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The Dinner Party: What To Serve?

The age-old proverbial dilemma of what to serve at a dinner party can best be resolved by picking dishes that are tried and true favorites and will appeal to everyone. Avoid flambé ostrich or deviled dinosaur unless you are positive your guests will go for the exotic. As a rule, stay away from organ meats, wild game and raw fish. If you really are determined to serve something along these lines, offer an alternative and universal favorite for the less adventurous that is a sure to please, such as roast chicken. Stick with easily made dishes that need no last … Continue reading →

Soup’s On! Sit Down Family Meals

Marjorie has been doing some great articles about entertaining and her recent one about sit-down dinners for guests made me think about family sit-down meals. How often do you and your family sit down together to eat? Sometimes, it’s darn near impossible to do, but it’s important to make time to do it regularly. Sitting down and having a meal together helps families bonds. It gives everyone a chance to catch up, even if you’re usually all running in different directions. These days, so many families are overscheduled, that they rarely eat right, let alone eat together. Even if you … Continue reading →

Preparing For The Dinner Party

Like all things, a good dinner party requires thought and planning. Don’t get too confident because there’s always that old Shakespearean quote about the “best laid schemes of mice and men that oft’ go a stray” to comfort you. You can never go wrong by planning ahead. Consider yourself a boy or girl-scout and be prepared. After all, the parents of one of them may very well be one of your dinner guests! Spread the preparation for the party over the course of a few days. The more you do beforehand, the less you will have to do at the … Continue reading →

Successful Sit-Down Dinner Secrets

By some standards considered an endangered species, the sit-down dinner has its merits and advantages over buffets and cocktail parties. They are more intimate and can be considered “close encounters of still another kind.” Sit-down dinners require work and planning whether the end result is a family barbecue or a black-tie bash. There are things you can do to make things flow smoother and with fewer headaches for both the host and the guests. So take off your apron for a minute and don your thinking cap. Hold your nose. Here goes. One way to reduce tension headaches at a … Continue reading →