Dinner Parties Made Simple TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

• How to Use This Book

•  Links

Oh, You Poor Guy

And So It Begins

Uh-Oh, My Turn!

• Before We Get Started, A Note to the Men

OK, Let's Start Planning

• First Things First - Who's Coming to Dinner?

So What Do I Make?

Table Setting

• Casual Setting

• Some Details

Menu Planning - Choices, Choices!

• Let's Start With the Appetizer

• On to the Salad

• The Main Course

• Side Dish

Timing is Everything

• How to Avoid Timing Problems

Wine - I'm No Expert

• Some Basics, First 

• Selecting a Wine

• The Language of Vino

A Couple of Hosting Tips

So What's Next?

• Dessert! 

Let's Sum It Up

Planning Guide

Menu Planning Worksheet

Recipes

Appetizers

• Focaccia Bread w/ Tomato and Cheese Topping 

• Tomato, Basil, And Mozzarella

• Wonton Soup

• Antipasto Pasta Salad

• Marinated Mushrooms

• Broccoli Bites

• Coconut Shrimp 

Main Dishes 

• Chicken Marsala

• Sweet and Sour Chicken

• Cajun Chicken Pasta 

• Chicken Jambalaya

• Beef Bourguignon 

• Beef Parmesan with Garlic Angel Hair Pasta 

Side Dishes

• Italian-Style Broccoli

• Garlic-Wine Rice Pilaf

• Bella's Rosemary Red Potatoes 

• Herbed Garlic Mashed Potatoes 

Desserts

• Tiramisu 

• Black Forest Cheesecake 

• Ambrosia Trifle 

• Blueberry Cream Cheese Squares 

Basic Food and Recipe Sites

Cookbooks

Other Recommended Items