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Home ยป Recipes ยป Entertaining

Entertaining Recipes

Entertaining recipes from Vanilla Bean Cuisine are perfect for when you have a few friends over, or want to have a larger gathering. All recipes are easy and elegant, and make a delicious addition to your table.

For a crowd-pleaser, try our Baked Brie with Fig Jam for an appetizer. And how about this Almond Flour Chocolate Cake for dessert?

  • A small white bowl filled with marinated green and black olives, garnished with lemon peel, with toothpicks and almonds nearby on an orange tiled surface.
    Easy Marinated Olives with Citrus and Rosemary
  • image of four different French appetizer recipes with the title "best French appetizers"
    31 Popular French Appetizer Recipes to Impress Your Guests
  • A plate of lobster ravioli topped with a creamy sauce, herbs, and grated cheese, served on a white dish with a silver rim.
    Creamy Lobster Ravioli Sauce Recipe
  • deviled eggs on plate next to serving spoon and napkin.
    Truffle Deviled Eggs
  • A small glass jar filled with kale salad dressing, with a spoon inside. Garlic cloves and a green leafy salad are visible in the background.
    Simple Kale Salad Dressing Recipe
  • Deviled eggs topped with shredded crab, pickled red onions, and fresh dill are arranged on a plate with sprigs of dill on the side.
    Crab Deviled Eggs with Pickled Onions
  • cranberry brie bites in phyllo cups on platter next to green napkin.
    Cranberry Brie Bites
  • bowl of mango salsa with serving spoon on bowl with tortilla chips.
    Fresh Pineapple Mango Salsa Recipe
  • close up of baked brie surrounded by bread, apples, and nuts with a hand reaching an apple slice in to dip.
    Baked Brie en Croute
  • bowl of mediterranean cucumber tomato salad next to bowl of pita chips and napkin
    Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad
  • bowl of spaghetti Alfredo with fork holding up some of the pasta.
    Pasta Alfredo Recipe
  • Spinach Beet Goat Cheese Salad
  • close up of plate of puff pastry cinnamon twists next to napkin
    Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists
  • A bowl of creamy butternut squash soup garnished with a swirl of cream and sprinkled with paprika, served next to a salad on a plate with rose gold utensils.
    Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Bisque
  • 4 images of biscoff recipes with a square in the middle with the title "35+ Biscoff Recipes".
    36 Biscoff Recipes
  • blackberry mojito with bowl of berries, lime, and shaker
    Black Berry Mojito
  • A collage of four crab meat dishes: a cold crab dip, a crab quiche with asparagus, crab cakes with lemon wedges, and a creamy cream of crab soup, with the text Top Crab Meat Recipes.
    39 Best Crab Meat Recipes (Both Real and Imitation)
  • three small plates with three vegan stuffed mushrooms on each, with napkin and serving fork
    Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
  • cranberry mimosas with prosecco and bowl of sugared cranberries
    Cranberry Holiday Cocktail
  • bowl of coq au vin blanc with spoon and thyme sprig.
    Coq Au Vin Blanc (Chicken in White Wine Sauce)
  • Close up of bowl of sour cream and chive dip with spoon on plate with potato chips.
    Sour Cream and Chive Dip
  • close up of bowl of ramp pesto next to kitchen towel.
    Lemony Ramp Pesto with Basil
  • jar of cherry compote in front of cutting board with cherry halves.
    Fresh Cherry Compote
  • bowl of cold crab dip with old bay and chives on plate with crackers and cucumber sticks.
    Crab Dip
  • bowl of roasted mini peppers topped with parsley next to wooden spoon and napkin.
    4-Ingredient Roasted Mini Sweet Peppers
  • A rustic apple galette with flaky, golden-brown crust, sprinkled with sugar, is sliced on parchment paper. The filling showcases layered apple slices. A knife is partially visible at the top right corner.
    French Apple Galette Recipe
  • plate with balsamic glazed Brussels sprouts with spoon and edge of napkin
    Balsamic Brussels Sprouts Recipe
  • A plate of sliced crab quiche with chives and asparagus next to it. A glass of white wine and a pie dish with more quiche are in the background.
    Easy Crab Quiche with Gruyรจre Cheese
  • A glass jar filled with tomato pesto and a metal spoon, placed on a blue surface with some basil leaves nearby.
    Easy Roasted Tomato Pesto
  • A ceramic bowl filled with creamy lemon aioli, garnished with a sprig of fresh dill, next to a patterned green and blue cloth and a copper spoon.
    Garlic Lemon Aioli
  • A spoon drizzles strawberry syrup into a glass jar on a wooden board, with fresh strawberries and a bowl of strawberries in the background.
    Homemade Strawberry Simple Syrup
  • A spoon drizzling strawberry coulis into a glass jar, with fresh strawberries and a blue basket in the background.
    Easy Strawberry Coulis Recipe (No Cook)
  • Baked eggs topped with mushrooms, leeks, and chives in a ramekin, served with a piece of bread and a side salad with lettuce and cherry tomatoes.
    Oeufs Cocotte (Baked Eggs)
  • stack of snickerdoodle cookies on small cutting board in front of cookie plate and stack of cookies
    Easy Snickerdoodles without Cream of Tartar
  • plate with pan-seared filet mignon with red wine sauce, knife, and thyme sprig
    Pan-Seared Filet Mignon with Red Wine Sauce
  • glass of rose spritzer with second glass, bottle of rose, and cutting board in background
    Rosรฉ Spritzer
  • Two glasses of St Germain Spritz with lemon slices sit on white coasters; bottles and a sliced lemon are visible in the background.
    St. Germain Spritz Cocktail
  • bowl of black bean and corn salsa with chip in it.
    Black Bean and Corn Salsa
  • bowl of biscoff truffles on plate with two biscoff cookies in front of glass of milk.
    Biscoff Truffles
  • close up of pile of baguette garlic bread slices next to garlic head.
    Baguette Garlic Bread

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