Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP—wow, thank you all! You really overdelivered! I’m now planning on:
- Shrimp cocktail
- Triscuits plus a Knorr/mayo dip (maybe the artichoke/leek?)
- either cheese straws or devils on horseback or the ham hideaways

Thoughts? If a friend asked for inspiration, what should I add? (We often have someone bring cheese & fancy crackers, so might steer away from that combo.)

Update post-party: it was a hit! I ended up making shrimp cocktail (served in my grandmother’s cut glass bowl with a diy ice mold), cheese straws (puffy pastry based), and devils on horseback (half blue cheese, half almond). All pretty easy and turned out well! A friend brought Aperol spritzes. 70s Pandora rounded out the mood. Lots of fun! Thank you all!

Next up, Iranian inspiration….

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I assume you mean hors d'oeuvres, rather than an appetizer starter to a meal (for an appetizer, chilled tomato juice comes to mind -- it was probably the most commonly ordered fancy restaurant app). But party hors doeuvres: a block of cream cheese with Worcestershire poured over it served with Ritz crackers, or the same crackers with a cheeseball, a plate with olives and stuffed celery sticks (stuff with pimento cheese, or cream cheese, or peanut butter), Ruffles and French onion dip, chicken liver rumaki (yuck, if liver is gross to you, just use a water chestnut), pigs in a blanket, deviled eggs.

Shut up. You are not our teacher and you know what they meant! Get over yourself.

Anonymous wrote:I assume you mean hors d'oeuvres, rather than an appetizer starter to a meal (for an appetizer, chilled tomato juice comes to mind -- it was probably the most commonly ordered fancy restaurant app). But party hors doeuvres: a block of cream cheese with Worcestershire poured over it served with Ritz crackers, or the same crackers with a cheeseball, a plate with olives and stuffed celery sticks (stuff with pimento cheese, or cream cheese, or peanut butter), Ruffles and French onion dip, chicken liver rumaki (yuck, if liver is gross to you, just use a water chestnut), pigs in a blanket, deviled eggs.