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A layered mix of tableware and flower arrangements set the stage for inspired entertaining.
Entertaining starts with setting a fabulous table. In Courtney Allison's signature French Country Cottage style, she showcases a myriad of romantic table settings for every occasion. Courtney provides the styling expertise to host your own French Country Cottage-inspired gathering, whether in the backyard, at the beach, under an old oak tree, or in a country barn. A simple picnic; coffee by the lake; a cheese board for friends outdoors; a bistro table for two; a long table for a formal meal--each setting exhibiting Allison's dreamy style for you to emulate. The pièce de résistance in every venue, any setting, is the gorgeous arrangements of seasonal flowers; Courtney's bouquets will take your breath away, from spring to fall, for outdoors and inside.
Home--honoring the times we share there, treasuring the traditions and generations it represents, and rediscovering the joy our homes and gardens bring to our lives.
A rich tapestry of lush tabletops, glorious garden bouquets, sweet family heritage, and refreshed Southern décor are the essence of James Farmer's enduring appeal! This book fuses all his creative passions in a celebration of the seasons. In stories and pictures, James takes the reader on a tour of his two homes and gardens, with tablesettings for celebratory occasions throughout the year. Décor for his Winter Dinner, Camellia Celebration, Feast Among the Foxgloves, Birthday Dinner, Al Fresco Fall Dinner, Dahlia Dinner, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Gatherings will inspire readers to mark each passing season with their love ones in observance of the small joys that truly make our lives big.
Inspiring tables and entertaining styles of 34 tastemakers in their regions or society at large show how they keep traditions passed down from mothers and grandmothers alive in their families.
Thirty style-setting women pay tribute to how their mothers and grandmothers have influenced their own styles of entertaining at home. Whether they proudly incorporate recipes passed down from a grandmother's collection or follow a mother's lessons for making guests feel comfortable, it is clear that family role models have had a strong influence. Blending inherited dinnerware or decorative pieces in their modern tables is also big in the way women embrace their heritage for entertaining. From formal to casual occasions, city to country, and grand to intimate, indoor and outdoor tables beautifully designed tell a story about how these women host guests at their tables. Each style maker shares tips and lessons in entertaining that she learned from the women in her life.
Tip boxes from each generation will help the readers reproduce the ideas and perpetuate their own familial traditions.
Use The Simple Art of Napkin Folding to duplicate those beautiful napkin folds you've admired at elegant restaurants and memorable events. It's easy with Linda Hetzer's detailed step-by-step directions and illustrations. Using cloth or paper napkins, create standing triangular-shaped folds (the Tavern) for dinner parties. A few accordion pleats transforms a piece of cloth into the Poinsettia. Need festive ideas for a children's birthday party? Make Sailboats or Paper Airplanes. Graduate to more intricate designs that combine napkins with silverware, flowers, and wineglasses.
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Filled with inspired ideas, The Simple Art of Napkin Folding turns any square of fabric into a work of art.
Essential information and how-to advice from the best in the business
Catering Like a Pro is a must-have resource for anyone thinking about starting a catering business. Packed with recipes and exciting new ideas for creating theme events and dramatic experiences, it explains the catering industry from the bottom up. This revised and expanded edition covers everything necessary to get started, including real-world advice on contracts, hiring help, managing events, and sample forms and invoices. A handy list of resources--from equipment and ingredients to legal and business directories--helps make it easy to get up and running smoothly. Interviews with some of the best star caterers in the business offer inspiration and valuable tips for those new to the game.
Francine Halvorsen (New York, NY) is a professional culinary writer, consultant and artist who has traveled and lived all over the world. She considers herself lucky to be invited to share meals at some of the best tables everywhere. A graduate of Columbia University, she is the author of Catering Like a Pro, The Food and Cooking of China and Eating Around the World in Your Neighborhood.
In Comfortable Entertaining, Nathalie Dupree has written the book that gives us permission-at long last-to entertain in a less-than-perfect world. A much-loved cookbook and television personality, Dupree has thrown parties on rooftops and in tiny apartments, planned galas for hundreds, and put on last-minute get-togethers. Comfortable Entertaining is the book that shows us how to do what Dupree does best-create spontaneous hospitality and great food.
This full-range cookbook and entertaining guide features twenty-six full menus, from holiday classics to an eye-popping formal dinner party for eight, from soup parties and brunches to more casual meals and salad lunches. Dupree displays colorful and attractive napkin and tablecloth arrangements, explains how to seat feuding guests, and tells us what to do when dinner burns to a crisp minutes before the guests arrive (order out ). Illustrated throughout with color photographs and packed with 250 life-is-not-perfect recipes, Comfortable Entertaining is as friendly, inspiring, and down-to-earth as a cookbook can get.
Explore the delightful world of budget-friendly chicken dishes with Come Fix You a Plate Cookbook. Perfect for beginners and seasoned cooks alike, this cookbook offers a treasure trove of quick and easy recipes that won't strain your wallet.
Why Choose This Cookbook?
Budget-Friendly Delights: Dive into a collection of affordable yet delicious chicken recipes designed to satisfy your taste buds without breaking the bank.
Perfect for Beginners: Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand your culinary repertoire, each recipe is crafted with clear, step-by-step instructions to ensure success in the kitchen.
Versatility at Its Best: From classic favorites like Chicken Noodle Soup and Homemade Chicken Pot Pie to modern delights such as 15-Minute Chicken Tacos and Lemon Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Health-Conscious Options: Discover nutritious options like Baked Lemon Herb Chicken and Chicken and Quinoa Salad, promoting a balanced lifestyle without sacrificing flavor.
