Hockey food in Canada By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

This winning lineup of snacks is sure to score big with sports fans.

Photography by Edward Pond.

Canadians love hockey, and hockey fans love to eat at the rink and in front of the TV. Especially for these fans across Canada, The Canadian Living Test Kitchen put its hockey and cooking passions together to create a whole buffet of gametime snacks, some classic, some new. So sit back and enjoy the game with these better-than-bar-food snacks in your own home.

Quick snack ideas
Why watch the game eating just chips and dip when these snack ideas are easy to make and so much more tasty.
• Pesto Mushroom Caps: Brush mushroom caps with extra-virgin olive oil; fill with Cheddar cheese and a dab of pesto or tapenade. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until cheese is melted, 10 minutes.
• Horseradish Cream Cheese Round: Double the Horseradish Cream Cheese in Reuben Pumpernickel Pucks with Horseradish Cheese. Spread on cucumber rounds or whole wheat melba toast rounds. Top with smoked salmon and sliced red onion or chopped fresh dill.
• Tomato and Feta Bites: Skewer halved cherry tomatoes and cubes of feta, Gouda, Havarti or mozzarella cheese on large toothpicks.
• BLT Baguette: Toast slices of baguette (French stick); brush lightly with light mayonnaise. Top with lettuce, chopped tomatoes and sprinkle of bacon bits. • Crackers and Cheese: Spread crackers with creamy goat cheese; top with chopped sun-dried tomatoes and minced fresh rosemary or parsley.
• Fruit Plates with Vanilla Yogurt: Arrange chunks of melons, apple and kiwifruit on plate around dip of vanilla yogurt.
• Vegetable Crudités: Arrange quartered mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, carrots and celery sticks on platter around a dip of hummus or tzatziki.