I have dinner parties a lot.  Seems like my house is pretty conducive to hosting friends and family, so the party’s typically at my home.  I love entertaining and always try to vary my menu so guests don’t get bored with having the same old food, but it can be difficult to stay creative.

Last week, I sent a friend coming over for dinner a note requesting she pick what I was going to make.  How great an idea is that!?  To my delight, she asked that I make Osso Buco and Bradley Ogden’s Butterscotch Pudding.  Not only did this help me decide on a concept for my dinner, it expanded my recipe repertoire.

For your next dinner party, ask your guests what they’d like to eat and hold them to making a decision.  It’ll be fun for them for having sort of co-hosted the dinner and fun for you for having tried new recipes.

If you were coming over to my home, what would be the dish you’d ask me to make?