Get ready for awards season viewing parties

Awards seasons is nigh upon us: the Grammys, Oscars, and Golden Globes will be here before you know it, so you need to get your viewing party menu set now. (Alas, it is difficult to host viewing parties for the fast-approaching and vitally important cookbook awards). As Yahoo! Foods Joanna Prisco says, “Whether you’ve watched every single film and miniseries that’s been nominated this year or are mainly planning to gawk at the gowns on the red carpet, one thing remains certain: Appropriate viewing-party food is a must.” You can see the slideshow of Joanna’s ideas for great appetizers and cocktails.

The EYB Library also hosts a bevy of bite-size goodies and creative cocktails sure to make your Oscar or other viewing party a success. Try one of these talked-about recipes, all available online:

Burrata / Japanese tomatoes / panzanella / wild arugula from Small Bites, Big Nights by Govind Armstrong
Cocktail sausages from Nigella Express by Nigella Lawson
Spinach and thyme pasties from River Cottage Veg by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Cheddar cheese and sesame bites from Cocktail Parties by Georgeanne Brennan
Thyme gougères from Bon Appétit Magazine
Mini Asian crab cakes by Martha Stewart Living (pictured top)

Blood orange mimosa pitcher cocktail from The Kitchn
Rosemary yuzu gin fizz from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen by Heather Schmitt-González
Tangerine whiskey sour from Leite’s Culinaria by James Ramsden and Renee Schettler Rossi
Lemon sorbet cocktail (Sgroppino) from Food52
Flirtini cocktail from BBC Good Food Magazine by Cassie Best