You Made All
This Yourself?
by Amanda Hesser
Lots of things can happen at a dinner party. People can show up late, or never. Guests can mix like lemons and cream. The heirloom platter can break. But there is one thing you should be able to count on: a good meal.
There are experts on entertaining who will encourage you to surprise guests, to prepare individual tarts to make your guests feel special or to serve them something they would never cook at home.
To these, I would like to add my own: I call it the cut-your-losses theory of entertaining. Serve guests delicious things — especially at the beginning of the meal — that you can prepare ahead of time. Guests are always delighted to be served good food, no matter how simple it is. They will be surprised that you are not stressed out or sequestered in the kitchen, and they will naturally feel special because they don't have to cook it.
More ... Cooking Articles
Spice and Herbs Online Resource
|
Popular E-Cookbooks |
 |
|
|
|
Insider's Recipes For Brand Name Foods Create fresher versions of America's favorite brand name foods ... over 400 recipes!
Low Carb Recipe Secrets Discover a low-carbohydrate eating plan that works in the real world while eating many of your favorite foods!
The Grill Master This cookbook is an absolute must for anyone looking for great grilling techniques & recipes. Discover grill master secrets ...
A Taste Of Mexico Capture the fascinating culinary heritage of Mexico! Discover the way people eat in this varied and beautiful country.
Slow Cookin' Secrets If you are looking for a good crockpot cookbook with a great selection of recipes, then this is an excellent choice.
A Taste Of China With a host of irresistible recipes, even novices can prepare mouthwatering Chinese masterpieces like in the restaurants.
The Essential Seafood Cookbook Discover delicious seafood recipes for appetizers, entrees, soups and salads. Nothing can quite compare!
The Professional Pizza Guide You will not believe how easy it is to make homemade-from-scratch pizza until you start using this book.
A Taste Of Italy Explore an exquisite region-by-region taste tour filled with culinary specialties from Italy. Buon appetito!
|
|
Free Cookbooks |
|
|
|
|
Free Sample E-Cookbooks!
You will need
the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the recipes.
If you do not
have the reader, you can download it here.
Just click any
of the links below and the e-cookbook will open
in the Adobe Acrobat
Reader. To save the file to your computer,
use the little floppy disk icon
that's located in the
upper left corner of the PDF Window.
Click Here For Our Cookbooks Collection
|
|
The #1 Site For Best-Dressed Chefs!
Over 800 Different Designs!
Click Here For Personalized Aprons
|
Free Recipes |
|
|
|
|
|
