Budget holiday: Fun finger foods for festive fêtes

Heat the water and pour into a bowl. Add the brown sugar, seasonings and mix till dissolved.

Add the Gouda cheese and slowly incorporate flour until it forms dough. Leave to rest for five minutes.

Take a portion of the dough and wrap around a small cube of Gouda cheese or braised beef filling forming a tight ball with dough on all sides.

Fry the ball till golden brown and set aside. Poke it with a lollipop stick and serve with chimichurri sauce.

In a sauté pan put shallow amount of oil and add garlic, shrimp, and basil.

Cook till firm and deglaze with white wine and reduce until dry.

Stir in the bread crumbs and parmesan. Set aside.

Slice potato paper thin and lay out on parchment paper.

Put a spoonful of shrimp relish on the potato and put another piece of potato on top.

Place in a sauté pan with shallow amount of oil and sauté till crisp. Serve.