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Looking for something interesting to serve at your next party?  Find a cavalcade of awesome appetizers to please even the pickiest palate.

Appetizers are perfect to serve at Graduation parties, on New Year's Eve, at Cocktail parties, before dinner to keep your guests appetite whet, or at a super sunday brunch.

Follow the links to some of my favorite party appetizer recipes and find a goldmine of inspiration for serving the most delicious finger food ever.

 

Favorite Appetizers from Pillsbury.com 

When it comes to appetizers, Pillsbury.com makes it easy and so delicious. These are some of my favorite Pillsbury appetizer recipes.
Cheesy Pinwheels with Italian Dip
Cheesy Pinwheels with Italian Dip Recipe from Pillsbury.com
Asiago Pastry Straws
Asiago Pastry Straws Recipe from Pillsbury.com
Crab Puffs
Crab Puffs Recipe from Pillsbury.com
Sweet and Spicy Meatballs
Sweet and Spicy Meatballs Recipe from Pillsbury.com
Ham and Veggie Crescent Wreath
Ham and Veggie Crescent Wreath Recipe from Pillsbury.com
Ham and Swiss Double Pinwheels
Ham and Swiss Double Pinwheels Recipe from Pillsbury.com
Mini Crescent Dogs
Mini Crescent Dogs recipe from Pillsbury.com
Mexican Confetti Pinwheels
Mexican Confetti Pinwheels recipe from Pillsbury.com
Cheese Crescent Triangles
Cheese Crescent Triangle recipe from Pillsbury.com
Crescent-Wrapped Brie
Crescent Wrapped Brie recipe from Pillsbury.com

Nigella Lawson's Living Kitchen Serving Platters 

These unique oval shaped dishes by Nigella Lawson allow for easy serving with a matte exterior finish and glossy interior to highlight foods.Nigella Lawson's relaxed attitude to cooking and eating have made her a household name on both sides of the Atlantic. To her, cooking is not about slavishly following recipes, but about the simple desire to make something good to eat. Her engagingly-written bestselling cookbooks have a relaxed and comfortable style; as if Nigella herself were with you in the kitchen, chatting and gossiping as you cook. Likewise, her Living Kitchen range takes familiar kitchenware and refines and improves it to make cooking an easier and more pleasurable experience. Beautifully packaged, each item in Nigella's Living Kitchen collection makes an ideal gift ??? if you can bear to give it away. Why not treat yourself? Dimensions:8.25-in. Small Dish 10.25-in. Medium Dish12.25-in. Large Dish

Nigella Lawson's Living Kitchen Salad & Veg Dish Set/3

Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)

Beautiful Serving platters highlight your appetizers and make them that much more appealing to your guests.

Best Appetizers from Kraft.com 

Easy Ruebens
Take Pigs in a Blanket to the next level with Easy Ruebens recipe from Kraft.com
Bacon Carbonara Appetizers
Bacon Carbonara Appetizers from Kraft.com
Easy Cheesy Roll Ups
Easy Cheesy Roll Ups Recipe from Kraft.com
Creamy Egg Salad Appetizers
Creamy Egg Salad Appetizers recipe from Kraft.com
Easy Asian-Style Chicken Appetizers
Easy Asian-Style Chicken Appetizers from Kraft.com

Nigella Lawson Black Appetizer Party Serving Set 

Serve small appetizers in style with this gorgeous appetizer tray from Nigella Lawson.

Nigella Lawson Party Set/5 Black

Five mini snack sized bowls on a matching platter. Serve your favorite party treats with this unique party set, which includes 5 egg-shaped bowls and a large saucer tray.12-in. Base platter(5) 4x5-in. Bowls Nigella Lawson's relaxed attitude to cooking and eating have made her a household name on both sides of the Atlantic. To her, cooking is not about slavishly following recipes, but about the simple desire to make something good to eat. Her engagingly-written bestselling cookbooks have a relaxed and comfortable style; as if Nigella herself were with you in the kitchen, chatting and gossiping as you cook. Likewise, her Living Kitchen range takes familiar kitchenware and refines and improves it to make cooking an easier and more pleasurable experience. Beautifully packaged, each item in Nigella's Living Kitchen collection makes an ideal gift ??? if you can bear to give it away. Why not treat yourself?

Amazon Price: $48.00 (as of 07/26/2008)

Fresh Vegetable Appetizer 

Patriotic Platter

With a summer full of Patriotic holidays here is a great idea for serving your appetizer veggies, American style.

