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Formal Celebration Recipes

The best recipes for your next black-tie event!

Starters + Side Dishes

Hot Crabmeat Dip

nothing says fancy like seafood

Bongo Bongo Soup

silly in name only

Stuffed Artichokes

a snooty veggie for a snooty party

Castillian Potatoes

the addition of an adjective heightens the whole experience

Entrees

Spinach Lasagna

a healthy spaghetti cake

Desserts + Beverages

Sachertorte

a Vienna chocolate cake

Lemon Tortoni

not a tart but an ice cream

Coffee Bavarian Cream with Ginger-Caramel Sauce

luscious, delicious, probably not nutritious

Spanish Sangria

a fruity happy drink

Watermelon Aqua Fresca

a light, refreshing summer beverage

Whiskey Sour

a heavy, refreshing (?) adult beverage

Miscellaneous

Spiral Bread With Herb Filling

it's more formal if you pronounce the "h"

Lahmajoun (Armenian)

lamb + pita = excellent combination

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