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Posts tagged “cooking for a crowd”

What Are You Cooking for Passover and Easter?

Two big spring celebrations with lots of good food traditions are fast approaching: Passover, which begins at sundown a week from today, April 8, and Easter, celebrated Sunday April 12. Here's a pos...

Cooking for Friends by Alison Attenborough and Jamie Kimm
Book Review 2009

We have always gotten lots of questions related to cooking for a crowd, but lately the topic seems to have gotten hotter. These days, so many of us are choosing to entertain in with friends rather tha...

Dinner for a Crowd: Slow-Cooked Hoisin and Ginger Pork Wraps with Peanut Slaw

I promised you one of my favorite recipes for a crowd, and this is it! This recipe very handily fed about a dozen people at a recent weekend get-together; there were even leftovers. It's also a very ...

Good Recipe for a Crowd: Beer-Braised Short Ribs

We've made this recipe a couple of times, always to rave reviews. Short ribs aren't on this list of Best Cuts for Braising, but they works fantastically well, cook quickly, and aren't expensive. Here ...

Dinner Party Planning: Scheduling Backwards

Earlier this week, we talked about five great tips for dinner party planning. As our Cure takers gear up for their big dinner party, we'd like to take a minute to look at one of those tips in more dep...

Dinner Party Timing: Five Tips for Cooking a Full Meal

One of the most frequently requested tips in our Cure this spring was advice on cooking a whole meal - each dish balanced to be ready in time and on time. This means that your work is balanced precise...

Good Question: Casual Dinner Party for Twenty?

Dear Kitchn, I am having a casual get together on Friday. Just me, my family, and some other friends who are staying in town for the holidays.... and I ambitiously offered to cook dinner for everyone...

Good Question: Cooking to Impress a Crowd

Dear Kitchen, I have been asked to cook for a group of ten of my parents' friends. I'd like to knock dinner out of the park because they are all accomplished and experienced cooks and entertainers. ...