It's a Party!

Host a bash to cheer on your favorite athletes—and add some friendly competition of your own

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Mini burgers take a decidedly eastern turn when combined with Asian veggies and placed on a fresh-baked sesame biscuit-bun.

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These Mexican-inspired appetizer puffs get their standout flavor from green chiles and cheese.

Blogger Angie McGowan of Eclectic Recipes shares a Korean Fried Chicken Wings recipe.

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Old El Paso® refrigerated taco sauce with shredded chicken can be used in place of the ground beef mixture.

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Fast and fabulous! Far-from-ordinary ingredients team for a pizza ready in just 25 minutes.

Bring a cheese ball down to size for a unique snack. These Mediterranean minis will be the talk of the buffet table.

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Roll up salmon and rice in crescent dough to create a yummy appetizer to dip in classic sushi toppers.

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Ring in a new crescent idea with sausage and sauerkraut.

Enjoy this famous Spanish appetizer that’s made by serving roasted red pepper and olives over bread - ready in just 25 minutes.

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Serve delicious dumplings at your next Chinese dinner. Crushed red pepper flakes add a little heat to the sweet-sour sauce.

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Party Theme:May the Best App Win!

Here’s how it works: Each person arrives with an hors d’oeuvre from a different country to enter into the competition. Depending on your guest list and how you like to entertain, you can either assign specific dishes in advance or assign specific countries and let your guests’ creativity run wild.

 

Clear some space on a buffet table to arrange each of the competing dishes. Place two cards in front of each appetizer–one with the dish’s name and its country of origin, and the second for scoring. Designate categories such as “Taste,” “Presentation” and, if it fits, “Originality” and have tasters leave their rankings (1 – 10) after they’ve evaluated each dish. Before serving dessert, tally the scores, and then present the winners with mini gold, silver and bronze medals.

 

See our recipe suggestions above for menu ideas to get you started.

Party Support:Drinks & Dessert

Round out the party with drinks and desserts that honor this year’s host country, the U.K.

 

Party Décor:International Accents

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  1. Purchase gold, silver and bronze medals to make a ceremonious presentation to the guests with the winning dishes. National anthems optional, of course.

  2. These too-cute Cupcake Toppers are both timely and conversational. Try them as decorations for Luscious Caramel-Brownie Bites or Frosted Sugar Cookies

  3. Decorate each appetizer with a flag toothpick that represents that country.
     
  4. Or, create bouquets out of stick flags from different countries to complement your international buffet. Set the bouquets near food and drink stations. 

  5. Send guests invitations that resemble tickets to the big event–swoon!
     
  6. London’s calling with Union Jack cocktail napkins or paper plates.
     
  7. If there will be kids running around, keep them busy with craft projects based on ready-made sports party rings; they can assemble, paste, paint or glitter them up.
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