A totally fresh approach to entertaining today, with 300 original recipes and hundreds of ideas.
MARTHA STEWART is the author of dozens of bestselling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the Emmy-winning, daily national syndicated program, and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which publishes several magazines, including Martha Stewart Living; produces Martha Stewart Living Radio, channel 112 on SIRIUS Satellite Radio; and provides a wealth of ideas and information on www.marthastewart.com.
| Preface | ix | |
| Introduction: Of Kitchens and Learning | 1 | |
| Chapter 1 | Entertaining with Style | 10 |
| Chapter 2 | Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres | 30 |
| Cocktails for Eight to Twelve: Oriental | 39 | |
| Cocktails for Twenty-five: Many Tastes | 43 | |
| Cocktails for Fifty: A Festive Occasion | 48 | |
| Cocktails for Two Hundred: Country Fare | 53 | |
| Chapter 3 | The Crudite, Fruit, and Cheese Party | 63 |
| Chapter 4 | The Omelette Party | 80 |
| Sunday Omelette Brunch for Eight to Ten | 87 | |
| Midnight Omelette Supper for Thirty | 90 | |
| Summer Omelette Brunch Outdoors for Sixty | 94 | |
| Chapter 5 | The Kitchen Party | 100 |
| A Kitchen Salad Party for Thirty | 103 | |
| Tempura Party for Sixteen | 108 | |
| Winter and Summer Soup Parties | 112 | |
| A Chinese Banquet for Ten to Twelve | 121 | |
| Chapter 6 | The Buffet | 126 |
| A Country Buffet Breakfast for Forty | 130 | |
| Clam Bake for Thirty | 135 | |
| Italian Buffet for Fifty | 138 | |
| Russian Buffet for Twenty-four | 146 | |
| Hawaiian Luau for Twenty | 152 | |
| Chapter 7 | The Dinner Party | 161 |
| A Spring Dinner for Six to Eight | 165 | |
| A Light Summer Dinner for Four to Six | 170 | |
| A Neoclassic Dinner for Eight to Ten | 173 | |
| Bouillabaisse for Twelve to Sixteen | 176 | |
| A Formal Dinner for Twenty-four | 180 | |
| Chapter 8 | The Holiday Party | 184 |
| Our Farmhouse Thanksgiving for Eight | 186 | |
| Thanksgiving Medley for Twenty-four | 190 | |
| Christmas Presents and Decorations | 198 | |
| A Children's Christmas Party | 207 | |
| Christmas Open House for Fifty | 212 | |
| Christmas Day Dinner | 218 | |
| Valentine's Day Dinner for Two | 222 | |
| Easter Lunch for Fourteen to Twenty | 225 | |
| Chapter 9 | Just Desserts | 230 |
| A Small Dessert Buffet for Twenty | 238 | |
| A Country Pie Party for Fifty | 242 | |
| Desserts for Forty: Soiree Dansante | 249 | |
| Chapter 10 | The At-Home Wedding | 263 |
| Afternoon Cocktail Reception for Fifty | 271 | |
| Sit-Down Country Luncheon for One Hundred Seventy-five | 279 | |
| A Catered Wedding Luncheon for Two Hundred Seventy | 289 | |
| Sources | 301 | |
| Index | 304 |
ConnieNYC
Posted Sat Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 2011
Book cam without a cover, and when I opened the book for the first time there was a piece of wafer with mold on it. I was totally grossed out.
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A totally fresh approach to entertaining today, with 300 original recipes and hundreds of ideas.