cocktail party

Recipes

• Ecuadoran Shrimp Cocktail (Cóctel de Camarones)
  Ceviche meets shrimp cocktail
• Pork and Pâté Vietnamese Sandwich (Banh Mi)
  Sweet, tangy, spicy, and crunchy
• Curried Carrot Soup
  Curry and coconut add an exotic twist
• Asian Iced Tea
  A Japanese slant on the classic refresher
• Hot and Sour Soup
  One of the most well-known Chinese soups
• Canelazo
  Warm cinnamon cocktail made with aguardiente
• Chile-Lime Peanuts
  These beat out bar peanuts any day of the week
• Momofuku Chicken Wings
  Soy and sake give an Asian slant to wings
• Pistachio Mexican Wedding Cakes
  A buttery, melt-in-your mouth cookie
• Ginger Syrup
  Spices up anything and everything
• Spiked Frozen Coffee Shots
  Stay up as you get down
• Pepper-Roasted Cauliflower
  Charred bites of cauliflower seasoned with soy and pepper
• Buffalo Turkey Meatballs
  
• Basil and Rye
  Part Julep, part Mojito
• Mexican 75
  A French 75 changes nationality
• Black Peppercorn Syrup
  Exotic, floral, and spicy
• Black Pepper Martini
  The classic cocktail gets an exotic twist
• Roasted Eggplant and Walnut Dip
  Move over hummus
• Honeyed Cashews with Kosher Salt
  The perfect accompaniment to your next cocktail
• Lamb Meatballs with Lemon-Cumin Yogurt
  Mediterranean flavors liven up an easy party appetizer
• Mixed Olive Tapenade
  Rich, briny olive-and-caper paste
• Mini Tapenade and Manchego Sandwiches
  With peppery arugula
• Smoked Paprika Prosciutto-Wrapped Shrimp
  Like chorizo-flavored shrimp

Picks

• Look Ma, No Hands!
  Stemware clips make eating and drinking a breeze.

Stories

• The Dish on Ditching
  How to escape bores at parties
• Spicy Holiday Cocktail Party
  Rock it like it’s hot with this festive menu
• How to Plan for Cocktail Mixers
  Buy the right amount of juice ahead of time
• How to Feed Guests at a Cocktail Party
  Ham is the easy choice
• How to Pour Wine
  Never overpour the bottle
• How to Chill Wine
  An alternative to ice
• More than Just Arm Candy
  How to stop a friend from salting your game