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Book Party Bites & Cocktails!

Spiked Lemonade or Jonestown Punch • Mini Meatball Subs • Three Onion Dip with Kettle-Cooked Potato Chips • Eggplant Caponata Crostini • Raspberry Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream

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Spring-tastic Dinner For Two

Minted Sweet Pea Dip with Baguette • Lemon Fettuccine with Bacon and Chives • Asparagus with Tarragon Vinaigrette • Carrot Raisin Cookies

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Kentucky Derby All-Day Buffet

Puff Pastry Wrapped Asparagus • Corn and Barley Salad with Chive-Mint Vinaigrette • Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Fennel-Cabbage Slaw • Derby Day Punch • Whipped Mint Ganache Tart with Blackberries

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Cinco de Mayo Cocktail Party

Mini Corn and Leek Flautas • Potato Chip Chilaquiles • Baked Mexican Chicken Meatballs • Mexican Wedding Cakes • Margaritas

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Baby’s First Seder

Potato Kugel with Sauteed Shallots • Passover Brisket • String Beans with Mustard Dressing • Matzoh Crunch • Chocolate Chip Macaroons • Manichevitz

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Adelaide’s Easter Party

Vodka Lemonade laced with Basil and Mint • French Deviled Eggs • Rosemary and Garlic Grilled Lamb Chops • Feta and Herb Dipping Sauce • Scallion and Olive Orzo • Patisserie Fruit Tart

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Tax Day Big Spender Dinner

Potato Crisps with Creme Fraiche and Caviar in Oyster Shells • Asparagus Spears with Burrata and Prosciutto • Lobster Rolls on Toasted Brioche • Pound Cake with Strawberries and Creme Anglaise

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Memorial Day Countdown Dinner

Warm Blue Potato and Green Onion Salad • Pork Burgers with Thyme Mayo and Red Cabbage Crunch • Ice Cream Sundaes with Hot Fudge Sauce

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Vegetarian Mezze Party

Roasted Tomato Hummus • Open-Faced Spinach Pie Bites • Eggplant Caponata Crostini with Pomegranate-Balsamic Drizzle

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Formal Pescatarian Dinner Party

Artichokes with Caper-Scallion Mayonnaise • Striped Bass with Salsa Verde • Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables • Lemon Tart with Cream

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Spring Break Buffet

Coconut-Lime Coolers • Black Bean Cakes with Mango-Lime Crema • Jennie’s Fish Tacos • Cilantro-Lime Crema • Coconut Cake

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St. Patty’s Weekday Breakfast For Two

Spinach Pie Quesadilla • Bacon • Irish Hot Chocolate

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Slightly Springy Dinner

Asparagus Spears with Burrata and Prosciutto • Baked Spinach Gnocchi with Three Tomatoes • Lemon Almond Cake

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Mardi Gras Mascarade Night

Mini Crab Cakes • Brown Rice Jambalaya • Make-Your-Own Cupcakes with Gold Sprinkles and Purple and Green Frosting • Hurricanes

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Mad Men Sunday Night Dinner

Deviled Eggs • Onion Dip • Tuna Noodle Casserole • Rich Chocolate Celebration Cake

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Hangover Brunch For One

Fried Egg Sandwich • Sweet Potato Fries • Ketchup

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Oscar Night Bash

Red Carpet Avocado and Radish Crostini • Sweet and Savory Starlette Chicken Stew • Couscous • Hollywood Blonde Yellow Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting • ”Golden Statues” i.e. Elderflower Fizz

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Fireside Dinner For Two

Broiled Flank Steak with Sautéed Wild Mushrooms and Chive-Parley Butter • Parmesan-Roasted Potatoes • Red Wine • Chocolate Chip Cookies with Milk and Semi-Sweet Chips (straight from the oven) • Milk

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Spanish Dinner Party for Ten

Salmorejo Cordobes (Cream of Gazpacho) • Classic Paella • Chocolate Bark with Cinnamon Coated Nuts and Cherries • Sangria

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Vegetarian Super Bowl Buffet

Black Bean Cakes with Mango-Lime Crema • Cilantro Succotash Quesadillas • Smoky Chipotle Vegetarian Chili • Sweet Potato Fries• M&M Blondies

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At-Home Takeout

Carrot-Raisin Raita • Free-Form Samosas • Chana Bateta • Basmati Rice

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Snow Day Cooking

Old-Fashioned Rich Chicken Pot Pie • Artichokes with Caper-Scallion Mayo • Coffee-Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

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Resolution-Fulfilling Dinner for Two

Sweet and Sour Carrot Dip • Moroccan Bouillabaisse • No-Knead Bread • Minted Fruit Salad

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Classic Romance

Champagne • Roasted Fennel and Asiago Tartlettes • Guiness-Marinated Flank Steak • Fennel-Potato Mash with Mascarpone • Roasted Asparagus • Chocolate Mousse with Gingerbread Whipped Cream

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Ladies’ Valentine’s Day Brunch

Irish Hot Chocolate • ”City” Oatmeal with Blueberries and Dried Cherries • Lemony Smoked Salmon Scramble • White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies