Bailey's

Hors D’Oeuvers

My passion for the hors d’oeuvre was cultivated as a college undergraduate working as a lowly intern in Washington, DC, for United States Senator Herman Talmadge. Night-after-night I would call the Senate dining room to inquire as to where the various receptions were held around the capital. Lo and behold – I’d show up representing the Senator…who was totally oblivious as to how well he was represented at Capitol Hill functions. I could easily forego dinner, and make a meal on just appetizers and hors d’oeuvres.

We, of course, have hundreds of luscious options of appetizers and hors d’oeuvres to choose from – below is just a sample list of some of my favorites…and they have become our clients favorites as well. We are continually adding to this selection so be sure to check back for new offerings and creations.

Because every element of an hors d’oeuvre is important, we make a dizzying array of building blocks as a base for a great tasting hors d’oeuvre. We spend hours deciding on what will best complement our tasty toppings, fillings and spreads. Whether it is our homemade tartlet shells, brioche boxes, crostini’s, pita crisps, blue corn tortillas rounds, sweet potato gaufrettes, or any one of dozens of others, you can be assured we have spent many long hours deciding what will make the absolute best tasting hors d’oeuvre.

Please do not feel limited in this small sampling of ideas – use this guide as a good starting point to see what may tantalize your palate, and then, we will create a menu tailored to your desires and tastes.

SEAFOOD

Buffalo Shrimp

Crispy Fish n’ Chips (fresh Cod chunks) served in a Small Cone with Malt Aioli

Parmesan Shrimp Canapé

Miniature Fresh Maine Lobster Roll (served in an Oblong Roll)

Perfectly Fried Apalachicola Fried Oysters

Jumbo Lump Crab 3-Ways:
Mini Baked Crab Cakes with Cocktail Sauce
Ybor Style – Panko Breaded, Fried & served with our Cocktail Sauce
Stuffed in Shrimp, Wrapped in Bacon, Drizzled with Lime Passion Fruit Glaze

Garlic & Extra Virgin Olive Oil Grilled Shrimp served Chilled with Mediterranean Couscous

Chilled Lime and Garlic Grilled Shrimp around a platter of Black Bean & Fresh Corn & Salsa with Lime Vinaigrette

Grilled Lobster Mac & Cheese Bites on Wonton Crisps

Jumbo Lump Crabmeat Rangoon with Homemade Orange Duck & Hoisin Sauce

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Lobster & Corn Fritters

Tuna Tartar served on Homemade Plantain Chips & Topped with Avocado & A Squeeze of Fresh Lime

Bailey’s Incredible Shrimp & Grits

Angels On Horseback – Scallops Wrapped In Bacon and Baked

Shrimp Scampi – Sautéed in Chardonnay, Garlic and Butter

Buttermilk Fried Shrimp served with our own Cocktail Sauce

Coconut Fried Shrimp served with Orange Duck & Hoisin Sauce

Chilled Jumbo Shrimp with Bailey’s Cocktail Sauce

Grilled Maine Lemon Butter Lobster Bites

Chardonnay & Garlic Scented Mussels

Pan Seared Scallops, Minted Fava Bean Crostini

 

“My favorite animal is steak…by the way, do vegetarians eat animal crackers?”

- Fran Lebowitz

BEEF

SLIDERS (On Our Mini Round Homemade Potato Slider Rolls)

Succulent Prime Beef Tenderloin with Lime Butter or Creamed Horseradish

Black Angus-Beef Cheeseburger with Chipotle Ketchup Aioli & Homemade Pickle

Beef Tenderloin, Baby Swiss, Grilled Scallion & Mushroom

Rib-eye Philly Cheese Steaks with Provolone, Grilled Onions & Peppers (Homemade Mini Oblong Roll)

Mini All-Beef Hot Dog with Deli Mustard & Florescent Green Relish (Homemade Mini Oblong Roll)

Guava Braised Beef Short-Rib with Bailey’s Sweet Cucumber & Red Onion Slaw

Sliced Prime Beef Tenderloin with Rolls & 3 Sauces (Bleu Cheese, Creamed Horseradish, Mustard Aioli

Mini Potato Cake topped w/ Cabernet Braised Short Ribs

Picadillo Empanadas served with Fresh Herbed Buttermilk Sour Cream Drizzle

Beef Tenderloin Wellington Bites served with a Creamed Horseradish dipping Sauce

“I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food.”

