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Been enjoying this finger food for a long time now….but never knew the right name……never bothered to find out as well! N , a very good friend of mine and her mother introduced me to this combo during one of the group-study sessions at her place…..three of us got together to study statistics and economics, two boring and tough subjects for me and if you ask me to refresh my memory of that particular day, I don’t even remember what we studied……not even the topic of the study but all I can think of is the yummy spread her mother prepared for us……… and the Karimeen Varuthathu/Fried Pearl spot, prepared just for me when aunty found out that it was one of my favourites………a gesture that touched me a lot…….and then this deadly combo…..dont know how many I had that day……whenever I made this , it was a great hit with everyone……so thought of sharing it with you all….but when I sat down to make this post, I was not able to think of a fancy name for it…….sort of in a brain freeze as too many things are happening at my end……we re in the middle of a relocation………shifting to a new place and home here in US itself……I will be traveling for the next two weeks and once we find an apartment and settle at the new place, I hope to resume blogging…till then I will be on a short break………….with so many drafted recipes and photographs in the dashboard, I wont be gone for a long time….so trust me, I will be back soon :). Since all I can think of is how to transport my ‘curry-chatti’ and terracotta decors in one shape and plants alive, I leave the challenge to you friends, to find an apt name for this trio :)
Well, coming to this delicacy in picture, it is a deadly combination of small bite size pineapple chunks, cream cheese and glace cherries on a toothpick/skewer. This can be served as a pre-appetizer or a quick and simple dessert; pairs well with champagnes and wines too which means it is great for cocktail parties too. I am not sure about the availability of cream cheese back home in India but I am certain that Amul cheese squares works well with this as I used to buy that for preparing this one.
Try this and name the trio too :)
Hope to be back soon…..till then you take care and eat well :D
Luv
Shn
Well, coming to this delicacy in picture, it is a deadly combination of small bite size pineapple chunks, cream cheese and glace cherries on a toothpick/skewer. This can be served as a pre-appetizer or a quick and simple dessert; pairs well with champagnes and wines too which means it is great for cocktail parties too. I am not sure about the availability of cream cheese back home in India but I am certain that Amul cheese squares works well with this as I used to buy that for preparing this one.
Try this and name the trio too :)
Hope to be back soon…..till then you take care and eat well :D
Luv
Shn
OH YUMMM!! Fruity delight :o) and good luck with all the travel and moving.
ReplyDeleteThat's something that is served at our place as a short eat most times...we refer to it as cheese, cherry, pineapple!
ReplyDeletethat looks good..in our place we call pineapple cheese sticks
ReplyDeleteCan't think of a name but good luck with the move, come back soon!
ReplyDeleteHappy and safe travels! Exciting times ahead I am sure. Economics and Statistics, watch me rolling my eyes all glazed (lol)
ReplyDeleteWe have a similar dessert where we use the pineapple, a piece of cheddar cheese and a slice of sausage. It is always a hit so you're right on the money about this being a crowd pleaser.
Will email soon.
I have no idea what it is called.
ReplyDeleteI remember we were in this hotel in Chennai some 10years ago and we order 2 tea room service and what did we get 2 palte of these cheese :-)
Cheese and Pineapple on toothpick is a regular appetizer in every party I went so far but never knew the name. I don't think t has a name, does it?
ReplyDeleteIt's boring name but I would call it Cheese bites? I KNOW! I am just blah!!;D
I call these 'Fruit Sticks'.. though I made up that name.. but its kinda cute right..:D.. I pick looks lovely Mishmash...and gud luck with ur moving n traveling. come back soon!
ReplyDeleteSiri
Thar is looking so nice . Might be we can call it "cheesy trio" ! I know I am bad at naming too :)) .
ReplyDeleteGood luck with moving Shn .
Take care.
I ll call this
ReplyDelete'Fru-trinity'!! ;-P
hey Shn we are served these sticks arranged on a whole cabbage(the sticks are stuck on acabbage)in most of our defence parties(cocktail).they are called cheese and pineapple sticks.
