ANTIPASTO

Look, I'm not antipasto. I love it. Give me some of that pasto any old day. Ah, just kidding, of course this is a plate of hors d'oeuvres. Which I dare anyone to spell correctly the first time.

One time when I had been a vegetarian for awhile I bought an antipasto salad not completely understanding what it was, and it was almost ALL MEAT. Which I ate, and felt awful. So maybe this recipe is why I thought antipasto was vegetarian? Anyway I took whatever things on the list we had in the house (though I had bought a few ahead of time) and then made a plate out it. Notice I only used the least offensive things on the list. Then I paired it with a plate of fruit and baked "nuggets." The nuggets are the basic unit of measurement when dealing with kid food -- how many nuggets is that burger? Anyway pretty yummy if not adventurous. A social food too.

The results: gotta love the finger food! 5 out of 5. Was it enough for dinner though?

Kids rating: I noticed with this sort of thing everyone can eat what they like without the shame of not eating enough variety.

Wife rating: I think she liked it.

Do I remember this from childhood? Sure, but it's just 'hORDOEUVRES. I failed my own spelling challenge.