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    Appetizer Recipes

    Need an awesome appetizer recipe to make for your next party or get-together? These recipes will help you impress your guests and many of them can be made ahead of time to save you the stress of being stuck in the kitchen while entertaining.

    So pick out a delish recipe to make, maybe a cheesy dip, veggie-topped crostini, or any other finger food, and get ready to party!

    A white plate with a crostini topped with herb cream cheese, cold smoked salmon, thinly sliced shallots and dill.

    Smoked Salmon Appetizer Crostini with Cream Cheese

    jalapeno dip in a white bowl next to tortilla chips and sliced jalapenos

    10 Minute Creamy JalapeΓ±o Greek Yogurt Dip

    Close up of a pink bowl holding white dip with green herbs on top

    Easy Cold Smoked Salmon Dip w/ Cream Cheese

    Large plate with cheese, meat, crackers, and green olives in a small bowl

    Easy Cheese Board for Two (Date Night Recipe!)

    blue cheese cheese ball coated in pecans and parsley.

    How to Make a Blue Cheese Cheese Ball

    baked chicken wings on a white plate.

    How to Make Crispy BAKED Chicken Wings [EASY]

    close up on melted cheese in a bread bowl on a white plate with torn and toasted pieces of bread.

    31 Party Worthy Holiday Baked Brie Recipes

    Overhead of a wheel of brie topped with fig jam, chopped pistachios, and fresh thyme, cut open at the top of the image and oozing melty cheese.

    Baked Brie with Fig Jam and Pistachios

    A few dozen baked crostini piled on an antique platter.

    How to Make Crostini for Party Appetizers

    close up on a wheel of baked brie topped with apricot preserves next to crostini on a white plate.

    5 Ingredient Baked Brie with Apricot Preserves

    melted brie cheese topped with toasted almonds and jam in a white baking dish.

    4 Ingredient Baked Brie with Strawberry Jam

    baked brie with garlic and thyme in a white baking dish with crackers inside the dish.

    4 Ingredient Baked Brie with Garlic and Thyme

    a white bowl filled with creamy olive dip next to a small bowl of green olives.

    Chilled Creamy Green Olive Dip w/ Cream Cheese

    close up on melted cheese in a bread bowl on a white plate with torn and toasted pieces of bread.

    Baked Brie in a Bread Bowl with Garlic

    Parmesan Scallion Toasts - This vintage inspired recipe from the 1960's is a quick, easy, and tasty recipe for impromptu get togethers - cupofzest.com

    Parmesan Scallion Toasts

    baked brie wrapped in puff pastry next to crackers on a black plate.

    Baked Brie with Caramelized Onions in Puff Pastry

    close up of crostini topped with radishes and butter and chives

    Radishes and Butter Crostini Appetizer

    eyeball deviled eggs on a black plate.

    Eyeball Deviled Eggs (Halloween Party Recipe)

    close up on fruit, cheese, and meat together on a board.

    Summer Meat and Cheese Board Step-by-Step

    Horizontal overhead view of a parchment line baking sheet with baked puff pastry pinwheels on it and a broken pinwheel in the top left corner of the image.

    White Cheddar Prosciutto Pinwheels

    dipping a cracker into garlic herb feta spread.

    Garlic Herb Feta Spread

    a blue bowl filled with artichoke and jalapeno dip surrounded by a platter of crackers.

    Cold Artichoke JalapeΓ±o Dip (TJ’s Copycat)

    pink plate with bite sized baked zucchini patties on it and a dollop of dressing

    Sharp Cheddar Baked Zucchini Fritters

    melty baked brie topped with sliced pears, pistachios and drizzled in honey on top of brown parchment paper

    Baked Brie with Pears, Pistachios, and Honey

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    Hi, I'm Michelle and welcome to the party!

    After of working in the culinary world for over 10 years, I'm sharing the skills I've learned with you here at Cup of Zest. I'm here to help you invite your friends over more and stress less when cooking for them. Glad you're part of the crew!

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    woman with brown hair wearing a blue button up shirt smiling and holding a frozen mango margarita

    Hi, I'm Michelle and welcome to the party!

    After of working in the culinary world for over 10 years, I'm sharing the skills I've learned with you here at Cup of Zest. I'm here to help you invite your friends over more and stress less when cooking for them. Glad you're part of the crew!

    More about me β†’

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