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Dinner & Party: Gatherings. Suppers. Feasts.
by Rose Prince"Come Over..." Whether you're a beginner looking for simple, impressive recipes to feed friends and family, or a seasoned host hoping to inject your repertoire with stylish, interesting ideas, you'll find all you need in Dinner & Party.Rose's stance on entertaining is that the cook shouldn't be banished to the kitchen; cooking for guests needn't be fussy or hard to juggle, but instead made up of dishes - some classics, some novel - that can be prepared in advance, dressed up to impress last minute and enjoyed by everyone. Practicality is central to a book updating the etiquette for entertaining in our times. With this in mind, Part 1: Dinner showcases easy options for every course, all alongside thoughtful advice about how to source ingredients, when to begin preparation and how to serve. Meanwhile, Part 2: Party provides tried and tested catering ideas for larger groups, from indoor picnics, to standing parties and Christmas dinners.With sample menus, including an innovative guide to putting the right dishes together through the seasons, this is the friendly, practical guide to making entertaining easy in the 21st century, bringing everyone together.
Dinner & Party: Gatherings. Suppers. Feasts.
by Rose Prince"Come Over..." Whether you're a beginner looking for simple, impressive recipes to feed friends and family, or a seasoned host hoping to inject your repertoire with stylish, interesting ideas, you'll find all you need in Dinner & Party.Rose's stance on entertaining is that the cook shouldn't be banished to the kitchen; cooking for guests needn't be fussy or hard to juggle, but instead made up of dishes - some classics, some novel - that can be prepared in advance, dressed up to impress last minute and enjoyed by everyone. Practicality is central to a book updating the etiquette for entertaining in our times. With this in mind, Part 1: Dinner showcases easy options for every course, all alongside thoughtful advice about how to source ingredients, when to begin preparation and how to serve. Meanwhile, Part 2: Party provides tried and tested catering ideas for larger groups, from indoor picnics, to standing parties and Christmas dinners.With sample menus, including an innovative guide to putting the right dishes together through the seasons, this is the friendly, practical guide to making entertaining easy in the 21st century, bringing everyone together.
Dinner A.S.A.P.: 150 Recipes Made As Simple As Possible
by The Editors of Cooking LightA collection of delicious, no-fuss recipes that can be whipped up in minutes using shortcut ingredients. Perfect for today's busy home cooks, Cooking Light's Dinner A.S.A.P. proves that a healthy meal can be only 25 minutes away. Using pre-made foods, pre-chopped fruits and veggies from grocery stores' deli, bakery, and meat counters as a starting point, these delicious recipes feature fresh, whole ingredients and focus on speed and simplicity. With 150 recipes ranging from Expedited Entrées and Superfast Sides to Chop Chop Salads, 10-Minute Treats, and Easy Extras, the book offers tons of simple ideas for weeknight meals. Easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied by graphic sidebars and beautiful food photography, creating a fun and vibrantly designed package that will appeal to cooks of all levels. This complete guide also includes a chapter dedicated to simple cooking strategies, ingredient staples, a seasonal produce guide, and more.
Dinner Chez Moi: 50 French Secrets to Joyful Eating and Entertaining
by Elizabeth BardTips, tricks and recipes to make your feasts and fetes more French, from the New York Times bestselling author of Lunch in Paris and Picnic in Provence When Elizabeth Bard, a New Yorker raised on Twizzlers and instant mac and cheese, fell for a handsome Frenchman and moved to Paris, she discovered a whole new world of culinary delights. First in Paris, then in a tiny village in Provence, Elizabeth explored the markets, incorporating new ingredients and rituals into her everyday meals and routines.After 15 years of cooking in her own French kitchen, making French friends--and observing her slim and elegant French mother-in-law--Elizabeth has gathered a treasure trove of information that has radically changed her own eating habits for the better. She realized that what most Americans call "dieting"--smaller portions, no snacking, a preference for seasonal fruits and vegetables, and limited sugar--the French simply call "eating." And they do it with pleasure, gusto, and flair.With wit, sound advice, and easy-to-follow recipes, Bard lets her readers in on a range of delightful--and useful--French secrets to eating and living well, including hunger as the new foreplay, the top five essential French cooking tools and 15 minute meals popular throughout France, and the concept of benevolent dictatorship: why French kids eat veggies, and how to get yours to eat them, too. Whether you're ready for a complete kitchen transformation or simply looking for dinner party inspiration, Dinner Chez Moi is a fun, practical, and charming how-to guide that will add a dash of joie de vivre to your kitchen--and your life!
