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Puff Pastry Shells Recipe and Video - Chef John's puff pastry shells are an easy and elegant way to serve savory or sweet fillings.

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Puff Pastry Shells

Chef John's puff pastry shells are an easy and elegant way to serve savory or sweet fillings.

By Chef John

Peach and Goat Cheese Tartine Recipe and Video - Taste summer on a slice of bread with Chef John's recipe for peach and goat cheese tartine.

Peach and Goat Cheese Tartine

Taste summer on a slice of bread with Chef John's recipe for peach and goat cheese tartine.

By Chef John

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Cheese Puffs (Gougeres) Recipe - Light, airy, cheese puffs are a versatile addition to a meal or appetizer plate. Tiny, they're like soup nuts. Larger, they pair well with beer or wine. Even bigger, they can be split and filled with ham, chicken, tuna salad, or even more cheese!

Cheese Puffs (Gougeres)

Light, airy, cheese puffs are a versatile addition to a meal or appetizer plate. Tiny, they're like soup nuts. Larger, they pair well with beer or wine. Even bigger, they can be split and filled with ham, chicken, tuna salad, or even more cheese!

By Carolyn Bunkley

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How to Make Coquilles Saint-Jacques Recipe and Video - Tender, plump sea scallops are served on real scallop shells with sauteed mushrooms, a creamy sauce, and a topping of Gruyere cheese for a fancy appetizer or small plate that's surprisingly easy to make.

How to Make Coquilles Saint-Jacques

Tender, plump sea scallops are served on real scallop shells with sauteed mushrooms, a creamy sauce, and a topping of Gruyere cheese for a fancy appetizer or small plate that's surprisingly easy to make.

By Chef John

Brie Cups Recipe - Brie cheese is topped with raspberry preserves in this quick, easy, and sophisticated bite-sized brie cup appetizer.

Brie Cups

Brie cheese is topped with raspberry preserves in this quick, easy, and sophisticated bite-sized brie cup appetizer.

By EHS

Baked Brie in Puff Pastry Recipe and Video - Almonds lend a pleasant crunch to this favorite hot-out-of-the-oven appetizer; ready-made puff pastry speeds up the process.

Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

Almonds lend a pleasant crunch to this favorite hot-out-of-the-oven appetizer; ready-made puff pastry speeds up the process.

By Nancy Vejvoda

Tuna Mousse Terrine with Olives Recipe - Tasty and beautiful, this mousse-like textured terrine is impressively studded with pimento-stuffed olives. It's great for entertaining and looks far more difficult than it really is. Serve it on greens along with crackers or slices of Melba toast.

Tuna Mousse Terrine with Olives

Tasty and beautiful, this mousse-like textured terrine is impressively studded with pimento-stuffed olives. It's great for entertaining and looks far more difficult than it really is. Serve it on greens along with crackers or slices of Melba toast.

By Serg

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Brie Cheese Appetizer Recipe - Chunky preserves are sandwiched between a halved wheel of Brie and a ready-made puff-pastry crust. Fresh from the oven, they become a creamy blend of sweet and savory.

Brie Cheese Appetizer

Chunky preserves are sandwiched between a halved wheel of Brie and a ready-made puff-pastry crust. Fresh from the oven, they become a creamy blend of sweet and savory.

By Susan Jackson

Fig and Olive Tapenade Recipe - This is an easy gourmet appetizer. I've brought this to several parties and it is always a hit! I often add some chopped green olives to the olive mixture and a little more balsamic. Goat cheese may also be used in place of the cream cheese. Serve with slices of French bread or crackers.

Fig and Olive Tapenade

This is an easy gourmet appetizer. I've brought this to several parties and it is always a hit! I often add some chopped green olives to the olive mixture and a little more balsamic. Goat cheese may also be used in place of the cream cheese. Serve with slices of French bread or crackers.

By Anne

Kalamata Olive Tapenade Recipe - You don't need to use anchovies to make a delicious tapenade; try this recipe for Kalamata olive tapenade that includes capers, garlic, and lemon juice.

Kalamata Olive Tapenade

You don't need to use anchovies to make a delicious tapenade; try this recipe for Kalamata olive tapenade that includes capers, garlic, and lemon juice.

By TERESITA79

Chutney Baked Brie Recipe - This round wheel of Brie is dusted with curry powder, then spread with a mango chutney, studded with chopped cashews, and baked until the cheese inside the rind is melted. The sweet/savory combination is creamy and delicious.

