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Blue Ribbon Appetizer Recipes

Get your party started with these tasty appetizer recipes from party-savvy cooks all across the country!

Lazy Vegan Ratatouille

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By Barb Hayes
This recipe is adapted from Laura Calder’s brilliant Lazy Ratatouille. I’ve taken her ingredients ...
(4 ratings)

Tapenade Spread

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By Karl Strasser
I had some ingredients I had to use up so I made this tapenade. I love ...
(3 ratings)

Asian Lettuce Wraps

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By Carla Mackey
I started the Ideal Protein protocol and needed to get creative with ways to eat ...
(4 ratings)

Shanghai Lumpia

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By J. White Harris
Lumpia is a hands down favorite treat for my family. It is a variation of ...
(9 ratings)

Borracho Baked Beans

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By Deborah Garza
It was cold this morning and I wanted to create something that gave my home ...
(5 ratings)

Tuscan Chicken Bruschetta With Lime Olive Salsa

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By Kathy Sills
This chicken Bruschetta is perfect for a light meal or an elegant shower!
(3 ratings)

Sa–more S’mores, Please…

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By Irisa Raina 9
I made these for fathers day...for the adults... The other adults who didn't want this had ...
(3 ratings)

Breaded Calamari

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By Amanda Brecht
This is a simple but tasty recipe for breaded calamari in a deep fat fryer! ...
(2 ratings)

Drunken Nuts (sallye)

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By Sallye Bates
A good appetizer for the holidays.
(3 ratings)
Great healthy tasty side salad over the Memorial day weekend or during the summer. Great with healthy brugers out on the deck with family and friends. Enjoy

Healthy Lentil Salad

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By Marti Green
This is a very wonderful tasty salad. You can serve it plain or on a ...
(8 ratings)

Shrimp With Whiskey Tarragon Sauce On French Bread

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By Allison Hazell
A good friend of mine made these for a Bridal Luncheon and they were a ...
(4 ratings)

Spinach Balls

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By Candy Beard
I can't keep enough of these on hand after making them. My granddaughters hunt ...
(5 ratings)

Peanut Butter - Banana Rolls

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By Arty Jrgnsn
This is a further modification of the famous Elvis Presley's sandwich. To me, lumpia wrappers ...
(20 ratings)
Green and Gold Potted Packer Pepper Dip

Tina's Green And Gold Potted Packer Pepper Dip

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By Tina Swain
I just won a cooking contest with this recipe. It was sponsored by our ...
(4 ratings)
Flaky Empanadas with Savory Chorizo, Potato, and Cheese Filling

Flaky Chorizo Potato And Cheese Empanadas

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By Adriana Torres
Empanadas can be made in many different ways to compliment various stuffings. Here, I skipped ...
(10 ratings)

Noodle Kugel

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By Karen Axel-knispel
this has been in my family for many many years
(2 ratings)
WFC Presentation Platter

Brie, Pear And Apricot Sammie With Sweet Thai Dipping Sauce

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By Jane Whittaker
This is a nice combo. Pears and Brie have been paired up for a long ...
(7 ratings)

John Murphy's Clam Puffs

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By Bonnie Beck
This is another wonderful old recipe from my two Uncles who lived in that great ...
(6 ratings)
Easy crock pot cranberry meatballs on a plate

Cranberry Glazed Meatballs

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By Tonna Canfield
I made these yummy meatballs for my daughter's bridal shower. They are quick, easy, and ...
(14 ratings)

Spicy Salmon Sandwich With Ginger-peperoncini Aioli

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By Carmell Childs
This recipe is the first Fish sandwich that I have ever created. Let me just ...
(4 ratings)
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Cool & Tangy Marinated Cucumbers

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By Amy H.
My Grandma always used to make these and they're awesome. I could never find the ...
(20 ratings)

Smoked Salmon Dip

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By Marilyn Davidson
I actually did invent this one. I prefer a piece of smoked salmon or a ...
(2 ratings)
fresh shrimp cocktail

Shrimp Cocktail

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By Sandy Mika
My friend Edwardo gave me this recipe, a wonderful man from Ecuador. The juice from ...
(6 ratings)

Chipotle-mango, Smoked Salmon Crostini

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By Lisa Mersereau
Easy, elegant sweet and delicious Sure to delight any crowd for any occasion.
(2 ratings)
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