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Home » Holiday & Entertaining » Dinner Party » Page 17

Dinner Party Recipes and Entertaining Ideas

Planning a special gathering? These dinner party recipes and entertaining ideas include elegant make-ahead dinners, easy appetizers, seasonal salads, and memorable desserts perfect for both casual dinners and special occasions.

Need a suggestion? Try the Crispy Cheddar Cheese Straws, Make-Ahead Chicken Parmesan, or Shrimp and Crab au Gratin. For more inspiration, explore my Casual Dinner Party Menu Ideas, Spring Dinner Party Menu, or my 10 Easy Tips for Planning a Dinner Party Menu.

Brown plate with a Seafood Phyllo Bundle broken in half

Seafood Phyllo Bundles with Creole Mustard Sauce

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Tex-Mex Tequila Cheese Fondue

Roasted buttrnut squash and mushroom spinach salad in a glass bowl

Roasted Butternut Squash and Mushroom Spinach Salad

Casual Winter Gathering

Peppermint Ice Cream and Chocolate Squares

Close view of a single portion of spinach farfalle bolognese in a pasta bowl, with a glss of red wine alongside.

Farfalle Bolognese Pasta Casserole

Glass mug filled with a Snowblower Cocktail

Snowblower Cocktail

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Celebrating the Flavors of Fall

Bundt Apple Cake on a glass cake stand with flowers

Apple Bundt Cake

Copper skillet filled with Corn and Prosciutto Salad

Corn and Prosciutto Salad

close up of shrimp scampi in a black skillet.

Quick Shrimp Scampi Three Ways

Overhead of white dish holding Baked Fish topped with a mayo sauce and sitting on shredded lettuce

Baked White Fish With Mayonnaise

Almond Raspberry Cookies

Prosciutto, Fig and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Tarts

glass bowl of cilantro pesto

Cilantro Pesto

glass stand holding Cilantro Mousse ring filled with flowers

Cilantro Mousse

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