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeleteIts cheese & Pineapple pop
This appetizer looks amazing..The pics look great..
ReplyDeleteHeyy this is called Cheese, Cherry, pineapple in India...exactly what's on the stick :) We still refer to it with the same name.One of our fav appetizers...yummy combo. Lovely pic!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great time, Shn! I am really bad at guessing the names, but whatever the name may be, this is one popular (and colorful) combination :).
ReplyDeletecheers,
musical.
Best of luck with the relocation, Shn. I'll miss you and look forward to your return! :)
ReplyDeleteshn, i remember having something like this at high sch graduation party!!!cherry delight..
ReplyDeleteSoumya you have a nice blog here.... We have met once when u came to LA... We went to universal studio together .. Hope you remember me now....
ReplyDeleteKavitha
Ya, ya I cook a lot of things too which I can't really find great-sounding names for :) At best, I'll second Mathew's advise:) Good luck with the move, come back when you've settled in!
ReplyDeleteWe used to call these "Pineappale Cheese Sticks" and usually serve with cocktails as a shot eats....good luck with the travel and moving....
ReplyDeleteknow what??..did feel a bittt disappointed that u replied to each persons comment, except me!!!..hummmm..but anyways, think u r busy with the shofting, tc of the chattis!!!!....and this apetizer thingy!!!, i knew it...not the name but, bak home, my dad used to prepare it for his christmas/ester bottle parties....so i guessed the ingredients right, no name yet...keep in touch..
ReplyDeletesona
Cherry-cheese-pineapple kebobs/canape?
ReplyDeleteHey Mishmash..
ReplyDeleteLove those pineapple-cheese-cherry sticks.I use amul cheese too.Great party short eat.I remember I made it for new-year party at our place..the toothpicks got over but the demand for "some more pls" did not get over!!!hehe
No name needed..
ReplyDeleteoru perilenthirikkunnu kuttee.. :D
These tidbits have a vague familiarity to ambrosia, an American classic fruit cocktail made with pineapple, cherries, sour cream and coconut (sometimes marshmallows), served festively in a glamour glass.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your household move, Shn. Moving is one of the top-five stresses. Make sure you indulge in plenty of sweets along the way.
Shn, this is indeed one of the regular party snacks even in the Army .. Its called Cheese starter here..Voring name though!! Tastes great always!!
ReplyDeleteAll the best for your shifing..See ya soon!!
So have you moved ? Good luck with all the plants and the decors transportation
ReplyDeleteLooks really gorgeous the stick.See u soon.
ReplyDeleteall the best with the move...
ReplyDeletegive me a call once you r settled...
that trio looks lovely...:)
cherry,cheese,pineapple!! amazing combo indeed
ReplyDeleteHey Mishmash
ReplyDeleteNice to see this recipe out here ..reminds me of our combined study sessions ..I had been to L's place today
Cheers
Shn, you're moving, omg. I go away for a few weeks and off you go! :)
ReplyDeleteWishing you all the best and see you back when you are ready :)
Hugs,
Linda
Gorgeous appetizer, Shn! Fruity cheese kebabs? Best of luck with the move and settling in! I *hate* moving!! Looking forward to more awesome posts soon. :)
ReplyDeleteShn....love the china grass pudding and the madhura curry...will be trying it out soon....good luck with your relocation. i know it can get a little tedious
ReplyDeletemishy, hope everything is going smoothly for u. missing u and ur little stories girl... i had been too busy for the last couple of weeks and couldn't leave comment then...
ReplyDeletehope u r able to move all ur terracotta things and plants safely:) will catch u later:)
I love this and have a lot of fond memories with it. It's called Cheese-Pineapple.
ReplyDeleteYou are tagged!! :-)
ReplyDeleteBloghopped and landed here a long time ago and got hooked ever since.
ReplyDeleteDrools over all your recipes.
