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a New Year's Eve dinner party

fun, cozy night with the ladies.

A surprise cocktail party for my husband on 1/12/07.

Happy birthday honey! Even though he won't read this. :)

a small family dinner at my fiance's condo in celebration of our upcoming marriage.

themed party for New Years

My freezer is full of lobster tails my husband caught this season. It's almost time for our annual Lobster Mobster party and these cookbooks could give me some new recipes for my friends to enjoy!

I'd like to have a very casual dinner with just a few friends. Could the winner get the chef's hat too? ;)

I'm planning my dinner party guest list already...

Casual dinner with a few other couples.

New Year's cocktail party.

Classic Movie Night and Dinner

A small dinner party with friends when I finish the first draft of my dissertation. Because I know nothing I want to celebrate more than finishing my dissertation! (Now I just need to, well, finish it!)

just good food, good wine and a few good friends.

Fondue!

Those books would be great to expand my kitchen skills. We have a waiting list of friends who want to come over for dinner as it is.

A "warm, fuzzy" dinner party: Souped up comfort foods, a decadent dessert and spiked cocoa/coffee to maintain the warmth.

I'd like to have a healthy, lucious, tummy- and heartwarming dinner party for a group of my fellow "holiday orphans" who can't be with loved ones for the holidays.

I've been eyeing that Greyston cookbook for awhile. It's AT's Menu for Hope prize, too, isn't it? So many great prizes at Menu for Hope! Today's the last day to buy tickets!!

A healthy NYE dinner party, after all the over eating that happened the week before!

A retro cocktail party with just a few friends

Small, 6-8 friends, with traditional southern italian cooking.

Super Bowl Party

Birthday dinner for me! :) Small (5-6), vegetarian and casual.

A housewarming party, since we still haven't gotten around to it (and it's been six months... eek!)

"stuffed grape leaves" party

A tea party dinner party with my 5 girlfriends where everything is bite sized!

definitely a tea party! I've been gathering up mugs and recipes!

Finally, a housewarming! Finger foods, booze and my great view!

Any kind of party, as long as there's food.

I've REALLY been wanting a party to celebrate my newly remodeled kitchen! I'd like several chic finger food options and one signature drink, hot or cold, to ladle out.

Have a few friends over for dinner and a movie

A budget gourment new year party!

Something intimate with our friends before my wife hits her busy season at work in January.

A casual, but fun dinner with friends.

a small dinner party to celebrate moving into our new neighborhood!

A nice cozy house warming at my new place!

A New Year's Day brunch party for all the folks who stay over from New Year's Eve!

just a good one (with expert help ;) )

Well, I'm an LSU grad, so I'm planning to have an informal dinner party for the bowl game with a Cajun/Creole menu. Not inventive, but delicious.

I'd love to have a little dinner party. Lots of comfort food and a fire!

a tapas party!

A small dinner party with a few couples we are just getting to know.

Dinner for the anesthesiologists! What won't put them to sleep?!

House warming party for my palatial new digs!

A cosy night in with lots of comfort food.

small party for my family to bring in the new year.

Everyone is travelling for the holiday and New Years, so I'd like to get my friends all back together in the city at a cozy dinner party in my apt (and i do mean COZY in my little place!) maybe mid-January. We can swap photos and stories and recenter ourselves for a new year!

a "Thank God the Holidays are Over" party

I'd love to have a reunion type party for my family - informal.

I'd like to have a dinner party to try to set up my single friends.

Please randomly select me!

I'd love to have a gaming night party. We love good food, and we love video games.

New Years Eve would be a good night for me to host a dinner party :)

Just a few friends and some anime, probably. And Ikaruga. And Gradius. And....

I'd love to get my grad school friends together for a cocktail party.

A Wii family and fun dinner party. It is always fun to watch people playing games and interacting together.

My birthday's January 19th and we just moved into a bigger apartment. I'd love to have a combo housewarming and birthday party

any type of party with great friends, good food, and sensational wine

Cozy small casual dinner, since I only have enough plates for six!

A kid-friendly (parent-friendly) dinner. Fun for kids of all ages!

Casual dinner with friends over Xmas

A dinner party to bring friends together during the winter duldrums and to celebrate our newly insulated attic!

A housewarming party for coworkers and friends.

Ice cream party.

an everything pomegranate red dinner party!

