Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Yet Another Cheat's Dinner Party For Six in Just an Hour

You can also cheat on dinner party ideas - and use someone else's.

In this case, Annie Nichols doesn't seem to mind at all as she continues to share her Telegragh.co.uk regular Cheat's dinner party column.

Annie has it all covered yet again - Goat's Cheese Custrards for starter, Onion and anchovy puff-pastry tarts for main and then Rhubarb, blood-orange and elderflower compote.

Can you believe that the total budget for this dinner party for six is estimated at  £20 which is great value and takes just an hour to prepare.

You'll find Annie's recipes for each course and the 60 minute schedule is even thrown in.

A meal for six in an hour for less than £30. By Annie Nichols
Cheat's dinner party - Telegraph

Stay tuned for more dinner party ideas soon.

Randa
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Dinner parties designed to heal racial divide in an English community

In my search for dinner party ideas, I came across this inspiring article about how dinner parties are making a difference for this English community. Here is a snippet from the article and a link is added if you'd like to read the whole piece.

"The gathering was part of a series of dinner parties to bring together complete strangers from both the majority white British and the minority Asian communities. "It's shocking, but we don't really have any friends in the Asian community," said Jade Blades, 36, one of the guests at Mrs Hickman's dinner. Shakeela Khan, 30, sitting next to her, agreed. "I only know white English people through work, and we don't socialise," she said.
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Friday, April 18, 2008

Retro dinner parties are in fashion!

Always on the search for new dinner party ideas, I came across this piece at the website taste.com.au - the beauty is that they even include the recipes.. AND they provide you with a schedule of how you should plan your day to get dinner ready for 8pm on a Saturday!

Retro dinner party - Entertaining - Taste.com.au

Stay tuned for more dinner party ideas soon!

Randa
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Prepare Dinner for Six In One Hour..

I love this regular column that features in the Telegraph - this is a dinner party for six prepared in an hour for less than £30 in total.

A dinner party doesn't have to be laborious to prepare - you can do it quickly and inexpensively but still serve sensational food.. This is Annie Nichols' meal plan:

Starter - Watercress soup with Parmesan cream
Main Course - Teriyaki Salmon
Pudding - Almond Crescents
Cheat's dinner party - Telegraph
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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Easy Smoked Salmon Appetizer

You will find many unique dinner party ideas right here. But today, you may want to check out a video on how to prepare an easy smoked salmon appetizer:



Stay tuned for more dinner party ideas soon.

Randa
The Hostess with the Mostess

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Go Green and Throw an Eco-friendly Dinner Party

If you want a dinner party idea with a difference, try throwing an eco-friendly dinner party as this article suggests. Show your friends you care about our environment and educate them at the same time.

Throw an eco-friendly dinner party| Sheknows.com

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On top of buying organic cooking inredients, coffees, teas and wines, you'll find five tips to make your eco-friendly dinner party a success!

Stay tuned for more dinner party ideas soon.

Randa
The Hostess with the Mostess

Monday, April 7, 2008

Be a thoughtful dinner party host or hostess

Today's dinner party idea is simple and can make your guests feel really special.

It made such an impression on me some time back when a new acquantance asked my partner and I our favorite foods when we accepted an invitation to dinner. It made us feel rather special actually.

She also asked if there was anything we couldn't eat. That is foods that we dislike, are allergic to or can't tolerate well.

It's great to have this information at hand when planning your menu. If you know someone loves a particular food like chicken - then if you make a chicken dish you can't go wrong..

Stay tuned for more dinner party ideas soon.

Randa
The Hostess with the Mostess

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Dinner parties are making a comeback

I do agree that dinner parties are making a comeback and that's what drives me to
share the dinner party ideas I have gathered over many years. Here's an excerpt from the article anyway:

"To have a dinner party today you have to give up the notion that your house has to be clean, that your children have to be asleep and that the food has to be perfect," Burnette says. "People don't entertain because they think everything has to be this Martha Stewart set."
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Stay tuned for more dinner party ideas soon.

Randa
The Hostess with the Mostess