Appetizers

Small bites and starters to open the table.

Goat cheese disks coated in spiced cornbread crumbs and warmed in the oven.

Light, savory cheese puffs served as an hors d'oeuvre or alongside soups.

A colorful Mediterranean spread of roasted red peppers, basil, olives, capers and pine nuts.

A no-simmer, one-can hummus — a cold baking-soda soak loosens the skins for easy deskinning, then a pre-emulsified tahini base does the silk.