I would like to have an informal potluck party with the theme "favorite comfort food".

A party to get to know our neighbors better.

I've been wanting to try the leg of lamb recipe from Suzanne Goin's book. Just a few friends and loads of good wine.

dessert!

A relaxed evening of good food and good wine with a few friends

Dinner party with old friends

A home re-warming for when we finally finish the construction.

I like themed parties. I'm not sure what theme, but you could help with that.

Nothing fancy - just a casual/low-stress dinner party for a few friends and excellent food.

A Dead of Winter party in February when we're all tired of being housebound and need something to really pick us up.

A dinner party where someone else is cooking for a change!

friends, lots of tecate, puerco pibil, beans, rice, salsa, and tortillas made to order all evening long.

I would love to host a Girls' Night Out Crepe Dinner Party. We'd have lots and lots of crepes with lots of fillings. Savory crepes, sweet crepes (I love them with nutella), fruit crepes, you name it! Oh that would be so fun!

sunday brunch with my girlfriends!

I'd like to have an Iron Chef type dinner party, where everyone can participate in the cooking fun.

a bollywood-themed indian feast!

a fondue dinner party

Something grown up, without a baby needing to nurse...

A New Years party up in the mountains at our cabin

My boyfriend and I just moved to the parlor level of a brownstone in Brooklyn. After the holidays are over I would like to have his parents/siblings etc and my parents/siblings over for a dinner party (10 people). He and I love cooking so it would be the perfect way to introduce them to our new home!

i've always wanted to have a dessert-only party.

what we call a ya-ya sister brunch...you got to know my sisters!!

we're grilling and having a bonfire, but want to have a fondue party and a tea party in the next few weeks.....

I'd like to have a retro dinner party with foods from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Featuring food like fondue, and bacon wrapped water chestnuts, etc. etc.!

I would love a swanky retro house warming party, once I move into my new apartment next month!

A special birthday dinner party for my husband (January) -featuring dishes from his roots (Nicaragua) and mine (Norway and Appalachia). He loves dishes from all three cultures/regions. I know it is a little odd, but hey, that's the plan and he'll love it!

A sampling party. Kind of like a more upscale potluck.

I'd like to throw a happy getting-through-the-holidays-in-one-piece-and-relatively-sane party for my wife. On top of the holiday madness, it is also her busy time at work. Hang in there, Sweetpea!

I would like to have a dinner party with friends. Plus super bowl parties are always fun.

A housewarming party

A whole family get together casual party. With everyone's schedule and obligations, we can't seem to all get together anymore. It would be such fun to play catch-up other than on the phone.

I'd love to have a cupcake party!

a dinner party were dessert comes first

I would like to have a cocktail party with friends and neighbors that would kick off a monthly wine party at one another's houses.

Planning a lollapalooza of a birthday party dinner (3 of us). All of us are good cooks (African American, Italian, and Mexican). Musicians and dancers will be the majority of the guests. Tons of people to feed. Any ideas?

I would like a costumed dinner party.

soup party! lots of yummy soup on a cold winter's night.

Just moved into a new city, would love a casual housewarming party, wine, good apps, sumptuous veg and meat courses and a killer dessert.

a cocktail and nibbles party

A "Must have Cheese" Party. Just what I need!

cocktails!

Southern comfort food... yummmm

Informal and easy

middle eastern-themed - very informal & casual

A mid-January Christmas white elephant gift exchange--soup and sandwich supper.

super tuesday party in early march

I'd love to have a gathering with 4 of my closest friends- including one uber-healthy eater and one meat-a-tarian (no veggies). What a difficult task!

intimate party with lots of good rich food - lobster, filet mignon, fresh spinach with garlic and smashed potatoes.

An apres ski dinner with lots of red wine and hot toddies.

I would love to have a simple night with the ladies in my life. Perhaps some nice wine, some great food and a evening of memories that will last a lifetime. If we are talking about a summer party though...I am going to a family reunion over the 4th of July and there will be LOTS of us there so something fast but YUMMY for those who know and love me most!

it would be amazing to finally be able to host an asian/eastern-european fusion dinner party for our families in our own fairly-newly purchased first home.

What kind of dinner party I'd like to have? Well planned, well attended, well received. Is this naive? I've never had a dinner party that didn't involve take-out but I'd sure like to.

