Smoked Duck Pizza with Hoisin

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

Chopped Fava Bean Crostini with Pecorino

With lemon, mint, and black pepper.

Mongolian Beef Kebabs with Chile Jam

Skewered meat doused in a nicely spicy sauce.

Welsh Rarebit Bites

Beer-laced cheese spread on toasted bread makes for undeniable deliciousness.

Grape and Taleggio Grilled Cheese

Doused in grappa for a boozy, floral note.

Amuse Bouche Bowls

You can never have enough.

Pastry Puffs That Look Catered

This week’s mission: pseudo-elegant frozen pastry bites, and Wheat Thins with more fiber.

Double-Dipping on Trial

There’s negligible contamination, but it’s still unacceptable.

10 Party Preparation Tips

How to entertain the easy way.

Killer Apps

Cheese, yes. Olives, sure. But what else do you offer guests at a tail party? Here are the crowd-pleasing hors d’oeuvres, the ones that are never left over at the end of the party.

No Utensils Required

Savory or sweet, classic or inventive, dips are for everyone.

Academy Awards Cocktail Party

Celebrate the Oscars with old-school Hollywood style.

Surprise! I'm at Your Door

Are ambush visits rude?

Don't Scream "I Hate Broccoli!"

Which table manners your kids should mind.

On the Hunt for Wild Yeast

Chatting with home fermentation expert Sandor Ellix Katz.