If you were the visitor....

[Ivan's Mom]

please let me know what you would love to see on a platter of food that the hostess brings out to serve to you and your family :

Also, what would you like to drink?

[hibana]

I like apples & peanut butter, cheese & crackers, interesting spreads, hummus with something to dip, fresh veggies & fruits, home-made baked goods, small sandwiches or roll-ups, and water, lemonade, tea, real fruit juice or cider to drink. So, uh, pretty much anything reasonably natural that can be put on a platter or poured from a pitcher.

But really, anything that is offered is usually most welcome and I'm grateful for the gesture.

[Ivan's Mom]

Lovely, Thank you. Keep the ideas coming. I always draw a big blank.

[lil_earthmomma]

Fresh fruit!!! This is the best thing you can serve to me! Dip not nec but I love chocolate, or yogurt whipped with creamcheese etc.

Fresh pico de gallo and guacamole with tortilla chips
hummus and veggies and pita
sweet potato fries and garlic aoli
fresh jalapenos halved, spread with creamcheese and wrapped in bacon, baked until delicious. :
stuffed mushroom caps (OMG so good)
little mini quiches
springrolls
potsticker/dumplings
bruchetta and yummy bread
interesting cheeses
seafood of all kinds (shrimp, calamari, scallops wrapped in bacon, musscles, crab dips clams)
artichokes in many forms are great appies
stuffed cherry tomatoes
baked hot wings (I don't bread them or deep fry them, but they always disapear in a hurry)
roasted seasoned nuts
popcorn

[Nikki98]

already so many great suggestions!
On a platter I would like to see:

~ fresh fruit (strawberries, cherries, pineapple)
~bean dip with tortilla chips/and or fresh veggies
~butter on homemade bread (honey too)
~kebabs (meat, peppers, onions)
~cheese and crackers
~fruit bars (lemon bars, or perhaps cherry ones-dessert)
~to drink, herbal iced tea with lemon and mint, mildly sweetened

(typing all of this out is making me hungry)

[Ivan's Mom]

Thanks so much! Now I am so hungry! Bookmarking this thread.

[mommy2two babes]

My favourite is pumpernickle bread with spinache dip

[katiesk]

Fresh pico de gallo and guacamole with tortilla chips
hummus and veggies and pita
sweet potato fries and garlic aoli

nice cheese and crackers

fresh fruit

wine!