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Home » Course or Meal » Appetizers » Cocktail Party Finger Food & Small Bites for a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Cocktail Party Finger Food & Small Bites for a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

December 30th, 2017 | 24 Comments

Cocktail party finger food and small bites don’t need to be a difficult decision for a happy new year! I’ve got a round up of recipes from my site that will save you scouring the internet for what to make!

Cocktails at Best Girl DTLA

finger food and cocktails champagne bottle glasses new year's eve

This was originally published on December 30th, 2012.

Champagne or Prosecco aren’t the only thing that are needed to ring in the New Year; small bites and nibbles are the perfect accompaniment!

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Here are some of my favorite finger food and mini treats which are perfect for cocktail parties and New Year’s Eve gatherings. Most are very simple to make, but they just may upstage the cocktails and champagne! Just click on the photo title below the photos for the recipes…

Best wishes for a healthy, happy, prosperous and delicious 2013!! 2018!!

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And have some extra champagne on hand for the morning mimosas! CHEERS!!

finger food and cocktail ideas

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24 Responses

  1. A_Boleyn says:
    December 30, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    Delicious assortment of nibbles. I’d come to THAT cocktail party and bring some sparkling wine.

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      December 31, 2019 at 7:02 am

      That’s all that’s needed! Happy new year! :)

      Reply
  2. Atholl Brose (With and Without Cream) A Traditional Scottish Drink for Hogmanay (New Year's Eve) - Christina's Cucina says:
    December 28, 2019 at 8:32 pm

    […] If you need some ideas for nibbles and small bites, I have gathered some of my recipes together in this post. […]

    Reply
  3. Bacon Wrapped Olives - Perfect Party Food - Christina's Cucina says:
    August 17, 2018 at 7:54 am

    […] If you want more ideas for appetizers and cocktail party bites, I’ve put a list together HERE. […]

    Reply
  4. Luisa Bellissimo says:
    January 18, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    Awesome!!!!!

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      January 18, 2018 at 7:15 pm

      Grazie, Luisa!

      Reply
  5. David says:
    January 1, 2018 at 3:26 am

    We had an all hors d’œuvres day yesterday – it was lots of fun! I made a different appetizer every hour starting at 11:00 in the morning and finishing at 6:00 in the evening. Each little bite was lots of fun, and we weren’t terribly stuff by the end of the day! You have so many beautiful options here – I think the first one I will try the bacon-wrapped olives!

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      January 1, 2018 at 10:13 am

      What a fun way to spend the last day of the year? Do you always do this? If so, great tradition! The bacon-wrapped olives are to die for! Happy New Year, David! Looking forward to another year of deliciousness on your site!

      Reply
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  1. Atholl Brose (With and Without Cream) A Traditional Scottish Drink for Hogmanay (New Year's Eve) - Christina's Cucina says:
    December 28, 2019 at 8:32 pm

    […] If you need some ideas for nibbles and small bites, I have gathered some of my recipes together in this post. […]

    Reply
  2. Bacon Wrapped Olives - Perfect Party Food - Christina's Cucina says:
    August 17, 2018 at 7:54 am

    […] If you want more ideas for appetizers and cocktail party bites, I’ve put a list together HERE. […]

    Reply

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A Scottish Italian cook living in Los Angeles, Christina is usually cooking, baking or (cr)eating something scrumptious. When she isn't in the kitchen, she loves to travel, near and far, as long as good food is involved. Christina is on a mission to save authentic Italian dishes from extinction, and is constantly promoting Scottish (and British) food as some of the best cuisine the world has to offer—one steak pie and sticky toffee pudding at a time.



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