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Appetizer parties add extra flavor to any evening

Hosting a party for a roommate's birthday?

Throwing some chips and salsa in a bowl is an easy but boring snack fix.

Skipping the food altogether is another alternative. But that comes at the cost of having to help some hungry rugby players build their muscles by raiding the fridge midway through the party.

Here's a better solution: Whip up a couple of quick and easy two-bite appetizers.

Appetizer parties can be easy to pull off with the right recipes for success: A flower-shaped cookie cutter makes a simple salami and cheddar sandwich look like a masterpiece on a plate.

Pieces of sesame chicken wedged between green and red peppers on a toothpick makes a colorful snack that goes great with do-it-yourself sake bombs. Just be sure not to leave the sake in the microwave for too long.

Michael Bennett, a regional development senior, found appetizer parties to be a refreshing change of pace.

"It provided a good opportunity to socialize without dealing with the hassles of the bar scene," he said.

But, of course, no appetizer party is complete without a little chips and dip.

California Pizza Kitchen's own recipe for spinach artichoke dip takes the cake any day over a plain bowl of corn chips and salsa.

Of course, there's no California Pizza Kitchen in Tucson, but the spinach artichoke dip is no longer a craving that can only be satisfied back in your hometown.

Courtesy of CPK founders Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield's second cookbook, "California Pizza Kitchen: Pasta, Salads, Soups, and Sides," spinach artichoke dip can be enjoyed in anyone's home.