Did you throw dinner parties in 2014? Did people gather around your table and pass plates and laugh and ask for seconds and linger over final bites of cake and sips of wine? Did you spend your Saturday afternoons baking, or rolling pasta dough, or braising things, then welcome friends with an apron around your waist and a cocktail in your hand?
If you did: Congratulations; here's a retrospective for you. If you didn't: There's always 2015. Resolve to entertain more in the new year -- and get started with our most popular dinner party-friendly recipes from 2014. As with any good party, there's a whole lot of cake.
Maialino's Olive Oil Cake by Genius Recipes
Autumn Root Vegetable Gratin by Merrill Stubbs
Nigel Slater's Really Good Spagetti Bolognese by Genius Recipes
Lacinato Kale Gratin by Marian Bull
James Peterson's Baked Fish Fillets with Butter and Sherry by Genius Recipes
Creamy Mushroom Pasta by Kendra Vaculin
Crispy Coconut Kale with Roasted Salmon and Coconut Rice by Ashley Couse | Bloom & Nourish
Faith Durand's Dark Molasses Gingerbread Cake by Sarah Jampel
Moro's Warm Squash & Chickpea Salad with Tahini by Genius Recipes
Bill Smith's Atlantic Beach Pie by Genius Recipes
Sweet and Savory Overnight Roast Pork by Merrill Stubbs
Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad by MollyandBrandon
Caesar- Style Kale Salad with Roasted Onions and Ricotta Salata by cookinginvictoria
Classic Chicken Piccata by Linda Johnson
Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Icing and Caramelized Pumpkin Seeds by Sarah Jampel
Written by: Marian Bull
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