From the founder of the popular blog The Kitchn, this lavishly photographed cookbook offers inspiring ideas and expert advice for crowd-pleasing food that's fresh and unfussy, but always delicious. The more than 100 recipes—from plentiful drinks to flavorful desserts—call for seasonal ingredients and time-savvy techniques, and are well suited to passing on large platters or in serving bowls at casual get-togethers. Throughout are helpful and engaging tips for entertaining, from selecting wines to putting together an antipasto platter. Sophisticated yet simple, these are dishes that everyone will enjoy cooking, eating, and sharing. Sample recipes: Drinks White Stone-Fruit Sangria Watermelon Mojito Blood Orange Margarita Fizzy Blueberry Lemonade Lemon Verbena and Mint Tisane Starters Smashed Figs with Walnuts and Burrata Crispy Five-Fragrance Calamari and Dipping Sauce Lamb Meatballs in Lettuce Cups with Minty Yogurt Herbed Lemon-Butter Popcorn Maple-Bacon Spiced Nuts Salads Mostly Herbs Salad with Three Easy Vinaigrettes Thai Grilled Beef Salad Crunchy Salad with Buttermilk Dressing Endive, Radicchio, and Apple Salad Winter Greens with Roasted Pears and Pecorino Mains Guinness-Braised Chicken Fennel-Roasted Whole Salmon Spaghetti with Five-Herb Pesto Grilled Cornish Hens with Chimichurri Brined Pork Loin with Apricot-Onion Mostarda Vegetables and Sides Braised Artichokes with Lemon, Mint, and Olives Maple-Glazed Sweet Potato Wedges Grilled Asparagus with Bacon Vinaigrette Rosemary White Beans with Fontina Skillet Cornbread Desserts Rustic Fruit Galette Grilled Peaches with Cardamom Cream Simple Vanilla Ice Cream with Roasted Grapes Soft Chocolate Mini Cakes Cornmeal Cake with Dulce de Leche Read Less