Just wish you moved over to Dallas :-)
relation is daunting, Snh, hope everything going smooth and easy! This appetiser looks so adorable, like gem!
ReplyDeletemayb u shud have a contest for coming up with a good name for it :):)
ReplyDeleteShn...Hope u cud transport ur curry chatti in one piece and ve fully settled down in the new place. Cant wait to have u back..
ReplyDeleteMany people in western europe are starving due to shortage of classic recpies. An interpol red alert is issued to a particular blogger in USA to appear in blogoland with immediate effect!!
ReplyDeleteHi...Came here from Big chef's cookie page :)
ReplyDeleteDeserts set me drooling and this one's absolutely tempting..would it like to be called "Creamy CherryPie Delite" ?
PS - That crab roast is a killer by looks itself..will try this one sure:)
upppzzz look what the desert and the crab did to me, i chewed up the 'N'...what i meant was - would it like to be called "Creamy CherryPine Delite" ?
ReplyDeleteHi shn, could you please post a recipe for kerala paalappam?
ReplyDeleteHello Friends....Thanks a lot ! for trying to name the trio as well as checking on me,.....you all know how to make someone feel extra special.....though it has been hectic, when I received your messages and mails, it was a nice feeling.....though I havent met any one of you in person, still I felt close to you.....your thoughtfulness really meant a lot to me...thanks :)
ReplyDeleteWell, Pineapple-cherry-cheese stick seems to be the popular name for this one.....Should we go for that or consider some fancy name like the one , Mathew suggested, Fru-trinity? Jyothsna seconds that suggestion too.... What do you say?
Anyway, Saswati, thanks for sharing your experience and bringing out that idea of serving these on whole cabbage...what a cool idea!! I am getting lot of ideas now and cant wait to show off at the next dinner party :D
Kavitha, yes I remember you though I had a trouble with your name....I remember your face quite well, expecially thru those pics in our photo album, still had to check with K & N, to confirm :) Thanks for dropping by :) How ve you been?
Mathew, will take up the tag..thanks :)
Sona I had replied on ur page....hope I cleared the misunderstanding!!
Surya, yes dear, my curry chatti is in good shape :)
Shn
Can you let me know where you get these Glazed cherries from in US?
ReplyDeleteAnon, glazed cherries are available in all super stores like Walmart..check the baking aisle or ask a store person......they have a separate aisle for such stuff especially during holiday season....you will find both red and green glazed cherries...
ReplyDeleteHello there.. First of all, let me applaud you for this great blog you have got going here. My husband has been after me to figure out this "cheese n pineapple on a tooth-pick" appetizer that his mom used to make.It sounded fairly simple , but i never really got around to making it . This is inspiration enough, i will surely make it one of these days. One quick question .. the glazed cherry , does it have maraschino flavour ?
ReplyDeleteHi! I wanted to know, which brand of cream cheese did you use? Do they come as cubes or do we have to buy a slab n cut it into bite size pieces? Can this appetizer as a whole be refrigerated? and if yes, for how long? Sorry, I'm asking you too many questions. Hoping that I'll get a reply from you. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHey Shn..thanks for reminding me this delicious appetizer..I remember my uncle had prepared this for my First Holy Communion.. Yesterday I tried this for my son's bday and it became an instant hit..But arranged all the packed toothpicks on a bigger pineapple and it looked nice..Also tried your Orange cocktail...needless to say..it left few ppl still thinking what all tastes are coming to my mouth!
ReplyDelete"Cupid's arrows" sounds like an appropriate name
ReplyDeleteHey chech..you name it as " Cheese Pineapple "..we had a similar stuff recently :)).
ReplyDeleteWe used to call these cheese canopies. Everyone I know loved these. Great for coctail parties.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is really good. One of my cousins recommended it as an inspiration as I am also having one blog created very recently , a week back.
ReplyDeleteThough I have not seen this snack type the name which comes to my mind first is Tricolor stick!