Appetizer recipe collection

Quick guacamole dip with mashed avocado, mayo, tomato, green chili, and lemon. 5-minute creamy version that stretches one avocado for a crowd.

Microwave ham loaf cooks in 25 minutes flat, no oven needed. Ground ham, veal, and pork bound with milk-soaked bread crumbs, glazed with brown-sugar mustard and basted in pineapple juice for sweet-savory snap.

Four quick, no-cook party appetizers: cherry tomatoes stuffed with smoked oysters, lemonade-marinated apple wedges, sugar-dipped strawberries, and Edam cheese balls. Easy retro finger food that comes together fast.

Use pita bread or any kind of wrap, or naan bread to make this quick, easy and delicious pizza. Prosciutto, mozzarella, tomato sauce and basil are enough for make a flavorful pizza!

Rabbit jambalaya with the Cajun holy trinity of onion, celery, and bell pepper, bay, garlic, white and red pepper. Slow-browned for that smoky-brown jambalaya color.

Raw stuffed mushrooms filled with cream cheese, deviled ham, and pimento olives - a no-bake party appetizer you can prep a full day ahead. Ready in 30 minutes, serves 24.

Deep-fried chicken wings tossed in a hot sauce butter glaze with liquid smoke, horseradish, and Worcestershire, then baked until the sauce caramelizes.

Red devil eggs stuffed with deviled ham, mayo, mustard, Worcestershire, and grated onion. A retro appetizer with serious savory depth, ready in just 10 minutes.

A scrumptious dessert dish made with applesauce, graham crackers and toasted almonds.

Rice and noodle casserole baked with toasted vermicelli, French onion soup, chicken broth, soy sauce, and water chestnuts. Buttery pilaf-style side, classic potluck favorite.

Spinach dip in a bread bowl with cream cheese, water chestnuts, nutmeg, and cayenne. Hollow out a round loaf, fill it up, and rip bread to scoop.

Risotto primavera packs spring vegetables into creamy arborio rice: green beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, carrots, and tomatoes folded in stages, finished with butter and Parmigiano. The garden in a bowl.

Cashew nut risotto with basmati and wild rice, mushrooms, red pepper, peas, and Parmesan. A British-style rice dish from legendary cook Marguerite Patten.

Ukrainian kutia is a traditional Christmas Eve grain dish of buckwheat, ground poppy seeds, honey, and walnuts. The first of 12 dishes served at Sviata Vecheria, eaten cold and symbolic of family unity.

Roasted garlic puree dip: silky cream cheese and blue cheese spread loaded with six heads of slow-roasted garlic. The party dip that turns garlic skeptics into believers.

Crostini topped with roasted red pepper strips and smoked mozzarella, broiled until the cheese melts into toasted baguette. Four ingredients for an easy Italian appetizer where the smoky cheese steals the show.