The Party Notebook

What I’m cooking, bringing, buying, and writing down lately.

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8 Things Worth Making in October

Soups, snacks, dessert and one drink for the perfectly chilly season.

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Set it. Forget it. Smell Fall.

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A very good excuse to eat tortilla chips for dinner.

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All the wings. None of the mess.

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The centerpiece you can eat.

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Apple, roasted squash + feta. Store-bought pie crust doing a lot of the heavy lifting.

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A Feasting at Home recipe, a fish-shaped platter, and the beginning of an entire Indian BBQ.