I’m hosting Christmas for the first time this year. I’m happy with my cocktail, dessert and main menu.
But I’m really confused about starters, hors* *d'oeuvres etc.
I would like to put effort into making something nice people can pick at as lunch is a bit later. My family never do a traditional starter but my mum always tries to get one in ie a soup. Just not enough room in the stomach.
But what do people do? I would love to put some posh hors d'oeuvres down at some point for people to enjoy.
I’ve seen some really fun pastry wreath recipes which look fun but I have no idea when would be best to serve them.
im getting so confused. What do people do? My mum would love a prawn cocktail but I just could not stomach a traditional starter before a massive meal.
I’ve got a list of things:
Brie and cranberry bite
salmon blinis
glazed sausages
sausage rolls
Pesto pastry wreath
Goat cheese log with pistachios
burrata and roasted tomato dip with crostinis
pear, Brie and rocket canapes
crab vol au vent
Salmon pate
whipped ricotta something
charcuterie wreath
I just don’t know how to incorporate them/serve them
I was thinking of just doing 3/4 hors d'oeuvres to serve at some point in the morning and have that as the starter and then just have a few things out like the goat cheese log and charcuterie bits
I’m genuinely so confused and overwhelmed