Savory finger sandwiches for a party

From the rescued computer files come these fairly easy sandwiches that I made one time for a combined baby shower (men and women, which is my favorite kind) where a group of us were co-hosting and we wanted to strike a slightly formal note because there were a lot of older family members there. I was in charge of non-dessert foods and brought a bunch of stuff to serve with and vases to hold flowers.

Me personally, my heart always falls when I survey a buffet table laden with grapes and bits of cheese; I wanted to make sure there was meat! These were my solutions. They went over pretty well.

Fancy party sandwiches


Pimento cheese sandwiches -- pimento cheese
Roast beef/cranberry sandwiches -- 1/2 pkg cream cheese, 2 Tbsp prepared horseradish, 1c cranberry sauce, 3/4 lb roast beef, 6 slices provolone
Sundried tomato sandwiches -- 1 pkg cream cheese (8oz), 10 herb-seasoned sundried tomato halves, 1 container spreadable cheese with pepper (5.2oz), 1/3 cup packed fresh basil leaves -- makes enough for 5 big sandwiches = 20 little sandwiches


Need to make 5 of each kind of sandwich and cut into
quarters. (20 slices white, 10 wheat)

30 ppl x 2 sandwiches = 60

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Shopping list:

White and wheat bread

5 slices provolone
5.2 oz spreadable cheese w/pepper
jalapeno pimient��o spread
2 pkgs cream cheese

jar horseradish (at least 2 tbsp)
1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
10 herb-oil sundried tomato halves

3/4 lb deli roast beef

1.3 cup fresh basil leaves
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Saturday night:
--Mix 2 Tbsp horseradish and 4 oz. cream cheese
--Mix 8 oz. cream cheese, tomato halves, pepper cheese, basil leaves.
--Load up car with baby shower stuff


Day of: Start making sandwiches at 11. Set out the two cream cheese mixes.

Spread & cut 5 pimiento sandwiches on white
Spread & cut 5 tomato sandwiches on white
5 wheat slices: spread with horseradish mix, then cranberry, roast beef, provolone
(1 hour)

Alton's Peach Cakes

Simplified from original, and made for 2. (Just double if you have 4 ramekins.)

Looks pretty quick and easy, and all you have to buy at the store is peaches (1 for 2 people, 2 to feed 4 people) and a cup of buttermilk. (Plus whipped cream or ice cream if you want it.)

1 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/8 cup brown sugar
1 peach, peeled and cut in slices or chunks
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/16 tsp baking soda
1/16 salt
1/2 Tbsp melted butter
1/6 cup sugar
1/4 cup buttermilk*, room temperature
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350. Place in each ramekin (recipe is for 2 ramekins): 1/2 Tbsp butter, half the brown sugar, half the peach pieces. Combine the dry goods in one bowl, the wetworks in another (this includes the sugar; start by melting butter in a little bowl), and then put them together but stir only enough to combine. Pour half into each ramekin over the peaches. Bake on middle rack 20-25 min.

Let cool 5 min, run a knife around the inside edge of the ramekin, cover with a plate and invert to release. Alton suggests whipped cream or ice cream!

*Emerils.com says: Buttermilk Substitute

If a recipe calls for buttermilk and all you have in your refrigerator is regular milk, you can make an acceptable substitute by adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of milk. Let this stand at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes, or until you see the milk thicken to the consistency of buttermilk.