Add a touch of Mediterranean flair to your dinner table with these homemade Italian lamb meatballs. Made with fresh or gluten-free breadcrumbs and flavorful spices, they're baked making them a healthy protein option that the whole family will love. Get the recipe now and enjoy a taste of classic Italian cuisine in your own home!

Rillettes are an entertainer's godsend. They're cheap, they're delicious, and they sound fancy. Your guests will think you worked hard on it. You didn't.

Jing Tio likes to end dinner parties with rare fermented Chinese p'uerh tea and pistachio financiers, the absurdly easy-to-make buttery French cakes. ...

Smooth and creamy butterscotch custard with a crunchy caramelized sugar top. Perfectly paired with a glass of sweet, rich dessert wine or with a shortbread cookie.

You've heard of a Chocolate Molten Lava Cake, but get ready for these Lemon Lava Cakes. This easy and light recipe is perfect for your next dinner party dessert or if you just fancy something sweet and refreshing after a hearty meal.

A delicious, surprisingly easy recipe for chicken braised in a delectable wine sauce (on flambé too!)

Here are quick and easy appetizer recipes that also work as easy snacks. Make these for your next get-together, party, or late-night snacking.

I fancy myself as a divine dinner party hostess. I fancy myself as someone who embodies the total coolitude of Guarnaschelli's professional kitchen-wizardry, set on Martha's pristine estate filled with ponies, and accompanied with Beyonce's crowd. Someone who could present a...

Famed for their trickiness, classic soufflés can be a daunting dish to attempt. Use our recipe and serve perfect cheese soufflés as a dinner party starter. Think you’ve cracked it? Now try making these twice-baked crab soufflés served with quick-pickled samphire.

This showstopping Cherries Jubilee Tiramisu combines boozy cherries, creamy mascarpone, and a hint of citrus for a decadent twist on the classic dessert. Ladyfingers are layered with homemade cherry jam and a rich mascarpone filling, then chilled to perfection for a delicious make-ahead dessert.

I fancy myself as a divine dinner party hostess. I fancy myself as someone who embodies the total coolitude of Guarnaschelli's professional kitchen-wizardry, set on Martha's pristine estate filled with ponies, and accompanied with Beyonce's crowd. Someone who could present a...

These tender, juicy scallops with a crisp, buttery topping are perfect for a quick and impressive weeknight meal or a fancy dinner party. They're simple to make yet bursting with flavor, making them a winner for beginner cooks and seafood lovers alike.

Crème Brûlée may seem like a dessert reserved for fancy dinners out, but it’s actually super simple to make at home. Plus, you can make it ahead so all you have to do when guests arrive is Brûlée the sugar on top ( which might just become your new favorite party trick!). We made a luscious blackberry coulis using Driscoll’s Organic Blackberries to layer on the bottom of the Crème Brûlée for a tart berry surprise. Keep in mind that these take just 30 minutes to prep, but will be best served after an overnight chill in the fridge.  Watch how we made the Blackberry Coulis here and the Crème Brûlée here!

22 French-inspired sweet treats and desserts for those days when you need something fabulous. While they look fancy, these delicious recipes come together quickly.

A delicious take on rhubarb and custard by Emily Watkins is the perfect way to usher in spring

Add a bit of a kick to your lemon dessert with our smooth and zingy limoncello tart, encased in buttery homemade pastry. Make this impressive pudding for a light yet seriously moreish dinner party dessert

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Michele Moses on Alison Roman’s recent cookbook, “Nothing Fancy,” and its advocacy of making both food and entertaining accessible and stress-free.

This doughnut recipe from Steve Groves sees perfect little balls of brioche dough deep-fried and sliced in half. Filled with peaches poached in Monbazillac wine and a crème diplomat flavoured with meadowsweet, it's a stunning dessert to serve at any dinner party.

This is a simplified version of the starter recipe - Scallops with Sweetcorn Puree and Quail's Eggs which I posted a couple of years ...

Authentic French desserts and fancy French desserts are all in this collection of recipes for you to make fresh at home. Our entirely doable French dessert recipes give you everything you need to pull off the French desserts of your dreams.

Try out this make-ahead white chocolate tartlets recipe flavoured with ginger at your next dinner party.

Perfect for when you want to impress, indulge your luxurious side with these 10 bougie dessert recipes made with fresh fruit!

Get professional-looking rolls without using fancy molds.

Marcus Wareing's recipe for Chocolate and Cointreau self-saucing pudding is a total delight and is one of the easiest chocolate desserts one can make

Try these elegant and unique soufflé recipes for your next fancy dinner party. From classic chocolate to something cheesy, you're sure to fall in love.

This Eton Mess recipe makes an easy but impressive dinner party dessert, or spoil your family one evening!

