Spend Stress-Free Time With Friends by Having a “wacky Dinner”
Lunch is a great way to gather friends and spend some time, but planning dinners can be a real source of stress. To reduce anxiety while still breaking bread with your best friends, consider what The Kitchn calls a “lousy dinner party.”
At a lousy dinner party, attention is diverted from things like place cards to what really matters: hanging out with those you care about. Click the link below for instructions, but the cheesy dinner party philosophy is very simple. There are no gifts for the hostess, no fancy outfits and no trips to specialty grocery stores for handmade salt or anything else. They are just friends who eat at each other’s house and enjoy each other’s company.
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