes.
miniature cheese balls and meat balls with dip
A fruit fondue
veggie stix and peanut butter dip or ranch dressing
animal crackers dipped in chocolate or caramel dip
Hot fudge sundaes