Taking a quick break from travel posts to share photos of this recent evening. Happy long weekend, friends!

One week ago my sister Bethany hosted a lovely dinner party in her new (can I still say new after one year?) apartment in New Haven, Connecticut. She called this her first “non-ordering pizza” dinner party and whipped up a special menu from this vegetarian cook book, The Forest Feast. Here’s what made the cut:

• Drinks: homemade sangria and white wine spritzers
• Appetizer: freshly baked garlic knots
• Salad: avocado, tomato, mozzarella, basil, roasted butternut squash
• Entree: gnocchi with roasted vegetables (onions, peppers, eggplant, squash)
• Dessert: s’mores with Peeps (recipe)

So the only thing that makes this Easter-related is the Peeps. Swap those out with regular marshmallows and this menu works year-round.

Don’t you wish you were invited? Well, you sort of are via this post — I documented the entire evening from Beth’s supremely well-decorated apartment to each course of the delicious meal to post-dinner games with our life-long friends Emily & Carrie. Scroll and enjoy the photos!

Dapper Animal salad plates from West Elm

Game #1: Exploding Kittens

Game #2: Mexican Train Dominoes

Oscar says goodnight! Thanks for coming to our party!