20 Apps That Will Go with Just About Any Bottle of Wine

Sweet and deeply flavored, a tart covered with caramelized onions needs little embellishment.

This once-creamy dish is firm and sliceable. You quickly coat the small squares in panko bread crumbs and pan-fry them.

It’s the little bite that perfectly straddles the divide between old-fashioned, stodgy hot appetizers and fresher, more modern tastes.

These “little mouthfuls” of mozzarella are marinated in a zesty bath of garlic, herbs, and olive oil. They are impressive enough to serve alone, but are right at home in a more expansive spread.

People just can’t get enough of the warm, cheddary, slightly crumbly pastry enclosing a juicy olive.

These crispy, flaky, cheesy twists require just two ingredients and a few minutes of your time, and yet they deliver big — real big — out on the buffet table.

Puff pastry is my favorite, but any kind of pastry wrapped around food, with melted cheese, is going to be pretty good.

They’re bite-sized, colorful, and full of flavor, and they last forever in the fridge.

The combination of salty, crispy bacon with sugar-sweet dates and creamy cheese in the middle is absolutely irresistible.

These crisp polenta toasts can be made well ahead, and their topping of rich ricotta and bacon is both simple and crowd-pleasing.

Crackers are surprisingly easy to make at home with just five basic ingredients, a rolling pin, and a baking sheet.

This summery variation on marinated olives features the bright and bold accents of orange zest and fresh basil.

A touch of brown sugar, the gentle hum of paprika, a drizzle of sesame oil, and toasty sesame seeds coat whole almonds in a crunchy glaze that will have everyone reaching for them by the handful.

Grissini are made with a simple pizza crust-like dough that’s heavy on the olive oil, which gives it its flavor and texture and helps to create a very easy-to-work with, pliable dough.

This tapenade mixes in sweet roasted red peppers and lots of lemon for a citrus-y punch.