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    Appetizer and Snack Recipes

    Try these appetizers and dips for easy entertaining or feeding a hungry crowd after school or work. From creamy smoked salmon dip and maple roasted cashews to crostini and stuffed mushrooms, this collection has something for everyone. Simple everyday recipes, holiday favorites, and game-day hits—these bites always disappear fast.

    • A bowl of cream Greek Tzatziki with dill and olive oil drizzle with raw veggies and crackers.
      Easy Tzatziki Recipe (Greek Yogurt Sauce)
    • A glass jar full of garlic confit cloves in gold olive oil with baguette slices.
      Garlic Confit (Stovetop or Oven Method)
    • A silver tray of peanut butter protein balls tolled in coconut, ready to eat.
      Peanut Butter Oatmeal Protein Balls (no-bake)
    • baked crab cakes
      Easy Baked Crab Cakes (with canned crab)
    • platter of oven baked chicken wings piled high with a buffalo ranch dressing in a small bowl.
      Oven Baked Chicken Wings
    • A platter of antipasto skewers with olives, cheese, salami, and artichoke heart for appetizers.
      Antipasto Skewers (Easy Italian Appetizer)
    • A small appetizer plate of golden baked shrimp on wooden skewers with cocktail sauce.
      Simple Baked Shrimp With Lemon Garlic Marinade
    • Creamy salmon dip on an appetizer tray with crackers and cucumber chips.
      The Best Smoked Salmon Dip Recipe
    • 12 things to do with pomegranates
      What to Do with Pomegranate Seeds (Delicious Ways to Use Them)
    • Flaked smoked salmon from a pellet grill on a serving board with lemons.
      Smoked Salmon on a Pellet Grill
    • A small glass pitcher of buffalo ranch dressing ready to pour over salad greens.
      Buffalo Ranch - Homemade Dip and Dressing
    • baked tortilla strips
      Baked Corn Tortilla Chips or Strips
    • A bowl of whipped ricotta cheese dip with endive leaf in for scooping.
      Whipped Ricotta Cheese (Dip or Spread)
    • Golden cheesy gluten free garlic toast on a platter.
      Easy Gluten-Free Garlic Toast Recipe (with Parmesan)
    • Closeup of mushroom pate in a white ramekin with a spoon.
      Classic French Mushroom Duxelle
    • Easy Green Goddess Dip (and dressing)
    • Close up of creamy basil and avocado dip in white bowl.
      Avocado Dip with Yogurt and Fresh Basil
    • Cast iron pan of cheesy queso dip with cilantro, tortilla chips, and jalapeno garnish.
      Smoked Queso Dip with Real Cheese
    • A round wheel of baked brie cheese with a fruit and nut topping, with apples, pears, and crostini.
      Easy Baked Brie with Jam Appetizer
    • deviled eggs 2022
      Best Deviled Eggs Recipe (Step by Step)
    • Golden Mediterranean hummus in a bowl sprinkled with olive oil, za'atar, and garbanzo beans.
      Homemade Hummus Without Tahini
    • Cherry tomato tart
      Ricotta Tart with Cherry Tomatoes
    • A small white bowl of peeled hard boiled eggs.
      Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Easy to Peel Every Time
    • Pomegranate avocado quacamole
      Pomegranate Guacamole
    • Sweet and spicy maple cashews.
      Sweet and Spicy Roasted Cashews (with maple syrup)
    • Pumpkin snack cake with chocolate chips.
      Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake (Snack Cake)
    • Peaking into a jar of freshly roasted pepitas with olive oil and salt.
      What Are Pepitas and How to Roast Them
    • A close up of an open jar of homemade granola with a silver scoop.
      Healthy Granola Recipe
    • A white bowl of roasted red pepper hummus to serve as an appetizer.
      Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus Recipe
    • Nectarine and goat cheese crostini.
      Goat Cheese Crostini With Baked Nectarines
    • rainbow spring rolls
      Fresh Vegetable Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
    • A jar of bright red cocktail sauce (seafood sauce) in a glass jar.
      Classic Homemade Cocktail Sauce
    • caprese skewers
      Easy Caprese Skewers with Basil Vinaigrette
    • Fruit kabobs with watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew melons.
      Fruit Kabobs Made with Melon
    • watermelon goat cheese appetizers
      Summer Watermelon Goat Cheese Appetizer
    • A jar of golden glazed pecans on a white round marble plate.
      Maple Pecans (candied pecans)
    • Glass jar of pesto rosso, red pesto, ready to enjoy.
      Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (Pesto Rosso)
    • Fig and goat cheese crostini.
      Goat Cheese Crostini with Figs and Prosciutto
    • Ground turkey lettuce wraps with lettuce leaves.
      Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps
    • Spinach stuffed mushrooms on a gray serving plate with melted parmesan on top, with parsley.
      Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms With Parmesan Cheese

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    Mother's Day Recipe Inspiration

    • Sliced of golden pound cake with strawberries and a small bowl of whipped cream.
      Gluten Free Pound Cake with Cream Cheese
    • Dutch baby oven pancakes
      Gluten-Free Dutch Baby (German Pancakes)
    • Baby dutch yellow potatoes wtih herbs and Parmesan cheese.
      Buttery Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes
    • deviled eggs 2022
      Best Deviled Eggs Recipe (Step by Step)
    • Close up of a platter of salmon filets with lemon and herbs on a table.
      How to Make Steamed Salmon
    • Close up of crispy golden waffles with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries.
      Gluten Free Waffles

    More Recipe Ideas

    • Golden baked chicken breasts on the dinner table.
      Roast Split Chicken Breast
    • beef tenderloin on a plate.
      Roast Beef Tenderloin (Center-Cut Chateaubriand)
    • A bowl of bright green beans almondine with toasted buttered almonds.
      Fresh Green Beans Almondine Recipe
    • Pork tenderloin with creamy mustard sauce close up with a serving fork.
      Roast Pork Tenderloin with Dijon Mustard Sauce

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