I am so baffled on what to make as a snack
@shaggin (72184)
United States
November 8, 2024 10:07pm CST
On thanksgiving my husbands family wrote out a menu and we all signed up to bring things. They asked if I would do a snack. Sure can! But what! Such a dilemma for me.
Snacks are at 2pm dinner is at 3pm. My family doesn’t do that we just set a specific time and that’s dinner when we eat.
Any snack I can think of is like considered junk food.
I thought maybe some homemade bread like sweet potato bread but they are having crescent rolls as part of dinner so I’m not sure they would want bread as a snack.
His sister signed up as a snack to make a charcuterie board. That rules out me being able to do like hummus and crackers.
I could definitely use some advice on this!
The photo is completely unrelated. It’s a door handle I saw while eating at a restaurant back in September.
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
12 Nov
@juliaacv I think only my father in law and stepson eat shrimp . If my stepson was going to be here to thanksgiving that would be something easy I could buy and take. Maybe for Christmas. My stepson is in the marines and won’t be home until Christmas time.
My sister in law made an amazing artichoke dip for our last gathering so I don’t want to do that I’ll feel like I’m copying. I did decide on a ricotta cheese dip though.
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@LovesEverybody (4394)
• United States
10 Nov
May I ask what vol-au-vent cases are? I never heard the term.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Nov
@LovesEverybody They are little pastry cases. You can make them with puff pastry but they're very fiddly. It's easier to buy them and just fill them yourself. Here is a photo from Wikimedia courtesy of Roozitaa
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@LovesEverybody (4394)
• United States
10 Nov
@JudyEv those look good! what kind of fillings do they put in them?
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@snowy22315 (181980)
• United States
9 Nov
What about just veggies and dip..or I like Amber's idea down below of a cheeseball. I would ask hubby if he has any ideas, because I am sure whatever you make he will decide it is the "wrong thing."
. Another thing people always seem to rave about is stuffed bacon wrapped dates.
. Another thing people always seem to rave about is stuffed bacon wrapped dates.3 people like this
@shaggin (72184)
• United States
10 Nov
@snowy22315 my family doesn’t do snacks first so it’s a bit odd for me to do this with my in laws especially them wanting three different snacks. I only have to come up with one thankfully.
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
9 Nov
@snowy22315 I like to make something new usually and I made the bacon wrapped date for Xmas last year. I’ve mentioned three times now I’m have a hard time thinking of something to make and he hasn’t said a word. Do you think veggies and dip would be acceptable for a thanksgiving snack? Personally I love them!
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@snowy22315 (181980)
• United States
9 Nov
@shaggin I don't see why not. It isn't like you need alot to eat.
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
12 Nov
@wolfgirl569 i would love it but I’m not sure they would. It’s always served at summer gatherings so I’m not sure what they would think of it at thanksgiving. Then again my mother in law is making deviled eggs at her granddaughters request. Thats a really strange one for a thanksgiving dinner I thought. I’ve had to name them 6 times for parties over the summer i don’t even want to look at them 
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@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
9 Nov
I was going to suggest salami, Swiss and olives; but with someone making a charcuterie board, that rules out a lot of food. What about a dip of some sort. Either cold or hot. That might be something different. Good luck. Have a good weekend.
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
12 Nov
@Lindaohio I have settled on making a ricotta dip and I’m thinking of doing a pecan pie dip as well.
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
12 Nov
@LindaOHio my mother in law vetoed the pecan pie dip saying they have desserts covered. I wanted it for a snack not a dessert but if they think their three desserts is enough and don’t want mine whatever my mother will appreciate it instead!
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@LovesEverybody (4394)
• United States
10 Nov
I would love to help you, but all my family has is turkey, stuffing, green beans, and cranberry sauce.
Maybe you can look up recipes that use cranberry sauce. nothing says Thanksgiving like cranberry sauce
You are a great cook and I am positive you will decide on something that everybody will love!
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
11 Nov
@LovesEverybody your family is pretty small so the smaller menu would be fine. There will be 14 of us at my mother in laws where I am trying to decide what snack to make.
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
12 Nov
@LovesEverybody I hope you feel up to going
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@LovesEverybody (4394)
• United States
11 Nov
@shaggin My sister serves the most traditional meals. everybody is going to her house.
she is bringing food to my house the day before because I can't be with people or I am having second thoughts and I may go to her house. I will see how I feel then
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@Dreamerby (5756)
• Calcutta, India
9 Nov
I eat puffed rice with potato fritters as snacks sometimes
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
12 Nov
@Dreamerby puffed rice is a type of cereal correct?
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
12 Nov
@Dreamerby looks similar to what I was picturing. My grandfather used to eat puffed wheat cereal. Looks similar to what you guys have puffed rice.
@Dreamerby (5756)
• Calcutta, India
12 Nov
@shaggin No. It's something really cheap and easily available here.
Here's how it's made.
https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/how-to-make-murmura-puffed-rice-from-plain-rice-2265921
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