You will need:

A large rectangular-shaped platter

A smaller rectangular-shaped serving bowl

Approximately 2 cups of Ranch style dressing

blue food coloring

2 or 3 cucumbers sliced in strips lengthwise

2 or 3 red peppers sliced into strips lengthwise

2 scallions sliced horizontally to form small circles ( bottom portions only)

Directions:

Pour the ranch dressing into the rectangular-shaped serving bowl. Add a couple drops of blue food coloring and stir. Repeat until you have achieved the shade of blue you desire.

Drop the scallion circles on top of the dressing, to appear as stars.

Place the bowl in the upper, left-hand corner of the rectangular-shaped serving platter.

Arrange the vegetables in neat lines, horizontally across the platter by alternating the red peppers with the cucumbers.

This platter can be used for Memorial Day, Flag Day, The Fourth of July or any time of the year that you are feeling the call of the red, white and blue!

Be creative! Try designing a platter that matches the flag your ancestors pledged allegiance to. Simply affiliate the vegetables, food coloring, and bowl, used above with others that match the colors and style of that particular country's flag.

Appetizers on Ice 

Keep cool appetizers such as shrimp cocktail cold and fresh with this great, Appetizers on Ice tray from Prodyne.

Prodyne Appetizers-On-Ice

Serve party guests chilled shrimp, crudites and even sushi without fear! The Appetizers-On-Ice hors d'oeuvres tray keeps food cool so it not only tastes better, but also stays out of the room temperature danger zone when food bacteria flourish. Simply fill the deep bottom tray with crushed or cubed ice and position the three divided trays above. The vented trays allow chilly air to reach food without the risk that it will grow soggy. Made from durable clear acrylic, this appetizer tray is an excellent choice for outdoor parties or buffet service. A revolving base gives guests easy access to all sides of the tray.

Clear acrylic hors d'oeuvres trays are vented to allow chilled air through
Acrylic bottom tray holds crushed or cubed ice, and can be used separately as a chip and dip platter
Polycarbonate dip cup included
Revolving base

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 07/26/2008)

Delicious Appetizers from Allrecipes.com 

Appetizer Stuffed Mushrooms
Appetizer Stuffed Mushrooms from Allrecipes.com
Cheese and Sausage Appetizers
Cheese and Sausage Appetizers from Allrecipes.com
Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms
Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms recipe from Allrecipes.com
Jalpeno Pepper Appetizers
Jalapeno Pepper Appetizer recipe from Allrecipes.com
Crab Tartlets
Crab Tartlets recipe from Allrecipes.com
Salmon-Appetizers
Salmon Appetizers recipe from Allrecipes.com
Restaurant-Style Potato Skins
Restaurant-Style Potato Skins recipe from Allrecipes.com
Stack of Onion Rings
Stack of Onion Rings recipe from Allrecipes.com
Broccoli Bites
Broccoli Bites recipe from Allrecipes.com

The Big Book of Appetizers 

Grab this book to find more than 250 more fantastic party appetizers.

The Big Book of Appetizers: More Than 250 Recipes for Any Occasion

Book Description
Everyone is always looking for new and interesting recipes for appetizers, and in this book you'll find hundreds of dips, nuts, nibbles, salsas, spreads, soups, dumplings, tarts, wraps, and so much more! From ultra-simple hors d'oeuvres like rosemary olives and marinated cubes of feta cheese to hearty sweet and spicy lamb meatballs and finger-friendly oven-fried chicken lollipops to enough beef loin with horseradish aioli and ham and gruyère strudel to serve a large crowd, this will easily become everyone's essential cookbook when planning a party-big or small. The authors give plenty of menu suggestions making it easy to match the food with the event, whether it's a small spring fling, outdoor picnic, or Super Bowl party. A handy Find It Fast index organizes recipes in helpful categories like low-fat, vegetarian, or super-fast-to-prepare. Thirst-quenching drink recipes round out this ultimate guide to perfect party food.

About the Author
Meredith Deeds is a cooking teacher and food writer whose work has appeared in Cooking Light and Chile Pepper magazines. She lives in Texas. Carla Snyder is a chef de cuisine at the highly regarded Western Reserve School of Cooking, where she has taught for the last 10 years. She lives in Ohio.

