10 Hors d'Oeuvres Recipes

A decorative bowl filled with a sphere of goat cheese and a few olives, topped with a thyme sprig.

Goat Cheese with Olives, Lemon, and Thyme1/10

Words sort of elude us when we attempt to describe just how stunning and scrumptious we consider this dish. Just...wow.

Ten Stilton and walnut crackers arranged in rows on a sheet of parchment.

Stilton and Walnut Crackers2/10

Perhaps the simplest and most sophisticated dinner party precursor ever. Just make the savory shortbread dough, freeze, slice, and bake. You're welcome.

A bowl filled with Ina Garten's rosemary cashews with a sprig of rosemary on the side.

Ina Garten’s Rosemary Cashews3/10

This warm-from-the-oven nosh is the ideal melding of sweet, spicy, and savory. An ideal pre-Thanksgiving-dinner nosh.

A parchment lined deep baking pan filled with baked ricotta.

Baked Ricotta4/10

Entertaining gets no simpler than this rich, creamy, indulgent, elegant cheese spread made from three ingredients. Tasting is believing. Go on.

A basket of spiced shrimp with a bowl of paprika mayonnaise beside the shrimp, a halved lemon, and a cup of toothpicks.

Spiced Shrimp with Paprika Mayonnaise5/10

This crowd-pleasing spiced shrimp is served hot, hot, hot alongside a dip that's sigh-inducingly coooooooooool.

Cheddar-Chive Gougeres6/10

These wee cheese puffs are made with sharp Cheddar cheese and chives. For a little bit of spice and heat, dry mustard and cayenne pepper are mixed in.

Cheddar-Parmesan crackers on a black wire rack with a few on a black oval plate beside the rack.

Cheddar-Parmesan Crackers7/10

Who knew that making your own crackers could be so easy?! This dough is a cinch to work with although the results disappear rather frighteningly quickly when there's wine involved.

A Trio of Deviled Eggs8/10

Irresistible. That's what we think of this array of deviled eggs, which come in classic, smoked salmon, and lightly truffled. Better than mom's.

Diamond red chili and Cheddar crackers in a wooden bowl; a glass a wine and hunk of cheese

Red Chili and Cheddar Crackers9/10

These can't-stop-eating-them crackers boast actual aged Cheddar cheesiness. Stain-your-fingers faux Cheez-It-ness just can't compete.

A plate with a large piece of seared foie gras topped with watercress and apple puree on the side.

Pan-Seared Foie Gras10/10

This luxe little number with a pan sauce reduction of late-harvest Chardonnay is best reserved for when you truly, madly, deeply love your guests.