Re: [CH] Fiery Finger Foods

AndyB (quark@erols.com)
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:55:14 -0500

A quickie (CH very mild) - from a non cook:

De-seed some jalapeņos, chop them, let the pieces marinate in some
vinegar. Then blend into _wipped_ cream cheese.  Spread on crackers
(or better: thin, dense, German bread).

(I just had this for lunch, mild but very good.)

AndyB







"T. Matthew Evans" wrote:
> 
> Hi All --
> 
> I am going to a dinner party on Thursday night with a "Mexican" theme.
> There will be about 15 people there -- my wife and I will be the only
> "confirmed" chile heads and there will be two or three others who enjoy
> "spicy" foods.  That said, the hostess has asked me to bring a "hot" dish
> because most of what she is making (and what others are bringing) will be
> very mild (hence the quotation marks above).  I told her I would bring some
> munchies -- any ideas?  My criteria are roughly thus:
> 
> 1.  Hot, but not too hot -- i.e., I am NOT bringing habanero poppers dusted
> with Jim's powder and dipped in Krakatoa (delicious as that may sound);
> 2.  I would like to bring finger food -- i.e., something that you can pop in
> your mouth directly off of the plate as opposed to a chip and
> dip/salsa/guacamole type of setup (although, if I have to resort to this, I
> will live); and
> 3.  Ideally, I can do most of the work in advance since I will be going to
> the party immediately after work.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> Matt
> 
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> T. Matthew Evans
> Graduate Research Assistant
> Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> URL:  www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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