Cheesy Bacon Deviled Eggs Ingredients

• Eggs, 12
• Mayonnaise, ½ cup
• Honey Mustard, 1 tbsp.
• Salt, ½ tsp.
• Bacon, 4 strips (cooked, crumbled)
• Shredded Sharp Cheddar, 2 tbsp.
• Parsley for garnish (optional)

Preparation: Hard boil the eggs and peel. Cut the eggs into halves lengthwise. Carefully remove the yolks into a bowl with the help of a spoon. Add mayonnaise, honey mustard, and mash them together with the boiled yolks. Add salt and pepper and mix it further. Place a small piece of both, bacon and shredded cheese on the egg white. Then fill the yolk mixture and refrigerate. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve cold. Scallion Salami Roll Ingredients

• Cream Cheese, 1 cup (softened)
• Chives, 2 tbsp. (chopped)
• Hard Salami, 24 (thinly sliced, 3" diameter)
• Scallions, 24 (5" length)
• Salt, ½ tsp.

Preparation: In a bowl or a processor, whip cream cheese until it turns fluffy and light. Add chives and salt and mix well. Spread this mixture over the slice of each salami. One by one, place the scallion over the salami slice and roll. Secure this with the help of a toothpick. Cover and refrigerate. Serve cold. Olive and Cheese Kabobs Ingredients

• Mozzarella Cheese, 20 cubes (½" each)
• Cherry or Grape Tomatoes, 10
• Ripe Olives, 20 (small pitted)
• Clove Garlic, 1 (chopped)
• Balsamic Vinegar, ½ cup
• Vegetable Oil, ¼ cup
• Dijon Mustard, 2 tsp.
• Sugar, ½ tsp.
• Salt, ¼ tsp.
• Basil Leaves (optional)

Preparation: In a glass or plastic bowl, mix garlic, vinegar, oil, mustard, sugar, and salt. Cut tomatoes into halves and add them to the bowl, along with cheese cubes and olives. Marinate for two hours in the refrigerator. After two hours, remove tomatoes, olives, and cheese with fork or tongs from the marinade. Take 20 bamboo skewers and on each, place one tomato, olive, cheese, and basil leaf. Refrigerate again and serve cold. Antipasto Salad Ingredients

• Broccoli Florets, 2 cups
• Pepperoni Sausage, ½ cup (sliced)
• Cherry Tomatoes, 10 (halved)
• Mozzarella Cheese, ½ cup (shredded)
• Parmesan Cheese, ¼ cup (grated)
• Macaroni, 1 cup
• Red Pepper Flakes, ⅛ tsp. (crushed)
• Basil, 1 tsp. (dried)
• Clove Garlic, 1 (minced)
• Red Wine Vinegar, 3 tbsp.
• Salt, 1 tsp.

Preparation: In a salted boiling water, cook macaroni till softened. Drain water and wash it with a cup of plain cold water. Pour it in a large bowl and mix with oil, garlic, pepper, basil, vinegar, Parmesan cheese, and salt. Refrigerate. Refrigerate broccoli and tomatoes in a separate bowl until 10 minutes before serving time. Mix pepperoni sausage with broccoli and tomatoes, and pour this mixture in the pasta mix and toss well. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and serve cold. With time, people's options and preferences have changed. Appetizers used to be served earlier before the main dishes, but they have fast gained popularity and preference to be served as the only item in a party. No doubt they are cheaper and consume less time, there are many more advantages of serving them. They allow you to be creative and flexible and you can serve a wider variety of food items than you would in the main dishes, comparatively. So, there would be something of everyone's liking. There are thousands of such recipes available online or in cookbooks, so do a bit of homework and find easy and simple ones to help you save time, as well as money.