New Year's Eve Appetizers
Baked Brie Bites
Recipe: Baked Brie Bites
These delicious five-ingredient appetizers come together in under 10 minutes.
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Stuffed Endive with Herbed Goat Cheese
Recipe: Stuffed Endive with Herbed Goat Cheese
Belgian endive lettuce, with a crisp texture, sweet flavor, and a slightly bitter undertone, makes the perfect vessel for creamy herbed goat cheese.
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Blue Cheese Red-Currant Cheese Ball
Recipe: Blue Cheese Red-Currant Cheese Ball
You can reshape this cheese ball into a log for a colorful, festive touch.
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Cheddar-Horseradish-Walnut Cheese Ball
Recipe: Cheddar-Horseradish-Walnut Cheese Ball
Shape the cheese mixture into a log for a different presentation.
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Chicken Liver Mousse Crostini with Pepper Jelly
Recipe: Chicken Liver Mousse Crostini with Pepper Jelly
For a different presentation, make this mousse in a 1 1/2-qt. ovenproof dish instead of small jars.
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Creamy Shrimp Dip with Crispy Wonton Chips
Recipe: Creamy Shrimp Dip with Crispy Wonton Chips
If you don’t have time to make the crispy wonton chips, you can use kettle chips or tortilla chips.
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Feta-Olive Fresh Herb Cheese Ball
Recipe: Feta-Olive Fresh Herb Cheese Ball
The fresh herbs on this cheese ball make this a beautiful offering at a New Year’s Eve party.
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Grapefruit-Beet-Goat Cheese Flatbread
Recipe: Grapefruit-Beet-Goat Cheese Flatbread
Let the bakery pizza dough rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes to make it easier to work with.
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Inside-Out Hot Brown Bites
Recipe: Inside-Out Hot Brown Bites
We have given the signature Kentucky sandwich of bacon, turkey, and cheese sauce a new twist by turning them into beautiful bite-size cups.
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Roasted Fennel-and-Prosciutto Flatbread
Recipe: Roasted Fennel-and-Prosciutto Flatbread
You can substitute sweet onion for fennel and bacon for prosciutto.
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Smoked Trout Crostini with Radishes and Dill Cream
Recipe: Smoked Trout Crostini with Radishes and Dill Cream
For an even more colorful spread, replace half the trout with smoked salmon.
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Bacon-Fig Tassies
Recipe: Bacon-Fig Tassies
If you are pinched for time, substitute frozen mini-phyllo pastry shells for the dough.
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Benne-Maple Roasted Pecans
Recipe: Benne-Maple Roasted Pecans
You can make these a few days ahead and chill in an airtight container.
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Cuban Sliders
Recipes: Cuban Sliders
A welcome change from the usual party sliders, this mini sandwich has all the flavor of a great Cuban. Crisp the bread by warming the sandwiches in a hot jelly-roll pan and adding weight on top of the bread.
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Gumbo Rice Fritters
Recipe: Gumbo Rice Fritters
You can make the rice balls two weeks ahead and freeze. Bread and fry straight from the freezer.
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Marinated Olives and Almonds
Recipe: Marinated Olives and Almonds
A big batch of these delicious olives and almonds will last in the refrigerator up to a week. It's the perfect snack to serve a big crowd.
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Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Recipe: Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
This fresh, colorful shrimp cocktail is sure to please your crowd this holiday season.
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Orange-Basil Baked Brie
Recipe: Orange-Basil Baked Brie
The bright flavors of orange and basil make this the perfect party appetizer. Serve on a pretty cutting board with a cheese knife, and let guests cut their own portions.
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Sweet Potato Tartlets
Recipe: Sweet Potato Tartlets
These festive tarts, which use the popular sweet potato, are the perfect sweet treat for grazing guests. You can make them up to a day ahead and store, covered, in the fridge.
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Wine-Spiked Cranberry Cheese Log
Recipe: Wine-Spiked Cranberry Cheese Log
This succulent, syrupy fruit is ideal as a topping for pound cake or ice cream. You can also spoon it over a softened log of goat cheese instead of cream cheese.
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Asparagus-Blue Cheese Canapés
Recipe: Asparagus-Blue Cheese Canapés
Feel free to use any soft, crumbly cheese in place of blue cheese.
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Black-eyed Pea Pâté
Recipe: Black-eyed Pea Pate
Salty country ham and shiitake mushrooms adds deep flavor to this earthy, creamy Southern spread. Save time and make up to 2 days ahead. Keep chilled until ready to use.
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Blue Cheese Straws
Recipe: Blue Cheese Straws
Entertain guests with blue cheese straws—a flavorful twist on a classic Southern appetizer. These cheese straws add a bit of edge with black pepper and a generous hunk of blue cheese.
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Buttery Toasted Pecans
Recipe: Buttery Toasted Pecans
The key to these toasted pecans is low-and slow. Patiently roast pecans (the entire 25 minutes!) at 325° to coax out their flavor and essential oils.
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Cheese Dreams
Recipe: Cheese Dreams
These savory little gems will be the first appetizer to disappear. Make them the day before and refrigerate, or you can freeze them up to 3 weeks in advance. If frozen, pop in the oven straight from the freezer and increase the bake time by 10 minutes.
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Chicks in a Blanket
Recipe: Chicks in a Blanket
Everyone’s favorite party food gets a remake by using chicken-apple sausages. They are best fresh from the oven, so bake one batch at a time and serve warm.
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Cranberry-Goat Cheese Canapés
Recipe: Cranberry-Goat Cheese Canapés
Make Ahead: Stir together the cranberry mixture up to 3 days ahead of time. Assemble the canapés the day of your party.
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Lump Crab Mornay
Recipe: Lump Crab Mornay
Your holiday guests will devour this creamy and cheesy rendition of the traditional crab dip.
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Millionaire’s Candied Bacon
Recipe: Millionaire’s Candied Bacon
Sugar coated roasted bacon isn’t just for breakfast! Serve this at your next party and watch it disappear.
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Pimiento Cheese Gougerés
Recipe: Pimiento Cheese Gougerés
We put a Southern accent on this classic French hors d'oeuvre. You can use a piping bag with a 1/2-inch round tip or a zip-top plastic freezer bag with a corner snipped off to pipe the dough onto the baking sheets.
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Roasted Shallot Dip
Recipe: Roasted Shallot Dip
Ditch the store bought onion dip and give this fresh recipe a try. Caramelized sweet shallots and silky mascarpone cheese add new-school touches to onion-soup dip.
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Rosemary Salt-and-Vinegar Chips
Recipe: Rosemary Salt-and-Vinegar Chips
A homemade brine gives these chips a more delicate vinegar tang than mouth-puckering bagged varieties. They're the perfect chip for Roasted Shallot Dip.
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Sesame Salmon Croquettes
Recipe: Sesame Salmon Croquettes
These aren’t the old-school salmon croquettes! Fragrant fresh ginger gives these easy two-bite nibbles a bright punch of flavor. If you can’t find fresh ginger, substitute with 1/2 tsp. ground ginger.
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Warm Kale and Asiago Dip
Recipe: Warm Kale and Asiago Dip
The party staple, hot spinach dip gets a trendy makeover with the use of bacon and trendy kale.
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Smoky Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Ball
Recipe: Smoky Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Ball
Update the cheese platter with a new cheese ball, spiced honey for drizzling, and marinated feta.