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East Meets West: Ethnic Finger Foods For Your Game Time Celebration

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We packed away our faux Christmas tree over the weekend, one of the last few reminders of the holiday season, now officially over.  I always start out the new year with specific resolutions, mostly surrounding health and wellness, and this year is no different.  I plan to continue to attempt a regular fitness routine and a healthy diet, in hopes of losing some of the weight I’ve been hanging on to the past few months.  Diet is integral to weight loss and weight management, so I’m constantly battling my passion for healthy eating with the gourmet foodie within.

Growing up, this time of year was often characterized by Sunday afternoon football with a side of delicious, calorie-rich finger foods (in abundance, might I add).  With the Super Bowl less than one month away, I thought I’d take a different approach to the traditional game-time celebration.  My foodie husband and I love ethnic foods, but we often don’t have many excuses to prepare such elaborate meals, many of which require specialty ingredients that can be difficult to find.

Ethnic Finger Foods

Planning the menu proved to be difficult, but not impossible. We collaborated and finally agreed upon the following dishes:

Thai Chicken Satay

Tzatziki and Fresh Vegetables

Hummus and Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Chocolate Ganache and Fresh Fruit

With a brand new Walmart  just 15 minutes from our house, I found nearly everything I needed to create our East Meets West Foodie Celebration.  Unlike our neighborhood store, the Irvine location has a HUGE grocery section with an impressive produce department.  Most of the sauces and spices I needed could be found in their Ethnic section.  I also found whole grain and organic foods to compliment the menu, including an all-natural, ready-made hummus! The total cost? Just under $50!

Thai Chicken Satay

If you’ve never made Thai Chicken Satay before, I highly recommend using an established recipe with your first venture.  We used a very simple one from About.com (Don’t forget the Satay Peanut Sauce to compliment the dish).

The Tzatziki is a long-time favorite of mine, created by my husband. Here is the recipe:

Mediterranean Appetizer
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Tzatziki
Ingredients
  • 1 8 oz container plain Greek strained yogurt
  • 1 cucumbers - peeled seeded and diced
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon to taste, juiced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp dried dill
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve or chill.

For dessert, I made my favorite Chocolate Ganache to a dipping consistency for fresh fruit.  Here is the recipe:

Mediterranean Appetizer
Print
Tzatziki
Ingredients
  • 1 8 oz container plain Greek strained yogurt
  • 1 cucumbers - peeled seeded and diced
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon to taste, juiced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp dried dill
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve or chill.

While the prep for these dishes takes some time, we love the mix of ethnic flavors, the incorporation of fresh fruits and veggies, and the convenience of being able to eat while watching a game, if desired.

Our game time celebration is totally non-traditional…what do you serve during football season?  I’d love to hear about your favorite finger foods!

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Caryn Bailey
Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.
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