What is your go-to dish for entertaining?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a good baked ziti recipe they can share? Or even just the basics. I tried to make it once and it came out a bit dry and bland.

I'm embarrassed to say I served this to my fellow Jersey Italians one day when I didn't have time to make sauce from scratch and they all raved and asked for the recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-ziti-i/

I claimed "Nonna's secret"

Disgusting!

[Anonymous]

Re ziti: mound out my friends delicious ziti recipe is a jar of pasta sauce + a jar of Alfredo sauce (and noodles and cheese). But it really is good! Try that to start PP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a good baked ziti recipe they can share? Or even just the basics. I tried to make it once and it came out a bit dry and bland.

I'm embarrassed to say I served this to my fellow Jersey Italians one day when I didn't have time to make sauce from scratch and they all raved and asked for the recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-ziti-i/

I claimed "Nonna's secret"

Disgusting!

This is why I am always so nervous to cook for people. I might think that it is delicious, and my guests could leave thinking that it was the worst meal ever!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a good baked ziti recipe they can share? Or even just the basics. I tried to make it once and it came out a bit dry and bland.

I'm embarrassed to say I served this to my fellow Jersey Italians one day when I didn't have time to make sauce from scratch and they all raved and asked for the recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-ziti-i/

I claimed "Nonna's secret"

Disgusting!

Taste it before you criticize it. I don't understand people who come on threads like this and say gross when the original question is objective and not subjective. Ahhhh dcum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you love to serve to guests? Either main dishes or hors de oeuvres?

Prime rib. Super easy. Most people love it. Looks impressive b/c people think it is hard to do.

[Anonymous]

Fancy: Beef Tenderloin

Not fancy winter: stew

Not fancy summer: steaks or grilled dijon chicken with corn, potato salad, and macaroni salad.

Appetizers: I go to Eden Center and get a platter of 24 spring rolls for $12. People are always impressed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nasi Goreng and Pork Belly with hot basil rice

Oh god! We need this recipe. Please share!

[Anonymous]

Roast chicken or braised beef short ribs, with roasted vegetables.

[Anonymous]

If we're entertaining it's generally for another family with kids. In the winter I often make spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, salad. In the summer we grill chicken or flank steak, serve w sweet potato fries and a salad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a good baked ziti recipe they can share? Or even just the basics. I tried to make it once and it came out a bit dry and bland.

I'm embarrassed to say I served this to my fellow Jersey Italians one day when I didn't have time to make sauce from scratch and they all raved and asked for the recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-ziti-i/

I claimed "Nonna's secret"

Sour cream and provolone cheese? Who knew?! Thanks. Will try it.

I've made this a couple of times, and people do indeed enjoy it and ask for the recipe. The sour cream and provolone sound weird, I admit, but when baked the sour cream mimics a bechamel sauce, and the provolone adds a little more depth of flavor than using only mozzarella.

[Anonymous]

I like to make a pasta sauce like bolognese or amatriciana. You can make a big batch if you have a lot of people and you can freeze the leftovers, which taste even better the second time around.

In cold weather I like to do chicken pot pie.

[Anonymous]

Heavenly ham on a pillsbury buttermilk biscuit and yellow mustard.


The perfect food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a good baked ziti recipe they can share? Or even just the basics. I tried to make it once and it came out a bit dry and bland.

I'm embarrassed to say I served this to my fellow Jersey Italians one day when I didn't have time to make sauce from scratch and they all raved and asked for the recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-ziti-i/

I claimed "Nonna's secret"

Disgusting!

Are you the same one who just said "yuck" about something else? Can you please act like you've at least graduated from middle school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heavenly ham on a pillsbury buttermilk biscuit and yellow mustard.


The perfect food.

Ewwww

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a good baked ziti recipe they can share? Or even just the basics. I tried to make it once and it came out a bit dry and bland.

I'm embarrassed to say I served this to my fellow Jersey Italians one day when I didn't have time to make sauce from scratch and they all raved and asked for the recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-ziti-i/

I claimed "Nonna's secret"

Disgusting!

This is why I am always so nervous to cook for people. I might think that it is delicious, and my guests could leave thinking that it was the worst meal ever!

I wouldn't worry about it. There is obviously a real a-hole troll who's only joy is to criticize other people's suggestions. So far we've gotten yuck, disgusting, and ewww. Time to grow up mean poster.