Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People pretend they're too good to eat them but pigs in a blanket always disappear fast.

I don’t think anyone pretends or thinks this??

Caviar was a hit. We don’t usually do it, and but it felt festive and I think it’s a keeper.

Can you recommend the caviar you used?

Anonymous wrote:For me the big hit was a delicious salad on the Christmas dinner table- with perfectly massaged kale, and pomegranates and pepitas and fresh herbs and the like.

I get so sick of all of the heavy food from Thanksgiving on, this was a delightful change of pace.

Also the dulce de leche thumbprint cookies

OK, I googled massaged kale.

Still yuck.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bacon wrapped dates are always popular

These are also so good. Especially with a little cream cheese in each date.

Goat cheese is even better in the dates!

Hot artichoke dip

Anonymous wrote:Jalapeño popper dip!

Yes!! My siblings always ask me to make this and that cheddar beer dip too whenever we get together for special occasions (both from a 2010s Delish cookbook).

Anonymous wrote:People pretend they're too good to eat them but pigs in a blanket always disappear fast.

My parent's Eastern European neighbor brought over what she called "pigs in a blanket" and they were rice stuffed cabbage rolls! Still delicious but not what I was expecting, and definitely not finger food!

Cannoli chips and dip are beloved in my household this year. The dip is easy to make but the chips are annoying, so if not storebought, we serve with strawberries and graham crackers.

Anonymous wrote:Same as always -- I make all kinds of fancy apps, and the deviled eggs go first.

+1

For me the big hit was a delicious salad on the Christmas dinner table- with perfectly massaged kale, and pomegranates and pepitas and fresh herbs and the like.

I get so sick of all of the heavy food from Thanksgiving on, this was a delightful change of pace.

Also the dulce de leche thumbprint cookies

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People pretend they're too good to eat them but pigs in a blanket always disappear fast.

I do not eat hot dogs, but shove a Hebrew National or Trader Joe's pig in a pastry puff in front of me, and that's ALL I'll eat at your party.

There's no shame in this game and I hate to break it to you but...you do eat hot dogs lol.

Anonymous wrote:My friend served queso made with Velveeta and spicy Rotel. The bowl got inhaled.

This is just the best. I've done the BS like emulsifyimg my own cheeses and I am like an HBO archetype of an UES WASP in many ways, but this is how queso was meant to be done and the snobbiest of snobs LOVE it.

I am reserving judgement on these grape meatballs. They sound gross and I have never been offered one but they seem popular here.

Jalapeño popper dip!

French onion dip from the seasoning packet. Use full fat sour cream and 1.5 times the amount of seasoning to sour cream. Put our some potato chips and pretzels on the side- nothing fancy. This will be the first thing to go.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People pretend they're too good to eat them but pigs in a blanket always disappear fast.

I don’t think anyone pretends or thinks this??

Caviar was a hit. We don’t usually do it, and but it felt festive and I think it’s a keeper.

A little caviar on top of a deviled egg is delicious!

Anonymous wrote:People pretend they're too good to eat them but pigs in a blanket always disappear fast.

I don’t think anyone pretends or thinks this??

Caviar was a hit. We don’t usually do it, and but it felt festive and I think it’s a keeper.

My sister made some truly tasty chicken wings on her smoker