From the founder of the popular blog The Kitchn, this lavishly photographed cookbook offers inspiring ideas and expert advice for crowd-pleasing food that's fresh and unfussy, but always delicious. The more than 100 recipes—from plentiful drinks to flavorful desserts—call for seasonal ingredients and time-savvy techniques, and are well suited to passing on large platters or in serving bowls at casual get-togethers. Throughout are helpful and engaging tips for entertaining, from selecting wines to putting together an antipasto platter. Sophisticated yet simple, these are dishes that everyone will enjoy cooking, eating, and sharing.

Sample recipes:

Drinks

White Stone-Fruit Sangria

Watermelon Mojito

Blood Orange Margarita

Fizzy Blueberry Lemonade

Lemon Verbena and Mint Tisane

Starters

Smashed Figs with Walnuts and Burrata

Crispy Five-Fragrance Calamari and Dipping Sauce

Lamb Meatballs in Lettuce Cups with Minty Yogurt

Herbed Lemon-Butter Popcorn

Maple-Bacon Spiced Nuts

Salads

Mostly Herbs Salad with Three Easy Vinaigrettes

Thai Grilled Beef Salad

Crunchy Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

Endive, Radicchio, and Apple Salad

Winter Greens with Roasted Pears and Pecorino

Mains

Guinness-Braised Chicken

Fennel-Roasted Whole Salmon

Spaghetti with Five-Herb Pesto

Grilled Cornish Hens with Chimichurri

Brined Pork Loin with Apricot-Onion Mostarda

Vegetables and Sides

Braised Artichokes with Lemon, Mint, and Olives

Maple-Glazed Sweet Potato Wedges

Grilled Asparagus with Bacon Vinaigrette

Rosemary White Beans with Fontina

Skillet Cornbread

Desserts

Rustic Fruit Galette

Grilled Peaches with Cardamom Cream

Simple Vanilla Ice Cream with Roasted Grapes

Soft Chocolate Mini Cakes

Cornmeal Cake with Dulce de Leche