This cookbook divides into seven chapters and covers every
aspect of preparing and hosting a great dinner party for your family and friends.
Each chapter has numerous recipes that have easy to follow instructions with
ingredients that are sure to please any palate. The title name of chapters are Twelve
Ways to Say ‘Welcome’, No Plates Needed, Small Plates, Salads and Soups,
Pastas, Large Plates, and Final Plates with each recipe listing a ‘Pour’ that
pairs a beverage compatible with flavors in the recipe given.
Recipes are either vegetarian or vegan leaning toward the
majority of recipes being vegan. For your dinner party there is an eight-point
list to get you started: Recipe list, Guest list, Task list, Play list,
Seating, Well-set table, Lighting, and Chat List. From each section, I would
like to try the following recipes:
Twelve Ways to Say ‘Welcome’ – Watermelon Punch (with Prosecco
and fresh watermelon)
No Plates Needed – Fried Olives with Caramelized Garlic
Small Plates – Roasted Grapes and Olives
Salads and Soups – Shredded Beets, Capers, Avocado (stacked with
pine nut garnish)
Pastas – Orecchiette, Cauliflower, Raisins, Olives (in white
wine sauce)
Large Plates – Black-eyed Pea Stew and Fried Corn Cakes
Final Plates – 1) Pecan Baklava 2) Lemon Cream Donuts
Everything you need to throw a dinner party without the
heaviness of meat and more is shared in this cookbook with essential
information on making any dinner party a success with straightforward talk and
good recipes. A few recipes are more detailed due to the delicate flavors,
which require extra time and effort. Overall, this a book needed by all hosts as
an addition to the kitchen bookshelf for those planned and impromptu gatherings
or gifting opportunity.
I received this book free from the publisher Rodale Inc. Books
through the Net Galley reviewer program in exchange for an unbiased opinion in
accordance with the Federal Trade Commission guidelines.
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