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Entertaining 101 |
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Entertaining 101 |
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Dewey Decimal Number: 642 EAN: 9780385485425 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0385485425 Label: Broadway Languages: Manufacturer: Broadway Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: November 01, 1997 Publisher: Broadway Release Date: November 10, 1997 Studio: Broadway Editorial Review: Product Description: Dinner parties are back. Cocktail parties are back. Cigars and martinis are back. Before you know it, even pillbox hats may be back! But some things have changed forever. There was a time when celebration meant days of planning, days of cooking, and days of recuperation. But no more! Today, the very thought of preparing one of those sumptuous multicourse extravaganzas has become no more than a fleeting nightmare. For special events, however, there is still nothing quite so welcome as a home-cooked meal. In Entertaining 101, mother and daughter Linda West Eckhardt and Katherine West DeFoyd provide all the information anyone will need to throw a terrific party at home. Each of the recipes has been tested not only by the authors but also by less experienced cooks. Each one has been simplified to eliminate all unnecessary steps. Each menu is accompanied by a carefully worked-out timetable so that every dish will be ready when it should be. And no menu requires more than an hour's preparation time in the kitchen, although some dishes may cook longer unattended--while you set the table or enjoy a cocktail with your guests. The fifty-two seasonal menus--from a Winter Solstice Formal Sage Chicken Dinner to a Summer Supper from the Farmer's Market--will allow anyone to entertain "with style and grace" every week of the year. Each menu includes wine suggestions and useful tips for serving and decorating (although the authors emphasize that there are no absolute rights or wrongs). This may not be the age of Aquarius, but it is certainly the age of liberation--in the kitchen as well as everywhere else. Amazon.com Review: To make your life easy, Linda West Eckhardt and her daughter, Katherine West DeFoyd, provide 54 menus for all kinds of occasions in Entertaining 101. Beyond creative and easy holiday meals, look for a sensibly elegant wedding shower, "Yearning for Summer February Tropical Dinner," "Raving Summer Weekend Paella Supper," and "Born in the USA Backyard Grilled Pizza Birthday Party." Recipes, including Roast Sage Chicken in a Nest (of braised greens and beets), Romaine Salad in Three-Citrus Dressing, and Shortbread Cookies with Mixed Berries, are distinctive yet accessible. Entertaining 101 also covers other important elements of entertaining: you'll find sketches for napkin folding, a table telling how much liquor is needed for parties, advice on when to send out invitations before an event, and decorating ideas to accompany the menu selections. Every menu in Entertaining 101 is a good guide for hosting events with style and without stress. Related Items:
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 Rating: - Excellent!This book is great! I have already made 3 of the menus and it was incredible each time. The book tells you everything from what type of wine, how to set the table and most importantly, what you can make ahead and how to have everything ready at the same time. For once I was drinking wine with my husband, waiting for the guests instead of rushing around at the last minute. Did I mention the meals are incredible? Rating: - Easy to follow insturctions for delicious, elegant food!In "Entertaining 101," the authors present recipes for a whole meal: appetizer, wines, entree, and dessert, so you don't have to bother figuring out what goes with what! They are themed for the holidays, and turn out tasting delicious and looking great! I have very little cooking experience, but their directions are easy to follow and very clear. Also, their food is healthy and fat-conscious without being bland or boring. This book is fantastic! Rating: - An inspiration, easy, elegant entertainingThis book is an entertainers dream come true. No more backbreaking work, no more sore feet, and above all, no more feeling like I'm going to fall asleep during the party. Why does entertaining have to be so exhausting? There is no need to spend 8 hours in the kitchen getting ready for your guests to spend 3 hours enjoying. Why not just spend one hour, and enjoy yourself? This is the book for you! The recipes are easy, quick and excellent. With 52 different menus to choose from, you're set for the entire year. I found myself wishing the summer away because some of the winter menus looked so great! Now all I need to do is figure out who to invite over and enjoy myself. Rating: - Great inspiration - tops among lots I've read.Kudos to the authors who put together menus for real people. This book is sincere in its aim to be useful: not too many ingredients, advice on how to get it done ahead of time, enticing menus. One of my hobbies is reading cooking mags and books. This one is chock full of lots of ideas I will be able to use (not only for guest, but for my family too).
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