Dinner Illustrated: 175 Meals Ready in 1 Hour or Less
by The Editors at America's Test KitchenGlobally inspired meals ready from prep to table in one hour or less. And, yes, a complete meal including sides -- so there's no worrying whether this will go with that.Getting dinner on the table night after night is a perennial challenge, let alone meals that are fresh and creative. Dinner Illustrated makes that struggle infinitely easier by offering a modern approach to weeknight cooking. Each recipe appears as a visual roadmap to preparing a simple, globally-inspired meal, ready in 1 hour or less from start to finish (salad and sides included). No advance prep is required; just gather your ingredients, pick up your knife, and follow along with the photos until dinner is ready. Dinner Illustrated is a meal kit in book form, perfect for busy people who love to cook but are short on time and inspiration (and would rather do their own shopping and skip the wasteful packaging). Discover creative recipes such as Parmesan Chicken with Wilted Radicchio Salad; Sichuan-Style Orange Beef with Sugar Snap Peas and Rice; Vegetable and Orzo Tian with Garlic Toasts; Blackened Snapper with Sautéed Spinach and Black Rice; and Corn and Green Chile Quesadillas with Romaine and Avocado Salad. Nutritional information for every meal is included as well, so you can choose recipes that best fit your diet and the health needs of your family.
Dinner Just for Two: Delicious And Easy Recipes To Cook Together
by Christina LaneFrom the blogger behind Dessert for Two, a cookbook that inspires couples to get into the kitchen together Sharing a meal is something most couples love to do; meal-planning programs such as Blue Apron have made it easy and fun to prepare dinner together, too. But home cooks who enjoy homemade food at a reasonable cost really only need a great cookbook, with a friendly voice and delicious recipes, designed to be made and eaten by two. Here is that book. From simple meals to celebratory dinners, comfort food to healthy but hearty options, Dinner Just for Two features 100 dishes, including: Bourbon- Glazed Turkey Burgers Creamy Baked Spaghetti for Two Pear Pecorino Pasta Sheet Pan Summer Salmon Gorgeously designed with more than 100 photographs, Dinner Just for Two is destined to be a classic.
Dinner Made Simple: 35 Everyday Ingredients, 350 Easy Recipes
by The Editors of Real SimpleThink you'll never win at weeknight cooking? Think again. Your favorite ingredients are deliciously reimagined in Real Simple's latest cookbook that shows you how to spin 35 family staples into hundreds of hassle-free dishes. Organized from apples to zucchini, Dinner Made Simple is filled with 350 easy, quick dishes-many ready in 30 minutes or less-to help you get out of your recipe rut. With 10 ideas for every ingredient, you'll never look at a box of spaghetti, a bunch of carrots, or a ball of pizza dough the same way again.With helpful advice on buying and storing ingredients, genius kitchen tips, nutritional information for every recipe, and a complete dessert section (yes!), Dinner Made Simple is your new go-to resource for creating inspiring dishes all week long.
