Whether you’re planning a big holiday gathering or simply trying to feed houseguests in between festive end-of-year activities, you’re going to need recipes that serve at least eight or 10 or 12, rather than the usual one or two or four. Below are some of The New York Times Cooking and Food staff’s favorite dishes that are built for groups or extremely easy to scale up, so you can worry less about the “how” and just enjoy the “what”: a delicious, celebratory meal.