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Want to have people over for dinner but still retain the relaxed feeling of a long cocktail hour with snacks? Take inspiration from the dinners my father experienced in Russia last month and have a relaxed, marathon dinner without the usual work and stress of cooking a full-course meal. Start with a long hour of passed appetizers like smoked fish or antipasti that you can serve the way they came from the store (in Russia the signature part of this course is caviar, but that's not really in our budget), then serve bowls of a no-fuss soup that you can leave simmering on the stove until you need it, and follow it up with a salad you can toss together without thinking and an entree that can be made ahead of time and left alone like a lasagna that you can leave in a slightly warm oven or a turkey that needs to sit to absorb its juices. To finish it up, serve fruit, cheese, cake, coffee, or whatever else you find sitting in your cabinets. But don't forget, for a real Russian feast, you'll also need a lot of vodka!
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