- W.C. Fields

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MEATBALLS

Asian with Cilantro & Chestnuts on Snow Pea Skewers

Rich Hearty Burgundy

Authentic Swedish

PORK & LAMB

16 Hour Pulled Pork (served with Fresh Baked Mini Rolls & Chipotle or Jack Daniels Bar B Q Sauce on the side)

Guava Crusted Pork Tenderloin served sliced with Homemade Peppered Yuca Rolls – & Homemade Pickle

Sweet Potato Biscuits with Country Ham Salad & Boysenberry Horseradish

Mini 16 Hour Chipotle Bar B Q Pulled Pork & Bailey’s Vinegar Slaw Sliders

Mini Grilled Croque Monsieur Triangles – Gruyere, Mozzarella, Ham & Dijon (Served with Shooters of Vodka Tomato Bisque)

Bacon Wrapped Hoisin & Teriyaki Marinated Water Chestnuts

Fresh Basil Tomato Crostini topped with our Candied Cayenne Bacon

Grilled Pork Tenderloin Pinchitos Skewers with Tomato Romesco Dipping Sauce

Pulled Pork, Caramelized Red Onion & Manchego Cheese Quesadillas Topped with Sour Cream, Mango, Avocado, and a sprig of Cilantro

Mini Buttermilk Biscuits (with or without Cheddar, Virginia Baked Ham & our Cayenne Peach Preserves

Brie, Italian Capacola Ham, Watercress Crostini with Olive Oil Drizzle*

Homemade Italian Sausage Bites

Miniature Italian Sausage Sliders with Provolone, Pepper & Onions

Mini Lamb Chop Lollipops with our homemade Taziski Sauce

 

 

“You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.”

- Paul Prudhomme

CHICKEN & POULTRY

“A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat”

- Old New York Proverb

Kentucky Hot Brown Bites Tender Turkey on Squared Crostini, Candied Bacon, Oven Roasted Tomato, topped with Gruyere Mornay Sauce

Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Homemade Waffle Bites Drizzled with Warm Honey

Sliced Fresh Turkey Breast Served with Homemade Cranberry Apple Compote, Fresh Mini Rolls & Peppered Aioli

Chicken and Mushroom Duxelle Empanadas served with Fresh Herbed Buttermilk Sour Cream Drizzle

7-Spiced Lebanese Chicken topped with Taziski Sauce – perfect with our Couscous or Black Bean & Corn Salsa 

Curried Chicken Sate (one-bite skewers) served with Thai Peanut Sauce

Chicken & Bok Choy Potstickers with wasabi, soy and teriyaki dipping sauce

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Bites with our Buffalo Sauce & homemade Maytag Blue Cheese dipping sauce

Sweet Potato & Chive Biscuits, Fresh Turkey Breast, Cranberry Apple Chutney & Aioli

Balsamic Bar B Q Duck Confit served on flat Blue Corn Cakes – drizzled with our spiced crème fraiche

Pan Seared Duck Bite Skewers

VEGETARIAN

Oven Roasted Vegetable Tarts 

Arancini – Fried Risotto Rice Balls topped with Pignoli Nut Pesto & Oven Roasted Heirloom Tomato

Fried Green Tomatoes with Fresh Herb & Buttermilk Ranch Dipping Sauce

Fresh Basil Tomato Crostini

An Array of Oven Roasted Vegetables (Perfectly prepared: Red, Yellow & Orange Sweet Peppers, Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Harricot Verts, Plum Tomatoes
Eggplant, Sweet Red Onion, New or Fingerling Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes)

Sweet Potato Biscuits with Vermont White Cheddar & Honey

Eggplant, White Cannellini Bean, Heirloom Yellow & Red Tomato Bruschetta

Mini Brie, Caramelized Onion & Cranberry Puffs

Fresh Corn Fritters – or Corn & Lobster (or Crabmeat) Fritters – or Corn & Chorizo Fritters & Honey Drizzle

Caramelized Radicchio, Red Onion & Gruyere Quesadillas with Sour Cream, Fresh Mango, & Avocado 

Maytag Blue Cheese, Pistachio Brittle & Dried Cranberry Endive

Polenta Bites with Caramelized Mushroom Ragu

Stuffed Phyllo Shells
Spinach, Pistachios, Gruyere, Feta & Dill
Curried Walnut Chicken
Wild Mushroom Duxelle & Gruyere
Ragu of Butter and Garlic Escargot

 

Yellow & Red Heirloom Tomato Basil & Lime Bruschetta

Fresh Vegetable & Avocado Sushi with Soy Wasabi Dipping Sauce

Fried Wild Mushroom Ravioli with Creamed Vodka Italian Plum Tomato Sauce

Homemade Pita Chips & Oven Roasted Asparagus Served with Spreads & Dips

Traditional Hummus

Black Bean Hummus

Tzatziki

Baba Ganoush (Note: my mom called me her little baba ganoush)

Caramelized Onion Dip

Oven Roasted Tomato Dip

Belgium Pomme Frittes with Homemade Oven Roasted Garlic Aioli

Miniature Fried Jalapeno Mac & Cheese Bites served with a cheesy jalapeno dipping sauce

“If God had intended us to follow recipes, he wouldn’t have given us grandmothers.”

