Who Serves Appetizers?

lindapearl:

Appetizers? That's so 50s... who serves appetizers anymore?

I do!  When I have guests over, especially for a holiday meal, I like to socialize with them, rather than just being the chef.  So I lots of appetizers, crudites, nibbles, call them what you like, ready when the guests arrive, to keep people from being too hungry or getting too tipsy, and dinner is a couple of hours later.

For parties which are sure to go late into the evening, like a Chanukah or Christmas Eve gathering, New Years' Eve, or 4th of July, I will probably serve only appetizers, drinks and dessert.

Chinese food?  I'll serve 3 or 4 appetizers, a small main dish, and rice.

If I had the time to prep them, and if I could handle the calorie and sodium load, I would eat nothing but appetizers!

I do!!

 I do... We LOVE them... We eat them and serve them often....

Yep LF I couldn't agree more with you. I just love apps. I could eat them constantly. How 'bout them mini quiches,Yuuuummmm LOL

Also I had a gastric bypass so little foods are perfect for me

Here too!  We have parties that are nothing BUT appetizers!  Generally whenever we have a dinner party, we have appetizers early afternoon & dinner late.

 I do.

I do! 

Aren't they fun?  I even enjoy just ordering appetizers when we eat out if I do not want a salad, and several sides!

In answer to your question...yes!  

Molly

Eggrolls, Vietnamese iced coffee, and beer.  The perfect "meal" on a hot day.

When we have company I do but not when it's just DH and myself. Somehow I know I'd manage to eat the appetizers and then a full meal! LOL

Not the same but if DH and I go out for a late lunch we skip dinner that night...DH calls it our popcorn night, cuz around 7:00 or 8:00 I'll make something like that as a little snack.  The opposite of before the meal appetizers I guess!

So many of us are "so 50's". lol

There have been times when dining out I will order just the appetizer 'cause I am not real hungry and the appetizer is enough.

Souchef:

There have been times when dining out I will order just the appetizer 'cause I am not real hungry and the appetizer is enough.

I also do this...some of my favorites are peel and eat shrimp, or crab cakes.

Molly 

I have ordered several appetizers like that...at times you do get bored with eating a hwole huge plate full...

when we visit our son and dil in Spain, we go out at night ever so late, and then you have tapas....and what a gorgeous selection! The only trouble with that is..you do eat mountains and keep eating it, as oyu go from bar to restaurant to bar......but after a few days of tapas...I am always glad to get back home and have one dinner on one plate!LOL

who decides what is so 50's? and cares .....if you enjoy it, do it!

I love appetizers...During holidays etc..

DH takes them to work when everyone there has a buffet etc...Plate is usually the first emptied..

I also order appetizers out in a restaurant instead of a full meal...Maybe a cup of soup and a appetizer shrimp basket, or potato skins....something light and not a full meal...

Sometimes DH husband will call at the last minute and say lets go out for a bite to eat...sometimes I am not in the mood  or very hungry but will go just to get out of the house and not have to cook....Then I might have a cup of soup or an appetizer....and a cup of coffee....Just to get out...

I don't think appetizers will ever go out of style....

Had some at a wedding last weekend also, before the main meal...

50's thing!!!   Come on.............