Hello! I am throwing myself a birthday party next weekend,and I decided to make all the appetizers/hor doeuvres and cake for the party. I love to cook but don’t get to a lot, so I am excited to do this. I have a few...

We’re having a progressive dinner part. There will be 17 people attending, and we’re taking care of the hors d’oeuvres. So far, we’re serving a cauliflower soup (demi tasse cups) and sweet and sour...

When making hors d’oeuvres with puff or phyllo pastry, can I make them a few weeks ahead of time and then freeze them? Do I freeze before or after baking? How do I defrost them? Anyone have any great recipes? Thanks

What do I know about buying hors d’oeuvres for parties? I generally just bring dozens of baby empanadas and/or corn fritters from a great Colombian bakery I know. What better hors d’oeuvre could there possibly be?...

Duck combines with red onion and hoisin for a quick meal.

I’m hosting a party with a Sunset Theme. I’d like all my hors d’oeuvres to be in the colors of the sunset – i.e. orange, purple, pink/magenta, indigo and presented creatively. Some of my thoughts are a...

I have been tasked with catering a fashion industry party providing 50 guests with 3 choices of hors d’oeuvres: meat, seafood and veg/cheese. The caveats are that I will have no oven and must provide non-fried, non-crumby...

We’re hosting an Indian dinner party tonight and I’d like to serve some sort of hors d’oeuvres before we sit down. I’m looking for the Indian equivalent of a cheese plate with olives—something I can...

for a Duck hors d’oeuvre... any ideas??

I’m doing research for an article on what’s hot and what’s not in hors d’oeuvres (for wedding receptions, in particular) and would love some feedback. What are the must-haves and what’s passé? Do...

fantastic bite sized hor d’oeuvres at Costco? I have read the favorite food at Costco threads, but want things that are good enough for a wedding – and sayign there isn’t anything is OK too. Evening, light...

My most excellent independent butcher shop, The Butcher Block agreed to start stocking Dufour puff pastry and got interested in stocking their hors d’oeuvres. They got in 4 varieties. I have purchased 3 so far. These are...

I’m working on a fundraiser right now in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for our local animal shelter. Because of budget considerations, our board members will probably be doing the desserts...all to be bite-sized and passed....

I’m planning a tail and fingerfood party. Any ideas about why I can get nice canapes/hors d’oeuvres made? I don’t want full-on catering, I’d just like to pick up a few trays of interesting, tasty...

I’m hosting some Brits (30 or so) in a few weeks for what will mostly be an all-American barbecue. That said, I’d like to prepare an hors d’oeuvres using Stilton. The affair will be informal and outside, so it...