I like to take a bag of frozen Italian meatballs and trow them in the crockpot with Prego and cook them until they are super tender. Then put them on the food table with with slider buns for mini meatball sliders. They are always a hit!

Dusty: “thank you”. There’s no better way to say something is delicious than that!

Breydon and Dusty are the same- when they REALLY like a dish they both close their eyes like they are in culinary heaven 😋😁👍🥪

Hi Brooke and everybody, you can also make the meatballs with a can of cranberry sauce and about a cup of your favorite BBQ sauce. Brown sugar, and vinagar.

The meatballs are really good .we use pretzel sticks to eat them with instead of toothpicks and works well with the little winners also . Just eat the whole snack pretzel and all

In the 70s and 80s when those crockpot meatballs were brought to almost every gathering involving food there were so many different versions of the chili sauce recipe and they were really good. The brown sugar was omitted and jelly and preserves used for the sweet component. I remember liking the versions made with grape jelly, orange marmalade, pineapple preserves, peach preserves and the apricot preserves. I obviously liked the fruity versions. Chili sauce, ranch dressing (bottled or the powdered) and orange marmalade makes an awesome chicken glaze, add a side of rice to put extra sauce on and a green veggie and that is a good meal!

Okay so I cook in my 17 inch skillet too 😂 people come over and I whip out a pan fit for the army and I get some looks. It’s heavy!! Haha I love it though. It turns the stove into a cast iron sheet pan essentially. 10/10 recommend to anyone. Lol

We have snack foods Christmas nite at mommy and daddys we all are dressed in our pjs. Play games visit and we all stay all night. I love it

I've always done finger food. Now my 3 adult children do the same. Also my adult grandkids follow the tradition. We play board games, do jig saw puzzles and crafts with the Young children. Some watch Christmas movies or football. In the afternoon we go out for taking turns target practice. Very relaxed day. Normally I don't use disposable dinner ware. This day we do. It's time after the holiday bustle to spend it with family. Since we are rural bon fire at the burn pit and s'mores at the mini pit. Weather permitting in the Nebraska Panhandle. Love your recipes. Love your family. You guys are a hoot.

My mom used to make a cheese ball with a grated white medium firm cheese mixed with cream cheese and chopped chipped beef that came in a jar (mom would soak the beef in cold water, with like 2 water changes and let it dry before using). Mom added a bit of Worcestershire sauce to the mix. That was a yummy cheese ball. One relative used to make a cream chese and crushed pineapple cheese ball, that was surprisingly tasty and different. My Aunt made the cheddar one that was rolled in crushed walnuts or pecans. I had one once that was a pimento cheese cheese ball, yum! It had shredded cheddar cheese, crean cheese, mayo, a tiny bit of sugar, a tiny bit of vinegar and a small jar of chopped pimentos. Drain and towel off the pimentos to remove some of their liquid. The cheeseball I had like that was rolled in toasted plain bread crumbs but I bet it would be great rolled in finely chopped blanched almonds. I used to buy cheeseballs at the grocery store for weekend TV snacking, I liked the port wine one with nuts on the outside, my husband liked the cheddar one with walnuts. We'd eat a whole cheeseball each over the weekend, we were young and skinny way back then. Lol My very bratty younger sister called me last night specifically to tell me she was eating a crab dip cheese ball with some fancy little bread rounds, she's obviously the evil sister.

Similar recipes include Ketchup/Chili Sauce/BBQ Sauce and Grape Jelly. Can be done with meatballs or cocktail wieners. Always a kid favorite!

We always added a bit of vinegar to empty out sauce bottles.

cheese dip - YUM ! I do 32 ounces of Veleveeta cheese brick in a crockpot. Pound of hamburger drained. Can of diced jalapeno peppers. Can of Rotel HOT diced tomatoes or just petite diced tomatoes or even fresh chopped tomatoes. Cook on low. Stir and stir until melted. Been making this for over 40 years. My momma's cheese dip. Love all your recipes. I'm a Colorado gal and we like things HOT, LOL. Add fresh serranos, jalapenos. All I know is it is a super hit at every party, every get-together. Thank you for your variation ! You ROCK !

