Christmas goodies for RV kitchen?

[RVcrazy]

Looking for simple, tasty appetizers, cookies & other nibbles for 2. The less mess the better!

[Strabo]

When potluck or appy night rolls around, no one goes hungry. Our group knows how to eat, like it's a genetic trate, instilled into our minds by our ancestors. Scary stuff huh. Hahahaha

Doesn't matter what's on the table to eat, we love it all.

See, camping is easy.

[NYCgrrl]

Found this recently whilst looking for winter salad ideas which this could certainly be converted to with ease.
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/pears-blue-cheese-prosciutto
Bosc pears are in season now yet nothing wrong w/ using a commonly available Anjou instead. Can't find prosciutto? Use a nice deli thin sliced ham instead.

[NYCgrrl]

Although not cooking in an RV kitchen can't think of a reason this can't be made within one.

Carmelised Onions..

Cook them in a slow cooker, DO over a firepit or saute pan on a stove top. I find using a crock pot the easiest little attendance method but use what you have. Decided to give pint Mason jars of the stuff to all adults this year as gifts.

[JiminDenver]

Short bread cookies are just flour, butter and sugar.

[coolbreeze01]

I can recommend the Bailey's Samplers at Costco. Great stocking stuffers 😉

[NYCgrrl]

SwanInWA wrote:


I'm planning to make 150 antipasto skewers, in my RV, for a wedding on the 17th of this month. They are so easy, make a beautiful presentation and there are never any left to take home. I use pretty 4" bamboo skewers and generally I use (per skewer) one cherry tomato, one mozzarella ball, one folded salami slice and one olive. You can make them absolutely any way you want though, meatless, add marinated artichoke pieces, tortellini, other cheeses, roasted peppers, pepperonicini -- the possibilities are endless. No cooking, no keeping warm, and as I said, they are pretty and colorful sitting on any table.

Im in awe over your ability to make 150 of those beauties in an RV kitchen. Sounds like your organsational skills are well in hand! :C

[NYCgrrl]

Wander over to Pillsbury's website for a close to stick and brick holiday experience. Their Russian tea cake recipe only uses 3 ingredients: sugar cookie dough from the frozen section, nuts and 10x sugar. They have several other recipes using 3-4 ingredients as well

Russian Tea Cakes

[SwanInWA]

Somehow, I missed the "for 2" in the original post. Haha! That being said, these can easily be made for any sized crowd, be it two or 200! 😄

SwanInWA wrote:


I'm planning to make 150 antipasto skewers, in my RV, for a wedding on the 17th of this month. They are so easy, make a beautiful presentation and there are never any left to take home. I use pretty 4" bamboo skewers and generally I use (per skewer) one cherry tomato, one mozzarella ball, one folded salami slice and one olive. You can make them absolutely any way you want though, meatless, add marinated artichoke pieces, tortellini, other cheeses, roasted peppers, pepperonicini -- the possibilities are endless. No cooking, no keeping warm, and as I said, they are pretty and colorful sitting on any table.

[ReneeG]

My husband and I really enjoy an antipasta platter - smoked oysters, greek olives, crumbled hard cheese, salami, marinated artichoke hearts, marinated mushrooms, and slices of baguette. Don't forget the wine to go with it.

[Dick_B]

Cheezits? sausage/cheese on wheat thins

[NYCgrrl]

When it's just the two of us during any celebration I like to mix things up with extravagance AND simplicity to the cook.

Figs stuffed with goat cheese or prunes stuffed with foie gras; unpitted (if possible) black olives (the kind from the deli counter) roasted with rosemary, red pepper flakes and orange peel; shrimp skewers or just a shrimp ring from the market w/ cocktail sauce. I like to make my own pates having made one every December for the last 6 years since it serves nicely whenever company drops by but you can just as well buy one from stores like Trader Joe's or Whole Foods.

In the veggie department, how about a relish tray or maybe a salad plate filled w/ crudities and your favorite dip or maybe stuffed cherry tomatoes if you can get nice ones this time of year. Tomatoes not available? Try using those adorable mini peppers available at many markets. Just slice them across and forget trying to make them stand up straight, LOL.

I've found that 4-5 appetizers per person per hour does well when calculating how to keep people from "starving" until the main event.

You've a plethora of great choices throughout this thread and I'm sure more to come so let the world be your oyster which of course is another choice on the half shell :D.

Enjoy this holiday season!

[DutchmenSport]

How about these? You can't get much more simple:



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[Roy_Lynne]

We are just two also, and so my favorite is a trip to Trader Joes where I get an assortment of Christmas cookies and snacks.

[SwanInWA]

I'm planning to make 150 antipasto skewers, in my RV, for a wedding on the 17th of this month. They are so easy, make a beautiful presentation and there are never any left to take home. I use pretty 4" bamboo skewers and generally I use (per skewer) one cherry tomato, one mozzarella ball, one folded salami slice and one olive. You can make them absolutely any way you want though, meatless, add marinated artichoke pieces, tortellini, other cheeses, roasted peppers, pepperonicini -- the possibilities are endless. No cooking, no keeping warm, and as I said, they are pretty and colorful sitting on any table.