18 Favorite Hors d'Oeuvres Recipes for Cocktail Parties and Other Special Celebrations

Some parties call for starters that go beyond your basic everyday snacks. When you want to pull out all the stops (or at least a few of them) and let your guests know that this is a special occasion, consider serving hors d'oeuvres. These tasty, savory bites may take more time to put together than simply setting out chips and dip, but the work is well worth it.Many of our hors d'oeuvres recipes result in one-bite delights. The rest can be enjoyed in two or three, tops. Arrange them on your nicest platters and trays, or better yet, pass them around the room while guests mingle and mix. They can hold their hors d'oeuvres in one hand and a festive cocktail in the other.01of 18 Fried Macaroni-and-Cheese Bites How do you take a comfort food classic and turn it into an easy-to-serve finger food that's sure to please a crowd? Find a way to cut it into squares and then deep fry it, as we did with an easy stovetop mac and cheese.View Recipe02of 18 Smoked Salmon-Radish Deviled Eggs Deviled eggs...