Wowing By Presentation: 10 Eye-Catching Dishes To Impress Your Guests

Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold is the Executive Editor of Cubby, and one of Apartment Therapy Media’s first full-time editors from way back when. She was the founding Design and Lifestyle Editor for Kitchn and the Managing Editor for Apartment Therapy’s green living site, Re-Nest (RIP). After a few years offline and then working elsewhere, she’s back to share ideas about design, kids, and family life. It’s helpful that she now has two little kids and lots of thoughts about all those things. She lives with said kids and their father in St. Paul, MN.
updated May 2, 2019
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We’ve all been there: you’re hosting a special dinner or spring soirée and feeling the teensiest bit of pressure to put on the loveliest, tastiest party you can. Don’t fret! These 10 dishes—both colorful and with extra pretty presentations—will give you the added oomph you’re looking for. Bonus: they’re all delicious and easy to make.

Two Ways To Wow Your Guests

With Color
• Elegant Raw Recipe: Fresh Figs with Cashew Cream
• Colorful Recipe: Sicilian-Inspired Blood Orange Salad
• Date Night Dinner: Open-Faced Ravioli with Egg and Wilted Greens
• Tri-Color Slaw with Lime Dressing
• Tomato Salad with Red Onion, Dill, and Feta

With a Pretty Presentation
• Truffled Asparagus with Parmesan and Eggs
• Make-Ahead Vegetarian Recipe: Beet & Sweet Potato Stacks
• How to Make Prosciutto Rosettes
• Beet Pickled Deviled Eggs
• Strawberry Milk Cake

Related: A Peek Ahead: 10 Colorful Early Spring Salads

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