Wirecutter Weekly: Fall is for Instant Pot dinner parties link View this email in your browser graphic Wirecutter Weekly The best from Wirecutter in your inbox, every week. Wirecutter is reader supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. link Learn more Marguerite Preston, kitchen editor heading level 2 Fall is for Instant Pot dinner parties Since signing the lease to my new delightfully spacious apartment (by Brooklyn, New York, standards at least), I’ve been fantasizing about the dinner parties I will throw. Finally, I can host more than two people without forcing them to sit on the floor under my (lofted) bed! (If you have a small apartment, too, check out the link gear we recommend for making use of every space from floor to ceiling.) The ideal dinner party is as fun for you as it is for your guests, so: Stick to stuff you could cook on a weeknight, and make the setting feel exceptional. I’ve had great success cooking link congee in my link Instant Pot (or you could make link this coconut rice ), to serve with a bunch of DIY toppings (sauteed shrimp, bok choy, and so on). It’s also perfectly acceptable to buy a rotisserie chicken, a nice loaf of bread and fancy butter, then make a big salad in the prettiest bowl you own. I break out all of the nice ceramic dishes I never get to show off. Buy flowers. Light link candles dot Arrange your snacks on a nice link wood cutting board dot Use link cloth napkins ( link these are colorful and affordable!) and fun glasses (like link coupes for cocktails). 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