Let’s learn how to make Million Layer Potatoes with garlic, parmesan, and herb! They’re super crispy on the outside and extremely fluffy on the inside. They look super fancy but trust me, they’re so easy to make! Lately, I’ve been a bit obsessed with potatoes and the hundreds and thousands of ways you can prepare […]

Perfect for a dinner party or any sort of special occasion, this stunning dish from Angie Mar is a project that's well worth your time. The crab and scallops lend a delicate sweetness, and the sherry sauce brings a nuttiness and brightness. Almond flour is essential, as it holds the filling together and gives it texture.

I absolutely LOVE a great dinner party! The idea of planning a dinner party exhilarates me beyond my imagination. Making people happy through my food and entertaining prowess, is one of the great pleasures I have to share. The idea of great friends gathering around the table to break bread, savor wine, share stories, laugh a lot and leave feeling better than when they arrived through our front door simply makes me blissful. Click "read more" below to continue post Back in December, I know, it was a while ago – I threw a wine pairing dinner party for a long time friend Helen. Helen had a milestone birthday and I wanted to give her a gift that was an event rather than an object. An event would provide lifetime memories and I believe means so much more than an expensive candle or keep sake. Don’t hear me wrong, those things are nice but an event of sorts is just something out of the ordinary and bordering on the extraordinary in my mind. I shared in my dinner certificate gift with Helen that she could invite two other couples and we would make it a dinner party. She invited Meg and Alex from our book club along with their hubbies and hers. It made for a fun night with many laughs. Alex’s hubby brought a game that he had created. It was on a large white board with photos of famous people and our job was to guess who they all were. We laughed and laughed and thought it was so cleaver for him to create and share with all of us. We then played table topics – the dinner party version and it created great conversation and more laughs. For the menu I relied on classic recipes that I have made over and over again. I will often try new things, but this time I wanted it to be perfect and share dishes that are proven winners. We pulled a 2002 Vine Cliff Magnum of Cabernet Sauvignon from our wine cellar to get the festivities started. This wine was simply divine. To accompany the wine, we had Roasted Grapes with Thyme, Fresh Ricotta and Grilled Bread, Shaved Brussels Sprout Crostini with Parmesan and Truffle Oil and a cheese platter with Gruyere, Le Tur and Dry Aged Jack with homemade Balsamic Fig Jam. The starter course was Roasted Carrot Soup Shooter with Sage Gruyere Biscuit and served with Acacia 2012 Chardonnay from the Carneros region. We then enjoyed a Baby Kale Salad with Port Plumped Cranberries, Persimmon, Pumpkin Seeds and Maple Vinaigrette and was served with Helen’s favorite wine from Peju called Provence. Since Helen and her hubby Phil have been long time friends, I wanted to also incorporate one of Phil’s favorites – The Salty Dog! Instead of a cocktail, I made a palate cleanser from a handmade Grapefruit Sorbet. Let’s just say, this was the star of the dinner party. We then moved into the main course with my infamous Asian Braised Short ribs with Orange Hoisin Glaze with Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes and Haricot Verts. This course we enjoyed a 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon from Faust. It was simply perfect with this dish. Instead of a fancy dessert, I wanted to go classic and make a handmade chocolate cake that would be the final touch to this brilliant dinner. The key to this cake is the coffee that is added to the cake and espresso powder to the chocolate frosting. Happy, Happy Birthday my dear friend Helen – may you have a fantastic year ahead! Salty Dog Palate Cleanser Himalayan Salt Favorite Vodka Grapefruit Sorbet To make the Salty Dog Sorbet Palate Cleansers, take a shot glass and dip a bit into water and then into a bowl of Himalayan pink salt. Use a very small ice cream scooper to pop two scoops into the shot glass and drizzle a touch of your favorite vodka on top. Repeat until you have made as many as you need for your dinner party guests. Serve immediately with a small spoon to cleanse the palate before your next course. It is best to be served right before the main course. Grapefruit Sorbet 3 Cups Pink Grapefruit Juice 3 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice ½ Cup Light Corn Syrup 2/3 Cup Sugar Combine the grapefruit juice, lemon juice, corn syrup and sugar in a 4 quart saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heart, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Place the sorbet base in the refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours and overnight is best. Remove the sorbet base from the refrigerator. Next, process in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturers directions. It should be the consistency of very softly whipped cream. Transfer to an airtight storage container and chill in the freezer for at least 4 hours until firm. Makes about 1 quart.

Try my recipe for melopita, the honey and cheese pie from Sifnos. This traditional Greek recipe is essentially a crustless cheesecake, but without all the fuss - there's no water bath or fancy equipment required, not even a stand mixer!