TODAY on MHTV: If you’ve got a party falling somewhere between Monday and Friday, don’t go crazy trying to pull it together. All you need is a few easy, make-ahead appetizers and you’re set. Gravlax—wild salmon cured in a fennel-infused mix—can be made up to a day or two in advance. Then I’m serving shrimp cocktail with three different dipping sauces, and a no-cook platter of radishes with salt and olive oil. Since it’s a party, my friend Michelli is coming over to shake up some of her famous Brazilian caipirinha cocktails - next to friends, a great drink makes the a party!

Get the recipes from this episode:

Gravlax with Sweet Mustard Sauce

Shrimp Cocktail with Three Sauces

Radishes with Olive Oil and Salt

Caipirinhas

Get the recipes from the 11:30 am ET show: Restaurant Renditions

Watch ''Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn'' Mondays at 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT, Tuesdays through Fridays at 11 a.m. ET and 11:30 a.m. ET on Hallmark Channel.