snack for girl night

[Anonymous]

Can be sweet or savory. I'm the new (urban) girl in a provincial town. Anything in particular I should bring? All ideas welcome! I have 3 days to figure this out.

[Anonymous]

What ingredients will you have easy access to at a reasonable price?

[Anonymous]

Goat cheese-stuffed bacon wrapped dates

Roasted red pepper hummus with vegetables

Dark chocolate almonds

[Anonymous]

I can get pretty much any ingredient, barring the truly exotic. Something a little out there but not untouchable will work. Thanks for the ideas PP!

[Anonymous]

I should clarify, we have a whole foods out here, trader joes, and lots of farmer markets (especially amish markets!)

[Anonymous]

Hot artichoke dip with baguette. Sinful but delish. Look on Pinterest for a ton of ideas.

[Anonymous]

Have you worked with phillo dough before?

[Anonymous]

If you have access to rice paper, you can make Vietnamese summer rolls:
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/vietnamese-summer-rollscxs

I love mango salsa with corn chips:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Mango-Salad-106065

[Anonymous]

We made Indian street snacks this past weekend. You can google recipes to find something that you can do with the veggies and spices you can access, but a masala mix can be blended rather than bought pre-mixed.

[Anonymous]

Trader Joes has a Coconut Shrimp that is really good... they also sell a sweet and sour sauce that goes nicely as a dipping sauce. They also have a rosemary flavored nut you can put out in a bowl.

[Anonymous]

Cut 40 dried apricots in half (length-wise -- basically create two open faces). Soak for 30 minutes in a 1/2 cup of orange juice stirring occasionally. Toast some chopped pistachios. Remove the apricots from the oj and pat dry. Top each apricot with a little bit of goat cheese and top the goat cheese with 1 or 2 pieces of roasted pistachio and 1 or 2 pieces that aren't roasted (though, I have used all pre-roasted ones in a pinch). I get compliments and recipe requests every time I serve it.

[Anonymous]

Buy a skinny baguette, slice thinly, toast in the oven. Smear with cream cheese, top with a slice of smoked salmon, sprinkle with chopped chives. So yummy and looks gorgeous!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut 40 dried apricots in half (length-wise -- basically create two open faces). Soak for 30 minutes in a 1/2 cup of orange juice stirring occasionally. Toast some chopped pistachios. Remove the apricots from the oj and pat dry. Top each apricot with a little bit of goat cheese and top the goat cheese with 1 or 2 pieces of roasted pistachio and 1 or 2 pieces that aren't roasted (though, I have used all pre-roasted ones in a pinch). I get compliments and recipe requests every time I serve it.

This sounds really good and really different (and paleo?) Do you think feta or ricotta would work in place of goat cheese?

[Anonymous]

Wine. If you need something to go with it, get another bottle of wine.

[Anonymous]

I love an assortment of olives, some salami, and a goat or blue cheese with some crostini. Snack away and drink some wine!