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    Home Β» Recipes Β» Appetizers

    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!

    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

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

    Chilled Creamy Green Olive Dip w/ Cream Cheese

    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

    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

    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

    Five Tips to Hosting a Cocktail Party at Home

    green pesto sauce in a white bowl with a gold spoon

    Homemade Basic Pesto - Easy Classic Recipe with Basil

    A vertical close up image of the fall meat and cheese board. There is a wheel of camembert cut into wedges in the middle, and surrounding it are crab apples, pomegranate seeds, aged gouda, a jar of honey and other charcuterie items on the board

    Fall Meat and Cheese Board Step-by-Step

    white plate filled with baked chicken wings next to orange napkins and a bowl of white dip.

    Dry Rub Ranch Chicken Wings (BAKED)

    vertical close up of a piece of toasted bread topped with a tomato basil and balsamic mixture on top of a wooden cutting board

    Easy Tomato Basil Bruschetta Recipe

    3 sauce-covered soy garlic chicken wings on a pink plate.

    Baked Soy Garlic Chicken Wings [CRISPY]

    baked chicken wings on a black plate.

    Salt and Vinegar Chicken Wings [Crispy Baked!]

    Focused Mini Muffulettas Sandwich

    Mini Muffulettas

    close up of cheese ball coated in pecans, parsley and dried cranberries on a white plate

    Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball

    Caraway Jack Cheese Log - This vintage recipe from the 1960's is packed with flavor and perfect for any retro themed party! - cupofzest.com

    1960's Caraway Jack Cheese Log

    Avocado Cilantro Greek Yogurt Dip-Close Up

    Avocado Cilantro Greek Yogurt Dip

    close up of mini puff pastry tarts that have goat cheese, pears, thyme and a honey drizzle on them

    Mini Pear and Goat Cheese Tarts with Puff Pastry

    winter citrus, salami, sliced cheese, and crackers on a wooden cutting board

    Winter Meat and Cheese Board Step-by-Step

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