Snacks & Party Foods

Every gathering has a table where folks drift before the main plates come out — the warm dip by the chips, the tray of deviled eggs that never makes it to the end of the night, the sausage balls somebody keeps going back for. These are the easy, familiar foods we make for cookouts, game days, birthdays, baby showers, church fellowship, holidays and casual get-togethers. Each recipe is simple to scale up for a crowd, holds up well on a buffet and comes with make-ahead and storage notes, so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your people.