Post #225698 by woofmutt on Sat, Apr 8, 2006 8:55 AM

Tip: If you wanna serve somethin hot get some hot plates. There's no point of goin to the extra hassle of makin hot snacks and havin 'em stone cold in 15 minutes. Hot plates are easy thrift shop/garage sale finds. Test 'em before buyin, and make sure the cord is good.

Usin' a long hot plate and 3 small globe like Pyrex dishes I occasionally set up a hot nut bar. Three different kinds of nut kept warm by the the hot plate. Yes, it's true: People like hot nuts. (I figured I'd better just say it before half a dozen members chimed in.) Asian style soup spoons (cheap at the Asian grocers) make good scoops fer the nuts...And any lil finger foods yuhs erve so folks aren't diggin' their dirty hands into the bowls of Goldfish or M&Ms.

Edamame (soy beans) I've brought up here before. They come frozen in bags, yuh dump 'em into boilin' water, drain, sprinkle with big salts and serve 'em warm, Always popular.

Also mentioned before, popular and easy: Skewers of SPAM with chunks of pineapple and red onion. They cook up fairly fast on the grill and as it's SPAM yuh pretty much don't have to worry about the meat gettin to the right temperature. They have a retro quality to 'em plus yuh can blow yer guests minds with the information about how popular SPAM is among Pacific Islanders and other SPAM info.

If yuh wanna go more high tone use a precooked ham in the skewers. Or go with chicken satay which is easy to make ahead and re-heat.