A good dinner party means clean plates, numerous wine glasses, and empty bottles of wine, laughter and lovely music. It is the kind of evening where everyone wants to linger and no one wants to say goodbye.

Giving a party is no picnic. What if the guests refuse to talk? What if there is a loud, awkward kitchen accident? What if the table doesn't look good? Worst of all, what if the food doesn't turn out?

Here at HuffPost Taste, we frequently extoll the joys of simple cooking, simple eating and simple entertaining. The idea being that making it simple m...

One of our favorite things about food (forgive us, we know we say this all the time) is how it brings people together. But, what about those times whe...

For new year's, we like to host. We drink, we dance and sometimes we go out into the city night. But the party at home with friends is usually the best part.

Broccoli is my fall back because when cooked crisp or soft, it takes to dressings like a champ. Steam up a lot, keep the dressing on the side so the broccoli doesn't turn Army green and you are in business.