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10 Recipes for Your Next Dinner Party
A full spread, from the first course to dessert, for the next night you're cooking for a crowd.
A good dinner party menu isn't the one with the most impressive dishes. It's the one the host can actually pull off while still talking to their guests.
1
20 Spring Dishes for Longer Evenings
Start here for a first course that doesn't need much last-minute attention.
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20 spring dishes for longer evenings
2
Creamy Lemon Risotto With Spring Peas
A main that looks more difficult than it is, and rewards a little stirring.
Recipe
Creamy lemon risotto with spring peas
3
Seared Salmon With Charred Greens
The other main, for the table that wants two options.
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Seared salmon with charred greens
4
Which Dessert Actually Pairs With Rosé?
A useful guide if wine is already part of the plan.
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Which dessert actually pairs with rosé?
5
Raspberry and Vanilla Layer Cake
Worth making the day before, so it's one less thing on the night itself.
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Raspberry and vanilla layer cake
Cook the cake a day early, keep the main simple, and spend the actual evening at the table instead of the stove.
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