Category: Entertaining
Suitable for guests, special occasions, or for bringing to a dinner party or potluck. Some posts that are tagged this way are obviously designed for serving guests. Other posts may be tagged this way to signify that this is a special, high-quality, interesting dish that you’d be proud to serve a guest. Posts that contain entire menus are tagged in a subcategory of Entertaining called “all in one.” Search for it in the category drop down on the right hand side of any page.
Brandied Cherry and Apple Spice Cake
This Brandied Cherry and Apple Spice Cake is homemade comfort food in a Bundt pan. It's a delicious olive oil spice cake that deserves to be on a pedestal. ... Read More
Guava Raspberry Hors d’Oeuvres
These Guava Raspberry Hors d'Oeuvres use fresh raspberries, guava paste, and an elegant whipped cream - mascarpone mixture. They can provide a sweet, luscious hit to any cocktail party or buffet.... Read More
Polish Kolachy Like Grandma’s
This recipe produces the Polish kolachy that grandma made back in the day: cream cheese pastry dough with jam, jelly, or preserves (or maybe nuts) for filling, sprinkled with powdered sugar. It's thou... Read More
Simple, Super-Tangy Lemon Bars
Simple, Super-Tangy Lemon Bars. Sounds good, right? What if I told you that the filling uses fresh lemon juice as well as lemon zest, which gives them twice the zing as you usually find the typical ve... Read More
Five-Tier Cheese Wheel Wedding Cake
Looking for wedding cake alternatives? How about cheese wheels? Bourbon Belavittano, Bucheron, Brie, Campo de Montalban, and P'tit Basque all come together in a spectacular, Five-Tier Cheese Wheel Wed... Read More
The Short Stack: a Pancake-Flavored Cocktail
The Short Stack is a pancake-flavored, day-drinking (known in the civilized world as "brunch") cocktail made with maple-flavored whiskey and ginger beer, with a bacon-and-blueberry garnish. ... Read More
Tuna Two-Way: Pollo Tonnato
Pollo Tonnato is slices of cold, poached chicken in a easy-to-make sauce consisting of canned tuna, mayo, lemon, capers, and olive oil. It's a riff off an Italian summer dish: vitello tonatto. I like ... Read More