Entertaining

Too hot to entertain? Not with a slow cooker! Follow our easy make-ahead dinner party gameplan and you can serve up a feast this summer without ever turning on the oven or the stove.

Keep this cured fish on hand and turn every salad into an impressive meal.

Forget about a sit-down dinner—host a wedge salad party instead.

This Middle Eastern dip might be a year-round classic, but that doesn't mean you can't customize it to fit the season, too.

Because ordinary sausage would be a party foul.

It's all about the ice, ice baby.

This holiday season, be the host with the most.

Go big batch with these three party punches. Then go home (for the holidays).

Danny Meyer—restaurant kingpin and founder of Union Square Hospitality Group—knows a heck of a lot about hosting. Give him 5 minutes, and you'll know a lot, too.

It's mostly shopping.

You'll cross one more Thanksgiving task off your list. And your house will smell amazing.

The right way to ask for more pie, and other holiday quandaries.

The British cookbook queen stops by our offices to talk all things holiday entertaining.

The best way to ease your day-of cooking load.

Let's take the "hell" out of healthy.

Those calm and collected party hosts you see on TV? This is how they do it.

Think smoky, not sticky.

It does absolutely everything.

All you need: a blender and fresh herbs.