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You are planning your big event and it is time to select what appetizers you want to serve. There are so many to choose from… how do you ever decide? Do you go for healthy or ethnic? What about those appetizers you know are not good for anyone’s health but they taste so good?

Budget is usually the first defining issue when choosing your party food. While you may want to serve lobster, you may end up with chips and salsa. It is a good thing there are so many recipes out there to give you ideas and will please your guests. Always be sure and label any foods that contain allergens so guests with food allergies will know which offerings are safe to enjoy.

There is a world of appetizers at your fingertips. Focus on a single ingredient to form a theme, such as cheese, poultry, or seafood. You can use cheese in quesadillas, cubes or melted on toast tips. Poultry can easily fill kabobs or dumplings. Seafood may appear in crab cakes, dumplings or you can make delectable shrimp or scallops wrapped in bacon. Alternatively, you may want to make a spread of finger sandwiches with a variety of fillings.

If you are looking for meatless appetizers, perhaps you would prefer asparagus rollups, filo dough filled with feta cheese and olives or a quick mushroom quiche. If you do not want to use animal products at all, try vegetable dumplings, potato puffs, and vegetable spring rolls. They are delicious!

Puff pastry is a miracle in the kitchen. You can find it in the freezer section at your local grocery store. Use this pastry to make cheese straws, miniature beef Wellingtons or even several types of turnovers. Use puff pastry to cover a wheel of Brie that you have topped off with delightful caramelized onions. Use the pastry to create tiny buns for those itty bitty smoky sausages to make mini hot dogs. You can even make little pastry cups to fill with anything you would like.

If you really want to serve up something different, try tiny dishes filled with spaghetti noodles and topped with a single sauce covered meatball. Your guests will love it! Another cutting edge appetizer is a pecan encrusted chicken tender on a skewer. Serve it up with a nice mustard sauce. Sliders are very popular right now. These mini burgers come with all the toppings of their larger counterparts.

All these appetizer ideas should give you some great recipes. You can also use a single cuisine to create a party theme such as Mexican or Asian appetizers. A table full of empanadas, mini tacos and salsa with chips gives your guests plenty to eat. Likewise, you can set up a table of spring rolls, potstickers, samosas, and satay to satisfy your guests. For a unique Asian appetizer, try wrapping up a crispy water chestnut in apple smoked bacon. Yum!

In the end, what matters is that your guests are happy. You can make yourself happy too by making as many of these appetizers as possible ahead of time. This gives you time to enjoy your party.

Making simple Superbowl party recipes means that you can prepare all your snacks well in advance and relax with your guests when the game starts. There are lots of Superbowl recipes to choose from and meat snacks, like chicken wings, ribs and hot dogs, are always incredibly popular. You will find hundreds of quick simple appetizers at our site to give you some more ideas.

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