Dinner Party Cookbook
by Karen LancasterThis cookbook makes entertaining easy. The 21 special-occasion and ethnic theme dinner parties include complete menus, over 100 easy-to-follow recipes, and dozens of ideas for invitations, decorations, table settings, music, and beverages--everything you need to have a great party, except the guest list. Inside you'll find: * Formal Dinner, featuring Pesto Pinwheels, Salmon en Croute with Dill Sauce, Wild Rice with Pine Nuts, and CrÈme BrÛlÉ * Happy Housewarming, featuring Spinach and Oyster Crostini, Roast Pork Loin with Cherry Relish, and Praline Cheesecake * Backyard Barbecue, featuring Barbecued Spareribs, Potato-Vegetable Salad, Watermelon Sorbet, and Lemon Squares * New Year's Eve, featuring Lobster Bisque, Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms, and Tiramisu * Romantic Dinner for Two, featuring Caviar with Toast Points, Cornish Hens on a Bed of Wild Rice, and Chocolate Mousse * Flavors of Asia, featuring Spring Rolls with Hot Mustard, Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce, and Orange/Almond Salad * Middle Eastern Elegance, featuring Lamb Kebabs, Couscous with Eggplant, and Baklava * Russian Repast, featuring Borscht, Chicken Kiev, Boiled Potatoes with Dill, and Charlotte Russe
Dinner Party Cookbook (Free Sample): Menus Recipes and Decorating Ideas for 2 Theme Parties
by Karen LancasterThis sample contain 2 fantastic themed dinner parties: Taste of the Tropics and Swiss Fondue from the full version of the Dinner Party Cookbook as well as the chapter on Cocktails and Grazing,
Dinner Pies
by Ken HaedrichDinner Pies includes 100 recipes for two-crust, one-crust, and no-crust pies. As a recognized master in the art of making pies, Ken Haedrich includes updated and perfected versions from the great savory pie traditions, including British, New England Yankee, and Southern - recipes for classics including cottage pie, shepard's pie and a best-ever chicken pot pie. But, as a world-eater and expert baker, Haedrich doesn't stop there. The remaining recipes span a variety of diverse cuisines, including French, Italian, Mexican, Spanish, Scandinavian, Middle Eastern and South African savory pies, among others.
Dinner Solved!: 100 Ingenious Recipes That Make the Whole Family Happy, Including You!
by Katie WorkmanKatie Workman is a gifted cook, a best friend in the kitchen, and a brilliant problem solver. Her Mom 100 Cookbook was named one of the Five Best Weeknight Cookbooks of the past 25 years by Cooking Light and earned praise from chefs like Ina Garten (“I love the recipes!”) and Bobby Flay (“Perfect . . . to help moms everywhere get delicious meals on the table.”). Now Katie turns her attention to the biggest problem that every family cook faces: how to make everyone at the table happy without turning into a short-order cook. Expanding on one of the most popular features of the first cookbook, her ingenious “Fork in the Road” recipe solution, which makes it so easy to turn one dish into two or more, Katie shows you how Asian Spareribs can start mild and sweet for less adventurous eaters—and then, in no time, become a zesty second version for spice lovers. She shakes up the usual chicken for dinner with Chicken Tikka Masala-ish—and feeds vegetarians, too, by offering a fork where cauliflower is used in place of the chicken. Fettuccine with Shrimp and Asparagus is a blueprint for seven other easy mix-and-match pasta dinner combinations. Crostini for breakfast—truly an aha! idea—can go sweet or savory, pleasing both types of morning eaters. Have all the ingredients on hand? Make the insanely delicious Chocolate Carrot Cake. Missing chocolate? Don’t run out to the store—the basic Carrot Cake is just as satisfying. Katie’s voice is funny and wry, and completely reassuring. Stunning full-color photographs show every dish. The result: no more cranky eaters, no more dinner table strife, no more unsure or stressed-out cook.
Dinner Special: 185 Recipes for a Great Meal Any Night of the Week
by The Editors of Food WineFor the first time, Food & Wine presents delicious menus-one classic recipe with two ultimate sides, complete with wine pairings, tips for leftovers, and a technique for each main recipe-in one essential volume. <P><P>Each recipe is gorgeously photographed and each technique is clearly illustrated. Many recipes are perfected in Food & Wine's test kitchen and many are sourced from celebrity chefs. Daniel Holzman of NYC's Meatball Shop shares his Meatballs in Tomato Sauce; the meal planner pairs it with Broccoli Rabe with Black Olives and Lemon Zest, and Romaine and Tomato Salad. F&W Tips include 5 Uses for Leftover Meatballs and the illustrated technique explains How to Make Uniform Meatballs. Looking for something a little lighter? Pair Ted Allen's Pan-Roasted Salmon with Tomato Vinaigrette with a Squash Gratin and Couscous with Red Lentils and Easy Preserved Lemons; F&W Tips include 3 More Ways to Prepare Salmon and the technique illustrates How to Remove Salmon Skin. Chock full of delicious dishes and endless tips and techniques, Dinner Special will be your go-to cookbook every week, all year long.
