Nibbles and bites perfect for small gatherings or patio parties.
Easy Velveeta Sausage Cheese Dip
My Easy Velveeta Sausage Cheese Dip is the kind of recipe that can win over any crowd, whether it’s game day or family movie night. This hearty dip is guaranteed to disappear before halftime!
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Alabama Fire Crackers
Perk up your favorite soup or chili with these flavor-filled spicy Alabama Fire Crackers. This fiery, buttery combination of very ordinary ingredients is always a hit at parties and perfect alongside salads and soups.
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Loaded French Fries
If any recipe can bring a crowd to the kitchen in seconds, it’s these Loaded French Fries. Crispy oven-baked fries with gooey melted cheese, smoky bacon, and all the toppings you love. This is the kind of food that disappears fast and leaves people wanting more.
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Warm Turnip Green Dip with Bacon
It’s your turn to bring a dish for watching the football game, and you have no idea what to make. I got you covered with this Warm Turnip Green Dip with Bacon. We’ve all had warm spinach and artichoke dip, right? Well, this is that dip’s Southern first cousin. It’s a taste-tempting mixture of cream cheese, bacon, and turnip greens. Great for game day or just because it’s Thursday!
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Cheddar Pecan Cheese Ring with Strawberry Preserves
If you’re looking for the perfect appetizer recipe for any occasion, you have to try Rosalynn Carter’s Cheddar Cheese Ring with Strawberry Preserves. I’ve been serving this since the 1970s, and people are still talking about it!
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Hot Baked Crab Dip
For the ultimate party indulgence, serve your guests this luscious Hot Baked Crab Dip that’s ready in under 30 minutes. Lump crab meat, cream cheese, and horseradish are baked together to make the perfect appetizer for your next dinner party or get-together with friends.
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Oven Baked Buffalo Wings
Love wings but don’t like the frying? How about if they were just a bit healthier? My Oven Baked Buffalo Wings are the answer to both! These baked chicken wings have the classic taste with no messy frying and no added fat. Yet, they’re lovely and brown and crispy. And they’re easy to make for a crowd or for the family.
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Spicy Cheese Crackers
These delicious Spicy Cheese Crackers are seasoned with spices and butter and baked briefly to a crispy finish.
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Refried Bean Dip
This Refried Bean Dip will be the hit of your next football party! With its layer upon layer of Tex-Mex ingredients, it’s always the first appetizer to go at any get-together. Creamy refried beans and hearty seasoned beef are combined with salsa, black olives, and green onions, topped with sour cream and cheese to make the best dip this side of the border.
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Easy Baked Fontina with Herbs
Melted fontina cheese with olive oil, thyme, and rosemary makes an easy, flavorful appetizer. Perfect for gatherings, this Easy Baked Fontina with Herbs is ready in minutes!
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My Southern Table Cookbook
If you like these recipes, you’ll love my cookbook! It’s 348 pages filled with 246 recipes, each with a full-color photo. Visit Lana’s Cooking for more information.
I’m Lana Stuart, an award-winning cookbook author, food blogger, and lifelong cook raised deep in Southwest Georgia. I started Lana’s Cooking in 2009 to share the tried-and-true recipes I grew up with. Around here, the food is full of flavor, the traditions run deep, and there’s always room at the table.