Beer & wine done, now your cold canape/finger food suggestions if you please

[TheHouseofMirth]

Party is from 2-6pm ish so strictly speaking no food necessary but personally I'll need something to nibble on and I guess it's be rude not to share...

So I need suggestions for tasty nibbles that people can eat without implements and preferably no plates either. Oh and they need to be cold and preferably something I can prepare in advance.

I was thinking some of those tiny mozarella pearls with sundried tomato and/or roasted peppers tomato, something smoked salmony, olives, crostini/bruschette with various toppings (which I can't think of) mini yorkshire puds with horseradish & beef and parma ham with something in the middle. Plus little meringues and something else sweet.

Vol au vents. I read a thread here yesterday about them.
What about prawns on toothpicks. We also find that a tub of philly with some sweet chilli sauce stirred in served with tortilla chips to dip go down a treat.
Small pakora, samosa and onion bhajis too.

If you can be arsed, halved walnuts with a tiny bit of stilton on top. Yum.

Oh that sounds like just the thing!

Any more?

blini with smoked salmon on horseradish stirred into creme fraiche,
cheese straws,
mini mozzarella, cherry tomato and basil on cocktail sticks

check out the passionate cook she has some lovely ones - lovely mushroom crostini that you can do more or less completely in advance and feta, olive and melon skewers which are just gorgeous - they taught me that I actually like olives after 40-odd years of not realising...

your ideas so far sound lovely btw - I think you'll like the passionate cook website. if you have enough little glasses you could do her mojito cheesecakes - again totally yum.

hatwoman thank you, that site is fab!

it's great isn't it? I'm quite evangelical about it - always telling people about it. fantastic photos and the bits inbetween the recipes are quite readable - normally I don't like stuff like that.