Dinner Then Dessert: Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5, or 7 Ingredients
by Sabrina SnyderLearn how to make easy, practical, mouth-watering meals in this first-ever cookbook featuring over 100 full-color photos from the genius chef behind the very successful, no-nonsense food website Dinner Then Dessert.“How do you make interesting and tasty meals for every member of the family?”That question inspired former private chef and mom Sabrina Snyder to post practical, reliable, and taste-tested recipes to the website she created, Dinner Then Dessert. Five years later, her website is one of the biggest food sites in America with millions of monthly views and more than 900,000 followers on social media. Incredibly, Sabrina’s famous Philly Cheese Steak recipe, which she posted the day before the Super Bowl, racked up 45,000 hits within the first five minutes!Now, in Dinner Then Dessert, Sabrina has selected some her favorite dishes from her vast trove of recipes, along with new fare to help cooks of all levels get great meals on the table every member of the family will love. Sabrina knows that cooking delicious meals day after day can be a challenge, even for professional chefs. Add in picky eaters, dietary restrictions, a busy schedule, and children, and it feels easier to order take out. But cooking at home doesn’t have to be difficult or boring. Inside Dinner Then Dessert you’ll find flexible fail-safe recipes; 3, 5, and 7 ingredient meals; skillet dinners; classic side dishes, slow-cooker recipes, irresistible desserts, and more.Enjoy sausage and fennel pasta, salmon with plum sauce; garlic honey chicken; easy breezy pot roast; sweet and spicy tilapia; roast pork loin; steak and potato hash; vegetable green curry; cilantro lime shrimp; and much, much more. Serve them up with tasty sides, including easy Mexican rice and rotisserie chicken potatoes, as well as flavorful desserts such as Nutella brownies and salted caramel chocolate tart. Dinner Then Dessert is packed with more than 100 full-color photos, easy-to-follow directions that teach you how to cook each recipe to match your skill level, variations of recipes made with ingredients you have on-hand, and advice on the best ingredients to stock your fridge and pantry.With Dinner Then Dessert, you’ll never have to struggle over what to make for dinner again!
Dinner Tonight: 100 Simple, Healthy Recipes for Every Night of the Week (A Defined Dish Book)
by Alex SnodgrassNew York Times bestselling author of The Comfortable Kitchen and queen of healthy weeknight dinners Alex Snodgrass shares delicious dinners that will bring everyone to the table.Known for her “cleaned up” weeknight comfort food, Alex Snodgrass knows how important it is for healthy food to be accessible both in flavor and in preparation. When you get to the end of a long day in a long week, you just want to whip up a low-fuss, delicious meal that makes up for the stresses of the day. With Dinner Tonight, Alex provides dinners that make eating healthy a breeze, and not another hill to climb.Alex’s recipes prove that you don’t have to be an expert or spend hours in the kitchen to eat and live well. With meals that are flexible for a variety of different diets—paleo, Whole30, and more, always clearly marked for ease—Alex’s food is perfect for people who are on the “food freedom” stage of their health journey. She provides all kinds of meals from soups and salads to pasta, seafood, poultry, and beef, along with desserts and convenient condiments, with recipes including:Seared Tuna with White Bean and Arugula SaladChicken Pot Pie Chowder2AM Kimchi NoodlesOne-Pan Coconut-Lime Chicken and RiceChipotle Turkey-Stuffed Poblano PeppersRoasted Vegetable Pita with Herby TahiniNo-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter SquaresStrawberry Short-CrispiesDinner Tonight means delicious food is within anyone’s grasp—no matter how busy they are.