- Robert Frost

AUTHENTIC ASIAN HORS DOEUVRES OR ENTREES

“My weaknesses have always been food and men – in that order.

- Dolly Parton

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

Lamb Kabobs

Asian Crab Cake topped with Picked Ginger

Tandoori-Style Duck Breast

Fresh Vegetable Spring Rolls with Carrot Ginger Dipping Sauce

Tandoori Chicken

Vegetarian Egg Rolls

Pad Thai

Spicy Noodles

Sushi: Vegetable, Tuna, Sahsimi, Spring Rolls

Jumbo Crab & Key West Pink Shrimp Rangoons with a drizzle of Orange Wasabi

Chicken & Bok-Choy Potstickers

Asian Style Baby Back Pork Ribs

Shrimp and or Vegetarian Eggrolls

Red Curry Shrimp Dumplings

Sweet & Sour Chicken Wings

Vietnamese Lamb Kabobs

French Styled Lamp Lollipops

Asian Lamb Meatball with Snow Peas on Skewers

Scallion Pancakes with Soy & Red Chili Dipping Sauce

Steamed Pork Buns (with Grilled Pork Belly)

Pan Seared Scallop with Minted Edamame Puree on a Crostini

Sesame Seared Tuna with Carrot Ginger Dipping Sauce

Broiled Shrimp Toasts

Curried Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce

All types of Sushi including Vegetarian – we can even have one of our chefs roll Sushi on site if you would like

TRADITONAL INDIAN HORS DOEUVRES OR ENTREES

Shooters of Mulligatawny

Hamachi Tandoori with Cucumber Salad in Lettuce Wraps or Endive

Stir Fry Asparagus with Pickled Ginger

Chola Tikki (Chickpea Patties)

Lentil Dumplings with Spicy Yogurt Tamarind Chutney

Podded Broad Bean Sliders

Lamb, Chicken or Pork Cubes with Turmeric, Masala, & Hot Chili

Onion Fritters with Fresh Green Chili Chutney

Green Lentil Fritters with Spicy Cucumber Yogurt Sauce

Seasoned Asian Radishes & Spicy Roasted Cashews (perfect for the bar)

Grilled Japanese Eggplant Bites topped with Cumin Fennel Yogurt

Curry Cauliflower Fritters

Baked Samosas with minted Chutney Dipping Sauce

“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.”

- Erma Bombeck

BAR TIDBITS

For Bar & Surrounding Areas:

Bailey’s Crispy Walnuts (Sweet)

Bailey’s Cayenne Pecans (Savory)

Endive Stuffed with Maytag Blue Cheese, Walnut & Cranberry Spread

Majoor Dates Stuffed with Marscapone Cheese & Macadamia Nut Brittle

Homemade Potato Chips with Blue Cheese Drizzle

A Dazzeling Fruit & Cheese Platter

Mediterranean Olives & Herbed Greek Feta

IMAGINATIVE MINIATURE SWEET ENDINGS

“I want to have a great body, but not as much as I want a great dessert.”

- Totie Fields

It is always good to end the evening with two or three sweet treats…it just makes the party finish on such a high note.  Of course, we can always provide a beautiful and tasty dessert table with an array of our delicious desserts (see dessert section) – but why not serve our Desserts in Miniature?  Here are a few delectable suggestions to end your party on a high note:

French Market Beignets
People just can’t get enough of these 2-bite size gems. They are fried on-site and dusted with powdered sugar

Valhrona Chocolate Bites
Everyone loves chocolate – and these delectable morsels are requested time and again

Miniature Pies with our Homemade Butter Crust
Strawberry Cream Pie, Banana Cream Pie, Pecan Pie, Lemon Meringue, Apple Pie Al a Mode

Homemade Valhrona Chocolate Truffles
We use the finest chocolate in the world and dust them with rich cocoa and powdered sugar

Doce De Banana
Diced Bananas sautéed in Sweet Rum, Grand Mariner, Banana Liqueur, Brown Sugar & Butter

 

Dollop of Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
is served in a Chilled White Chinese Spoon & topped with Doce De Bananas

Fresh Pear Sorbet with Frozen Raspberry
served in a White Chinese Spoon with a drizzle of Poire Williams Pear Brandy and a piece of Frozen Raspberry

Flourless Chocolate Amoretti Bites topped with Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream

Cotton Candy
Transport your guests to the Florida State Fair with colorful miniature cotton candy on a lollipop stick

Homemade Honey Lemon & Lavender Lollipops
An unusual treat that will bring your guests back to their childhood

Candied Lady Apples
Enchantingly Small, Fun and Tasty