Party Planning in Action – What is an Indian-American Thanksgiving?
Last week, I proposed my grand Thanksgiving undertaking for this year. While it may not be six weeks of multiple Thanksgiving test dinners a week (like last year), I think my goal may be, in a way,...
View ArticleHow many people are you cooking Thanksgiving dinner for?
Do you think of eight to ten people as a “moderately-sized” dinner party? I mean, I do . . . but my husband likes to remind me that is large to most people. On the Epicurious site poll for the past...
View ArticleIndian Thanksgiving #1: Trial Dinner Menu
Tonight is a trial run of my new fusion cuisine: Indian Thanksgiving food. By the way . . . I hate that name. Can you help me come up with something better? Every time I type “I-N-D-I-A-N...
View ArticleWant to cook a whole Thanksgiving in 30 minutes?
It’s totally possible. I’m not saying that you can cook a whole turkey. But if you are looking for a quick and easy Thanksgiving, I bet you aren’t the cook-a-whole-turkey type. Traditional? Sure! A 30...
View ArticleA Month of Prize Giveaways: Let the Fun Begin!
Every holiday season, no matter where I am in the world, my mother sends me an advent calendar. Usually in the shape of a Christmas tree, it has a little doors numbered for every day of December till...
View ArticleFirst Advent Calendar Giveaway!
Photo by Jay Neandd If you haven’t heard, we are doing something special here at 30 Minute Dinner Party headquarters this month to share some holiday cheer with our readers . . . a whole month of gift...
View ArticleGuest List Guide: Who Do You Invite To Your Holiday Party?
I’m really not kidding in my bio when I say I have been hosting dinner parties since high school. On a scale way too grand for a fourteen or fifteen year old, I would spend weeks planning my fete. I’d...
View ArticleGingerbread House Party – A Creative Contest!
Candy makes everyone feel like a kid again. Playing with it and making a mess? Even better. A gingerbread house building holiday party will put a playful new twist on your holiday gathering. What is...
View ArticleDIY Gingerbread House Recipe
Sure, you can use graham crackers for an easy, edible gingerbread house. But where’s the fun in that? Nothing Beats Real Gingerbread I cannot even begin to tell you how much I have been craving the...
View ArticleFashionably Old-Fashioned: Bringing Back the Cookie Swap
The holidays are a hectic time of year. Perhaps the most hectic, in fact. Summer always passes too quickly, but the long, sun-filled days give off the impression that you have more time, not less. In...
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