A small potluck dinner with a few close friends.

a post-holiday dinner party for my friends who are traveling this week

A fire in the fireplace, light snow falling, jazzy Christmas music on the stereo, and a house full of my friends from all over the country and all over the world.

Just me and a friend. Spend part of Saturday cooking, then have someone over on Sunday. Make a few things I've made before (some mushroom soup, a quinoa salad with nuts and crunchy vegetables and maybe some dried cranberries, a cucumber salad) and try something new (that's where a new cookbook would come in). And I want to make cake-style gingerbread with homemade whipped cream.

Maybe what I'm describing isn't a dinner party, but it would make me happy. Something small and quiet. Relaxed.

pagan midwinter celebration.

I'm having a New Year's Day open house, all afternoon into the evening ... which I haven't done in two years.

A three course meal of Bouillabaisse--lots of saffron and toast points with aioli--served with a Sancerre.

One word: Soup.

A January, let's start a fresh new year party.

Oh my boyfriend and I love dinner parties. We're hoping to make our next one a tapas/small plates night. Hope hope hope!

I've been trying to motivate myself to throw a dinner party for the longest time to reconnect with friends who have yet to see my now-not-so-new apt....

A crabby Elvis birthday dinner (Jan. 8) - cracked crab and a video from the King. And of course some nice fattening dessert!

New Year's!

a very very late housewarming

blah blah blah

New year's eve.

Dinner party for about 15 or so. wine, food, and all that.

Girls night in.

House warming party.

HOW PERFECT ! :)

A New Years' Dinner party.

Open House Desert Party on New Years complete with Bubbly

Holiday brunch

a potluck dinner with my college friends I don't get to see very much.

a wonderful and luxurious three-course meal with good friends at our apt.

Relaxed lunch into dinner

I think I will finally have my late 1 year house warming party serving the best dishes I've been practicing in my "new home".

Food themed movies and the food from the movie. Make it, watch it, eat it.

raclette! also, does the giveaway come with the chef's hat?

A dinner party with Kazakh food. Maybe if I learn to cook something Kazakh, my in-laws will stop hinting that they know some lovely single Kazakh girls!

sounds like a great book!

I am hosting a thirsty traveler party. I have recorded the complete series, and am going to chose my favorite episodes and serve the food and drink from those episodes.

I would like to spice things up and have a Mexican themed party.

I am having an appetizer and dessert party Christmas eve, eve.

I would like to have an indoor barbeque party. I would cook it all outside and bring it in to my toasty warm guests.

a small get together of close friends.

I'd like to have a "catch up with old friends who apparently just moved back to the area" sort of party - and what better way to do that then with a nice, informal dinner party?

Thanksgiving Eve

Oh, how handy!

My partner and I will celebrate 9 years of being together, and I would love to throw a dinner party to commemorate.

quite the thing this would be
to have someone cheffing just for me

to learn a twist, a trick, a mix, a step
that makes the cooking less of a mess

my skills improved, my confidence high
the invite list would multiply

I'd find my calling as social priestess
nourishing friends with fabulous dishes

so heed my call for help this xmas
don't leave me here lost with instant mixes

small cozy cocktail party

we throw casual dinner parties constantly. i want more and more of those!

A friend of mine's parents used to throw an Anti Post-Holiday Depression Party every winter in mid-January. I think I'd like to start that tradition for my friends and family - good food, wine, and company as the perfect antidote to short days, little sun, and cold (or, if you live in KY, manic and frenzied) weather.

just tried a greyston brownie for the first time-
this would be nice!

Italian

dinner for my future M-I-L

post-holiday, friends-only regroup. we will all have gossip about our nutty families.

a small one with friends

I love hosting pot-lucks because everyone brings something unique, so my ideal dinner party would be a pot-luck with 10-15 friends.

I like cooking for those I love

bday party

I would host a mid-week mid-winter brunch for my fellow stay-at-home mom friends who feel cooped-up and freaked-out. I think I'll do it even if I don't win.

fondue party

A vegetarian, post holiday so everyone can relax dinner party...

A birthday dinner! My boyfriend and I were both born in January! This would be an excellent present for the both of us.

I suddenly find myself with lots of single friends of both genders. I'd love to have a dinner party for eight and see what happens when all these great people are thrown together for a cozy home-cooked meal.

An elegant foods dinner party - to get all my grad student friends out of their ramen habits!