Dinner Tonight: 200 Dishes You Can Cook In Minutes
by Lindsey Bareham"What shall we have for dinner?" In this collection of simple, accessible and mouth-watering recipes from the winner of the Guild of Food Writers' British Food Writer of the Year Award, Lindsey Bareham helps solve this never-ending question. Packed full of ideas from Lindsey's award-winning weekly column in The Times, this book will become your go-to source for a quick fix after a long day. Recipes range from Roast tomato tarte tatin and Chorizo beef sliders to Homemade fish fingers with cheat's tartare sauce; from Miso cod with crunchy vegetable salad and Pulled chicken, ham & leek pie to Strawberry almond crumble and Chocolate puddle pudding.
Dinner Under Pressure: 6-ingredient Instant One-pot Meals
by Laura ArnoldHands-off, all-in-one-pot meals for the electric pressure cooker Forget to take the chicken out of the freezer? Didn’t think to put on the water to boil when you walked in the door? Ready to pour some cereal into a bowl and call it good? Wait! With your new multicooker, pressure cooker, or Instant Pot®, a one dish meal can be ready in minutes. Just dump in the six (or fewer) ingredients, and walk away with just enough time to set the table. Enjoy basic comfort food meals— made much quicker and less labor-intensive than the traditional cooking methods—such as: Rotini + sausage + tomato sauce (jarred) = All-in-One Pasta Bake Chicken (frozen!) + rice + carrots + peas + cream cheese = Creamy Chicken & Rice Includes 75 recipes, with ideas for mixing and matching, using meats and veggies right from the freezer, and much more!
Dinner With Edward
by Isabel Vincent'Everyone deserves her own Edward - and everyone deserves to read this book.'When Isabel meets Edward, both are at a crossroads: he wants to follow his late wife to the grave, and she is ready to give up on love. Thinking she is merely helping Edward's daughter by agreeing to check in on her nonagenarian dad, Isabel has no idea that the man in the kitchen baking the sublime roast chicken and light-as-air apricot soufflé will end up changing her life.As Edward and Isabel meet weekly for the glorious dinners Edward prepares, he shares so much more than his recipes for apple galette, the perfect martini or tips for deboning poultry. Edward is teaching Isabel the luxury of slowing down and taking the time to think through everything she does, to deconstruct her own life, cutting it back to the bone and examining the guts, no matter how messy that proves to be.Dinner with Edward is a book about love and nourishment, sorrow and joy, and about how dinner with a friend can, in the words of M.F.K. Fisher, 'sustain us against the hungers of the world'.
Dinner a Day
by Lynette Rohrer Shirk"Family togetherness, at the dinner table, promotes academic performance, emotional health, and dietary quality."-Purdue Center for FamiliesComing up with ideas for dinner, preparing it, and getting the family together to enjoy it wasn't always easy-until now. Let classically trained chef Lynette Rohrer Shirk show you how easy it is to whip up tasty meals for you and your family in no time.With 365 quick, easy, and delicious dinners, you can satisfy the entire family, in minutes a day, every night of the year! Whether it's a special occasion or it's just another Monday night, you'll find a variety of satisfying and healthy recipes, including:Corn-Bread-Crusted Chicken BreastsArtichoke Stir-FryPaella Rice SaladShrimp Pesto RavioliEasy JambalayaItalian MeatloafAs the studies show, families who eat together are happier and healthier. Dinner a Day is your recipe for success-what are you waiting for?Lynette Rohrer Shirk is a classically trained chef who attended the California Culinary Academy's Professional Chef Program and has worked in the kitchens of Wolfgang Puck's Postrio and Masa's. She has also worked in the pastry departments at Chez Panisse, Bizou, and Stars Palo Alto restaurants, as well as at William Sonoma, Inc.'s Corporate Headquarters. Shirk has had the honor of cooking at the James Beard House in New York City, and she has lectured at the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention on the experience of writing and editing the 101 recipes for Wild Women in the Kitchen. She lives in Lewisville, TX.
