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Finger Foods & Small Bites

Small portions make room for variety: stuffed poblanos, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, crackers, and vegetable chips each bring a different texture. These finger foods offer ideas for a plate of bites to share.

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  • Cucumber-Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

    Cucumber-Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

    This is a wonderful appetizer that you can make ahead. Ingredients 24 cherry tomatoes 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1/4 cup finely chopped…

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  • Crispy Green Bean Fries

    Breaded and fried golden brown. Served with a Cucumber-Wasabi Ranch dip. Ingredients For the Dip: 1/2 cup ranch dressing 1/2 cup peeled, seeded,chopped cucumber 1 tablespoon horseradish, drained…

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  • Cucumber Tomato Bites

    These amazing Cucumber Tomato Bites are the perfect appetizer! Serve them at your next baby shower, holiday party, brunch, lunch party, birthday party, dinner party or Christmas celebration!…

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  • Bacon Tot Jalapeño Poppers

    Bacon Tot Jalapeño Poppers

    Ingredients 15 fresh Jalapeños 1 cup Shredded Cheddar 1 lb. Bacon 30 Tater Tots..frozen and semi defrosted Preparation Slice and core the Jalapeños Fill each Jalapeño half with some…

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  • Homemade Fruit Juice Gelatin

    Skip artificially flavored gelatin in favor of this super-easy homemade version using fruit juice. You’ll need only unflavored gelatin and your favorite juice (aside from mango, papaya, and…

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  • Royce Mitchell’s Honey Roasted Cashews

    Judy Mitchell shared Royce’s delicious recipe for honey roasted cashews with me after I’d eaten them at their house last weekend.  Without any doubt they are the best…

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  • Cheese-Stuffed Dates with Prosciutto

    ¼ cup (2 ounces) goat cheese, at room temperature ¼ cup (2 ounces) mascarpone cheese, a room temperature ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves Kosher salt and…

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  • Mini Reuben Melts

    Creamy Caramelized Onions (see recipe below) 32 slices party pumpernickel bread 1 – 2 tablespoons olive oil 6 ounces thinly sliced corned beef 4 ounces thinly sliced gruyere…

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  • Mini Apps

    1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls 64 toothpicks Smoked Salmon with Dill Dab cream cheese Thin slice smoked salmon, cut into quarters Fresh dill weed…

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  • Muffuletta Quiche Cups

    Individual Italian-inspired quiche cups are surrounded by a flaky crust made easily with Pillsbury crescent rounds. 1 8-ounce can Pillsbury Place ’N Bake refrigerated crescent rounds (8 rounds)…

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