Dinner Party Menus and Recipes
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Backyard Barbecue
Grilled Beef Kabobs


Cabernet Filet Mignon
(six-course dinner)


German Roulade Dinner

Family Favorite


Grilled Chipotle Filet
(4-course dinner)


Peppery Pinot Noir Tenderloin

(six-course dinner)
 

Prime Rib Dinner
(seven-course dinner)


Prime Rib Dinner

(Christmas Dinner)


Veal Scaloppine Piccata

(six-course dinner)

Coffee- and Spice-Rubbed Lamb with Coffee-Mint Sauce
(six-course dinner)


Grilled Rack of Lamb with Pinot Noir Marinade
(seven-course dinner)


Lamb Loin Chops with Gorgonzola Butter
(five-course dinner)


Lamb Roast with Port Wine Sauce

(six-course dinner)


Lamb Chops with Cracked Pepper and Rosemary

(four-course dinner)


Rack of Lamb
(Easter Dinner)

 

 

Blackberry Barbecued Ribs (four-course dinner)


Carolina Pork Tenderloin Pinwheels
Easy Summer Dinner


Honey-Glazed Ham (Easter Dinner)


Grilled Pork Loin with Blackberry-Wine Sauce
(six-course dinner)
 

Petite Pork Roast
(four-course dinner)




Pork Loin with Pumpkin Sage Bread Pudding
(six-course dinner)

Boneless Chicken Breast with Crushed Peanut Crust
(four-course dinner)


Christmas Turkey Dinner


Grilled Balsamic Chicken and Peaches
(four-course dinner)


Old-Fashioned 4th of July Picnic


Poached Chicken Breasts with Blackberry Cabernet Sauce  (five-course dinner)


Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner

Baked Lobster Tail
(five-course dinner)

 

Butter-Poached Lobster Tails  (seven-course dinner)

 

Barbecued Salmon with Herb Mayonnaise
(five-course dinner)
 

Easy Paella Dinner

 

Flaming Pineapple Boat with Shrimp (six-course dinner)

 

Outdoor Barbecued Salmon Dinner (family-style dinner)

 

Outdoor Smoked Salmon Dinner (family-style dinner)

 

Last Minute Dinner Party
Salmon with Dill Mustard Sauce (five-course dinner)
 

Pan-seared Orange Tuna
(four-course dinner)

 

San Francisco Cioppino Dinner


Spanish Paella Dinner


Summer Salmon Dinner Party (four-course dinner)
 

Gourmet Lunch
Roast Beef Deli Sandwich

High Tea

Holiday Open House

Honey-Glazed Ham
(Easter Dinner)

Hot Summer Nights
Linguine with Tomatoes and Basil

Make-Ahead Holiday Brunch

Old-Fashioned 4th of July Picnic

Prime Rib Dinner
(Christmas Dinner)

Rack of Lamb
(Easter Dinner)

Thanksgiving Turkey  Dinner

Truffle Dinner
Linquine with Black Truffles
(six-course dinner)

Unexpected Company
Fettucine Piccata
(Out of the Pantry)
 


 


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