Inside Come Fix You a Plate Cookbook
Comprehensive Guidance: Gain confidence with practical tips on selecting the best chicken cuts, safe handling techniques, and mastering essential cooking methods.
Creative Variations: Learn how to customize recipes to suit your preferences and dietary needs, empowering you to create meals that reflect your unique taste.
Meal Planning Made Simple: Benefit from meal prep ideas such as Basic Baked Chicken for Meal Prep and Chicken Wraps, ensuring convenience without compromising on quality.
Join the Culinary Adventure
Embark on a culinary journey with Come Fix You a Plate Cookbook and discover the joy of preparing homemade meals that are both affordable and delectable. Whether cooking for yourself, family, or friends, these recipes are sure to impress and satisfy.
Get your copy of Come Fix You a Plate Cookbook: Budget-Friendly Chicken Recipes for Beginners today and start enjoying the simple pleasures of cooking with chicken!
Are you currently on the ketogenic diet?
Do you own a brilliant Air Fryer?
Would you like to learn some fast, easy and healthy ketogenic recipes to make things easier?
With this fabulous new book, Air Fryer Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: The Complete Air Fryer Ketogenic Diet Cookbook for Beginners, you can stick to your diet and still make tasty meals that are simple and quick.
Inside the pages you'll find plenty of information on the ketogenic diet and why people are turning to it in their droves, plus how to get the most from your Air Fryer AND dozens of recipes like:
There are dozens of recipes to choose from and a handy selection of desserts as well, suitable for rounding off any meal.
Being on a diet doesn't mean that you should sacrifice taste and quality and with Air Fryer Ketogenic Diet Cookbook you'll never be bored at mealtimes and your family will always be looking for more.
Get a copy today and make mealtimes more memorable
Are you interested in a cookbook that is full of inflammatory diet recipes? If yes, then this is the right book for you Health practitioners recommend food choices consistent with the Mediterranean diet, full of vegetables and a fresh fruit, which science has shown beyond a doubt helps to protect the body against damage caused by inflammation. Many recipe ingredients typical of Mediterranean cuisine are among the top food choices that make up the anti-inflammatory diet.
A large part of the anti-inflammatory diet involves stay away from foods that encourage inflammation. Prevention is the best course of action, so understanding how inflammatory foods infiltrate our bloodstream and how this reaches a chronic or serious level is important.
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As deliberated prolonged low-grade inflammation, popularly termed chronic inflammation, occurs over a long period of time. Your choice in food can either encourage this low-grade inflammation to continue, or fight back against it. An understanding of how individual nutrients impact inflammation is important and will be explained within this book.
The ideal diet contains soluble fiber, monounsaturated fatty acids, and polyphenols, along with a high omega 3-omega 6 ratio and very few refined carbohydrates. The Anti-inflammatory diet focuses on nutrient-rich foods and thus provides your body with everything it needs and nothing that it doesn't. Its recipes incorporate vegetables, fish, fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains. Strong adherence to this diet has been shown to tremendously improve health. Combined with good levels of physical activity, the Anti-inflammatory diet is one of the healthiest regimens, used not only for anti-inflammation purposes but for maintaining good health overall.
An important aspect of an anti-inflammatory diet is that it includes antioxidants, which reduce the risk of repeat inflammation and the development of associated health concerns.
The full benefits of committing to anti-inflammatory nutrition cannot be understated. As you scale back your consumption of foods that lead to or intensify inflammation, you reduce its effects and achieve greater health. The better your health, the better your quality of life.
It's all well and good to state that an anti-inflammatory diet will improve your quality of life and prevent diseases, but you're probably wondering if there's any proof. This book will explore the science behind the idea of combating inflammation and present studies that have looked into the benefits of anti-inflammatory diets.
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How to create a menu from start to finish!
Foundations of Menu Planning guides readers through the menu planning process in the same order in which a professional menu planner conducts the process. Menus are marketing mechanisms, cost control tools, and critical communication devices for successful food service operations. Beginning with identifying and defining a target market, the book progresses through understanding various menu styles, creating beverage menus, costing recipes, determining menu prices, and analyzing and engineering an existing menu. A unique chapter on unwritten menus, a capstone project for creating an original menu, and a concluding look at the menu-first approach to building a successful foodservice operation reinforce the book's reputation as the most comprehensive resource of its kind on the market.
The Second Edition incorporates a wide range of new information including: strategies for incorporating nutrition into menus based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 and shifts in menu pricing strategies from the traditional table d'hote to the more contemporary prix fixe with supplemental charges. Also included are trends in menu planning, from small plates and signature cocktails, to online menu design and layout and menu engineering to maximize profitability.
A gorgeous table begins with beautiful napkin folds.
Knowing how to execute a perfect napkin fold is not a skill everyone has, but it's one you can easily and quickly teach yourself. Napkin folds bring a touch of elegance, whimsy or retro style to your table. And napkin folds take your table setting to the next level with no added expense -- you're just learning dozens of clever new ways to present something you already have.
The 100 folds are divided into easy, intermediate and advanced sections, so you'll know which ones to start with and how to work your way up. Simpler is often better and often the most formal folds, in fact, tend to be relatively easy. And when you're using napkins with an elaborate pattern or design, a simple fold may show it off the best.
The hundreds of step-by-step photographs, detailed instructions and wide array of ideas will make every event memorable -- whether it's a child's birthday party or a sophisticated dinner party for grownups. And the concealed wirobound hardcover format with its user-friendly approach makes following instructions a breeze.
Like a handwritten thank-you note, napkins folds might be less common than they once were, but they're always noticed, always appreciated and always in style.
