Ooh, game night! One of my favorite ways to have friends over too! This
should be fun:

Why not try rumaki/water chestnuts wrapped in bacon? Individual Belgian
endive leaves filled with chopped smoked salmon & caper salad or even
easier, Boursin cheese is also good. Easy to pick up and not messy,
since the leaves hold everything in.

Or you could take two puff pastry sheets, spread a little mustard on
one and cover with shredded gruyere, place the other sheet on top, roll
out a bit, cut into squares and bake at 400 until golden. You can do
everything ahead of time and just pop them in the oven when it's time.

You could do an antipasto plate with rolled up salami, hams, cheeses,
olives, etc. All do-ahead also.

Teeny baked potatoes split on top and filled with a blue cheese & sour
cream mixture, or any topping you prefer. These are good & filling and
are OK left at room temp for a while.

You of course could then fill out your table with easy stuff like
veggies & dip, cut-up fruit, chips & salsa, breads, etc.

Have fun!
Kris












pfoley wrote:
> I would like to have a few friends of mine over some evening after dinner to
> play board games. I would like to serve a few appetizers, food pickups, and
> then finish the evening off with dessert and coffee and tea. Now, I can't
> serve the wrapped brie idea, that I recently posted, because the lady that
> gave me that recipe is one of the people whom I would be inviting; any
> ideas?