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Recipe of the Day: Cocktail Party Appetizers -- Mushroom Bacon Tart

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Salty bacon and earthy cremini mushrooms nestled in pastry are pretty pleasing in their own right, but they're also easy-to-eat-while-standing-with-a-Martini-glass-in-your-hand food. The savory tarts are part of KitchenDaily contributor Alexis Touchet's New Year's Eve Cocktail Party Menu, which also includes Roasted Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce, and eight other appetizers and drinks.

And stay tuned later today for our post on Bargain Bubblies.

Mushroom Bacon Tart Recipe

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Update Your Party Nibbles

Jennifer Iserloh, Skinny Chef


Craving party or bar foods? Make it at home with real, honest to good ingredients! Most store-bought party foods have little or none of the real ingredients that would make it flavorful. These recipes are the perfect way to get the holiday spirit going into the new year while sticking to your New Year's resolutions.

Cheesy Bites

Zucchini Bites are a nice alternative to your run-of-the-mill cheese and crackers. Compliment the juicy texture of zucchini by combining it with a light layer of salty, flavorful tapenade. It can be assembled ahead of time and popped in the oven while you are serving your guests' drinks.

More recipes after the jump.


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The 5 Worst Dishes to Bring to a Party

Consider nixing the hummus. Photo: pgoyette, Flickr.

It's party season, and that means if you have any social life whatsoever, someone will be asking you to bring something to a get-together. Certain foods are obvious no-nos unless you're aiming for cheeky: anything made with aspic, blood sausage or Spam, for example. In general, you want to avoid needlessly messy, borderline unhealthy and unintentionally labor-intensive dishes, as well as ones that simply don't travel well.

The following rules apply no matter what kind of party (potluck, New Year's Eve, birthday, tailgating) or crowd (young, old, football freaks, opera fans). If you can't cook at all, bring good cheese and crackers. That's the universal crowd-pleaser.

Hummus
It seems like such a no-brainer -- who doesn't like dip at parties? But this one has a fatal flaw: garlic. All it takes is one big scoop to render your breath intolerable. Great for family get-togethers, not for swinging singles mixers. How about salsa instead?
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Thanksgiving Recipes - Spanish Ham and Melon with Spiced Vinaigrette

The ham isn't always the centerpiece of a holiday meal. The classic Spanish ham-and-melon pairing is the perfect appetizer to entertain your guest's taste buds.

Get this ham recipe along with many others after the jump.
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'Sips and Apps' - Cookbook Spotlight

sips and appsPhoto: Chronicle Books

'Sips and Apps: Classic and Contemporary Recipes for Cocktails and Appetizers'
By Kathy Casey
Photos by Angie Norwood Browne
Chronicle Books -- 2009
Buy it on Amazon

Kathy Casey isn't a mixologist, she's a "bar chef" -- a trained chef with mad cocktail skills. In "Sips and Apps," she ventures off the well-trod path of standard cocktail guides to explore cocktails with such seductive names as Black Feather and Clear Conscience.

But it's her appetizers that are sure to offer a new trick or two for your next cocktail soiree.

See what we tested and find out whether the book's worth buying after the jump.
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