We always used Dried Beef for the cheese balls.

Good evening lady 🎉! Finger foods will be served next week @ our apartment Christmas 🎄 meal 🎉!

When you want finely diced onion, try grating it on a large hole grater. It will meld into any dip!

Hi Dusty. When you told Brooke she with hold's the dip from you, and Brooke said it was for special occasions, you should have said " every day is a special occasion with you darling/love" (or whatever term of endearment you prefer). Maybe then she would make it more often for you. Hay Brooke, you certainly have some appreciative eaters in your house. Dusty and Bradon's (hope I got spelling right) faces say it all. All those dishes look amazing. Much love and respect from the South of England. xxxxx

Little smokies wrapped in bacon and sprinkled with brown sugar are a family favorite.

Breyden lol 😂 thanks for these ideas! Yummy! Oh and for the tip to put the frozen meatballs in the oven first, had no clue!

What a great idea finger food party

We don't eat meat, but I make falafel and treat them as meatballs in a tomato sauce or as you would treat any meatball. EXTREMELY cheap and once coated in v sticky sauces/condiments/bolognese type sauce, even my carnivore sons love them (it's the sauce taste and texture).

You could roll the cheese ball in sliced almonds, to coat the outside with nuts. That would be good too.

When I make the taco dip I use can of rotel and velveta.

Dusty and Brayden are so similar in how they enjoy your cooking ❤ really makes me smile, Brooke. All those recipes looked wonderful

I make a cheese ball with dried beef found on the canned meat aisle.

Who all remembers "Everything's better with Blue Bonnet on it" ?

We do grape jelly and bbq sauce meatballs...i can NEVER find the chili sauce when i want it! Lol i have even used canned cranberry sauce in place of the jelly in a pinch! ( cuz thats what we do here right?) Lol my kids like them.over mashed potatos for dinner!

How fun ~~ these are OUR favorites too!! Well, except instead of meatballs we have little smokies. I'll have to try the little meatballs, I think the guys would love them too!

I want to tell you our version of cheese dip. We use 1/2 pound of hamburger & a 1/2 pound of sausage (mild or hot), browned, cream of mushroom soup, box of velveeta. A large jar of salsa. We prefer chichis but other brands will do. Throw everything in the crockpot and cook on low until everything melds together then turn to warm. If your crockpot runs hot watch it closely. Please try this version and let me know what you think. Every event we have it at, it disappears 😊

In new mexico your hamburger dip is called queso, but we put a little more cheese, can use hamburger or sausage, use rotel or green chili dip or taco sauce is fine. Usually made in crockpot

The cheeseball is similar to one we made in the 80’s. Cream cheese budding beef and green onion.

Yummy!!!!!!! Totally gonna make these!!!! Have a great holiday!!!🎄

I make a cheese ball with onion bell pepper and crushed pineapple and I roll it in sunflower seeds

These all look delicious! 💜💜

Good afternoon! Looks good 😋

These are great appetizers!!!!! Thank you

Loved this video I love party foods ! ❤

Thanks for sharing these recipes. We have various gatherings for the holidays I want to bring appetizers for. BTW, have you ever considered making a video of how you care for your cast iron? Your cast iron pan always looks perfect!

They ALL look delicious!!

Your recipes are awesome! I love how you keep it simple and inexpensive 😊

Mmmmm all those recipes look awesome..gonna try for sure!

Hi!! Love your videos. Thank you Your light up trees are so so sweet too🎄🎄🎄

These look amazing!!! Thank you for sharing, Brooke. ❤

Fun. My family likes to do this, too.

Those are so easy to do!🎉

Yes!!! I love making those ham sliders whenever i can

Im making all ur finger snacks u made today!! Easy peasy. Thank ya Brooke and I luv ya!!! ❤❤❤❤

I can’t wait to try these!!! ❤❤❤❤

They look delicious!

