A hearty dip that will have people hovering by the bowl, so place it somewhere out of traffic flow. Serve with tortilla chips to scoop it up with.
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Americano Cocktail Recipe
A very refreshing cocktail for weary palates.
Baked Cheeseballs Recipe
Dead easy cheeseballs to make, with surprise fruit-and-nut centres that give them a bit of sophistication.
Baloney Canapés Recipe
Very common on cold buffet tables in America’s Pennsylvania Dutch country.
Black Bean & Corn Salad Recipe
This salad looks dramatic, tastes amazing, and is an ideal make-ahead recipe. The combination of the beans and corn also provides a complete protein.
Black Bean Salsa Recipe
Good make ahead recipe. You can even make it a day ahead — the flavours will get a chance to marry.
Chalupas Recipe
Chalupas means little boats. They are made of cornmeal-dough, formed into little canoes, deep-fried and then filled with toppings of your choice.
Cheese and Grape Tortillas Recipe
Very tasty party nibbly dish.
Cheese and Walnut Pâté Recipe
A quick and easy spread for crackers at a party.
Cheese Filled Chiles Recipe (Chiles rellenos de queso)
These are spicy chiles, stuffed with cheese, battered and deep-fried. Simply amazing.
Cheese, Potato and Onion Squares Recipe
You can make the pie up to a day ahead; just don’t glaze it with the egg until it actually goes into the oven.
Cheesy Beans & Nachos Recipe
Set a platter of these out at a party, and stand back.
Classic Stirred Not Shaken Martini Recipe
A classic, pure Martini recipe.
Dill & Cheese Pasties Recipe
Dead easy, can be made a day in advance.
Funeral Beans Recipe
A classic North American 1950s dish to make and take to feed a crowd at gatherings. It was dubbed Funeral Beans because it was a stand-by crowd-pleaser for gatherings after funerals.
Ginger and Mint Cordial Recipe
A great, non-alcoholic refreshing summer drink.
Guacamole and Shrimp Rolls Recipe
These are great nibblies.
Negroni Cocktail Recipe
Be wary of these, as they go down too easily, particularly on warm summer evenings.
Nummy Nachos Recipe
Hummos on nachos? Who’da thought? But it is actually a fantastic, morish combination.
Pistachio Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
This is a bit fiddly, but you can make it a day ahead.
Port and Stilton Pâté Recipe
A dead easy but great tasting Pâté for the winter months.
Potted Ham Recipe
You can serve this as you would a pâté with crackers or biscuits, or if you put it into 4 separate small dishes or glasses, you could use it as a main course along with some bread.
Prosciutto and Goat Cheese Rolls
These prosciutto and cheese rolls are easy to make, yet they are small little flavour bombs that have people’s mouths in ecstasy. You can see their eyes go wide as the combined warm Mediterranean flavours of prosciutto, goat’s cheese, lemon and olive oil h
Rosebud Recipe
A mild, light drink.