Tips For a Successful Dinner Party

I love entertaining at home ? it?s more comfortable and relaxed than going out, and I get to choose what we eat and drink.

With the winter holidays in full swing, people are more likely to throw brunch/dinner/cocktail parties than any other time of year. So here are a few tips for throwing a successful party at home:

- DO NOT use new recipes for the first time for a party, or at least not more than one. Make sure you use recipes you?ve tested and perfected.

- DO plan out in what order you?ll start cooking the dishes, according to each dish?s cooking time.

- DO NOT try to trim the fat. Sometime