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Bring some retro glamour to your entertaining game with this easy recipe.

These Japanese rice balls filled with salty-sweet salmon are customizable, fun, and great for snacking.

This retro American pimiento cheese ball takes minutes to prepare, can be made ahead, and transports well if needed, making it the ideal customizable party app.

Swap tomatoes for citrus in this wintery twist on the classic Italian bread salad.

Simple but elevated, this quick cracker-topper is perfect for a party.

A combination of cheeses and a dash of port form the base of this appetizer inspired by Hickory Farms’ iconic cheese ball.

These two skillet-size latkes are a faster, smoother road to party time. Serve right away or make in advance and let the guests slice their own pieces.

This is a labor of love that will make other people love you, which is reason enough to give this recipe a try.

A little retro, a lot of flavor, and perfect for your next party.

Four simple ingredients, one party-ready dip that takes mere minutes to blitz together.

With three kinds of cheese and enough mayo and sour cream to bind it together, this luxurious dip is a cinch to make and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Teamed up with chips, this dip is the most popular snack in town. Or be like us and call it dinner.

Shrimp cocktail is all about the shrimp: big, fat, perfectly cooked gorgeous shrimp. Here’s how to do it.

The spicy, creamy dip is the perfect complement to the crispy oven-baked sweet potato wedges.

Refreshing gazpacho gets the salty-spicy nuoc cham treatment in this twist on the warm weather soup. Sesame oil provides nutty balance and helps curb the heat.

Loaded with crispy kernels, these snackable corn ribs are slathered with a smoky, tangy seasoned butter for a fresh take on barbecue corn recipes.

Caviar sounds fancy, but it can also be a handy pantry ingredient in the form of cured salmon roe. You can start by topping smashed potatoes as shown here.

Bacon and cream gild this ultrarich corn chowder recipe, but it easily goes vegetarian if you want it to.

Summer’s undersung stone fruit gets the red carpet treatment with a spice-infused simmer, chunks of briny feta, and charred bread for soaking up all the juices.

Think Buffalo wings—saucy chicken, cheesy dip, crunchy vegetables—but turned slightly on its head with whipped feta and handheld giardiniera.

Beat the heat with this incredibly vibrant, wildly simple, and refreshingly cold beet soup made in a blender. Roast your beets for the brightest color.

This twist on a pissaladière features sweet Vidalia onions, olives, and anchovies on a store-bought pizza dough base for added ease.

Pair fancy ham, funky cheese, and juicy fruit with a black-pepper-spiked agrodolce drizzle to elevate this simple summer side.

Make the most of tomato season with this classic caprese salad recipe.