Post #584447 by Hibiscus on Mon, Apr 11, 2011 1:36 PM

Some perennial favorites from our annual shindig...

terkiyaki beef/chicken nibbles (on toothpicks)
chicken wings
mini fruit kebabs on toothpicks, serve with or without a lime-yogurt dipping sauce
Chinese delivery chicken fingers, wontons, crab rangoon, scallion pancakes - anything "finger foodie"
banana rum coconut cookies (a big hit!) - http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/banana-rum-coconut-cookies-10000001173794/
haupia - http://www.polynesia.com/recipes/haupia.html

Since I don't want to spend the night in the kitchen, I generally do everything as a make-ahead and heat it later. Also, I've found that breaking up the food to 1/3 home-made, 1/3 packaged and microwaveable (Trader Joe's has some good options), and 1/3 Chinese delivery really works well and let's me actually hang out with my guests!