This caprese salad is fresh, deeply satisfying and light, just the right thing for a late-summer / early fall first course.

These rich pumpkin crepes are rich, satisfying, not-too-sweet and worthy of a place on your holiday or dinner party table.

A stellar BIG FOOD recipe for a crowd that has everything you want in a pasta dish: creamy, tangy, spicy, pungent, al dente and satisfyingly rich while still bright from the chunks of tomato and a nice protein, the perfectly-spiced, perfectly-cooked shrimp.

Smart children prove the concept of knowledge transfer on the 5-minute appetizer formula.

Tom-Erik and his wife Anne-Grethe ooze gracious Norwegian hospitality, making you feel as welcome and easy as a summer sunset at their home in Kongsberg.

A quiet story about coming out of a long, silent austerity into the startlingly lush experience of in-person conversation and a meal with another couple outside of our bubble.

A homemade meal, a bottle of wine, and a great conversation. It was a perfect little party for three – my niece, her partner and me.

A tiny dinner party with the Grill-Meister’s international colleague landed me a new friend in his wife, a luminous, authentic, lovely lady. Thus the haiku.

Chocolate Orange Pots are an impressive, decadent, and yet relatively easy dessert for a dinner party.

Steak is on the menu at a tiny dinner party at Glover Gardens with international guests.