Marinated Idiazábal Cheese with Rosemary Recipe

Marinated Idiazábal Cheese with Rosemary

Idiazábal, smoked Spainish cheese, is marinated in a rosemary-thyme-infused oil seasoned with garlic and black pepper. A simple snack or tapas.

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Green Olives Filled with Pepper and Anchovy Recipe

Green Olives Filled with Piquillo Pepper and Anchovy

For this Spanish tapas recipe, briny green olives are stuffed with roasted sweet peppers and anchovies. Sweet-salty deliciousness. A great tapas treat.

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Baked Brie en Croûte Recipe

Baked Brie en Croûte

Store-bought puff pastry works best for making this elegant looking baked Brie with apricot preserves. Choose a Brie that is firm and unripe for success.

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Caramelized Onion, Walnut, and Roquefort Tarts by Bob Kinkead

Caramelized Onion, Walnut, and Roquefort Tarts

These rich and tangy tarts are filled with sweet, caramelized onions, crunchy walnuts, and Roquefort cheese. Serve as appetizers or a first course.

Artichoke Crowns Stuffed with Saffron-Scented Crab

Artichoke hearts are stuffed with a creamy crab salad, topped with bread crumbs, and baked until golden. A great recipe for parties or hors d’oeuvres.

Roasted Eggplant Dip with Spiced Pita Crisps by Tori Ritchie

Roasted Eggplant Dip with Spiced Pita Crisps

Try this variation of baba ghanoush without tahini for a party appetizer. Use fresh eggplants and plenty of parsley and scoop it up with pita wedges.

French Country Pate by Anthony Bourdain

French Country Pâté

Cooking pork shoulder, liver, and duck fat with spices, splashes of cognac and wine makes a simple, hearty French country pate. Perfect for entertaining.

The Girl & The Fig Cookbook by Sondra Bernstein

Herb-Marinated Olives

For a quick snack or a party appetizer, herb-marinated olives are easy to make with a variety of olives and herbs. Just toss together and serve.

Crispy Chicken Skin | Gribenes

For this Jewish recipe, strips of chicken skin and chopped onion are sauteed in a skillet until the skin is crispy and the onion is dark and meltingly sweet.

Curried Chicken Rolled in Toasted Coconut by Serena Bass

Curried Chicken Rolled in Toasted Coconut

The retro combination of chicken, curry, walnuts, and cream cheese in these little bites is impossible to fight. They go down fast, easy, and delicious.

Cream Cheese, Fig, and Walnut Spread with Smoked Salmon

A simple recipe for a delicious cream cheese spread filled with dried figs, smoked salmon, and walnuts. It’s spooned into endive boats for a killer nibble.

Baked Clams

Straight from Umberto’s Clam House in NYC, this recipe for clams topped with bread crumbs seasoned with parsley and cheese then baked is the real deal.

Lamb Meatballs Recipe

Merguez Meatballs with Yogurt Sauce

Lamb meatballs seasoned with garlic, cilantro, wine, paprika, cumin, and ground coriander are broiled and served alongside a minty yogurt sauce.

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Mushroom Caps Stuffed with Leeks and Fromage Blanc by Dolores and Jack Cakebread

Mushroom Caps Stuffed with Leeks and Fromage Blanc

Cremini mushrooms are stuffed with a mixture of gently sauteed leeks, Parmesan, fromage blanc, a cheese similar to ricotta, and a drizzle of truffle oil.

Individual Meat Pies with Cointreau Marmalade by Francine Segan

Individual Meat Pies with Cointreau Marmalade

These meat pies, are true minced meat pies, filled with ground meat–lamb or beef–and dried plums, currants, spices, and a Cointreau marmalade on top.

Grilled Miso-Citrus Scallop Lollipops by Ming Tsai

Grilled Miso-Citrus Scallop Lollipops

Scallops are first marinated in a mixture of sake, ponzu, miso, and ginger, then wrapped with grilled portobello mushrooms, stuck on a skewer, and grilled.

Ahi Tuna Cube with Toasted Black and White Sesame Seeds by Rick Tramonto

Ahi Tuna Cube with Toasted Black and White Sesame Seeds

This Asian-inspired hors d-oeuvre is nothing more than small cubes of fresh raw tuna that are rolled in gently toasted white and black sesame seeds. Perfection.

Truffled Lentil Spoons by Rick Tramonto

Truffled Lentil Spoons

Orange, black, and French lentils are tossed together with a truffle vinaigrette and decorated with a drizzle of a smoky bacon vinaigrette.

Soft Polenta with Forest Mushrooms by Rick Tramonto

Soft Polenta with Forest Mushrooms

Creamy, cheesy, irresistible polenta, similar to American grits, is cooked slowly until impossible soft and then is topped with all types of sauteed mushrooms

New Year's Eve Gougeres by Judy Rogers

Gougères with Arugula, Bacon, and Pickled Onions

A Zuni Cafe specialty, these little cheese puff sandwiches are filled with bacon, tender baby greens, and peppery pickled onions. Perfect as an hors d’oeuvre.

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