We have people over for dinner regularly - friends, family, neighbors, co-workers . . .
We do what most people consider elaborate meals but sometimes we do very elaborate meals (and honestly I feel like what others consider elaborate are for us just plentiful, not elaborate).
I try to avoid things that require a lot of last minute attention or “serve immediately” type of stuff because then I’m in the kitchen more than at the table, and that isn’t fun for me. We typically entertain more in the summer when we can eat outside, drink lots of rose wine, and in general relax.
Having recently moved to Boston, I find that co-workers (we don’t have “friends” yet lol) always push to meet out for dinner as opposed to coming over for dinner. I don’t know yet if they are just trying to be gracious, don’t know that I actually can cook, or aren’t comfortable coming over to our house for dinner (as it does tend to be a longer evening than meeting at a restaurant).
