Friday Board Game Night with Friends: The Party Plan and Menu — Gatherings From The Kitchn

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To kick off our Gatherings from The Kitchn series for 2014, I decided to throw a fun, low-key dinner party. On any typical weekend you can find me and my boyfriend playing board games at home, so it made sense to invite a few more people and call it a party. We served a make-ahead dinner you can just put in the oven after work, along with fun snacks and a killer drink — all easy and comfortable for a relaxed Friday night at home. The best part? When we got down-right competitive playing my favorite game.

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Recipe: Hazelnut-Cocoa Granola Bars with Dried Figs — Snack Recipes from The Kitchn

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I have a lot of travel coming up over the next few weeks, and so I conceived of these bars with one purpose and one purpose only: to keep The Hangry at bay. When my body doesn’t know what time zone it’s in, when the airport offerings are sparse, when the taxi ride takes double the time I expected, I’m certain these granola bars will be my saving grace.

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