The Accidental Hostess: Florida's Answer to Coping With Constant Company

The survival manual for Coping with Constant Company, THE ACCIDENTAL HOSTESS! Written by four Florida residents, this light-hearted book is both helpful and hilarious. Its suggestions cover visits from family, dear friends, drop-ins, and that most dreaded of company life forms, Spring Breakers. It includes menus and recipes (each exhaustingly tested by a discriminating panel of house guests) suitable for each of these categories. Written in Florida, by Floridians, about Florida entertaining, it should be required reading for residents, tourists and anyone who shares the writers' special love for this special state. THE ACCIDENTAL HOSTESS includes: * Light-hearted, humorous prose about how to keep your sanity during our seasonal influx of out of town company. * Suggestions on how to categorize and prioritize your guests (family, dear friends, drop-ins and spring breakers) and entertain them accordingly. * Menus and tested recipes appropriate for each category of guests, specializing in light, fresh Florida cuisine. * A comprehensive index to insure ease-of-use. A wonderful book for anyone who has overnight guests!