Dinner a Day
by Lynette Rohrer ShirkComing up with ideas for dinner, preparing it, and getting the family together to enjoy it wasn't always easy-until now. Let classically trained chef Lynette Rohrer Shirk show you how easy it is to whip up tasty meals for you and your family in no time.With 365 quick, easy, and delicious dinners, you can satisfy the entire family, in minutes a day, every night of the year! Whether it's a special occasion or it's just another Monday night, you'll find a variety of satisfying and healthy recipes, including:Corn-Bread-Crusted Chicken BreastsArtichoke Stir-FryPaella Rice SaladShrimp Pesto RavioliEasy JambalayaItalian MeatloafAs the studies show, families who eat together are happier and healthier. Dinner a Day is your recipe for success-what are you waiting for?Lynette Rohrer Shirk is a classically trained chef who attended the California Culinary Academy's Professional Chef Program and has worked in the kitchens of Wolfgang Puck's Postrio and Masa's. She has also worked in the pastry departments at Chez Panisse, Bizou, and Stars Palo Alto restaurants, as well as at William Sonoma, Inc.'s Corporate Headquarters. Shirk has had the honor of cooking at the James Beard House in New York City, and she has lectured at the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention on the experience of writing and editing the 101 recipes for Wild Women in the Kitchen. She lives in Lewisville, TX.
Dinner a Day Slow Cooker
by Margaret KaeterPicture this: You come home and everyone's asking for dinner. You're tired and it's late-but there's no need to worry because dinner is already ready and waiting in your slow cooker! Now all you have to do is set the table and call in the troops. With 365 irresistible slow-cooked recipes sure to please the whole family, this one-of-a-kind cookbook provides oodles of options for your busy life, including delicious meals like:Cheesy Broccoli Noodle SoupMacaroni and Cheese with HamburgerCuban Black Bean StewBeef BourguignonChicken CacciatorePepperoni RigatoniMake Dinner a Day: Slow Cooker a staple in your kitchen and you'll be sitting down to a great family dinner sooner than you ever thought possible!Margaret Kaeter is a freelance writer whose extensive articles on health and nutrition have appeared in publications such as New Woman, BEEF, and Entrepreneur. She is the author of several cookbooks, including The Everything Slow Cooker Cookbook, The Everything Holiday Cookbook, and The Everything(r) Mexican Cookbook. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dinner a Day Slow Cooker
by Margaret KaeterPicture this: You come home and everyone's asking for dinner. You're tired and it's late-but there's no need to worry because dinner is already ready and waiting in your slow cooker! Now all you have to do is set the table and call in the troops.With 365 irresistible slow-cooked recipes sure to please the whole family, this one-of-a-kind cookbook provides oodles of options for your busy life, including delicious meals like:Cheesy Broccoli Noodle SoupMacaroni and Cheese with HamburgerCuban Black Bean StewBeef BourguignonChicken CacciatorePepperoni RigatoniMake Dinner a Day: Slow Cooker a staple in your kitchen and you'll be sitting down to a great family dinner sooner than you ever thought possible!Margaret Kaeter is a freelance writer whose extensive articles on health and nutrition have appeared in publications such as New Woman, BEEF, and Entrepreneur. She is the author of several cookbooks, including The Everything Slow Cooker Cookbook, The Everything Holiday Cookbook, and The Everything(r) Mexican Cookbook. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dinner a Day for People with Diabetes
by Pamela Rice Hahn Brierley E WrightToday, more than ever, families are sitting down to eat dinner together and share the events of their days. But when one or more family members has diabetes, it's hard to find a fun and creative meal that everyone can enjoy - until now! With this cookbook, family cooks no longer have to struggle to create delicious and healthy meals for all to enjoy. With a dinner recipe for every night of the year, this one-of-a-kind cookbook offers everything from well-balanced family favorites to cultural treats. This book features recipes like: Sweet Potato Flour Crepes; Honey and Cider Glaze for Baked Chicken; Crunchy "Fried" Catfish Fillets; Pasta and Smoked Trout with Lemon Pesto; Cinnamon Grilled Pork Tenderloin; Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta; and other tasty, low sugar treats! Finally, diabetes-friendly dishes don't have to be boring - and they're easier than ever to fix!
