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Petite Party Tricks

Three easy-to-assemble, unforgettably delicious, and well-traveling finger foods for all festivities.

Published December 9, 2024

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Cheez-Its with Honey-Jalapeño Spread, Funky Cheese, and Sliced Fruit. All photos: Sam Muller

It’s the holiday season. From belated Friendsgivings to Christmas Eve through New Years, you and your loved ones have likely mapped out multiple meals featuring all of the annual favorites. Perhaps your youngest cousin will spend hours snapping the ends off green beans (while mostly watching cartoons). Your very sweet aunt is in charge of the world’s greatest apple pie. You can count on your noisiest neighbor to show up with a bottle of decent wine, and—fingers crossed—offer to help with dishes while gossiping. Whatever the circumstances, if you’re hosting and gathering around this time of year, there’s a good chance your fridge and pantry are fuller than usual. Let’s look into them.

Cheese and crackers? Check. Leftover mashed potatoes? Check. Extraordinarily beautiful radishes and loads of butter, herbs, and flaky salt? Check.

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