Has anyone had any outstanding hors d’oeuvres lately, at a restaurant or a catered event? I’m so tired of bruscetta, endives, shrimp on a stick, and chicken satay. They have the cheesiest “We work in LA”...

I’m planning to make a big choucroute next weekend. The rest of the menu will be a cheese and fruit platter and apple tart. I’m looking for hors d’oeuvres suggestions. Also, what kind of sausages do you suggest...

I’m charged with bringing hors d’oeuvres to my family’s Christmas dinner for about 20 people. About half the family is pretty foodie, including this year’s hosts, who have requested something “not...

My sister and I are hosting a Recession Christmas party this weekend. We will make homemade Christmas ornaments and wash down cheap eats with the finest boxed wine and PBR. Appetizer plans so far include things like cheesy potato...

For Christmas, I’m considering making my mom and step-father, as well as my inlaws, a bunch of dishes for the freezer... things that they can pull out with minimal planning, and still have a great homemade meal. I’d...

There were a couple of long threads on hors d’oeuvres just before the holidays. You might want to check these out and see if anything works for you. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/343218 http://www.chowhound.com/topics/468832

I used the ideas from this thread for hors d’ouevres for the Thanksgiving sides pot-luck dinner I hosted yesterday. I bought frozen phyllo dough shells (Athens brand). I was a little skeptical about them, but they were...

Waterfalls (Middle Eastern on Atlantic Ave.) will put together some very nice platters. At Damascus Bakery across the street you can order trays of hors d’oeuvre sized meat and spinach pies. At Christies on Flatbush Ave.,...

We have been invited to a zinfandel tasting by my husband’s grandparents. We have been asked to bring one appetizer (hot or cold) for 12 people that must go with sparkling wine. I want to make something that will really...

Looking for some ideas for a South African Themed Party.

At a wedding reception over the weekend I had a cheese spread that I loved. A mixture of sharp cheese, some chives I think, and a few chopped pecans along with whatever else was holding it together had been put in a ring mold,...

March 2007 Cook"book" of the Month: Leite’s Culinaria. Please post your full-length reviews of recipes from the sections on hors d’oeuvres and appetizers here. Please mention the name of the recipe you are reviewing...

I am attending a Pink tail Party this weekend and have been charged with bringing an hors d’oeuvres. I am not certain what tails will be served, but given that they will all be pink, I am guessing they will be...

I would like to serve smoked duck with a dried fruit compote as a passed hors d’oeuvres, but can’t figure out what to use as a base. I was thinking of puffed pastry, but that might be too crumbly and not hold the duck...

I’m making dukkah (the mixture of hazelnuts, spices, etc. to serve with some semolina bread and olive oil. That doesn’t seem to be enough, so I need some ideas. Main course is a big fish soup (bouillebaissesque) and...