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Party food skewers

Party food always tastes better on a skewer. Celebrate with our cocktail stick canapés

Do you remember cheese and pineapple on a stick? Everyone always loved them, but they were just a bit naff. Well now naff is back, and so are they.

Canapés on a stick were always a good idea, easy to eat and just the right size. The only worry was where to put the skewer. Canny hostesses provided a suitable container where guests could discreetly drop the offending twigs – less switched-on ones found them months later in pot plants and down the sides of sofas.

Woody herb sprigs such as rosemary make excellent skewers. Most food halls sell novel cocktail sticks, or you can make them yourself from supermarket ones. Using a glue gun, carefully glue tiny objects such as shells or dried flower buds to one end of an ordinary cocktail stick.

One of the greatest advantages of cocktail stick canapés is that they can be assembled easily and in advance. Really good hot canapés always go first, but can be a bore to make with lots of last-minute fiddling around in the kitchen.

Not so with skewered canapés. Just thread the desired ingredients onto a stick, make a marinade and then refrigerate until ready to cook. Brush the skewers with the flavourings and then pop them into the oven or grill.

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