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Best Make-Ahead Appetizers for Thanksgiving and Christmas
Plan Thanksgiving and Christmas with 11 make-ahead appetizers, including dips, cheese spreads, and savory bites, plus prep timing and freezer tips.
Cranberry Brie Bites with Puff Pastry
Cranberry Brie Bites tuck creamy cheese, cranberry sauce, and pecans into flaky puff pastry cups.
Corn and Mayo Sandwich
A simple filling of sweet corn, grated carrot and mayonnaise goes between buttered, toasted bread slices with crisp iceberg lettuce.
Veg Paneer Roll
A spiced paneer and vegetable filling rolled inside a warm chapati makes for a filling meal that comes together quickly on a weeknight.
Grilled Shrimp and Rice Noodle Salad
A light yet filling salad built on rice vermicelli tossed in a lime, fish sauce and brown sugar dressing, topped with pan-cooked shrimp, ripe mango, carrot strips, spring onions, mint and roasted peanuts.
Broccoli Carrot Salad
A quick, lightly cooked salad of broccoli and carrots finished with a warm mustard seed and spice dressing.
Picanha Burger with Chimichurri Mayo
A charcoal-grilled burger topped with reverse-seared picanha, melted provolone, chimichurri mayo, and pickled red onions.
Vegetable Balls in Hot Garlic Sauce
Few Indo-Chinese recipes come together as quickly as this one, and that speed is the whole point.
BLT Sandwich
A classic BLT sandwich with toasted bread, seasoned ripe tomatoes, crisp lettuce, and crispy bacon.
Chara Sandheko (Cold Pickled Chicken)
This recipe strips boiled chicken from the bone, tosses it with roasted spice paste and charred ginger garlic, then finishes with smoking hot mustard oil poured straight over the top.
BBQ Chicken Pizza
This recipe gives you two generous pizzas loaded with tangy barbecue chicken and double the cheese, which makes it ideal when you are feeding a crowd or want leftovers that reheat beautifully.
Sardine Gratin with Peas & Carrots
This tasty sardine gratin is a hearty, budget-friendly take on the traditional Swedish Janssons frestelse (or Jansson's Temptation).
Sweet Potato and Feta Burger
This vegetarian burger holds together beautifully without falling apart mid-bite, thanks to the starchy sweet potato base and double coating of egg and breadcrumbs.
Chicken Bonda
These deep-fried chicken fritters pack roasted gram and coconut right into the filling, which keeps the inside tender while the gram flour coating crisps up golden.
Chickpeas Fajitas
Chickpeas Fajitas became a regular in my kitchen after a friend served something similar at a potluck, and I realised you could get that satisfying bite without any meat.
Strawberry Filled Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
These strawberry filled cupcakes are soft, fluffy vanilla cupcakes filled with a homemade fresh strawberry compote and topped with a naturally pink strawberry buttercream.
Amritsari Macchi
This is the double fried fish that turns up at every Punjabi party, crisp all the way through and covered in a tart spice powder you can taste before you even take a bite.