Feasting Without Fuss

Feasting Without FussChristmas Dinner, with one's friends circling the festal board, is a close encounter of the tenderest kind. And you want it to be an epicurean extravaganza--a jubilation of the taste buds, an exultation of the senses. But catered affairs are rather impersonal--and the alternative, making yourself a wretched kitchen slavey, defeats the object of a holiday get-together. Seasoned hosts know there's another option--an artfully conceived menu. The one we've created is full of gus...