Striving for No-Stress Dinner Hangs

Sometimes having people over can be kind of stressful. But as they say, you have to make the community you want, right? And we want dinner parties. We share the successes, the mishaps, the too-small chicken pot pie, the desserts to remember. We debate if it’s better to apologize for your own shortcomings or just zip it and hope no one notices. What can be done to make an evening no-fuss, tasty, and, most of all, fun for you, too? We have thoughts! Plus more strategies to get your spouse to bring leftovers for lunch. Discussed in this episode:Lots of people eat chive blossomsSnacking Cakes by Yossy ArefiNora Efron on Lee Bailey and the “Rule of Four”Julia Child’s My Life in FranceAmiel Stanek’s Homemade Onion DipInstagram | Substack