Solid hosting advice and unfussy recipes from Simply Recipes' favorite cookbook authors.

There are three kinds of people when it comes to hosting.

Those who write the menu on a clipboard and dust the baseboards before guests arrive.

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It doesn’t matter where you fall on this spectrum.

And with these recipes and tips, it’ll be less stressful and more fun.

Here are three recipes that prove just that, plusone pantry stapleshe can’t get through the holidays without.

Two bowls of tomato, white bean, and fennel soup

I like to extend that feeling … Its affordable, nutritious, has no fancy ingredients, and is quick and easy."

Get Julia’s Recipe:A Great Carrot Salad

“I adore carrots.

“I only cook recipes made with things that I canget at the grocery store,” he reveals.

Bowl of chickpea spinach rice alongside a skillet

Get Dan’s Recipe:Whole-Roasted Eggplant with Chili Crisp

“The creamy, dreamy insides …

I will honestly never recover from that first bite.

A great payoff for very little work!”

A bowl of carrot salad on a coffee table, alongside hummus with cucumbers and pita and a glass of white wine

Everyone loves spaghetti, olive oil, garlic …

It’s pure comfort.”

Its a surprisingly quick and easy processall in one skillet!

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It is easy to reheat.

Baked ube crinkle dough makes for an ideal skillet cookie with its chewy center and crisp edges.

I opted for pink peppercorns specifically since theyre less harsh on the tongue.

Baking sheet with two roasted eggplant topped with yogurt and chili crisp

Its fun and very adult."

There’s no need for an oven.

Theres a crunchy element and chewiness.

Pouring spaghetti aglio e olio from a skillet to a plate

Plus, its sweet and salty.

Its easy to shareyou just split it up into bars."

Platter of chicken marsala on a kitchen counter

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Spoons digging into an ube skillet cookie

Platter of adobo chocolate chip cookies

Sprinkling furikake over a platter of toasted pinipig marshmallow treats

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