The Piquant Salmon Rolls I did at the Eat the Heat hotluck qualify as an "Off the Plate" type of snack, and have the advantage of being able to do most of it ahead of time. They can also be adjusted from No heat to Chilehead Challenge hot. Recipe is at: http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens/salmroll.html At 11:21 AM 2/19/02 -0500, you 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