Appetizer recipe collection

Cream cheese ball prefect for crackers or anytime you have guests coming.

Pork-stuffed cucumber rounds deep-fried until crisp, then braised in a savory soy-sherry sauce with sesame oil. A stunning Chinese appetizer or main dish.

Very popular with Ivy's elementary school friends!

Broiled potato skins loaded with pepper jack cheese and crispy bacon, cut into bite-size pieces for game-day appetizers. A quick broil melts the cheese in two minutes.

Broiled vegetable medley with zucchini, eggplant, red peppers, and onion brushed in garlic-rosemary olive oil. A simple Mediterranean-style appetizer or side ready under the broiler in 10 minutes.

Microwave Brunswick stew with chicken, lima beans, corn, okra, and tomatoes. A quicker take on the Southern classic that builds its own broth from scratch in about 40 minutes.

These succulent buffalo chicken strips will make you addicted for sure.

Curry dip with Granny Smith apple, crushed pineapple, cashews, and blue cheese in a creamy mayo base. No-cook appetizer with sweet, tangy, and savory layers in every bite.

Cajun chicken nuggets pan-fried in a spiced breadcrumb and onion soup mix coating with chili powder, cumin, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Kid-pleasing appetizer with grown-up Southern heat.

Calamaria Parayemista, Greek stuffed squid filled with spiced rice, tomato puree, cinnamon, and cloves, then braised in white wine. A traditional Greek mezze appetizer.

Caribbean guacamole: a tropical twist on classic guac with diced avocado, sweet papaya, lime, red chiles, and toasted coconut, served with crisp bread points. Island sunshine on a cracker.

Caramelized pork carnitas with brown sugar, molasses, tequila, and garlic simmered until glazed and sticky. A one-skillet Mexican appetizer served with picks.

Beef carpaccio: paper-thin raw filet mignon slices with a lemon-caper-mustard sauce, marinated mushrooms, and shaved Parmesan. The iconic Venetian appetizer.

Pureed celery and dried apricot soup simmered in vegetable stock. An unexpected combination that blends herbal freshness with natural fruit sweetness.

Cha gio are Vietnamese crispy spring rolls stuffed with pork, shrimp, bean thread noodles, and wood ear mushrooms. Fried golden and served with lettuce, herbs, and nuoc cham.

Cheese and chile squares, a baked appetizer of cottage cheese, Longhorn cheddar and Monterey Jack layered with green chiles and a tabasco-spiked egg custard. Cuts into 24 crowd-ready bites for parties.