Favorites Easy
Posted on Thursday, July 20th, 2006 at 2:37 am
5 Fabulous and Easy Party Appetizers
Some of us just seem to attract unexpected company! (or freeloaders, as I teasingly call them in my home.) If you are the type of person whose home always seems to be where the party’s at, chances are you’re going to want a few quick and easy party appetizers in your repertoire. These are the type of recipes you can toss together in a few short minutes to feed –and impress– your party guests (both of the “invited” and the “unexpected” variety).
Heck, even if you’re the kind of person who rarely gives parties (in which case you’re probably feeling like it’s your turn now), you may be on the look out for appetizer ideas, too. Especially if you don’t host parties every couple of weeks, you don’t want to bog yourself down with overcomplicated recipes.
1. Blinis (aka Silver Dollar Pancakes)
Blinis are not only fancy-looking, versatile, and delicious, they are also quick and easy to make. You can make a fancy authentic blini batter if you want, but… why? Just use your regular pancake batter recipe and make tiny pancakes instead of full-sized ones. Then top them with whatever you want! My favorite easy party appetizer idea? Make up a “blini bar” where your guests can top their blinis with a variety of savory or sweet toppings. Some of my favorite blini toppings are:
- Creme fraiche and caviar
- Cream cheese, bacon pieces, and chives
- Creme fraiche and smoked salmon or trout
- Grated swiss cheese and wilted spinach
- Pickled beet, carrot, and cabbage slaw
- Brie, slivered almonds, and fruit preserves
- Chopped strawberries marinated in balsamic vinegar
- Chopped cooked or fresh apples with cinnamon
2. Cheese and Fruit Mini Kabobs
Especially for summer, light cheeses and fruit make wonderfully refreshing appetizers. They’re also elegant and super easy to make. Simple slice up some inch cubes of Roquefort, feta, and cheddar cheeses. Marinate the cheddar and feta in white wine for a few hours. Place one piece of each kind of cheese along with one apple slice, one grape, and one piece of melon on a small skewer. Arrange on a tray.
3. Quick Party Pinwheels
These easy party appetizers are incredibly quick to make and you will be sure to get requests for the recipe. To make your pinwheels, simply combine two bricks of softened cream cheese with 2 tbsp. dried herb mixture of your choice. Drain and stir in about 1/4 c. roasted red peppers and a small can of green chilies (If you like it hot, use chopped jalapeno peppers instead of the green chilies.) Then add a small can of sliced olives. Stir to mix and spread on several tortillas. Roll up the tortillas and slice each one diagonally at 1/2″ intervals to make pinwheels. Arrange prettily on a platter. These look really nice when arranged with the mini fruit and cheese kabobs on a tray or platter!
4. Stuffed Bacon Wraps
These are not only mouth watering but easy to make as well. Cut 1 pound of bacon slices in half crosswise and spread each slice on a large cookie sheet. Open an 8 oz can of crabmeat and place a small mound of crabmeat on one end of each half slice of bacon (shredded imitation crabmeat also works well!). Roll up bacon and broil in the oven, turning bacon as needed until bacon is cooked and crispy. Remove from broiler and insert a toothpick into each bacon roll. Serve with Duck Sauce or Honey Mustard.
5. Chocolate Covered Cherries
For either a snack or a dessert, these easy party appetizers are a great crowd pleaser when cherries are in season. Simply pit your cherries and dip them in dipping chocolate. Place on wax paper until cooled. Decorate with drizzles of white chocolate or crushed almonds, if desired. Keep your cherries in the refrigerator until your party is ready to begin.
About the Author
Jason Creation – We have all your
Easy Party Appetizers
and your
Dinner Party Recipes and Planning
for you online, right here.
