Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 642.4 EAN: 9781557884022 ISBN: 1557884021 Label: HP Trade Manufacturer: HP Trade Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: September 02, 2003 Publisher: HP Trade Release Date: September 02, 2003 Sales Rank: 161561 Studio: HP Trade
Book DescriptionFrom the author of Secrets from a Caterer's Kitchen, the only 55 recipes you'll ever need to entertain with style and confidence.
Features: * 55 essential dishes with lots of variations for every occasion * 38 versatile menus-from casual meals to elegant repasts * The basics of how to roast, grill, or steam meat, fish, and vegetables * From napkins to utensils-what every home entertainer needs * Hints and tips from the professionals to make every gathering as much a pleasure for the host as it is for the guests * Crowd favorites and exotic cocktails * Expert wine selections
What Others Say
Dissapointed
I am not a professional cook and was hoping for a more simple and cute idea book rather than the very professional book this is.
Cooking for Company is the BEST
"I have two small sons, I work (more than) full time and so does my
husband. The simply delicious recipes and tons of tips in Cooking for Company: All the Recipes You Need for Simple, Elegant Entertaining at Homehave allowed me to handle that --and give a few great parties, too. Author Aloni is an experienced caterer and you can tell in her chatty stories and party guidelines that she really knows what she's doing. I have her other book and it is great,too.
SENSATIONAL!!!
After hearing the charming Nicole Aloni on NPR I immediately purchased this cookbook book. (I even was late to an appointment because I didn't want to leave the car until the interview was finished). I became especially intrigued with her 5 criteria for including any recipe in her book (such as "delicious and easy yet look like they took all day", and "traditional enough to appeal to your grandmother's palate, yet sophisticated enough to impress your new fashion designer daughter-in-law").
After trying several recipes, I can say without a doubt that this is my most treasured new cookbook, and I have already given several copies as gifts.
My absolute favorite so far is her recipe for Carole's Perfect Brownies. I was skeptical ... Read More
Can't wait for the holiday party season now!
Cooking for Company: All the Recipes You Need for Simple, Elegant Entertaining at Home is so much more than a collection of wonderful new recipes (Hot Scampi Dip, Coconut Crab Dip, Pork Tenderloin w/ Fig Sauce, just to name a few)...the author offers wine recommendations for almost every item, as well as explicit instructions on how far in advance an item can be prepped. Can entertaining get any easier than this?? The roasting charts cover virtually every cut of meat and every vegetable imaginable, making the book a veritable gold mine of information. And the section at the end entitled "Year Round Entertaining Menus", well, all I can say is that Nicole seems to have written this section for all of the cooking enthusiasts who never feel entirely confident that their party menu reflects an adequate balance of tastes, textures, ... Read More
An entertainer's must have!!!
This has been the best addition to my cookbooks... I have spiced up some of my basics and learned tips that have been flawless. I have fewer entertaining "jitters!"
