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Mini Cheese Ball Bites

December 2, 2016 by Amanda Hawkins

Consider it a small twist on your traditional cheese ball appetizer.

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Easy Entertaining, Recipes Tagged With: appetizers, entertaining, holidays, New Year's

Revive Italian Dinner Parties with Pasta Cups

December 16, 2015 by Kelly Efthimiu

Preparing a dinner party for a room full of guests with different tastes? Our friend and esteemed food historian, Francine Segan, has the perfect solution: pasta cups! These nests of spaghetti are baked into bite-sized cups that can be topped with whatever sauce or topping your guests prefer. Get the recipe after the jump.

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Dinner, Easy Entertaining, Recipes, Try Something New, What the Pros Know Tagged With: Easy Entertaining, easy recipes, entertaining, Francine Segan, New Year's, pasta, recipes

Attention Pasta Lovers: Try Pasta Pretzel Sticks

December 16, 2015 by Kelly Efthimiu

Most of us agree that pasta is one of the most satisfying foods in the pantry. But why limit our pasta experiences to boiled bowls of noodles and baked trays of lasagna? Our good friend and food historian, Francine Segan, has introduced us to a whole new way to enjoy pasta: pasta pretzel sticks! And, yes, they’re even yummier than they sound.

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Easy Entertaining, Recipes, Snacks, Try Something New, What the Pros Know Tagged With: easy, Easy Entertaining, easy recipes, entertaining, Francine Segan, New Year's, pasta, recipes, snacks, The Holidays

Traditional Napoli Christmas Eve Pasta Recipe

December 16, 2015 by Kelly Efthimiu

Christmas Eve should be about spending time with your family, not spending time in the kitchen. Our friend and esteemed food historian, Francine Segan, has sent us an effortlessly delicious traditional Christmas Eve dish from Naples that can be cooked up in minutes. Find the recipe after the jump.

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Filed Under: Dinner, Easy Entertaining, Recipes, What the Pros Know Tagged With: Christmas, easy, Easy Entertaining, easy recipes, entertaining, family meals, Francine Segan, holidays, pasta, The Holidays

Chocolate and Pistachio Dipped Tangerine Slices

November 30, 2015 by Linda Segatto

Citrus fruits make healthy snacks during the cold winter months. In this easy recipe, we used extra-sweet tangerine segments (in this case, super-seasonal and delicious Satsuma tangerines) and added decadent chocolate and salty pistachios to kick them up a notch. They’re a fun dessert to prepare with your kids and make a great party snack!

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Filed Under: Dessert, Easy Entertaining, Kid Stuff, Recipes Tagged With: Christmas, Eat Healthy-ish, entertaining, Hanukkah, perfect pairs, The Holidays

An Elegant Edible Menorah

November 17, 2015 by Amanda Hawkins

Throwing a Hanukkah party? Make your food part of the décor with a festive platter chock-full of veggies. Substitute radishes for cucumbers and add your favorite crunchy produce for a healthy yet totally gorgeous platter.

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Easy DIY, Easy Entertaining, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: entertaining, Hanukkah, recipes

Make a Mashed Potato Bar

November 11, 2015 by Amanda Hawkins

There are two type of people in this world: stuffing people and mashed potato people. If you’re the latter, prepare to have all of your ‘tater dreams come true. Mashed potatoes plus all of the toppings your taste buds could desire? What’s not to love! We think this would be the perfect way to top off last year’s Friendsgiving, just make sure you don’t eat too much or you won’t have room for seconds. #theworst

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Filed Under: Dinner, Easy Entertaining, Recipes Tagged With: entertaining, party, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving leftovers

How to Throw Your Own Lobster Party

August 23, 2015 by Skye Hamburg

Our annual  Lobster Party is back, and we’re inviting you to throw a bash that’s sure to end with your guests giving you a rapturous round of a-claws. Read more for tips and hints on how to throw an epic lobster bash, plus watch two music videos featuring our lobster mascot Pinchy.

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Filed Under: Easy DIY, Easy Entertaining, Social Tagged With: Easy Entertaining, entertaining, Go Forth and Summer, Lobster Party, Savor the Season

How to Build a Dessert Table at Home

April 15, 2015 by Amanda Hawkins

Don’t mind us, we’ll just be in the corner ooing and aahing over this gorgeous dessert table. I mean, really, it’s almost too pretty to eat. Almost. And while we think this pretty setup is great as a new Mother’s Day classic (goodbye, boring breakfast in bed!), but can work for brunches, showers, and basically any time you want to entertain with a whole lot of the sweets.

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Filed Under: Easy Entertaining Tagged With: Easy DIY, Easy Entertaining, entertaining, Mother's Day, spring, Spring Celebrations

DIY Dipping Bar for Your Next Party

December 23, 2014 by Linda Segatto

There are oh-so-many ways to dip these days. If you want to elevate the old chip-and-dip routine, try creating a custom dipping bar to accompany the rest of your party spread. Check out how we assembled our cheesy dipping bar after the jump.

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Easy DIY, Easy Entertaining, Recipes, Savor the Season Tagged With: Christmas, dips, entertaining, Hanukkah, New Year's, party, The Holidays

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