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Look! Individual S'Mores Bags

With apologies for such a blurry photo (it was late and dark), we wanted to pass on this cute idea we saw firsthand at a wedding last weekend. It would be fun for a fancy outdoor dinner or birthday pa...

Entertaining Etiquette: Do You Set an Ending Time?

We never gave much thought to this issue until recently when the subject came up at, of course, a dinner party. And really, it's an interesting question to think about. After all, we always set a time...

Dinner Parties: 5 Great Tips for Newbies (Plus Lots More)

Some of you may be pros at throwing dinner parties. Others may be intimidated. But whether you are an old dog looking for new tricks or a Cure taker approaching her first big fiesta, we've got loads o...

Cocktail Party Strategy: Make a Lot of Few Dishes

When we start planning a cocktail party, sometimes our lists can get a little long. It's like the appetizer decathlon: Why stop with bacon-wrapped dates when we could do bacon-wrapped potatoes, too...

Easy Entertaining: Throwing a Spontaneous Dinner Party

We really love planning dinner parties - figuring out a menu, deciding who to invite, picking out wine, decorating the apartment, the whole shebang. But sometimes, it's just as much fun to wake up in ...

Entertaining: Q&A with Jessie Saunders, author of The Two of Us...and Friends

Jessie Saunders knows what it's like to cook and entertain in a tiny kitchen. For years, she and her husband lived in a small apartment in New York's Greenwich Village, where, she says, "If everyone ...