Party Special - more canapés and party treats

Ready or not - it's coming. The festive party season is on it's way.

Party Special

Whether you are a big party giver or a low key neighbourly socialite, it is good to have some ideas up your sleeve and sauces in the cupboard ready to help you out when frosty and friends come a knocking.

We hope that this special addition to the November Newsletter will share some delicious ideas with you and invite you to share some of your own through Facebook here, or Twitter here.

Let's start right here with this juicy little morsel (right).

Start with the basic Bloody Mary Rose Sauce, which is three parts Stokes Real Mayonnaise to one part Stokes Bloody Mary Ketchup. With this basic sauce, the opportunities are endless - and simple. To a Ritz cracker, spinach leaf, sprig of dill and a couple of juicy prawns ... just add Stokes.


All you need to get your party going

All good dips start with a reliable base - and there's nothing more reliable than Stokes Real Mayonnaise. Made with eggs from British free range hens, British rapeseed oil and additional extra virgin olive oil from the Koroneiki olive groves of Crete giving it its exceptional velvety depth.

Put a few spoonfuls of our mayonnaise in a bowl and, now - just add:

• Add Stokes Dijon Mustard to make simple cocktail sausages sing.
• Add Bloody Mary Ketchup to dress prawns in Bloody Mary Rose Sauce.
• Add Creamed Horseradish for velvety warmth in a crudités dip. 
• Add Sweet Chilli Sauce to dip mini meatballs and falafels.
• Add Mustard & Dill Sauce to dip goujons of cod.
• Add crème fraîche, Coronation Sauce and chopped tarragon for pure wow. 
• Add Chipotle Ketchup for a Chipotle Aioli sauce.
• Add Dijon Mustard and lemon juice for a delicious remoulade.
• Add thin slices of crisp streaky bacon and chopped spring onions for 'baconaise'.

Party bites

Don't be put off by over-complicated combinations of ingredients assembled with tweezers for show-stopping photogenic snacks.

Keep it simple, easy to eat with one hand and one bite - and let the taste do the work.

The bases are as important as the toppings. A variety makes the collection more fun as well as flavoursome. Of course there are plenty of round bite-size biscuits around these days. We no longer have to rely on the Ritz cracker alone.

• Ready sliced rye bread cut into discs and toasted, offer a firm base with texture and taste. 
• A bag on mini poppadoms goes a long way and can be piled or filled with just about anything. 
• Mini baguettes are perfect for slicing, toasting and turning into little brochette bases.
• There's the good old vol au vent - buy the pack, follow the instructions and fill.
• Scooped out cherry tomatoes are easily filled and pop perfectly into happy mouths.
• Bake new potatoes and fill them as you would a grown up baked spud - a bit of mayonnaise, grated cheese and three baked beans for retro fun.

Fig & olive tapenade
Chop green and black pitted olives; mix into Stokes Fig Relish and thin with mayonnaise.

Smoked trout & horseradish
Spread mayonnaise on a brochette; top with a slice of smoked trout, a dollop of Stokes Creamed Horseradish and a caper to finish.

Chilli Salsa brochette
Chop tomatoes (seeds out), cucumber, red pepper, red onion, fresh coriander and combine with freshly squeezed lime juice and a spoonful or two of Stokes Chilli Jam.

Turkey 'Dinner'
On rye bread discs spoon some Stokes Cranberry & Orange Sauce, add a Brussel sprout leaf, a piece of turkey meat and half a bacon-wrapped chipolata sausage.

Chipotle prawns
Mix the Chipotle Aioli (see above) with mayonnaise and scoop into a mini poppadom. Place a juicy prawn on top with a squeeze of lime and a gentle tap of cayenne pepper.


Read on...

Scroll down to last week's November Newsletter to read more:

'First Pressing' party time in Crete

Your chance to win a holiday to Crete

Where to buy your Stokes Sauces

Cranberry Sauces from Stokes

'Taste of Luxury' & 'Selection for Cheese' gifts

Store cupboard essentials for the festive period.

Competition Time

If you haven't already entered our competition to win a 3 x night trip to Crete then click on the image (below) and you can do so now. Good luck.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

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