Housewarming party with Tapas--pass the manchego, please!

My hubby and I are planning a thank-you dinner in our tiny apartment for my in-laws in January--and we could really use some guidance!

Hope I win

I will cook!

I already cook!!!

a roller derby party with my favorite teammates!

bridal shower with the girls!

I'd love to throw a poker themed party after the new year!

Bunko with the girls!! thanks

A party to thank all my new friends for welcoming me to a new city.

A simple comfort-food dinner for a few friends...

I'd love to have a vegan Indian dinner party for when I arrive back from my trip to India.

awesome!!

a casual dinner party w/ my four oldest friends

a birthday dinner party for my boyfriend and his best friends, in early feb!

Casual cocktail party with hors d'oeuvres for a small group of friends

a Brunch party for my co workers and their kids

A dinner with greek food!

a casual dinner party for six or so.

I'd love to do a dead of winter dinner. Some friends and their kids would join us for ice skate or sledding. Once home, the kids curl up with popcorn and a movie, while the adults have drinks. Dinner would be simple - mac and cheese and salad with a terrific red wine.

This year, I'd like to have a great big fat dinner party at my new house which has been under construction since June and is still not done!

I'd like to try a glogfest with mulled drinks and a smorgasbord with appetizers and salmon and ham dishes, along with beets and potato bread and an authentic Scandinavian Yule log, and a good selection of traditional Christmas cookies to to finish with. It would be a nice change from the usual eggnog, turkey, sweet potato,
pecan pie, Christmas cookies party we usually have.

I'd have a dinner party for my best clients (I am an attorney), but I would definitely need professional help to pull that off.

i have no idea but i'd love to plan something.

new cookbooks one more good reason to cook -
a party in January - there are tons in December and then January seems to bleak.

a housewarming cocktail party with appetizers with all of my closest friends...a new apartment for a new year :)

I like to have a casual dinner with 3-4 other couples and serve healthy, delicious food.

I want this gift.

Something casual, warm and cozy to fight the weather outside

birthday party!

a warm and cozy one. It's sooooo cold outside!

A New Hampshire primary party!

I would love to throw a January Scandinavian feast!

I would love to host a small fundraiser dinner for a medical center. It's focus is on serving children from birth to 18 who's family are either impoverished or are involved in the foster care system.

Each and every baby born into their services is given a handmade baby blanket. While it may not seem like a lot, it very well may be the warmest blanket the baby has. There are other programs to address medical, educational, social and psychological needs.

We donate funds and blankets as we can but it would be nice to do something a little bit more. I'll be doing the party but would love new ideas from these books and the help in planning.

a casual, italian antipasto party to keep it relaxed and low-key

New Year's Eve dinner party!

A fondue party as it is properly done in Switzerland.

google it to find details

Just a cozy, quiet dinner with friend & lots of laughs & good food!!

I would love to have a fun fondue party. Thank you!

A CHOCOLATE AND WINE PARTY! YUM

A family gathering since we were unable to have all the family here at Christmas a new years dinner would be great with Turkey and all that goes with it.

I think that I'd like a potluck dinner where everyone brings something that is their favorite cultural comfort food. I have a very diverse group of friends and it would be a lot of fun to see and try what each one of them grew up enjoying.

A cozy dinner party with comfort foods would be nice during the cold winter months.

A nice little party with family

Simple delicious compfortable dinner part.

Dinner with close friends and old fashioned comfort food

I would love to host a New Year's Eve fondue party

Just family and friends for a casual dinner and conversation.

A new baby party for my little one!

A fun casual couples dinner. Thanks for the giveaway.

I need any help cooking i can get

a fun fondue party for my future sister-in-law's bridal shower!

dinner party where everyone brought cans of food to donate to a shelter

A murder mystery/dinner party -- all dressed up and someone is a criminal! :)

I'd like to have a party where my family & friends brought food so we can donate to a local shelter.

I would love to have a dinner party for my friends here that don't have family... The food....savory comfort foods paired with wines and one fancy(ish) dessert!

I would love to host a party featuring different types of rustic soups and breads. Seems like the perfect feast when the weather is so cold and snowy.

I'd like to have a dinner party where each dish is an old family favorite updated and bumped up a notch, like instead of baked ham - ham wellington.

A small, cozy one for close family and friends

Informal dinner for family and close friends.