10 hacks for making guests think you’re the perfect hostess

I’m not a cook. I do, however, love to entertain. Because having guests to my home typically involves feeding them, I try to compensate for my lack of culinary skills with stylish presentation. A little sleight of hand never hurt anyone.
With a few hostess hacks, I can elevate the most humdrum potato salad from the grocery store deli, the chicken wings from the hot counter, and a plastic tub of watermelon chunks into a sublime picnic. More on that in a minute.
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