The Party Menu

Instead of birthday cake I thought I would make Individual Key Lime Pies.  

Frozen ahead of time, they will be the first thing I make today. Well, first thing is inaccurate. I have already been to the car repair place and the grocery store, as well as dog walking and feeding. Gotta get a jump on the day. My plan is lots of finger food, on the long counter, to be eaten with fingers, until dessert, anyway.

Here's the Menu:

Hummus on cucumber slices

Fruit Kabobs with strawberry, cantaloupe, grape, watermelon, pineapple and orange bits

Kielbasa chunks in jelly, which is way better than it sounds, and will be hot in the electric skillet

Mini tacos filled with frijoles refritos, homemade chorizo and cheese, served with salsa, sour cream and lots of my homemade guacamole

Spinach dip with parmesan croutons

Chicken Salad on Granny Smith slices

Salami cream cheese stacks with Kosher dill pickle

Roasted salted almonds

Some (or more) of these ideas came from Pinterest, but honestly when one goes to the link to find the recipe, these food bloggers make you wade through endless ads, more pictures than needed and lots of text, before you finally get to the recipe. Grrr. 

I'll take pictures as I cook today, to have something pretty to show tomorrow.  We'll see how many of these proposed dishes actually get made. #1 rule of blogging, Never predict what the day will bring.