Cultural Cuisine of the Month dinner party

With a little planning your party will be a huge success, and soon they'll want to return the favour. Why not make it a monthly event. Start a 'Cultural Cuisine Club' and have one member host each month. Soon, Tunisian stews and Balinese satays will have a place in the recipe box, right beside the long-forgotten chicken casserole.

To help you get started, check out some easy ethnic menus from the Canadian Living Test Kitchen:

• A taste of the Caribbean
Take your taste buds to the sunny south with our Jamaican dinner party for six.

• Cayman Islands menu
Celebrate the arrival of Canada's own "tropical" weather with this menu, inspired by Cayman chefs.

• Antipasti for eight
Enjoy the flavours of Italy with our antipasti party menu.

• Forza Italia!
Go Italian with our dinner splendido for six.

• Rome at home
Make a classic Italian meal that'll be the envy of professionals

• Chinese takeout at home
Wok away from a Chinese restaurant with money in your pocket -- by cooking it yourself.

• Tuscany-inspired dinner party
Stage your next dinner party in the most popular room in your home -- the kitchen.

• A sunny taste of Tuscany
To mark the onset of spring, treat your guests to a fresh Tuscan menu.

• Unveiling Morocco
Enjoy exotic recipes from our Moroccan-inspired menu.

• Cantonese feast
Traditional recipes make New Year's -- or a cultural cuisine party -- a great affair.

• French country dinner
Enjoy the pleasures and warmth of the season with this leisurely summer meal.

• Irish fare for St. Patrick's Day
Get a taste of Ireland with three traditional recipes. And why wait for St. Paddy's Day?

• Thai for you
Enjoy the irresitible blend of exotic flavours that make up this menu for six.

• Southern comforts
Warm up your weeknights with southwestern flavours.

• An Armenian feast
Celebrate the exotic with this modern take on ancient flavours.

• Pan-Asian party food
Three easy recipes to make your pan-Asian dinner party a success.

• A British bash
Invite your friends for a truly royal treat.