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.
Very tasty and healthy dish of chicken liver and peas. It is prepared easily and quickly. From the minimum amount of ingredients, a delicate and fragrant pate is obtained. For the pate, I recommend thin, crusty loaves.
In our family, the combination of pickled cucumber, boiled egg and green onions is very popular, so we just do not use this mixture: in the filling of pies and salads, and the simplest for sandwiches.
I saw the recipe for these eggplants from the Bulgarian chef Ivan Zvezdev. He told me that this recipe is from an old Bulgarian cookbook from 1870. The original name “Patlajani jelly from Petko Slaveykov-1870” is “Fearfully delicious” – as the Bulgarians say)))
A complex side dish or a full-fledged hot dish, everyone’s favorite potato with mushrooms. Fill with cream cheese and bake in a bag, easy and simple. I recommend it.
Chicken legs in the oven can be prepared according to all sorts of recipes. Today I offer a recipe for cooking shins in a glaze of pomegranate sauce. You get delicious, juicy and delicious legs.
Today I am preparing a very delicious and unusual breakfast-an omelet roll. This roll looks very bright and appetizing, and cooking takes only 5 minutes.
Do you like bright and unexpected culinary solutions? Then this recipe is for you! It perfectly combines juicy pumpkin, fragrant herbs, cream and bacon. Combine these flavors with your favorite pasta, and you will get an unforgettable pleasure and a great mood!
