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Appetizers

There’s nothing like a good appetizer to kick off a gathering, large or small, with friends and family. In this collection you will find all of my appetizer recipes, ranging from homemade ranch with Greek yogurt to classic keftedes or tiropitas, two favorite Greek recipes.

Prosciutto, Endive & Shaved Manchego Salad with Tarragon-Shallot Vinaigrette

Creamy 4-Ingredient Homemade Ricotta

Spicy, Crispy, Addictive Cheese Sticks

Homemade ranch dip in a bowl.

Homemade Ranch Dip with Greek Yogurt

A cast iron skillet filled with baked fontina with rosemary and thyme.

Baked Fontina

40+ New Year’s Eve Recipes: Drinks, Crostini, Dips, Finger Food & More

Glogg ingredients

“Aunt Betsy’s Favorite” Glogg

A container filled with homemade sourdough crackers.

Easy Sourdough Discard Crackers (Thin & Crispy)

Fava Bean and Pecorino Salad

A plate of freshly fried corn fritters.

Corn Fritters with Cheddar & Scallions

Pickled Okra & Baker’s Foie

A plate of Korean hot tuna aside toasty bread.

Korean Double Hot Tuna with Crostini

A platter of tzatziki, drizzled with olive oil aside pita.

Tzatziki (Greek Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce)

A large platter filled with buffalo cauliflower aside blue cheese dip.

12+ Dips for Super Bowl Sunday

A platter of hummus and vegetables.

Smooth & Creamy 5-Ingredient Homemade Hummus

This garlic and thyme monkey bread with spicy tomato sauce would nicely complement any pasta dish (for all of you carb lovers that is) but would also be wildly received at any sort of Super Bowl gathering. // alexandracooks.com

Easy Garlic Monkey Bread

A bowl of real sour cream and onion dip.

Real Sour Cream & Onion Dip

Mushroom flatbread

Grilled Flatbread

Pizza Margherita, Marcella Hazan Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter, Homemade Ricotta

Charred eggplant produces a creaminess without the help of oil, and the charring moreover imparts such a nice smokiness to the eggplant's flesh. Some sort of flatbread or grilled bread is a must with each of these preparations, and if you happen to have some za'atar in your pantry, the aromatic spice mixture complements the eggplant so nicely. // alexandracooks.com

Burnt Eggplant with Za’atar Flatbread

Bowls of butternut squash and cider soup aside herbed flatbreads.

Butternut Squash and Apple Cider Soup

Before making this, I never would have described a calzone as light. Or as something that tastes like spring. Or as something I would consider serving to company, maybe sliced into rounds to reveal its oozing, cheesy goodness. This recipe changes all of that. // alexandracooks.com

Chez Panisse’s Famous Calzones

Ramp Green Pesto & Pizza | Pickled Ramps

Broiled, lightly seasoned, meaty, Dockside crabcakes embody everything I hope for in a crabcake. Because the cakes are broiled, the cakes can (and should) be delicately and loosely formed. A nearly falling-apart crab cake will ensure that the mayonnaise and panko (or pulverized Saltines or bread crumbs or whatever you are using) are doing their job as binders but nothing more. // alexandracooks.com

Maryland Crab Cakes