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am a pretty lucky gal to have a house conducive to entertaining (except the parking situation) and a big-ass dining room table, so I was more than happy to hostess for my dear friend L's 30th birthday party last Saturday.

The lamb spices

The menu: L brought an awesome Cambodian appetizer (what was it called again?) of spinach leaves that you piled yourself with tiny shrimp, minced ginger, peanuts, toasted coconut, scallions, red onion, diced limes, and some kind of sauce. Her favorite cocktail is my fresh lime vodka gimlet (recipe after the jump) so I made a pitcher, and they went perfectly with the appetizer - a happy coincidence! For dinner we had couscous, vegetable tagine, spiced lamb stew with butternut squash, and a salad of romaine and arugula with toasted pecans, cranberries, and balsamic. I made a frangipane apple galette for dessert with calvados whipped cream.

The spices smelled heavenly simmering in red wine with onion and cinnamon sticks.

Click on over for the cocktail recipe, a few of my entertaining tips, and a bonus napkin fold!

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