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How to Host a Stress Free Small Dinner Party at Home

Yes you can enjoy your own dinner party! The 3 keys to hosting a stress-free dinner party are to keep it simple, do as many chores as you can ahead of the big day, and prepare as many dishes as you can ahead of your guests' arrival.

Steps

Keep it simple: Limit the guest list to eight people, six is even better. Choose a neutral table setting that lets your colorful centerpiece flowers pop. Serve no more than three courses. Feature only one "fancy" dish. Plan a mostly make ahead menu with few items that need last minute kitchen time.

Do ahead. Two weeks in advance, invite your guests and choose a menu with mostly make-ahead dishes. A few days ahead, shop for the non-perishables and clean house. The day ahead, shop for the perishables and set the dinner table and do a last minute clean of the bathroom and living room. Prepare your make-ahead recipes the day before or in the morning of your dinner party.

Tips

Remember that your guests are the real stars of the evening, not your food. The food is only your pleasant excuse for getting together, so don't worry about putting on a gourmet restaurant spread.

Never serve a dish you haven't made before. This way you avoid disasters like apologising for a recipe that doesn't taste the way you hoped it would.

You are part of the company and your guests expect to talk with you. Keeping it simple means you get to spend time with your guests instead of in the kitchen.

Don't get nervous about choosing wine. If you're not sure what to serve, just go to your local wine store and ask for something simple and inexpensive that most people are likely to enjoy. Remember people love to give advice, and wine store staff are no different!

Check the ingredient list for every recipe against your pantry contents. Make sure you already have the item on hand or add it to your shopping list. This has the added bonus of preventing you from buying duplicates! In your last minute schedule be sure to include time for you to get dressed, set out the appetizers, put on the dinner music and - yes - sit down for a few minutes before your guests arrive. Wow! What a stress-free way to start enjoying your own dinner party.

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The National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House (circa 1730)
located on the Cos Cob Harbor

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Cos Cob is located in Fairfield County just west of Stamford between Darien and Port Chester along Highway 1 near Putnam Lake. Located in the southwestern most corner of Connecticut, Cos Cob sits on the coastline of the Long Island Sound.

Community derives from the Algonquian language which means "high rock." The town Cos Cob was incorporated not much after Greenwich.

It had an artist colony, known as the Cos Cob School, in the late 1800s and early 1900s and a new one growing now. Situated on Cos Cob Harbor on Long Island Sound, the community's role as a commercial shipping port disappeared with the damming of the Mianus River.

Local attractions include: Cos Cob Harbor, Greenwich Creek, Mianus River, Fyre Lake, Putnam Lake, and Bruce Museum. There is nearby shopping in Stamford.

Bush-Holley Historic Site in Cos Cob is the home of Connecticut's first art colony, the 1730's House neighborhood inspired over 200 artists between 1890 and 1920, including American Impressionists Twachtman, Hassam, Lawson, and MacRae whose works and the site's history are presented through tours, including the 19th-century Cos Cob Post Office - now a visitor center with changing exhibitions. Film and archive documents the colony's origins.

The Bush-Holley House is a National Historic Landmark in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was constructed circa 1730 and in the late nineteenth century was a boarding house and the center of the Cos Cob art colony.

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