Entertaining

From holiday dinners and cocktail parties to family cookouts and potlucks, we have menus and recipes for all of your entertaining needs.

a low angle close up view of a large bowl of spicy blakc eyed peas topped with sliced green onions

15 Delicious Slow Cooker Side Dishes for Summer

a top down view of a family dining at an outdoor table.

How Allrecipes Allstar Jane Wilcox Is Keeping the Family Reunion Alive

Senior couple having a backyard barbecue party, grilling meat and corn, and having fun spending leisure time outdoors

8 Essential Tips for Summer Hosting (and Actually Enjoying Yourself)

Beer Margaritas

15 Boozy Pitcher Drinks Perfect for Backyard BBQs

Al Roker wearing a grill apron in front of a red charcoal grill

Allstar Summer Bash

A baking dish of mom's easy banana pudding topped with vanilla cookie crumbs and sliced bananas

My Mom’s 4-Ingredient Banana Pudding Is Always the First the Thing to Go at the Potluck

closeup of Strawberry-Balsamic Ricotta Bruschetta with fresh basil and toasted pine nuts

Strawberry-Balsamic Ricotta Bruschetta

a top down view looking at a beautiful old fashion rhubarb pie topped with whipped cream and sliced almonds.

20 Irresistible Pies to Make This Pi Day

overhead view of corned beef sliced and on a platter with cabbage, potatoes, and carrots

Our Most Saved St. Patrick’s Day Recipe Last Year

table setting with tulips as centerpiece

This Is the Only Plate You're Not Supposed to Eat From

cheeseball formed into a snowman with peppercorn features and jalapeno cap, crackers and rosemary on a plate with holiday lights behind

Snowman Cheese Ball

a woman holding a tray of appetizers.

My Dad’s Famous 3-Ingredient Holiday Appetizer Costs Less Than $3

Roasted turkey on a platter with fresh herbs and oranges.

The Secret Ingredient for the Juiciest Turkey Every Time

layered dip with tortilla chips. ground beef, sour cream, tomatoes, jalapenos, and cilantro

20 Layer Air Fryer Nachos

5 Heat-and-Eat Costco Appetizers That Always Fly Off the Holiday Table

Halloween baked Brie decorated to resemble a bloody face on snack board with fruit and crackers

Scary Baked Brie

caramel apple dipping board

This Latest Party Trend Is the Sweetest Way to Serve a Favorite Fall Treat

wine and snack pairings graphic

The 10 Best Wine and Chip Pairings for a Perfect Night In

stack of small pepperoni pizza cups on white plate

Mini Pepperoni Pizza Cups

ricotta olive oil loaf cake

My Grandma's 'Company Cake' Is the Easiest Way to Impress Guests

A table full of dishes for Nowruz, including fried fish

Nowruz, Right Now

Gluten-Free Holiday Bliss Cookie Bars

mid angle looking at a slice of chocolate Texas sheet cake, with a piece taken off by a fork

How Many People Does a Sheet Cake Feed?

Traditional Irish Stew with potatoes and carrots

Slow Cooker Irish Beef Stew

close up view of Bacon-Garlic Green Beans with lemon zest on a plate

Bacon-Garlic Green Beans

Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes

close up view of Apricot and Peach Fried Pies garnished with powdered sugar on a cooling rack

Apricot and Peach Fried Pies

Baked pizza dough squares topped with sliced tomatoes, fresh basil and other dried seasonings.

This 3-Ingredient Pizza Is Our New Favorite Holiday Appetizer

Chocolate Kahlua Cake with powdered sugar sifted overtop and a slice is being cut

My Grandma's Go-To Holiday Cake is Embarrassingly Easy—But So Good

a low angle view looking into two vodka martinis served in classic martini glasses and each garnished with three olives

Why Julia Child's Favorite Cocktail Is My Ideal Holiday Drink

powdered anise cookies on a platter

These Holiday Cookies Taste Just Like the Ones My Great-grandma Used To Make

Mini latke potato pancakes topped with sour cream and apple butter

The Genius Hack That Turns a Freezer Staple Into Perfect Potato Pancakes

close up view of slices of Rum Cake on white plates

Braised lamb shanks with carrots and broccoli on the side on a glue plate

Stout-Braised Lamb Shanks

Saucy Sriracha Franks

Spooky Spider Halloween Hot Dogs

overhead view of a make ahead breakfast casserole in a clear 9x13 baking dish

19 Breakfast Recipes to Make in Your 9x13 Baking Dish

Coconut Ladoo

21 Indian Sweets and Snacks for a Festive Diwali

Apple-Cranberry Crostada

high angle view of a plated slice of sweet potato crunch with casserole dish in the background

Sweet Potato Crunch

Cranberry Pumpkin Cookies

raw turkey in the fridge

3 Ways to Safely Thaw a Frozen Turkey

A slice of double layer pumpkin cheesecake topped with whipped cream

Double-Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

The Original Fantasy Fudge

a mid angle view looking into a sliced pumpkin roll cake topped with powdered sugar.

a straight on view of a golden brown turkey on a white oval platter dressed with fresh herbs and sliced lemons

Simple Deep Fried Turkey

a whole turkey with someone sticking a white thermometer in it

How to Check the Temperature of a Turkey

Carrot Cake Martini

a mid level view of a golden brown turkey on a white oval platter, filled with traditional stuffing.

Easy Beginner's Turkey with Stuffing

a glass gravy boat of savory-looking pale brown gravy with a glass ladle in the foreground

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

close up view of sliced Turkey on a white platter

Turkey in a Bag

a close up view of a perfectly golden-brown whole turkey

Ultimate Turkey Brine

a high angle view looking into a large stock pot of giblet gravy with a spoonful being lifted toward viewer.

a close up view of a spoonful of old fashioned stuffing being lifted from the baking dish.

Old Fashioned Stuffing

Bowl of Charoset

looking at two glass mugs of apple cider with a cinnamon stick

Easy Apple Cider

close up view of a stack of Seven Layer Bars on a plate

Seven Layer Bars

angled shot of carcass turkey soup in bowl with peas and carrots

Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup

Side shot of oyster dressing in a baking dish with a knife, on a cooling rack

Oyster Dressing (Stuffing)

A deep fried turkey on a platter with fresh parsley

Deep-Fried Turkey

top-down view of a crumb crust in a white ceramic pie dish

Holiday Ginger Snap Crust

An overhead view of a tray full of salt dough ornaments decorated with whole spices

Cranberry apple brie bites on a plate.

Cranberry Brie Bites