Catering for a wedding reception can be easy and delicious, and it's often the simplest snacks that receive the popular vote amongst your hoards of hungry guests! Be sure to turn heads at weddings, parties or any social gathering with an enticing array of hors d'oeuvres and canapés.
Notice the French influence there? Well let it continue with your menu! Hors d'oeuvres are basically appetizers that are served outside of the main food courses, and canapés are small, tasty, and often bite-sized finger foods. An hors d'oeuvre selection can include cold cuts, crudités, cheeses, bruschetta, dumplings, or sausages, and canapés refer particularly to the morsels served on bread, often on strangely appetising squares of stale white bread. If the traditional stale bread isn't your idea of a gourmet hamper spread inclusion, it's possible to replace the white bread squares with toast or puff pastry. The topping of canapés can range from delicatessen meats to fish or caviar, cheese served either hot or cold, purées or preserves such as chutney or relish. As for decorative canapé spreads or toppings, you're only restricted by your own imagination! Don't be hampered by restrictions and recipes; it's time to get creative in the kitchen! Foie gras, pâté or terrines are also popular options.
Often it's best to think along the lines of the best inclusions for a picnic hamper or gift hamper when planning your spreads of hors d'oeuvres and canapés. Items that are not sensitive to prolonged exposure to the outdoors are best, as are salty or spicy inclusions that will keep all your guests with a drink in hand and feeling merry for the occasion! Attractive wicker basket hampers can also be an appropriate way to transport and display the selection of hors d'oeuvres and canapés. Nibbles worth nibbling are an art form in themselves – enjoy your hors d'oeuvres!
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