Chutney Baked Brie

This round wheel of Brie is dusted with curry powder, then spread with a mango chutney, studded with chopped cashews, and baked until the cheese inside the rind is melted. The sweet/savory combination is creamy and delicious.

By Hillary Quinn

Honey Brie Spread Recipe - Better titled as 'Bedroom Brie'! This is our favorite food after the kids have gone to sleep. A wheel of Brie is wrapped in pastry, then topped with pecans and honey, and baked to golden perfection. Best paired with a Sauvignon Blanc.

Honey Brie Spread

Better titled as 'Bedroom Brie'! This is our favorite food after the kids have gone to sleep. A wheel of Brie is wrapped in pastry, then topped with pecans and honey, and baked to golden perfection. Best paired with a Sauvignon Blanc.

By Kim S

Garlic and Herb Cream Cheese Recipe - This versatile cheese spread is flavored with a variety of herbs and works as well on sandwiches as it does on crackers.

Garlic and Herb Cream Cheese

This versatile cheese spread is flavored with a variety of herbs and works as well on sandwiches as it does on crackers.

By Lisa Mayer Kaelblein

Tapenade Recipe - Blend pungent ingredients--like Kalamata olives, anchovies and capers--to a tasty paste ...perfect with pita, crudite or crackers.

Tapenade

Blend pungent ingredients--like Kalamata olives, anchovies and capers--to a tasty paste ...perfect with pita, crudite or crackers.

By Jim Clark

Chef John's Party Cheese Puffs Recipe and Video - Chef John's recipe for gougeres, French cheese puffs, are made with sharp Cheddar cheese and are as easy to make as they are delicious.

Chef John's Party Cheese Puffs

Chef John's recipe for gougeres, French cheese puffs, are made with sharp Cheddar cheese and are as easy to make as they are delicious.

By Chef John

Liver Pate Recipe - Whether you call it Chopped Liver or simply Pate, this fix-in-a-food-processor spread gets its elegant richness from sherry and butter.

Liver Pate

Whether you call it Chopped Liver or simply Pate, this fix-in-a-food-processor spread gets its elegant richness from sherry and butter.

By William Anatooskin

Blue Cheese Walnut Toasts Recipe - These little toasts can be served by themselves as appetizers or sometimes I like to serve them as croutons on salad.

Blue Cheese Walnut Toasts

These little toasts can be served by themselves as appetizers or sometimes I like to serve them as croutons on salad.

By Elizabeth

Deb's Tapenade Recipe - This is an olive dip that makes for a great appetizer or to serve as a topping on meat.

Deb's Tapenade

This is an olive dip that makes for a great appetizer or to serve as a topping on meat.

By Deb S.

Chef John's Tomato Tart Recipe and Video - A crispy, buttery puff pastry crust delivers tangy Dijon and sweet caramelized tomatoes sprinkled with cheese and herbes de Provence in this French tomato tart.

Chef John's Tomato Tart

A crispy, buttery puff pastry crust delivers tangy Dijon and sweet caramelized tomatoes sprinkled with cheese and herbes de Provence in this French tomato tart.

By Chef John

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Deep Fried Camembert with Raspberry Sauce Recipe - Wedges of camembert cheese are breaded, deep fried and dipped in a sweet raspberry sauce. Delicious!

Deep Fried Camembert with Raspberry Sauce

Wedges of camembert cheese are breaded, deep fried and dipped in a sweet raspberry sauce. Delicious!

By Jennifer Romasco

Cheese Fondue with a Twist Recipe - A mix of Swiss cheeses and smoked Gouda make a rich fondue, perfect for dipping crusty French bread.

Cheese Fondue with a Twist

A mix of Swiss cheeses and smoked Gouda make a rich fondue, perfect for dipping crusty French bread.

By Katy Rowan Natt

Tangy Tomato Tart (Pie) Recipe - Celebrate garden-ripe tomatoes with a French tomato tart flavored with herbs and Dijon mustard. Serve warm or cold.

Tangy Tomato Tart (Pie)

Celebrate garden-ripe tomatoes with a French tomato tart flavored with herbs and Dijon mustard. Serve warm or cold.

By pocohr

Escargot Mushrooms Recipe - Snails are sauteed in garlic butter and stuffed in mushroom caps for an elegant appetizer.

Escargot Mushrooms

Snails are sauteed in garlic butter and stuffed in mushroom caps for an elegant appetizer.

By MADCOW_COOK