Easy Hors d’oeuvres for Any Party

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I am not much of a chef (at all - I once set my kitchen on fire, which is a story that will have to wait for another time) and so I am always in need of simple, literally throw-it-together recipes for entertaining. Some of my favorites were the ones I created for my sister’s baby shower (we may as well keep strolling down memory lane a little longer). We were doing a mid-afternoon event and the menu would consist of light hors d’oeuvres. Did I mention it needed to be easy?

I saw these adorable Caprese Salad skewers in Jo Garten’s ever-so-stylish book, and figured I could handle that level of culinary genius and skill. I renamed them “Italian Refresca” and they consisted of cherry tomatoes, basil and mozzarella and were delish:

Then it hit me: everything would be on skewers! Sometimes I overwhelm myself with my own brilliance. Or maybe it’s just a matter of necessity being the mother of invention. Whichever. Among others, my favorites were a shrimp, honeydew and brie medley, a pound cake and strawberry combo, and this divine pairing of chocolate and fresh raspberries. The recipe for the latter is super hard, so see if you can’t keep up…

You’ll need 4-inch skewers, fresh raspberries, and chocolate brownie bites (my local grocery store, Bashas’, was so nice to bake and prepackage them for me).

Place a brownie bite and raspberry on the skewer like so:

Arrange on a pretty serving dish:

Voila! Instant crowd pleaser. Sometimes it’s not about the level of difficulty but the taste factor, and chocolate is almost always sure to be a hit.

Do you have any favorite toss-and-go recipes?

All photos by me.