Those are our favorites too, yummy & addicting! 😊

Wooster rhymes with rooster shire sauce. It’s made with anchovies. That’s pretty much exactly how I make my sliders. The exception is that I always use real butter. Quality makes a difference. I really enjoy seeing your family test stuff. It’s so real. We have what you call hamburger dip at least once a month. Any leftovers become part of a Mexican soup or get turned into a sloppy Joe sandwich. I’m disappointed that you didn’t make sausage cheese balls. Those are my favorite. It’s always fun watching your videos. Enjoy your Christmas party.

All of these look so good. Thank you for this.

I love all of these ❤

Awesome recipes, thanks Brooke 👍❤️👍❤️👍

Everything looks so yummy. Thanks

those sliders look amazing, diffently going to make 😊

Love your videos, Brooke. You put a smile on my face ALWAYS!

These were great ideas and easy. Great channel beautiful family.

Yummy, I am making everything this year. Super easy and looks delicious!😋

They all look sooo good Brooke.👍🙏☃️🎅🏻

My frozen meatball go-to is brown gravy mix prepared with about 1/4 less water and half and half for the other 1/4 (added at the end). Surprisingly delicious.

Thank you , great ideas !!

Wow Brooke! That’s quite a spread! Those sliders look delicious. The cheese ball is a definite addition to a holiday food assortment. Everything looks great! Many thanks. Merry Christmas to all of you!

Brook, FANTASTIC!!I will be making these, for sure 💕🙏🙏

Thank you for sharing these recipes. They look so delicious. I’m hungry now. 😂

Try grape jelly in them too with your chili sauce & shes right yall..baking them first makes them so tender!😊

I love those finger foods. You’re great at coming out with great ideas/ recipes.

I love how they love the food you make. Makes me want to try everything you make on here. Another great one.

gonna make all of them!! thankx.

Oh thank you for this video!! We are doing finger foods for Christmas Eve 🎄❤️🥰

All of these look yummy!

I like the taco sauce. Great recipes, Dear. Love 💕 and Hugs. ❤❤❤

❤ thank you for fun finger food Merry Christmas to you and your family

Looks amazing 😋🎄😋🎄😋🎄😋🎄

Food looks good

Merry Christmas!!🎄❤🎄 I am a new subscriber. Love your channel! All the best in the New Year 2024 !! 🙏🥳🕊❤

Brooke, I have a few traditional finger food recipes that I make at Christmastime too, but yours look so good I believe I’ll make ‘em ALL and add them to my list! YUMMY, IN MY TUMMY! 😋😋😋

I love finger foods for events also! Nothing like having a plate of party foods. These look delicious!!

Absolutely love finger foods. Eazy-peazy

They all look yummy!

Sliders look awesome

Will have to try!

I enjoyed this video 😊

Nicely done!

Mmmmmm, appetizer dinners are the best! ❤

i loved your recipes.

These recipes all look delicious. Love the boys reactions. Was looking for something different for appetizers and now I got them. 😊😊 Merry Christmas to you and your family.

YUM We are making all of your recipes. More please.😊

I make similar... Rotel dip. Rotel, Velveeta, sausage and ground beef. So good!

To bad you don't live next door to me. I love your recipes and you too.❤

Everything looks so yummy and easy to make I'll definitely give them a try especially for New Years Eve ❤

Good job!!!!

Thanks for sharing ❤

I will be trying some of these

Those slides look super yummy I bet they'd be great for leftover turkey

Your family is so cute!

Thank you for sharing these recipes, they all look great. I am going to make the hamburger dip for my family for Christmas.

Brooke finger foods is a great idea Ty.

I just found your channel and I really enjoyed it. Your family is adorable .

Great & easy recipes!! Thanks!! Hope y'alls Christmas is a good one!!!👍🎅🎄🎁🌟💞