Finger Food a/k/a Nibbles

Name: Finger Food a/k/a Nibbles
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: a few or a lot
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pkg cream cheese; 1 bunch celery; 4 kinds of herbs, dried or fresh, your preference; 1 bulb of garlic; 1 pkg dried whole pitted dates; 2 whole peeled and julienned carrots; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 european cucumber, sliced; 1 pt cherry tomatoes, can be sliced in half and scooped out to be filled; 1 pkg walnut halves; 2 pkg pecan halves

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By Beth M.
@BakinTime

I remember simple things like celery with cream cheese filling, or whole pitted dates stuffed with walnuts before a holiday dinner. I especially loved cheese and crackers.

Today I would mix up some Nuts'NBolts, or Herbed Pecans, or Herbs'NCheese; and prepare fresh celery, carrots for dipping known as Crudites. I love the Mexican Seven Layer Platter also, but we didn't have that when I was a child. There are also fancy things like Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon, Sweet and Sour Meatballs and Puff Pastries.

Rating:

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Comments:

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Serves:

a few or a lot

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

55 Min

Method:

No-Cook or Other

Ingredients

2 pkg

cream cheese
1 bunch

celery
4

kinds of herbs, dried or fresh, your preference
1

bulb of garlic
1 pkg

dried whole pitted dates
2

whole peeled and julienned carrots
·

salt and freshly ground black pepper
1

european cucumber, sliced
1 pt

cherry tomatoes, can be sliced in half and scooped out to be filled
1 pkg

walnut halves
2 pkg

pecan halves
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How to Make Finger Food a/k/a Nibbles

Step-by-Step

Simply let cream cheese soften and mix with your herbs, and a little minced garlic if desired, for vegetable platter. I use Herbs'NCheese- Joyce's Recipe. It's like that commercial cheese you buy in a small box at the store which is expensive!
Mom always had celery with cream cheese filling, or dates filled with cream cheese or walnuts!
Savory nuts are wonderful, and I had a recipe given to me which used Pecans, and it's called Herbed Pecans! I love it, and it makes a very sophisticated appetizer for a grownup-buffet party table.

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