|
|
Trumpet Voluntary Jerejiah Clarke, Easy Favorite Series 1997 $275.00 |
|
|
Quick & Easy Dishes :Favorite Recipes of Home Econ, Author Unknown, Good Book $89.54 |
|
|
Quick & Easy Dishes: Favorite Recipes of home Econ by Author Unknown $77.76 |
|
|
Complete Roses: Featuring 100 Easy-Growing Favorites $76.91 |
|
|
My Favorite Things Easy Jazz Ensemble Series Score & Parts $63.21 |
|
|
Pavarotti’s Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Finales, , $59.05 |
|
|
Our Favorite Quick & Easy Recipes Cookbook, Gooseberry Patch, Very Good Book $53.96 |
|
|
Brussel’s Jade Bonsai Easy Care Favorite Home & Office Largest Plants Tree NEW $50.95 |
|
|
Nostalgia Electrics Mini Chocolate Fondue Fountain,Easy To Use Party Favorite! $49.99 |
|
|
WOW!!! 5 BOXES OF YOU FAVORITE KEURIG COFFEE K-CUPS!!! $49.99 |
|
|
Library of Easy Piano Favourites Book | Peter Aolums NEW 082561483X BNT $43.27 |
|
|
***3 BOXES OF YOUR FAVORITE KEURIG COFFEE K-CUPS*** $42.99 |
|
|
Easy Listening Country Favourites – 5 CD Box 2000 $39.99 |
|
|
MATTEL SEE ‘N SAY EASY TOUCH TALKING PICTURES FAVORITE FIRSTS FLOOR TOY RARE NEW $39.95 |
|
|
20 Easy Tunes for the Beginning Fiddler Learn to Play Jam Session Favorites DVD $39.15 |
|
|
Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen: 100 of My Favourite Easy Recipes, Michael $36.05 |
|
|
WOW!!! 3 BOXES OF YOUR FAVORITE KEURIG COFFEE K-CUPS!!! $35.99 |
|
|
Jell-O Brand Easy Entertaining (Favorite All Time Recipes Series), , Very Good B $34.43 |
|
|
World’s Favorite Easy to Play Accordion Pieces NEW $32.60 |
|
|
Easy Does It: Winners and Favorites – Patty Roper $32.59 |
|
|
00-GFM0404 Classic Rock- 50 Favorites for Easy Guitar-Music Book $32.76 |
|
|
Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites from Dim Sum… $31.75 |
|
|
EASY MY FAVORITE BAGS – Japanese Craft Pattern Book $31.99 |
|
|
Holly Clegg’s Trim & Terrific Gulf Coast Favorites-Over 250 Easy Hea-Holly Clegg $31.71 |
|
|
Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites from Dim Sum to Kung Pao by Bee Yinn Low $31.71 |
|
|
Easy Quilt Projects-Favorites the Editors American Patchwork-Better Homes $29.64 |
|
|
More Favorite Traditional Quilts Made Easy NEW $30.16 |
|
|
Easy Piano Favorites Classical Popular Sheet Music Book $29.99 |
|
|
John Brimhall’s Christmas Favorites for Easy Piano, John Brimhall $29.95 |
|
|
Film Cutter, DrT’s favorite! Cuts 35mm & MF film! – Compact lightweight easy use $29.95 |
|
|
Favorite Foundation-Pieced Minis: 30 Quick & Easy Foundation Pieced Quilt Patter $29.94 |
|
|
SACRED FAVORITES EASY PIANO CLAVINOVA MUSIC BOOK W/DISK $29.88 |
|
|
Roger McGuinn’s Basic Folk Guitar Easy Arrangements for Traditional Favorites fr $29.35 |
|
|
Roger McGuinn’s Basic Folk Guitar Easy Arrangements for Traditional Favorites fr $29.35 |
|
|
Tom Rush – How I Play (Some of) My Favorite Songs 10 Easy-to-Play Classics DVD $29.35 |
|
|
E-Z GLUTEN FREE Cookbook everyday favorites easy to prepare Gluten Free Recipes $28.99 |
|
|
Easy To Play LATIN FAVOURITES Technics EN3 EN4 organ $28.43 |
|
|
EASY TO PLAY LATIN AMERICAN FAVOURITES Technics KN1000 $28.43 |
|
|
Complete Houseplants: Featuring Over 240 Easy-Care Favorites by Jack Kramer NEW $27.30 |
|
|
EASY TO PLAY BIG BAND FAVORITES Technics KN1000 $28.43 |
|
|
12-0571525652 Favourite Hymns (The Easy Keyboard Library)-Music Book $28.44 |
