Vol-au-Vents Good idea or too 80'S

[jimmy2]

Hi I am going to a party hosted by one of the school parents (v large house). We are all bringing plates of food and I was going to take vol-au-vents...using frozen cases with possibly coronation chicken or something!! any ideas what I should do... is this ok or is it too 80's?? You know how people can be

Oooh, I love vol-au-vents
But then, I'm a bit of a pastry-aholic
Yum, yum, yum.
Prawn and mayonnaise is best in them!

maybe i'm in the minority - sorry jimmy2!

I would happily munch vol-au-vents - I'd think we're far enough post-80s to be allowed them again surely?

I don't hold with all this fashion business in relation to food.
Are vol-au-vents yummy? Yup. So go for it....

Oh yes, om nom indeed. I would scoff them. If any one dares to give you any jip about them then let them know that 80's food is very 'in' now ackshewerly.

I have made this up to justify my roulade last week but if you say it with enough conviction you will carry it off.

but Kathy, aspic...would you do an aspic?

Could you do an aspic?

I'm not sure I could pull it off tbh

Well I never have.
But I am starting to think maybe I should try....

(we could have a MN aspic competition and post photos - they are very visual....)

I love vol-au-vents

Chicken & bacon (in a chicken sauce - campbells condensed soup is great for this)
Cheese & broccoli (in a cheesy sauce)
Cheese & leek (ditto)
Prawn cocktail
Shredded duck in hoisin sauce

For a joke one year my mum did sprout vol-au-vents

we once did an 80s buffet on new years eve - vol-au-vents, cheese and pineapple on sticks, sandwiches etc etc ... it was fab!

BUT, i draw the line at sprout vol-au-vents

Kathy, you're on...but in the new year. I haven't the mental fortitude to consider aspic at this time of the year.

Vol au vent are so yesterday. Why don't you do bouchee a la reine?

i'm salivating at that link senua!

OK Slubber!
That gives us a month or two to hunt down a suitable jelly mould as well.

Slubber would have to fight me off for the vol au vents. Surely prawn in marie rose sauce with chopped parsley on top is the King of vol au vents?

I'd punch you in the face bibbity before I'd let you get the last one.

I'm quite partial to a coronation chicken v-au-v meself.

Kathy, I have a ring mould already. oh yes

Only mini ones to serve as canapes.

Thank you for your feedback. Its really hard as it needs to be a bit posh and ok cold too. I had also thought about puff pastry with tomato and cheese and basil...would this be horrible cold??

Are wraps a good idea?

Vol au vents are my dd's fave snack. She quite often takes a couple to school for break time. It is a shame really because I have to finish the eight that are left out of a packet of 12.
She generally has chicken or prawn and I normally have mushrooms in cream sauce.

Vol au vents - one of my favourite nibbles. Anything with a cheese-based filling is yum. Or chicken in sauce, or prawns.

My prediction is they will all go in minutes leaving 'trendier' and 'healthier' options sadly congealing under a drooping fan of wilted lettuce.

Vol au vents = good!

An alternative(or as well) would be mini Yorkshire puddings filled with roast beef and gravy.

My cousin had caterers for her son's christening and they served these, they were fab, very popular.