1,516 pasty recipes

Elegant cranberry twist on Peach Melba with poached peach halves, vanilla ice cream, and a pureed cranberry-kirsch sauce. A stunning dinner party dessert served in stemmed glasses.

Halloween veggie platter with a deliberately lumpy, yellowish cottage cheese dip that looks horrifying but tastes like a savory onion dip. Gross-out party food that's secretly healthy.

Blended strawberry punch with pineapple, apple, and orange juice topped with bubbly seltzer. A low-calorie, no-alcohol party punch that's fruity, fizzy, and refreshing for any gathering.

An elegant vegetarian plate of couscous, basmati rice, and quinoa timbales served over a silky roasted sweet corn coulis. Restaurant-worthy presentation for a dinner party grain course.

Silky chicken and ham mousse blended with Madeira wine and whipped cream, set in a gelatin mold. An elegant make-ahead appetizer for cocktail parties and holiday entertaining.

Ghoul-Aid Halloween punch made by mixing grape and orange Kool-Aid with ginger ale for a fizzy, spooky-colored party drink kids love. Ready in 5 minutes.

Rumaki appetizers with bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, pineapple chunks, and bay scallops glazed in a sticky teriyaki-honey sauce. A retro party hors d'oeuvre ready in 30 minutes.

Seasoned mystery crackers made with oyster crackers tossed in buttery oil, cream of chicken soup mix, garlic powder, and parsley. Addictive no-bake party snack ready in minutes.

Cranberry lime punch with cranberry cocktail, frozen limeade, pineapple juice, ginger ale, and soda water. A fizzy, ruby-red nonalcoholic party punch that comes together in 10 minutes.

Empanaditas are bite-sized pork turnovers stuffed with Monterey Jack, brown mustard, and red pepper flakes, baked until golden. Party-ready with salsa or chili sauce for dipping.

Turmeric oyster crackers are a microwave snack mix flavored with garlic, dill, and chicken bouillon. A golden, savory twist on seasoned crackers for parties, salads, and soup toppers.

Fudgy chocolate brownie cookies topped with pastel-colored frosting and sugar crystals. Loaded with semisweet chocolate chips and finished with rainbow icing for a festive, party-ready treat.

No-bake mini burger cookies made from vanilla wafers, chocolate mint patties, dyed coconut lettuce, and white frosting. A fun kids party treat that looks like tiny hamburgers.

Salmon spread cheese ball: a make-ahead party appetizer with canned salmon, reduced-fat cream cheese, lemon, and Dijon, shaped into a parsley-coated ball for melba rounds.

Christmas eggnog from scratch with bourbon, brandy, heavy cream, milk, and vanilla ice cream folded in for body. A big-batch holiday party punch finished with grated nutmeg.

Tex-Mex cream cheese pinwheel appetizers: spread chili-spiced cream cheese with black olives across a flour tortilla, roll, chill, slice. Five-minute party app for game day.