There are few components of the Thanksgiving meal that cannot be improved by a clove or five of roasted garlic. Though it’s not a part of the usual sage/rosemary/thyme flavor profile, there’s no way you can tell me it wouldn’t be welcome (unless you are a liar). You can mash roasted garlic into your potatoes, […]
Parties are for drinking out of cups, and keeping track of your cup is an important part of that. I have, in my time as a hostess, encountered a few guests who just “aren’t into labels” but, seeing as organization and order are the cornerstones of a good party, labeled drinking vessels are very important […]
Cheese plates are a mainstay of holiday party appetizers, but finding new ways to zhuzh up the usual suspects can be a challenge. Allow me to introduce you to your new best friend: baked cheese. Read more… Continue Reading at https://lifehacker.com
Holiday parties are often more trouble than they’re worth. By the time December’s half over and you’ve survived a sloppy open bar or three, the idea of leaving the house ever again can be pretty unappetizing. This year, take a cue from the Russians: stay in and throw a banging dinner party.Read more… Continue Reading […]
Maybe it is the Southerness in me, but I have always enjoyed guests, even unexpected ones. I also really enjoy feeding people, but there’s not always time to cook. As such, I have an arsenal of tasty snacks and drinks I like to keep in the kitchen, just in case someone hungry (or thirsty) pops […]
There are few things better than a summer dinner party and few things worse than cooking for one. Sweating over a red-hot grill in August heat as your guests get steadily drunker and hungrier makes for a truly unpleasant hosting experience. Read more… Continue Reading at https://lifehacker.com
When hosting a dinner party, it can be easy to focus on the food and forget about the party. Fortunately, you don’t need to do a whole lot (or buy a bunch of flowers) to make your home feel festive and welcoming. Just a few fancy details—like cloth napkins and good salt—will elevate the evening […]
I like company. I don’t even mind unexpected, last-minute, “hey, I’m in your neighborhood” company. In fact, if I am home, I am almost always ready to receive guests, but my kitchen is another story. But even if there is a pile of dishes in the sink and a weird smell hovering in the air, […]
Food is the most important part of a dinner party, but booze is a close second. Rather than opening up your entire bar cart, focusing on one really good cocktail can keep your costs down while showing off your fancy barkeep skills. Here, we show you how to pre-batch a party’s worth of the American Trilogy […]
Opening up your house to a bunch of hungry friends can be quite fun, but you can quickly rack up some pricey party expenses if you’re not careful. But there are a lot of ways to serve fancy food without draining your bank account, and we’re going to show you how. This week, we’re focusing […]
Try as you might to get people to hang out in the living room, the kitchen is always the most happening spot at any given house party. It’d be fine if guests sat in chairs, but people like to lean, and some of them like to lean on the stove.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
Do you love football? Do you love snacks? Do you you have a 10” double bevel miter saw? Then get ready for a DIY project that’ll delight small children and Super Bowl party guests in equal measure. Because we all know it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, it’s how many layers of dip are […]
If you’re having guests over and you only have time to clean one room, make it the bathroom.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
Holiday travel is a logistical nightmare for people who live far from family. I know the struggle. Until this summer, I’d lived clear across the country from my hometown for a decade.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
When you’re planning a party that’s going to feature drinking, one of the worst things you can do is just not invite your sober friends. Oh, they don’t drink, I don’t want to make them uncomfortable. Let them make that call for themselves. And there’s a lot you can do to make sure sober guests […]
Halloween is the best holiday; this is a fact. Kids get to dress up like minions or a Frozen or whatever, stay out late, and—unless their neighbors hand out toothpaste, an act somehow not punishable by law—eat a truly unconscionable amount of candy. Adults can do all of the above and get drunk while watching […]
If you’ve ever hosted a dinner party (or brunch party, or luncheon) you know that there’s more to it than simply cooking a bunch of food. People need plates to eat off of, cloth to wipe their faces with, and furniture on which to set their rears. Though nothing is as important as the food, […]
After upgrading my laptop, I spent months feeling bad that I hadn’t yet sold the old one. It sat around for months, until one day when a friend was over to work on a writing project. He hadn’t brought his computer, so I fired up the spare laptop, whisking away my guilt. That spare computer […]
