I like to throw dinner parties around a certain ingredient (sort of like on Iron Chef) and then experiment with the ingredient in various courses. To make it cheaper and low impact try a widely available, inexpensive, and local ingredient. I have been writing about zucchini all week long because it's so versatile. In the summer time with produce everywhere, you could base your dinner parties around a number of different ingredients like blueberries, squash, tomatoes, basil, corn, watermelon, peas, and the list goes on and on.

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