Host An Unforgettable Book Club Party

Roasted chicken with a spicy tomato yogurt sauce.

Inspired by Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. This is one of my favorite dishes when I am in New Orleans. Whenever a dish is served over rice, I like to use a mix of white and brown rice to add a little pizzazz.

Scallops are so delicious, especially sauteed. The sauteed scallops in this recipe are served over a tomato cream sauce, angel hair pasta, and spinach or arugula. The cooking goes quick, so measure out all your ingredients out before you begin.

Mandu are Korean dumplings. These are filled with cabbage, tofu and beef or pork. These can easily be made vegetarian by omitting the meat and I think they would still be delicious.

Aloo Gobi Saag is an Indian dish made with potato, cauliflower and spinach.

This double-crusted shepherd pie is made with Guinness Extra Stout which adds great flavor to an already delicious dish loaded with beef, onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, and cheese.

My sister-in-law Lori prepared this awesome Irish Cottage Pie for our Brooklyn book club party. There wasn’t a bite left!

An authentic New York City hot dog is made with an all-beef frank and topped with mustard and an onion-tomato sauce.

Perfect for entertaining, this baked ham recipe is easy to prepare with a tasty pineapple mustard glaze.

In Central African cooking, groundnuts (peanuts) are often used in soups and stews. The peanuts are ground into peanut butter and incorporated into the sauce for flavor and thickening. This recipe for African-Inspired Peanut Butter Chicken is delicious served with corn fufu and fried plantains.