Our Best Dinner Party Recipes
Bottom line: Having friends over for supper can be a breeze. But the trick to easy entertaining is creating a menu that doesn't keep you, the host, in the kitchen forever.
Chicken Stew with Biscuits
Just because you're feeding friends doesn't mean it has to be anything fancy. In fact, serving something like Ina's comforting chicken stew with biscuits — a sort of fuss-free, big-batch chicken pot pie — is what entertaining is all about: providing sustenance and comfort for the people you love.
Chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic
Slow-cooked comfort meets fancy-ish French bistro in this regional classic. Chicken portions get braised in a Dutch oven with wine, herbs and garlic — yes, forty cloves — that mellow out and sweeten in flavor. A touch of cream brings everything together at the end.
Sheet Pan Petit Fours
Petit fours are special-occasion mini fancy cakes that can be eaten in one bite. Bakery shop versions can take hours to construct, but you can make these with our basic sheet pan cake! It is wide enough to punch out multiple rounds using a cookie cutter and thin enough for filling and stacking.
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