|
|
Easy To Play BIG BAND FAVOURITES Technics EN3 EN4 organ $28.43 |
|
|
The Library of Easy Piano Favorites By Appleby, Amy (CRT) $27.44 |
|
|
Quick & Easy Japanese Cookbook-Great Recipes Japan Favorite TV-Katsuyo Kobayashi $27.30 |
|
|
Easy Jazz Favorites – Conductor Easy Jazz Ensemble Series Conductor $26.79 |
|
|
Take-Along Knitting-20+ Easy Portable Projects Your Favorite Aut-Stefanie Japel $25.80 |
|
|
12-0571534074 Easy Jazzin About Standards- Favorite Jazz Standards for $26.73 |
|
|
Low Salt Favorites: 300 Easy-to-Make, Great Tasting… $25.76 |
|
|
Easy Piano Favorites: The Library of Series NEW $26.10 |
|
|
00-EL9806 Favorite Classics Made Easy- Adult Piano Library-Music Book $26.06 |
|
|
Jim Henson’s Muppets: Very Easy Piano Favorites, , Good $25.00 |
|
|
STEVE ALLEN: Some Of My Favorites (easy listening Lp) $25.00 |
|
|
XAVIER CUGAT: Cugat’s Favorites (easy listening vinyl LP) $25.00 |
|
|
World Favorites: 41 Easy Selections YOU’RE SAX SOLOIST! $24.99 |
|
|
PORTER MUSIC BOX “Easy Listening Favorites No. 1″ (CD 1992) ***VERY GOOD*** $24.99 |
|
|
THE LIBRARY OF EASY PIANO FAVORITES – AMY APPLEBY (PAPERBACK) NEW $24.97 |
|
|
Readers Digest Blue Velvet: Easy Listening Favorites of $24.95 |
|
|
Taste of Home Favorite Brand Name Recipes (Over 350 Easy Recipes!) $24.49 |
|
|
The Greatest Easy Rock Guitar 73 of the Best Guitar Songs from Your Favorite Art $24.45 |
|
|
Contemporary Classics 100 Favorites for Voice and Easy $24.39 |
|
|
Gluten Free and Easy-Enjoy Your Favorite Foods These 90+ Recipes-Robyn Russell $22.04 |
|
|
Favorite Classical Melodies: For Easy Piano $23.01 |
|
|
Rudolph’s Favorite Christmas Songs, Dan Coates, Very Easy Piano Songbook $22.99 |
|
|
Taste of Home Potluck! 336 Crowd-pleasing Favorites for Easy Entertaining (Har.. $22.96 |
|
|
Favourite Organ Music: Nine Easy Pieces: Bk. 1 $22.09 |
|
|
Classic Rock — 50 Favorites for Easy Guitar: Easy Guit $22.56 |
|
|
Taste Home Potluck!-336 Crowd-Pleasing Favorites for Easy Entertai-Taste Home $21.27 |
|
|
Taste Home-Almost Homemade-374 Easy Home-Style Favorites-Taste Home Magazine $21.27 |
|
|
CLASSIC ROCK: 50 FAVORITES FOR EASY GUITAR – ALFRED PUBLISHING (PAPERBACK) NEW $22.27 |
|
|
The Country Favorites Book Easy Guitar Book $21.99 |
|
|
Classic Rock: 50 Favorites for Easy Guitar Book Guitar $21.95 |
|
|
Alfred Jazz Easy Play-Along Series Vol. 1: Easy Standards 9 Jazz Favorites Book $21.55 |
|
|
Alfred Jazz Easy Play-Along Series Vol. 2: Easy Standards 9 Jazz Favorites Book $21.55 |
|
|
Broadway’s Best Collection 50 Selections from Favorite Musicals Book Easy Piano $21.51 |
|
|
CONNIE FRANCIS MORE ITALIAN FAVORITES LP EASY LISTENING $20.53 |
|
|
Easy Quilt Projects: Favorites from the Editors of Amer $21.09 |
|
|
World Favorite Easy to Play Accordion Pieces-Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation $20.51 |
|
|
KAY STARR Sealed LP THE FABULOUS FAVORITES! Capitol label EASY LISTENING VOCAL $21.00 |
|
|
CHILDHOOD FAVORITES SONGBOOK EASY PIANO 53 SONGS ONSALE $19.70 |
|
|
THE EASY PROJECT – 20 LOUNGECORE FAVOURITES *DOUBLE ALBUM* $20.39 |
|
|
Easy Standards: 9 Jazz Favorites for Rhythm Section: Pi $20.38 |
|
|
Mr. Food TV Favorites: My Very Best Quick ‘n’ Easy TV R $20.24 |
|
|
Easy Standards: 9 Jazz Favorites for Rhythm Section: Pi $20.21 |
