Question for all you cooks out there

A group of us getting together for New Year's Eve have all decided to each bring some type of finger food. My friend suggested I make 'pigs in a blanket', the kind with the little cocktail franks. Should I use the refrigerated crescent rolls to wrap them in?

Yep those work good, just a tip, use some PAM cooking spray and spray the inside of the dough before you roll them around the franks- makes them less dry when you go to eat them=-

Originally Posted by Deb25

My friend suggested I make 'pigs in a blanket', the kind with the little cocktail franks.

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hehe what are pigs in a blanket? I just love that name you americans have some funny names for things - I love it!!!!

They are little hot dogs wrapped in dough and baked. It's ridiculous, but I love them.

Originally Posted by Deb25

It's ridiculous, but I love them.

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ridiculous is GREAT!!! I love ridiculous
they certainly sound interesting - I have never heard anything like it

Yep, those croissant rolls work really well for the mini franks.

Other finger foods:
- Deviled Eggs
- Veggies with Dips
- Swedish Whole Grain bread with cream cheese and smoked salmon
- Meatballs

Pigs in the blanket are also called "Kolaches" down here in Tejas

Oooooo, deviled eggs! You're a genius, portdevoix! I'll make those, too!

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Hmmmm.... my sister-in-law's family (who is cuban) calls pork "piggy" because they roast a whole pig in the backyard for family celebrations. The last time I went to their house they showed me the pig (in its roasted entirety) and I couldn't eat it afterward, esp. because they kept referring to the meat as "piggy:" "Would you like some piggy?"; "Here, have some piggy."
Thankfully, they also had chicken.

There are good dipping sauces for pigs in a blanket too-

Also if you go to cooks.com and look up pigs in a blanket there are 15 pages of different recipes about them

Originally Posted by huggles

ridiculous is GREAT!!! I love ridiculous

they certainly sound interesting - I have never heard anything like it

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Danielle, sure, Pigs in a Blanket are just a goat distance away from your nearest store!

Originally Posted by Deb25

Oooooo, deviled eggs! You're a genius, portdevoix! I'll make those, too!

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Make them with curry powder.

Deb -- you could also use frozen puff pastry, which is easy, easy, easy to use, and will produce an even nicer product. And here are a couple of other very easy, always successful finger things...

Cranberry rollups

Take 10-inch tortillas. Spread with soft cream cheese. Sprinkle with a small handlful of dried cranberries (craisins) and a small handlful of chopped green onion. Roll up, wrap in plastic wrap, refrigerate until you're ready to use them, cut in 1-inch pieces. Arrange on a tray cut side up. Pretty, tasty (you won't believe it!) and always a hit.

Shrimp Canapes

Take bite-size crackers (Mini Stoned Wheat Thins are perfect), spread with garlic butter, and top with a few shrimp -- fresh is best, but this was conceived in a situation where there were only canned, and was an instant hit nonetheless.

If you can use them, enjoy!

Originally Posted by sashacat421

Danielle, sure, Pigs in a Blanket are just a goat distance away from your nearest store!

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I am never going to live that down am I?

oooo you know what else is good...
Stuffed Mushrooms......mmmmmm
they are easy to make and they are mouth watering...I made them for appetizers for thanksgiving...they were definitly a hit

Oh man, this thread makes me hungry! Sadly for NYE dinner tonight I only had frozen chicken curry, it was yummy though!

Isn't that funny how we all have diffrent names for things? I've always heard those hotdogs in dough, "doggy rollups". They are really good. Now, Pigs in a Blanket to me are cabbage leaves, rolled up with a hamburger and rice mixture, baked in a tomato sauce.............

Tonight we are taking to my sisters, Rueben kabobs..........ummmmm

i have to agree with danielle americans have funny names for their food
Like devil cake mix... i was looking through my dictionary trying to figure out what it was!

Isnt piggy in a blanket like a sausage roll???

I cant eat the hotdog meat anymore.
When I got meningiatis, the last thing was a hotdog that i ate, Since then i even throw up from the smell

You can make a yummy avocado dip and get some different crackers for it!
and provide fresh veggies too

Hmmmmm avocado dip....

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Isn't that funny how we all have diffrent names for things? I've always heard those hotdogs in dough, "doggy rollups". They are really good. Now, Pigs in a Blanket to me are cabbage leaves, rolled up with a hamburger and rice mixture, baked in a tomato sauce.............

Tonight we are taking to my sisters, Rueben kabobs..........ummmmm

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We call those Cabbage Rolls and I get cravings for them from time to time so make a big roaster full and freeze individual servings for those nights I don't feel like cooking.