SERIOUSLY SIMPLE: Bloody Mary bar: A tomato celebration in a glass
--Grilled corn
--Pepperoncini
--Anchovy
--Shelled crab claws or cooked shrimp
--Marinated mushrooms
--Cucumbers
--Onion rings
--Thyme and rosemary sprigs
--Roasted garlic cloves
(Diane Rossen Worthington is an authority on new American cooking. She is the author of 20 cookbooks, including most recently "Seriously Simple Parties" (Chronicle Books, 2012), and also a James Beard award-winning radio show host. You can contact her at www.seriouslysimple.com.)