These puffs looked so special on Grandma’s blue serving platter.

For really special family meals, Grandma would serve these delicious mushrooms as a first course.

These delectable little nibbles were Grandma’s specialty at Grandma and Grandpa’s cocktail parties.

We felt so grown-up, sipping this elegant punch at Grandma’s New Years Eve party.

Grandma dressed up her holiday table with panache with this show-stopping appetizer. It’s a breeze to make, but she did need a leaf-shaped cookie cutter. …

This super-pretty punch allowed Grandma to break out the bubbly when the grownups had something to celebrate without anybody overdoing it.

Grandma used this festive cheese ball, speckled with bacon, pecans and pimientos, to start our Christmas or New Year’s celebration.

When Grandma set this veggie mixture—which she called a relish—on the table, we quickly scooped it up.

My Grandma grew up in Hawaii. These meatballs reminded her of her childhood.

Grandma had lots of volunteers to help roll the potato balls in the crumbs.