|
|
Jazz Favorites For Easy Guitar With Notes And Tab Book $20.18 |
|
|
Favorite Traditional Quilts Made Easy NEW $20.12 |
|
|
The Hasty Gourmet Low Salt Favorites: 300 Easy-to-Make, $20.07 |
|
|
GEORGE LEWIS: All Time Favorites (easy listening LP) $20.00 |
|
|
Quick & easy Dishes Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers $20.00 |
|
|
TONY MOTTOLA: My Favorite Things (easy listening LP) $20.00 |
|
|
GUS VALI: Belly Dancer Favorites (easy listening vinyl LP) $20.00 |
|
|
Southern Living Our Best Easy Weeknight Favorites (1998, Hardcover) Cookbook VGC $19.99 |
|
|
41 Favorite Easy Flute Selections – Music Minus One $19.99 |
|
|
Marching Favorites Box CD 2007 3 Discs St. Clair 36 Easy Listening March Songs $19.99 |
|
|
World Favorites:41 Easy Selections YOU TROMBONE SOLOIST $19.99 |
|
|
41 Favorite Easy Trumpet Selections – Music Minus One $19.99 |
|
|
Vintage Everybody’s Favorite Easy Pieces for the Violin (Sheet Music) $19.99 |
|
|
The Country Favorites Book – Easy Guitar Songbook $19.99 |
|
|
World Favorites: 41 EASY CLARINET PIECES – YOU SOLOIST! $19.99 |
|
|
Favorite Recipes Home Econ Teachers Quick Easy Ckbook $19.99 |
|
|
EASY COME, EASY GO Elvis Presley Favorite 1967 DVD New! $19.98 |
|
|
Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker $66.38 … |
|
|
Cuisinart GR-4N 5-in-1 Griddler $185.00 The Cuisinart(tm) Griddler makes “multifunctional” an understatement! Make perfect panini… plus! With four separate cooking options, it can handle everything from pancakes to sausages to grilled cheese to steaks, hamburgers and panini. It helps you prepare more servings of more kinds of food in less time, so you can cook for a crowd — no one has to wait!Simply change the cooking plates and adju… |
|
|
Hamilton Beach 51101B Personal Blender with Travel Lid, Black $21.99 Hamilton Beach Single Serve Blenders feature durable stainless steel blades that blend your favorite drinks in seconds. Use the travel cup to blend drinks to go anytime, or fill the whole jar with fresh ingredients for family and friends. Cleanup couldn’t be simpler place the cup or blending jar right in the dishwasher.Manufacturer: Hamilton Beach Brands, IncManufacturer Part Number: … |
|
|
100 Singalong Songs for Kids $5.99 No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: CEDARMONT KIDSTitle: 100 SINGALONG SONGS FOR KIDSStreet Release Date: 04/17/2007… |
|
|
Sing Along Songs – Disneyland Fun $5.80 It’s easy to see why this is one of the bestselling sing-alongs from Disney: it plays like the ultimate family-vacation home movie. Instead of fleeting glimpses of your favorite characters on your home videos of Disneyland, this 27-minute episode showcases Mickey, Goofy, Pluto, and their friends hanging out with kids inside the Magic Kingdom singing (well, their lips don’t move) such popular songs… |
|
|
Baby Beluga $8.53 Baby Beluga is a fun-filled collection of favorite children’s songs and Raffi originals, all performed in the singer’s folksy, expressive style. Beluga begins with the sounds of whales communicating in their high-pitch squeaks (which presented here come across as cute and sweet) and features melodic lines that evoke vivid pictures of gentle waves and a frolicking whale. An illustrated sing-along b… |
|
|
Yoga and Pilates with Kristin McGee $9.99 … |