Easy appetizers - What can they do for a person with hardly enough time to make dinner - like you? How does this scenario sound:

It's the end of another workday (or maybe a day of classes) and you'd just like to kick-back, relax, think about dinner later.

Don't just go for a bag of chips - make something really good and different in just a few minutes. And if you're the only one at home, go ahead and make something special anyway; you've earned a treat.

More reasons for Easy Appetizers? Ok, let's say guests drop in, unannounced. Please, not crackers and onion dip again; this page offers a great chance to show off your kitchen skills.

And most of these recipes are so quick and easy - and, yes, still "exciting", that you can present them as quickly as you would the crackers and dip. Hey, not that I have anyhing against dips - just check out my fabulous Dips page for some really different & delicious ones.

But first click to a couple of these very special recipes to see what I mean by "exciting". And please don't give me that "I don't even have time to pre-heat the oven" line; if you're in that much of a hurry just go to my No-Cook Appetizer page for the easiest & quickest appetizers of all.

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Bacon and Blue Cheese Tartine
Serves 8-10 as appetizers

Extremely easy, outrageously quick and unbelievably tasty, this could become your all-time favorite 'tizer; unless, of course, you don't happen to like bleu or blue cheese.

4 large, slices sourdough bread
2 Tbsp e. v. olive oil
1/4 lb blue cheese, crumbled
8 slices thick bacon, cooked until crisp
4 Tbsp wildflower honey
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

With a pastry brush, coat both sides of the sourdough bread with olive oil, cut in quarters, and place on a baking sheet; set under the broiler for about 2 minutes, or until golden brown. Sprinkle cheese on bread and broil for another minute or until the cheese melts.

Arrange toasted bread slices on a platter and top with 1or 2 pieces of bacon. Drizzle each slice with a Tbsp of honey, season with fresh pepper, and serve immediately.

APPETIZERS WITH MEAT, CHICKEN OR TURKEY

Hawaiian Meatballs
Bacon Mushroom Crowns
Mini-Hot Browns
Salami Crescents
Jalapeno Pepper Poppers
Little Chicken Burgers
Chicken Almond Puffs
Easy Quiche for One
Zippy Chicken Fingers

APPETIZERS WITH SEAFOOD

Spinach & Bacon Scallops
Quick Clams Casino
Jerked Shrimp Nachos
Cheesey Crab Mini-Buns
Crab Canapes With Cumin
Jalapeno Surprise
Crabby Stuffed Mushrooms

APPETIZERS WITH VEGGIES

Fried Zucchini Balls
Broccoli & Olive Bités
Grilled Pepper Poppers
Bruschetta Starring Caramelized Onions
Garbanzos with Garlic & Thyme
Pesto & Tomato Melts
Crostini with Feta & Tomato
Rosemary & Cannellini Toasties
Balsamic Bruschetta
Tomato Bruschetta
Zucchini-Lemon Chips
Onion Bhajis

APPETIZERS WITH CHEESE

Doughboy Surprise Parmesan Puffs
Nut-Glazed Brie
Garlic & Cheese Crostini
Strawberry Brie Bruschetta
Melted Rosemary Brie & Apples
Feta & Olive Pitas
Fried Fresh Mozzarella
Baked Ricotta
Italian Cheese Bites
Saganaki
Cheese Crispies
Mozzarella in Carrozza (Mozzarella in a Carriage)
Raisin-Walnut-Goat Cheese Wontons
Cheddar Mini-Quiche
Gourmet Fried Cheese

APPETIZERS WITH WHATEVER

Arancini (Italian Rice Balls)
Garlic Pita Chips for Dips
Very Special Deviled Eggs
Pesto-Walnut Twists
Sesame Seed Wafers
Crostini - Easy Appetizer Style

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