Block Parties & Poker Nights Recipes and Ideas for Getting and Staying Connected with Your Neighbors by Peg Allen
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Book Description

Across the country, folks are rediscovering potluck parties, progressive dinners, and other neighborhood gatherings as a way to forge bonds that endure long after the last dish is cleared away. From small, adults-only get-togethers to neighborhood extravaganzas, Block Parties and Poker Nights has dozens of creative ideas, for fun, fulfilling community events and the tried-and-true dishes that make them so memorable.

• Recipes for soup buffets, salad bars, and backyard barbecues
• Welcome baskets for new neighbors and homemade treats to share
• Tips on foods that travel well
• Ways to support families in times of need with reheatable comfort food
• Celebrations for all seasons, from Fourth of July bashes to Kentucky Derby parties
• Suggestions for starting treasured holiday traditions like caroling parties and cookie exchanges
• And, everything you need to know to throw a blow-out block party with all the trimmings

About the Author

Peg Allen

Peg Allen is a former vice president of Lifetime Television, where she was responsible for all reality programming. Since forming a partnership with another Lifetime alumna, Lisa Nee, Allen/Nee Productions has been responsible for a broad range of television projects. She currently lives with her husband and two children in a suburb of Chicago, where her Kentucky Derby party is a much-anticipated community tradition.

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