Dinner Party Cookbook: Menus, Recipes, and Decorating Ideas for 21 Theme Parties

Brown, Karen Lancaster

ISBN 10: 067131727X / ISBN 13: 9780671317270

Published by Running Press Adult, 1999

About this Item

Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Seller Inventory # GICWV.067131727X.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dinner Party Cookbook: Menus, Recipes, and Decorating Ideas for 21 Theme Parties
• Publisher: Running Press Adult
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067131727X
• ISBN 13: 9780671317270
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

This 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.

21 memorable dinner parties that will win rave reviews from your guests
This 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.

About the Author

Karen Lancaster Brown has a degree in home economics and is the author of two other cook-books: Meals Like Mom Used to Make and Kids Are Cookin’. She also wrote The Joy of Sisters. Karen lives in Dallas, Texas, and loves to entertain.