Christmas 101 by Rick Rodgers, author of many cookbooks including Thanksgiving 101, is a handy little book chock full of festive recipes and strategies for making the holiday season funfilled, memorable and delicious. Read the full article...
Entertaining, Occasions
Entertaining, Occasions Cookbooks
Cookbooks We Love presents picks and reviews of “Entertaining, Party & Special Occasion Cookbooks”, a short-list of cook books for special occasions and events, dinner parties, cooking for a crowd, plus holiday entertaining including Christmas, Easter and other seasonal holidays.
New York City caterer and hostess extraordinare Serena Bass shares 100 of her favorite recipes for throwing together memorable and ultra casual chic parties for friends. Quirky, eclectic, eccentric and a little cheeky, Bass offers unselfconsciously charming stories of her life, her food experiences and joyful party tips. Read the full article...
Another winner from Australian food writer Donna Hay, Instant Entertaining is a modern collection of dishes aimed for home cooks who don’t want to sacrifice style for lack of time. Same clean, crisp design as her other books (after-all, why mess with a winning format), each recipe is accompanied by a full page photograph of […] Read the full article...
A new cookbook from Michael Chiarello, best-selling author of the The Tra Vigne Cookbook, signature recipes from his acclaimed restaurant in St. Helena, California. This companion volume to his 26-part series on public television, Michael Chiarello’s Casual Cooking is a collection of his favorite recipes Read the full article...
In Living It Up Southern Style, author, restaurateur and Food Network personality Paula Deen—along with a few of her local pals—shows us how to bring some southern charm into any festive gathering. Read the full article...
In Holiday Food, Mario Batali of the Food Network’s “Molto Mario” presents the most cherished Italian dishes of the Christmas season. The book consists of traditional Italian menus that take you through the four holidays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. Read the full article...
Donna Hay’s Entertaining offers stylish and elegant ideas for special occasions on every page. Each recipe is accompanied by a beautiful photograph showing the finished dish and Donna’s signature presentation style. The recipes range from simple picnics and impromptu weeknight dinners to formal dinners. Read the full article...
Get Togethers: Rachael Ray 30 Minute Meals is more of a good thing for fans of her Food Network show and Rachel Ray’s 30 Minutes Meals 1 & 2. In Get Together, Rachel groups 3 recipes together, presenting them as menu suggestions for casual entertaining, all promised to be ready in the magic 30-minute mark. Read the full article...
Here is a book that lives up to its subtitle—great ideas that really are easy to do on your own and really are fun. Ina Garten, of the Barefoot Contessa fame, has lots of experience with parties, those she’s catered from her specialty food shop, and many of her own at her East Hampton home. Read the full article...
In Feast: Food That Celebrates Life, author and Food Network favorite Nigella Lawson shares with us some of her favorite menus for special occasions, holidays, and family get-togethers. Nigella has an unabashed love for food and believes that the meal and who you share it with is Read the full article...
