Hors d'Oeuvre - Tapa blanda

Hors d'oeuvres bring sophistication to an occasion from a formal dinner party to a casual gathering of friends. Whether you are looking for elaborate canapes to serve at a cocktail party or simple and casual dips for an alfresco lunch you'll find the recipes here. There are ideas for starters for a dinner party and a selection of skewers and wraps ideal for serving to guests at a stand up party.

Brigit L Binns is a food writer and recipe consultant based in southern California. She has written and contributed to a number of cookbooks. A graduate of the Tante Marie cooking School in the UK, she lived in Europe for 10 years, where she owned a catering business. Chuck Williams, general editor, has helped revolutionise cooking in the US. He opened his first store in the Californian wine country town of Sonoma in 1956. There are now more than 200 Williams-Sonoma stores in the US.