What kind of snacks for this?

[Bertha Venation]

We're having friends over tomorrow. They'll arrive at about 5:00, and the plan is to sit out on the deck and have some beers, then at around 6:15 we're leaving for a ball game.

What kinds of snacks do you put out for an hour, that won't spoil a fabulous dinner of hot dogs?

[Kali]

1. popcorn, peanuts

sheesh!

[Bertha Venation]

2. Don't spank! :(

We'll have those at the game, silly!

[Kali]

5. heh

I wondered if they would be part of "dinner" instead.

gosh, chips and salsa are the easiest and even sort of healthy. crackers and cheese - maybe a few slices of summer sausage or something like that?

[hobbit709]

3. Salsa and tortilla chips of course.

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. !!!

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[Bertha Venation]

10. That was my first thought, but

our friends are both Hispanic and both make kick-ass homemade salsa. I don't. And I don't want to serve them Old El Paso or some crap like that.

But it is a good idea. Thanks!

[hobbit709]

11. Salsa isn't hard to make.

[applegrove]

6. Buy a couple of endives. Put a little

square of cambozola cheese at the base of each endive leaf. Top with a tiny bit of red pepper jelly. Display in a star shape and it is really pretty and healthy. We had guests last night and they kept wanting that particular hors d'oeuvre again and again.

[Bertha Venation]

12. Um...

That is some serious entertaining, applegrove.

[applegrove]

17. Takes seconds to make. And if each person has 6 endives they have had a serving

of veggies. LOL!

[mrmpa]

15. Red pepper jelly..............

add it to cream cheese, blend well and serve with grain crackers.

Goes very well with beer.

[rug]

7. Crackerjacks.

[Bertha Venation]

13. At the game!

Can't go to a ball game without them.

[onehandle]

8. Sliced up pieces of toasted pita bread and a couple of varieties of hummus. nt

[LeftofObama]

9. YUM! ^^This^^

[Bertha Venation]

14. This might be the winner . . .

. . . although I'm not sure I want to risk a gas attack. Hmm.

Thanks!

[GoneOffShore]

16. Olives, green, black, red, oil cured

with lemon zest grated over the top and some cumin seeds and a crushed garlic clove or two.

Salted almonds.

Hummus with pita chips.

Radishes, cut in half. let people spread butter on them and sprinkle some salt on them.

[olddots]

18. this is the winner =veggies

go with the exact opposite of ball game food and everyone is happy .

[femmocrat]

19. Tortilla rollups:

Super easy and filling. You could make any kind of filling, even all veggie. Put out some fruit and dip and you're done!