Amazon Price: $11.61 (as of 07/26/2008)

Wonderful Williams-Sonoma Appetizer Recipes 

Antipasto Platter
Williams-Sonoma.com Antipasto Platter Recipe
Arancini (Rice Balls)
Arancini (Rice Balls) Recipe from Williams-Sonoma
Bruschetta with Eggplant Caviar
Bruschetta with Eggplant Caviar recipe from Williams-Sonoma
Panini Press Appetizers
Panini Press Appetizer ideas from Williams-Sonoma

Panini Press Appetizers 

Having a Panini Press can make it easy to make great appetizers anytime.

Simply cut your prepared panini sandwiches into bite sized pieces and serve.

Hamilton Beach 25450 Gourmet Panini Press

Gourmet sandwich press for deli-style grilled panini at home
Floating lid makes even contact with thick or thin sandwiches
Nonstick grids measure 8-1/2 by 12 inches
Power and preheat lights; locking lid; upright storage design
Grill unit measure 13-1/2 by 11-1/2 by 4 inches; 2-year warranty

Amazon Price: $39.70 (as of 07/26/2008)

Panini Recipes 

Follow the link to find more panini recipes that can be cut down to size to make great appetizers.

Delectible Appetizers from Epicurious.com 

Broiled Shrimp Appetizer
Find delicious shellfish recipes, like broiled shrimp appetizer, and other recipes at Epicurious.com
Cheesy Sweet Potato Crisps
Find delicious egg recipes, like cheesy sweet potato crisps, and other recipes at Epicurious.com
Potato Latkes
Find delicious egg recipes, like potato latkes, and other Jewish recipes at Epicurious.com
Red Pepper Rouille and Shrimp Toasts
Find delicious bell pepper recipes, like red pepper rouille and shrimp toasts, and other French Proven? recipes at Epicurious.com
Rick's Basic Bruschetta
Find delicious bread recipes, like rick's basic bruschetta, and other European recipes at Epicurious.com
Stuffed Artichokes
Find delicious artichoke recipes, like stuffed artichokes, and other European recipes at Epicurious.com

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Appetizer Garnishes - How to Make Radish Rosettes and Fans 

Using the right garnish can turn an everyday dish into an appetizing masterpiece.

Radish Rosettes are easy to make and create an impressive, edible garnish for salads and cold vegetable platters. Once you get the hang of cutting them, you'll find hundreds of uses for these dainty decorations that are guaranteed to impress your friends and family.

The trick to making them bloom is simply to place the cut radish into a bowl of ice water for about 15 minutes.

Always start with clean, fresh radishes.

Ingredients and Utensils Needed For Radish Rosettes or Fans

A sharp paring knife

A bowl of iced water

Several radishes

How to Cut Radish Rosettes

Work slowly making careful cuts. Don't worry too much about making mistakes because you can always just chop the radish up for use in a salad and start over with a new one.

Lay your radish on a cutting board and slice off the stem section of the radish. (As you become more expert at cutting radish rosettes you may prefer to leave a leaf or two, from the stem, to add to the rose effect but for beginners I recommend removing the entire section to make it easier to maneuver your knife.)

Slice the root section off, leaving as much of the radish intact as possible.

Carefully cut petals into the radish by making thin slices.

Start from the root section and cut downward, along the edge of the radish almost to the bottom of the stem section, leaving the red skin intact.

You can make anywhere from 4 to 6 petals. (Start small at first, work up to fancier designs later)

Now, repeat the slices inside of the cuts you've already made being careful to leave a strip of red skin intact on each petal. Do not make this row of cuts as deep as the first row.

Place your rosettes into a bowl of ice water and soak them for about 15 minutes to make them bloom.

Drain the water and use your rosettes for decorating.

As you become more expert in the art of making radish rosettes, you might want to round off the centers or make more intricate designs.

Make your rosettes on the day you will be using them for best appearance.

How to Cut Radish Fans

You can make this garnish using any type of radish but the elongated shaped ones work best.

Start with clean, fresh radishes.

Carefully, using a sharp paring knife, slice off the root and stem sections, leaving as much of the actual radish intact as possible.

Lay the radish on a cutting board, on it's side, and make about 8 parallel slices 3/4 of the way through your radish.

Immediately place the radish into a bowl of iced water for about 15 minutes until the radish fans out.

Drain the water and your fans are ready to be used.

Always make radish fans shortly before using them for best appearance.

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