If you're planning a dinner party or housewarming party and need some unique recipe ideas, try serving different tapas or even a sushi sampler to your guests. You can serve several varieties of food, ensuring that there will be something on the menu that everyone will enjoy.
TapasTapas are simply any variety of small, savory Spanish dishes that are served as a snack or with other tapas as a meal. Perfect for a dinner party or adult birthday party. The Food Network chefs offer several great tapas recipes and ideas. Chef Ming Tsai has several recipes for Asian tapas, including Arctic Char and Shiitake Cakes served with a fresh aioli sauce and Balsamic Vinegar Syrup. Ming also suggests serving the cakes with a nice Veuve Cliquot Blanc de Blanc. For something on the simpler side, Rachael Ray has three tapas recipes you can whip up in less than 30 minutes. Her Sherry-Garlic Beef, Sherry-Garlic Mushrooms and Grilled Chorizo are delicious and are sure to be a hit at any dinner party.
Sushi Recipes
If you'd like to be a bit adventurous and want to learn how to make sushi, you can find easy sushi recipes from several of the Food Network chefs as well. Ming Tsai's Grilled Portobello and Roasted Pepper Maki Sushi and Tempura Lobster and Enoki-Miso Salad Roll are sure to impress your guests, as will Emeril's Grilled Salmon Sushi-Rice Bowl Jamie Oliver's Sushi Rolls.
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