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It can't be easier than a cheese board!  Make sure you choose a variety of cheeses - something hard, something creamy and something soft!  Soft, warm breadsticks are perfect alongside.
  

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Here are some other simple ideas!  Everybody loves deviled eggs, but they don't take time to make them!  I serve them almost everytime I have an appetizer buffet, and they disappear before anything else does.

 
 
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Farm Raised Southern Illinois Prawns 

Southern Illinois prawns make incredible shrimp cocktail and are wonderful served cold in salads.  To prepare them to serve cold, don't boil them.  Instead, season the water and bring it to a boil.  Pour the shrimp into the water and immediately turn it down to a simmer.  The shrimp will cook in about four minutes and will turn pink and rise to the top.  Strain them and immediately cover them with iced water to stop the cooking.   When they have chilled, peel them and serve them with your favorite sauce.

 
 
 
 

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We all love our coffee hot spots, but you can make it at home!  You don't even need flavored coffee beans.   Just add a cinnamon stick to your beans when you grind them ... or sprinkle cinnamon over the coffee before you brew it.   Flavor the pot with extracts like almond or orange.  Top it with whipped cream, sprinkles, caramel or chocolate syrup. 

 
  
Don't hesitate to check our your supermarket deli for great salami and cheeses.   Appetizers don't have to be totally homemade to be totally good!

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Appetizers don't have to take lots of your valuable time.   Wrap proschuitto around chunks of cantalope and secure them with a pick.   Mound them in the middle of your favorite platter and surround them with other fresh fruits like grapes and cherries.  Everybody loves the combination of salty proschuitto with the sweet, juicy melon!