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Cocktail parties are an easy way to entertain a larger group of people. It's a friendly get together where the basic activity is conversation and the food is light hors d oeuvres and simple dishes.

Although alcohol is traditionally a major ingredient, the modern cocktail party often features wines or non-alcoholic beverages in place of stronger drinks. These sites cover recipes for food and drink to make your party planning a breeze and let you mingle with your guests...

Cocktail.com - Cocktail Central, with everything you ever wanted to know found in related story articles, feature columns, together with new, classic and most popular cocktail recipes, and check out their seasonal choices at the Cocktail Calendar.

Cocktail Party Recipes - Have them eating out of your hand with great recipes for a Cosmopolitan cocktail, cheese olives, soufflé filled potatoes, tarragon scented shrimp pastries and mushroom sausage croustades, from SouthernFood.com.

Central Market - Fresh Ideas - Great tips for an evening cocktail party plus food and drink recipes including appetizers, canapés - with a very interesting raspberry champagne apertif - and expert advice on stocking and tending the bar.

WINE PAIRING IDEAS: Classic Cocktail Party Wines - Learn about great marriages of wine and food with this quick, easy guide to what wine goes with that mixed nut platter, along with what would compliment the shrimp cocktail, antipasto and more.

Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails - Somebody had to do it. With authentic recipes, and pseudo (?) reviews as the ladies have a high old time tasting and rating such classics as the Bourbon Old Fashioned, Kir Royale, Harvey Wallbanger and lots more.