dinner party

I have always been a sucker for a good cheese– or charcuterie – board. They are the perfect food to serve when you are entertaining – easy to assemble, looks impressive, everyone can find something they like – etc. However, serving up meats or cheeses on hot, sticky summer days might not be ideal. For […]

5 years ago

When it comes to entertaining guests, I am always on the hunt for recipes that are relatively easy to throw together, yet will both look impressive and taste delish.  I recently came across this salad recipe, and thinking it sounded all sorts of delicious, I made it for dinner the other day – and guys […]

8 years ago

Would you go? If your friends invited you to a holiday home for a weekend, and then asked you to pay for a dinner party, would you? A mum has taken to Mumsnet to ask if she’s being unreasonable to ask her friends to pay for caterers. She wrote: “It’s my dh 40th birthday soon. […]

8 years ago

Ah, what? When hosting a dinner party, it can sometimes be hard to keep everyone happy. Some people don’t like spicy food, some people don’t eat meat, and then some people just show up with a lunchbox of Lunchables and pretend that that’s a totally acceptable thing to do. No, really. They do. One mum […]

8 years ago

Prepare to have everyone ask you for the recipe

9 years ago