Every New Years we have our annual finger food feast. Every year I share pictures of this blessed event. This year I thought I would give you a little background.
The New Year finger food feast started so long ago I don't even remember a New Years without it. It started out simple - pigs in a blanket, finger sandwiches, etc. On New Years Eve we would enjoy all sorts of finger foods we never got to eat otherwise, and then we would watch movies until it was time to bang pots and pans outside and yell "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Over the years the FFF has evolved. The foods are still finger foods, though the spread has changed. There are a few foods that stay from year to year (bacon wrapped water chestnuts, bagel bites, jello jigglers, vegetable tray) but each year we try a few new finger foods. It is very rare to find a finger food that everyone likes well enough that it gets to be added to the permanent menu.
The New Year finger food feast started so long ago I don't even remember a New Years without it. It started out simple - pigs in a blanket, finger sandwiches, etc. On New Years Eve we would enjoy all sorts of finger foods we never got to eat otherwise, and then we would watch movies until it was time to bang pots and pans outside and yell "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Over the years the FFF has evolved. The foods are still finger foods, though the spread has changed. There are a few foods that stay from year to year (bacon wrapped water chestnuts, bagel bites, jello jigglers, vegetable tray) but each year we try a few new finger foods. It is very rare to find a finger food that everyone likes well enough that it gets to be added to the permanent menu.
The Rules for the Finger Food Feast:
- Everything must be eaten with either your fingers, or a toothpick. No utensils are allowed on the table.
- After everyone has had a chance to fill up their plates for the first time, anything left over is fair game.
- Absolutely NO calorie counting allowed! It's only once a year!
When it began we would always have our feast on New Years Eve. Now it is more common for us to have it on New Years Day. Either way, I love it, and it is one of my very favorite family traditions!
3 comments:
That's not a bad family picture. I sure do love the finger food feast. I'm grateful though that I was far enough along in my pregnancy that it didn't make me ill. :)
I LOVE finger foods. They are some of my favorite things to eat. I like your rules, too!
I wish it wasn't only once a year. I know it might not feel as special then, but seriously those pictures are making me hungry and excited for next year! It's one of my favorite traditions as well. :)
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