Thread: Foods and Desserts That Were the First to Disappear and Those That Didn'

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My Party was last night and I was juts making notes for next year on what worked what didn't in the food.

What worked
Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms.
Huge hit! I tripled the batch and they were flying off the plate faster than I could replace them. Not difficult and the work can be done a day or two before but just have to remember to put them in the oven early, long cook time.

Chili
Easy, always a old reliable.

Baked Brie
I've always loved the dish so simple but so impressive. I did two (because there are two sheet of dough in the package) one with raspberry preserves one without. Served with apple slices and toast rounds. Both gone!

Pumpkin Pie Martinis
Everyone wanted one! Need two bottles next year!

Mini Cupcakes
I used to do regular sized and always had too many leftover. Minis are perfect for a party. People who would pass up a regular cupcake will eat 3 or 4 small ones. Most popular...Red Velvet/ Cream Cheese closely followed by Pumpkin/Cinnamon Buttercream. ran out of those have 3 Devils Food left.

Witch Finger Cookies
I did witchy green with black nails this time. Way more appetizing that way, and looked perfect in my witch theme.



On the Chopping Block...

Guacamole and black chips
Goes over ok, but avocados are expensive this time of year, too much for anything that's only so so. Will save it for summer pool party.

Candy Apples
I love the way they look but no one ever touches them. I did the spooky apples version, with the black apples and twig handles. They looked fantastic on my wicked witch desert table.
I think next year I'll do 3 or 4 apples for looks, and lollypops with the rest of the sugar.

Cream Cheese Brain and Red Pepper Jelly
It was half gone, so maybe smaller amount (one stick of cream cheese instead of two) after awhile the cream cheese consistency gets tough and unappetizing so I didn't save it.

Deviled eggs
Not that popular and not worth the time that I could use doing something spooky. Also have to throw out leftovers. Actually not just on the chopping block they have been chopped! Saving them for Easter!

Soda
More specifically the 2 liter bottles. They are cheaper but take up counter space and now I have 3 practically full open bottles. They'll end up going flat before we drink them. I will just throw a few cans in the water bucket next year.

There are a couple other things I am on the fence about but these are the definite ones I got.

Had my first party this year....and people hardly ate!! I told everyone there would be food & people only picked at a few things....Had & still have a lot of leftovers....

What was eaten:
Sloppy joes
Cheese dip
Pigs in a Blanket
Stuffed mushrooms
Spinach dip

What was not eaten:
Shrimp dip in brain mold (NO one touched it & was expensive to make....won't make again)
Rolls (will only buy 1 bag in the future)
Dessert

Originally Posted by HellsKitchenette

...but they love shots--particularly Bit o' Honey and Milky Way.

Hey HellsKitchenette! I also would love your recipes for the Milky Way and Bit O'Honey shots. ...please?

What worked:

Mummy Dogs
Guacamole/ Snotchos
Pumpkin Puking spinach dip and Hawaiian bread
Cupcakes
Mulled Apple Cider (with hot damn schnapps close by for spiking)
Raspberry Jello Shots
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

What didn't:

Bat Wings(chicken wings in a black marinade)
Deviled Eggs


I forgot to put out the jello pie! Oh well...more for me! Those who did eat the bat wings said they were delicious. I was told they looked too creepy to eat. I suppose that could be considered a success?

i think most of what we put out was eaten...maggot stew (pasta e fagioli soup), cheese dip, bat wings. Deviled eggs were ok...dirty band aids were a hit.

mac and cheese bites did ok, too.

I keep the food simple and very buffet as it is out in the street in the dark and cold (UK) and aimed at kids
what went last year
Goblin toes
ogre scabs
graveyard dirt
worm sandwiches
witches blood was popular with the adults
and vampire blood too


what didnt
monster jaws
chocolate covered flies
witches fingers

THe deviled eggs went super fast, as well as the cheese and crackers, and the homemade veggie tray(red and yellow bell peppers, carrots, yellow squash and zuchini). These apples looked amazing and tasted great, too, but they were messy, so no one really ate that many. I did not do punch, I did hot apple cider instead, and I still have half of it, because our crowd tends to stick to their own favorite mixed drinks. I made jack o'lanterns on request, though, and everybody really liked them: ice, cointreau, OJ, then a grand marnier float, topped with a fresh orange slice, not stirred Also, no one really ate many cupcakes. I think they didn't want to feel fat in front of everybody, lol.

Athena- your apples look great. Good idea for those that don't have a big enough sweet tooth for a regualr caramel/toffee apple.

We do a bbq which always goes down well- chicken skewers, boneless pork spare ribs and sausages cut in half to fit inside of dinner rolls as we found in previous years that full size rolls and sausages didn't go down as well. Think to bulky and hard to eat as "finger food",hough we have have plates.
I made a bleu cheese and walnut dip in my jello brain mould which was only half eaten. Guests said they liked it but it was a strong flavour so will revert back to the standard french onion dip next year as that is always all gone.

Thanks, Rosella, those all sound like good ideas. I totally forgot to make dip for the veggies until ten minutes in, so I just squeezed out some ranch I had in the fridge, something I would normally never do. This was my first time, so next year, I will be much more prepared. Many things were last minute.