in-laws
4 months ago
had my sis and bro-in-law over for an impromptu dinner the other night
How to have more dinner parties
It made me
very happy 
"had several dinner parties over a series of dates just after moving flats and during Hurricane Ike... it was a great way to bond with the neighbours."
How I did it: had plenty of supplies/food to ride out the hurricane. simply texted neighbours in my building inviting them over. they even all pitched in with doing the dishes.
Lessons & tips: it's not a big deal. most people appreciate a homecooked meal.
Resources: hookah
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# 6
8 months ago
Have the new neighbour over for… lasagna. I know I always make lasagna but everyone loves it and mine is just devine!
# 4
10 months ago
Had the in-laws over for a casserole – spur of the moment idea but again, nice to have people at my dinner table
except for the more part...
13 months ago
I want to have dinner parties! Never had one and they look so cool on the movies and TV.
Don’t get me wrong though, I love cooking and usually get to do all the cooking at big family dinners, you know Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving etc
# 3 Lasagna night
13 months ago
after the big success of our cheese and wine last night. I am excited about entertaining at home now. Next one will be about 8-10 friends over for lasagna.
cheese and wine
14 months ago
cheesy for sure – so retro that its almost cool. Got 8 friends coming over next weekend. This will be fun
BBQ
14 months ago
We had SL and CL over for burgers and BBQ chicken. Beer, Ice-cram and good times. It was very informal but felt so great to be able to entertain and sit on our back porch on a cool summer evening. Here’s to many many more
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16 months ago
It was my best friend & next door neighbour’s birthday yesterday. I’m horribly, horribly busy so, even though I wanted to throw a decent dinner party, the best I could do was whip up a cake. (Not that it wasn’t an unbelievable cake – I raided the recipe page on Godiva’s web site!) We knocked on doors and gathered the neighbours, everyone managed to throw together a dish or dig out a bottle of something nice, and in 20 minutes we’d assembled a nice cosy crowd and catered an entire meal. I guess that’s more the definition of a pot luck than a dinner party, but it had all the elements of good food and excellent company that I could possibly want from a dinner party. That, I could and will do more often.
