Cold and hot snacks are light dishes that are served before a meal to enhance appetite or for an aperitif. These are sandwiches, tartlets, various mini rolls, pates… A lot depends on their presentation: an original and appetising snack prepares guests for what the feast will be like. Homemade snacks and buffet snacks are usually fresh, cooked or pickled vegetables, mushrooms, meat, fish, sausages, canned meat and fish, eggs or cheese. Festive snacks are especially popular, especially festive snacks for the New Year.
The role of these treats should not be underestimated – served to the table on time, they complement the main dishes; at the same time, despite the simplicity of execution, they can surprise with taste qualities and a bright presentation. Among the variety of possible options, you can find dishes that also relate to snacks, but for the preparation of which you will need free time and knowledge of certain tricks.
Suitable snack recipes are chosen based on compatibility with the main menu and availability of opportunities – this applies to both time and a set of products. You can prepare an appetizing treat from a minimal set of ingredients – there are economy options that will look advantageous at any festive table. At the same time, do not forget about savory delicacies, such as salted red fish, and about exquisite and original dishes, such as dried salmon meat or shrimp in bacon.
Of course, in an office environment, a snack can adequately replace the main course. This is what happens most often. Then the preparation of a delicious snack can be made more refined or vice versa — simpler. You can choose several feeding options: cold and warm. For example, tacos (corn tortillas) with fish and grapefruit sauce, grilled vegetables at home, pickled eggs, mussels in white wine sauce, celery caviar and parmesan lollipops. Hot and cold snacks are perfect for a house party, banquet or picnic in nature. Many dishes are prepared in 15 minutes.
Additionally, you can use tartlets, putting salads or any other filling in them. If you are expecting guests, then snacks are prepared without fail and served with drinks. Then the cook will have to think over the combination of all the snacks served and their number on the table, take care of how to prepare a snack at home. Whatever the reason, we offer you the best snacks, recipe ideas that will help you out even in the most seemingly unpredictable situations.
Orange slices with slices of fried duck breast on rice with corn, under olive oil with grainy mustard – it’s insanely delicious! Please and surprise your beloved and dear guests, prepare and serve the salad warm, the holiday at the table is provided. And on weekdays, it’s a full-fledged light dinner. And in the cooled form, the salad is good.
A simple and delicious salad for a family lunch and dinner. I would like to say a few words about this salad. In everyday life, almost every day I prepare various soups for lunch, my family loves them and no dinner is complete without hot and delicious homemade soups. For broths, I use meat or chicken, I do a little more laying of meat products in order to be able to prepare light snacks or salads for lunch. In my opinion, this is what every hostess does. So today for lunch I had a light chicken soup, some of the meat from which went to this simple salad.
This dish is remarkable because it practically does not require attention to itself. You do not need to watch and stir. And the result is a delicious taste and healthy dish. The lower part of the cabbage is stewed in tomato sauce, and the upper part is steamed!
My favorite way of cooking zucchini is that they are delicious both hot and cold; and as an independent dish, and as a side dish to meat. They are easy to prepare and require a minimum of ingredients.
Potatoes in Italian are a very tasty and flavorful side dish. Lemon, garlic and basil are perfectly combined with each other and give the dish a firework of flavors and aromas! The potatoes are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Do you like mushrooms? If so, I suggest that you prepare champignons according to this recipe. You will definitely like it. The recipe is simple, but the result is wonderful!!! Mushrooms are eaten in an instant.
A simple recipe for healthy and very tasty kohlrabi cabbage combined with carrots and curry sauce. I am sure that the taste of this dish will be a discovery for you and, definitely, will add to the list of your favorite dishes.
I hasten to share a delicious and quick recipe for cooking string beans!!! The casserole turns out very tasty!!! For fans of such beans-this is a great option!!!
I offer you delicious stuffed tomatoes for lunch. They will adequately decorate the table even on a festive day. Be prepared that those who do not observe the fast can also claim your half.
Express recipe for a healthy, delicious dish of red beans and vegetables. It seemed that it could be easier? but nevertheless, this dish always helps out when it is necessary to quickly, tasty and useful feed the family.