What better appetizer to serve at a cocktail party than a cocktail within an appetizer? These Bloody Mary Bites combine the best of your favorite brunch cocktail with all its best accoutrements on one handy little toothpick.

A flavor injector is necessary here, unless you're looking to make Virgin Mary Bites, which is also cool. Choose one with the thinnest needle possible and inject into the fibrous little stem base on top right before you insert the toothpick to keep the vodka nice and contained.

Use our handy guide to making chili-infused tequila and sub in vodka. Or keep the tequila and make the very first batch of Bloody Maria Bites. I'm a proponent of physically attractive booze-filled appetizers, not semantics.