I live in a small apartment now and because of illnesses and operations, I really haven't had guests over for dinner except some of my family. I want to try to ease my way into having some people over, so I will start with having casseroles. Casseroles; desserts; vegetables; soups Shepherd's Pie; Cheesecake; Goo Goos (leftover spaghetti, sliced hot dogs, onions, tomato sauce) Nobody has died from my cooking, so I guess that's a triumph. A spice cake that took a gazzilion spices. Made it according to the recipe, never varied from it. Had to bake it for 40 minutes longer than called for and when I turned it over to get it out of the pan, it slithered all over the counter. Never really set. Had to throw the whole thing out. Waaaaaa