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Starters

Welcome to our collection of starter/appetizer recipes! Perfect for any party or gathering, we have a wide variety of gluten-free and vegan options, as well as both hot and cold appetizers to suit any taste. Whether you’re looking for something savory or sweet, we’ve got something to suit everyone’s tastes.

Some of our favorites include prosciutto, pear, and brie toasts, stuffed mushrooms with chives and black pepper, and smoked salmon pizza with red onion. Try them all and impress your guests with these delicious bites!

A person holding a platter of fried pork dumplings and bowl of dipping sauce.
A cast-iron skillet half-filled with tomato and goat cheese cobbler and a spoon resting in the skillet.

Tomato and Goat Cheese Cobbler

3 hrs

Four chicken enchiladas in a nonstick skillet, topped with scallions.

Skillet Chicken Enchiladas

1 hr 15 mins

6 Squash Blossom Quesadillas gently laying on a white serving platter.

Squash Blossom Quesadillas

25 mins

A basket of black bean taquitos with lime halves and hot sauce on the side.

Black Bean Taquitos

50 mins

A black skillet with seven pork dumplings in it on a wooden surface and a cup of dipping sauce beside it.

Pork Dumplings

1 hr

A person assembling a taco with a plate of tofu adobo, a bowl of green sauce, and a bowl of rice with peas on the table.

Tofu Adobo

4 hrs

A bowl of buffalo chicken wings with a bottle of beer, a shot glass of raw vegetables, and a cup of dip on the side.

Buffalo Chicken Wings

2 hrs 30 mins

Four salmon summer rolls on a metal sheet with a piece of scallion and a bowl of dipping sauce.

Salmon Summer Rolls

1 hr

A silver platter filled with asparagus tempura with some pieces of asparagus and a glass of beer on a wooden table.

Asparagus Tempura

45 mins

Endive Roquefort salad in a blue speckled bowl, garnished with walnuts.

Endive Roquefort Salad

20 mins

White pan of 24 orange-red chorizo golf-ball-size meatballs

Chorizo Meatballs

45 mins

A patterned plate topped with a Moroccan salad made with sliced oranges and tomatoes, black olives, and sliced red onion.

Moroccan Salad

15 mins

A platter of Spanish-style deep-fried chicken wings on a wooden table with a bowl of wing bones on the side.

Spanish-Style Deep-Fried Chicken Wings

40 mins

Baked seafood imperial--crab, shrimp, scallops, and calamari in a cream sauce, topped with bread crumbs and baked--on a water cracker

Baked Seafood Imperial

1 hr

A plate with two shucked oysters on ice, with microgreens, a lemon wedge, and a small dish of mignonette sauce on the side.

Raw Oysters with Mignonette Sauce

5 mins

Three stuffed portobello mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms

30 mins

A sheet of parchment paper with a rectangular mushroom, leek, and Gruyere tart with a square piece cut from the corner, and garnished with thyme.

Mushroom, Leek, and Gruyère Tart

1 hr

Two beet and carrot fritters, garnished with dill, on a white plate with a fork and a dollop of dill yogurt

Beet and Carrot Fritters

40 mins

Four pieces of salmon banh mi wrapped in paper in a box.

Salmon Banh Mi

2 hrs

Ten Turkish borekitas sprinkled with sesame seeds in a glass baking dish

Borekitas with Cheese Filling

2 hrs 15 mins

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