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Easy appetizers and desserts

Serving a crowd for a game night, sports championship, or a TV binge-watching party? With these recipes, everyone will feel like a winner.

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In Praise of Leftovers
Top your guac with a sprinkle of cilantro and red pepper flakes.

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In Praise of Leftovers
Top your guac with a sprinkle of cilantro and red pepper flakes.

Dips

Easy homemade salsa
Crunchy guacamole
Broccoli hummus
Smoky bacon pimento cheese
Buffalo chicken dip
Tastes-like-fried tortillas with lighter guacamole
Artichoke and spinach dip
Blackened tomatillo and corn salsa (and pasta salad)

Wings

Korean fried chicken wings with ginger soy glaze
Baked Asian sticky wings
Haitian hot wings
Oven-roasted Korean style chicken wings

Finger foods

Pork and chipotle sliders
Salt and vinegar roasted sweet potato fries
Baked potato skins
Easy cheese quesadillas with ranchera sauce
Easy indoor slider burgers with spicy special sauce
Pizza Joes
Chicken pecan bites with blue cheese dip
Piggies in blankets
BLT hot dogs

Pizzas

Green olive and bacon pizza
Mini pizzas
Eggplant Parmesan pizza
White garlic shrimp pizza

Desserts

Brownies with salted caramel
Peanut butter fudge bars
Fudgy nutella cookies with sea salt
Chocolate covered strawberries with popping sugar

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