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3 ways to serve supper with style

Here are the fool-proof plans for planning casual meals and formal sit-down dinners. Get the tips to serve supper with style for effortless entertaining.

By Emma Reddington Updated October 30, 2014

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Effortless Entertaining

1 / 3 Photo, Sian Richards. Prop styling, Jennifer Evans.

1. Laid-back family style

Keep it informal with platters of food passed around the table and decorations foraged from your backyard.

CREATE AN EASY MENU that includes tried and tested recipes that can be served from bowls or on large plates. Think pastas, salads or roasts.

PICK YOUR CENTREPIECE from the garden. A single branch cut from a tree can look as elegant as a cluster of flowers and takes no time to arrange.

DECANT A COUPLE OF BOTTLES of wine into a pitcher.

LEAVE DESSERTS whole so guests can help themselves.

Plates, pitcher, Speck and Stone. Glasses, Zara. Napkins, runner, Crate & Barrel. Cutting Board, Kantelberg + Co.