Dinner a Day for People with Diabetes: Creative and Healthy Recipes for Every Night of the Year
by Pamela Rice HahnToday, more than ever, families are sitting down to eat dinner together and share the events of their days. But when one or more family members has diabetes, it’s hard to find a fun and creative meal that everyone can enjoy - until now! With this cookbook, family cooks no longer have to struggle to create delicious and healthy meals for all to enjoy. With a dinner recipe for every night of the year, this one-of-a-kind cookbook offers everything from well-balanced family favorites to cultural treats. This book features recipes like: Sweet Potato Flour Crepes; Honey and Cider Glaze for Baked Chicken; Crunchy “Fried” Catfish Fillets; Pasta and Smoked Trout with Lemon Pesto; Cinnamon Grilled Pork Tenderloin; Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta; and other tasty, low sugar treats! Finally, diabetes-friendly dishes don’t have to be boring - and they’re easier than ever to fix!
Dinner at Home: 140 Recipes to Enjoy with Family and Friends
by JeanMarie BrownsonJeanMarie Brownson has long been a beloved chef and food writer, from her time as the Chicago Tribune’s test kitchen director and associate food editor to her ongoing professional partnership with the iconic Rick Bayless (Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco). Since 2007, Brownson has chronicled her life of cooking in a series of Chicago Tribune columns, the best of which have been hand-picked to form her newest cookbook, Dinner at Home: 140 Recipes to Enjoy with Family and Friends. This book features inventive and easy-to-make recipe ideas, along with gorgeous full-color photography. Organized by course, Dinner at Home also devotes chapters to holiday dinners, party snacks, rubs and sauces, and "breakfast for dinner. ” Readers will enjoy the seasonal menus, such as those for special occasions (Anniversary Dinner, Ultimate Father’s Day, and Sunday Brunch) as well as themed meals (Manhattan Cocktail Party, Saturday Night Beer Tasting, and Wish We Were in Ireland Supper). For Brownson, cooking for others ranks as one of life’s greatest pleasures, and her passion for creating trustworthy, approachable recipes is clear throughout Dinner at Home. This book is a must-have for home cooks who love the time spent gathered around the table with friends, family, and delicious meals.
Dinner at Miss Lady's: Memories and Recipes from a Southern Childhood
by Luann LandonBack when people spent their whole lives in one place, life was all about family and family rituals. It was about the whole clan gathering at dinnertime over meals to be remembered forever. Luann Landon's cookbook/memoir transports us to that world of formal midday dinners, closely guarded recipes, and competitive cooks. Dinner at Miss Lady's takes us back there through the memories, meals, and recipes of one Southern family. Landon recreates the old Southern way of life in comic and tender anecdotes--from the near disaster of losing the tiny dinner bell to revenge exacted by giving the wrong recipe for a cake. This is the world of Landon's extended family: the glamorous and indolent Aunt Clare; the industrious, proud grandmother Murlo; the other grandmother, spoiled, indulgent Miss Lady and her good-humored husband, Judge; and most important, Henretta, the protective cook, able to mend family battles with a perfect blackberry-rhubarb cobbler. Adding to the vividness of this memoir are menus from those memorable meals, including birthday dinners, homecoming feasts, graduation celebrations, and sumptuous spring and fall parties. Landon shares detailed recipes for over sixty heirloom dishes: Cousin Catherine's Chicken Vermouth with Walnuts and Green Grapes, Beets in Orange and Ginger Sauce, Tennessee Jam Cake, Caramel Ice Cream. A rich portrait of a life almost lost to us, Dinner at Miss Lady's is a memoir cooked to perfection, one to savor both for its stories and for its food.