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We are planning our next party and our theme is food on a stick. It will be a late afternoon adult-only lawn party. I am looking for some suggestions because now that we have use the theme in the invites, I have realized that I don't have enough ideas.

Appetizers:
Grape tomato, mozz, and basil
Antipasto on a stick (genoa, parm, olive)
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Entree
Chicken, shrimp, and veggie kebobs
Native corn on the cob (cut in half on a stick)
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Dessert:
Fruit kebobs
Cake Pops

Jello shots on a skewer? Don't know if that would fall under appetizer, entree or dessert but it kinda fits, dontchathink?

Duh...corndogs. Who doesn't like corndogs?

I love food on sticks. Inas lemon chicken with peanut satay is good. I have a recipe for grilled shrimp in blackstrap rum glaze and an Indian style yogurt chicken both of these on sugarcane sticks. Skewered shell on shrimp Stuffed with cilanto and lime are good. also I make a lemon Marinated chicken wrapped in bacon on skewer with avocado dip. Also thick pieces of salmon threaded on skewers with a hoisin style marinade is yummy grilled. If you want recipes let me know and I'll type in when I get home from tanglewood tomorrow afternoon.

Becky- I really wish that my friends would eat any of that. Every year at Christmas, we get confused people staring blnakly at some of the food that we make

Corn Dogs may be a little less than what I was looking for but I think that anything on sugar cane sticks may completely throw people for a loop

Chineese style beef on a stick is one of our faves, and cheap too. You can just get an inexpensive cut and pound the bleep out of it, on top of a 24hr soak in some sort of loosening asian style bath.

MrB wrote:Chineese style beef on a stick is one of our faves, and cheap too. You can just get an inexpensive cut and pound the bleep out of it, on top of a 24hr soak in some sort of loosening asian style bath.

Nice to see you on the board!!!!

That does sounds easy and cheap....kind of like me

For the marrinade, I usually go sweet/sour/salty. Like honey or hoisin, rice vinegar, and soy, plus add your favorite spices and garlic. Maybe even some 5 spice powder. Mmmmmm.

You don't have to use sugarcane, regular skewers would work just fine. The Ina lemon chicken skewers are basic but very tasty. You don't even have to serve them with peanut sauce, they are good plain.

Sounds like a fun party!

We do the waterchesnuts wrapped in bacon and "baked" on a stick and the dip them in sweet and sour sauce or something like the berry jalapeno jam.

Also-I think taking cubes of brownies alternated with marshmallows and drizzled with chocolate sauce would be good too or just brownies on a stick drizzled with marshmallow sauce.

Roasted potatoes are easy enough to skewer too with an aioli sauce. You may be thinking about using them in your veggie skewers, but I think they'd be a nice side item.

Our local tapas bar alternates grilled chicken on a skewer with a smoked sausage and serves that with aioli and it's wonderful!

I know you already have the tomatoes, but to have another twist on those, hollow out a cherry tomato, fill with either guacamole or just a mix of avocado, lime juice and salt and top with a cube of pepperjack cheese. You could do all the tomato ones in a vase together and have the two different kinds!

Have a great time!

Xislandgirl wrote:Becky- I really wish that my friends would eat any of that. Every year at Christmas, we get confused people staring blnakly at some of the food that we make

Corn Dogs may be a little less than what I was looking for but I think that anything on sugar cane sticks may completely throw people for a loop

Oh that is funny!

I can relate, I took a tomato, fresh mozzeralla basil salad to a friend's picnic and apparently the mozzeralla had a large part of the group completely baffled.

Someone got elected to quiz me on "what is that white stuff?" Much to my amazement, the entire salad was consumed.

What a fun idea!!

I know you weren't real keen on the corndogs, but coincidentally I watched an episode of Good Eats (Alton Brown) last night where he made corndogs. A local (to me) restaurant makes shrimp corn dogs. Maybe it would work with Alton's recipe?

Some Desserts:
Cotton candy
Carmel apples
Rock candy
Popsicles
Deep fried candy bar

You could make salads on a stick. Skewer tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, onion, wide-shaved carrot, chicken, drizzle with dressing.

Stuffed mushrooms are a good app, but might not stay on a stick very well I suppose. Wrap a little bacon around and over the open part and it might work?

Pretty low brow, but I really love pickles rolled up in cream cheese coated ham (and salami works too).

I saw a recipe in a magazine where you take the thin grissini breadsticks, wrap with proscuitto. There was something like a truffle butter spread on it to make it stick. It sounded really yummy.

I tried to find it online, this isn't what I saw, but close.

http://cookingwithmichele.blogspot.com/ ... iutto.html

Just might be fun if some of the sticks are edible.

OK, not quite a stick, but a favorite snack is sliced salami & cooked cheese tortellini. Fold the slice of salami ito quarters & put on a toothpick. Follow with a cooked tortellin. Arrange around a bowl of pasta sauce, yes cold is fine. Just dip and eat. Always a hit

djmom wrote:I saw a recipe in a magazine where you take the thin grissini breadsticks, wrap with proscuitto. There was something like a truffle butter spread on it to make it stick. It sounded really yummy.

I tried to find it online, this isn't what I saw, but close.

http://cookingwithmichele.blogspot.com/ ... iutto.html

Just might be fun if some of the sticks are edible.

I may do this minus the truffle butter. I am lactose intolerant and allergic to truffles.
Maybe some coarse ground mustard? Dijon? hmmm, have to think about that