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Our favorite appetizers, perfect for the holidays. Prep these delicious and festive recipes ahead for easy entertaining!
Looking for some easy, holiday-worthy appetizers? You're in the right place! It's so nice to start the evening with a delicious appetizer and a glass of wine or a cocktail before dinner. These recipes are perfect for your holiday celebrations with family and friends!
I don't like to serve something too heavy or filling before a big meal. These little bites won't ruin your appetite for dinner. Plus, they can all be prepped ahead of time, no last-minute fussing is needed. We hope you enjoy these easy recipes!
An easy, impressive and crazy-delicious appetizer with butter-toasted pecans, fresh herbs and dried fruit, this Buttered Pecan Goat Cheese Log will wow everyone!
These one-bowl, no-mixer, copycat Raincoast Crackers taste just like the ones at the fancy markets, but they're easy and cost pennies to make!
You're going to flip with the first taste of this Maple Mustard Candied Bacon! It's smoky, sweet, salty, savory, crispy and ridiculously delicious! It's fabulous as a topping on salads, soups, burgers, pizzas, etc. and makes an amazing addition to a cheeseboard!
Keep a stash of these Cranberry Clementine Conserves handy for a super easy and absolutely delicious appetizer. It's also fabulous for gift giving!
This easy appetizer is beautiful and outrageously delicious. Serve it with warm crusty bread and be sure to make plenty! It will get gobbled up before you can say "Herb Marinated Goat Cheese"!
A delicious snack, cocktail nibble or salad topper, all in one easy recipe! But beware: these Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds are difficult to stop eating!
One of the most elegant (and easy!) appetizer you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting. These delicious Italian-inspired Parmesan Crisps pair wonderfully with cocktails, and are fabulous on salads or as soup toppers.
With 10 minutes of hands-on time, these super healthy, gluten-free Pine Nut Seeded Crackers are perfect for dips, snacking and alongside soups and salads!
These bright, fresh healthy Cranberry and Pomegranate Bruschetta make a delightful appetizer, but there are tons of other delicious ways to use the topping - check it out!
Whether you invite friends for appetizers, want to create an easy pre-dinner nibble or decide to make a meal out of one of these fabulous arrays of deliciousness, here are some tips on How to Create a Great Cheeseboard.
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Hi Sandy, I think this might be the post you were talking about: https://thecafesucrefarine.com/make-ahead-holiday-entertaining/
I don't have the recipe with the horseradish. It was from a TV show called "The Chew" but I don't think that exists anymore.
Yes, that's it! I think what I found was on a default to Pinterest.
Thank You! Happy, happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Sandy
Hello,
I hope that you can help me. I was on your site recently and found a comment and I believe a picture of a cheese ball made with horseradish and rolled in various dried fruits (apricots, cranberry, raisins). It is not a recipe you developed, thus it isn't a recipe in your files (I don't think!). You said that it was one that you would be making and that it came from a source that I don't recall. I searched for it and did find it but it it wasn't printable. So....I waited to do a cut and paste and now can't find it. Please help if you can!
Love your site and have enjoyed everything I've made!! It's my guilty pleasure!
Thank you!
Sandy Cofer
Bremerton, WA