While most of my friends are foodies, David Alan’s central focus is liquid refreshment. A coffee distributor by trade, he devotes most of his free time to the art of the cocktail. He writes a witty, drink-packed blog called Tipsy Texan. I asked him to create a couple of drinks for my backyard garden party. Both are beautiful to look at and delicious enough to be dangerous. The drinks are tastiest made one at a time and enjoyed immediately. If you are throwing a party with a spouse or partner, suggest they help by manning (or woman-ing) your “bar”—any small to medium table will do—for the first 30 to 45 minutes of the party. The bar action provides a focal point for incoming guests, and it’s a great icebreaker. Have all the ingredients and drink-mixing paraphernalia assembled in advance and set them out on your bar just before guests arrive. A large ice bucket, or even two, filled with crushed ice is a must.
Bon Appétit’s Chris Morocco, Hana Asbrink, Shilpa Uskokovic, Jesse Szewczyk, and Rebecca Firkser share five easy party appetizers in the test kitchen. From spicy buffalo crab dip and Chicago-style pigs in a blanket to hot honey meatballs, crispy phyllo-baked brie, and seared dates with feta, discover crowd-pleasing recipes perfect for your next gathering.
Kids try 100 years of party snacks. In this episode, the kids will taste a smorgasbord of party favorites like clams casino, canape with foie gras, baked bean quickies, bacon-wrapped chicken livers, cocktail franks, onion dip, cheese fondue, deviled eggs, Cool Ranch Doritos, Jell-O Pudding Pops, California Raisins, Bagel Bites, Tostitos Scoops, artichoke dip, hummus with pita chips, and more.
This year's election has been straight up stressful no matter which side of the aisle you fall on. To give you some much-needed delicious distraction we asked the owners of Butter & Scotch, a bakery bar famous for it's witty cocktail names, to make us a yummy sundae for each candidate. So sit back relax as we show you how to make the "You're Fired" and "Hot Sauce in Her Bag" sundaes.
You can check out their super fun cookbook here: http://www.butterandscotch.com/cookbook
Scenario: You're having a dinner party and your guests show up starving. Or let's say you're running a little bit behind on the main entree. Contributing Editor Alison Roman suggests a simple Green Goddess dip with crudités and a punchy-but-not-too-boozy cocktail (served as concentrate so you don't have to play bartender) to keep your guests busy.
Get the recipes: http://weigt-finish.today/recipe/green-goddess-whipped-feta-dip
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Presented by Campbell's® | In the second episode of the Test Kitchen Challenge, Sohla El-Waylly teaches contestants how to make the perfect, crispy shallots the BA way. The hero challenge is impress the judges with a one-bite party appetizer worth swooning over. The winner moves on to the grand finale!
