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Let the Party Begin!
- 642.4 / ALL
Block parties and poker nights: recipes
and ideas for getting and staying
connected with your neighbors.
Peggy Allen. 2002.
Proven suggestions for connecting with
your neighbors through gatherings,
celebrations, and community events anchor
this practical book along with abundant
recipes and how-to’s for all kinds of
reasons and all seasons.
- 641.5 / AND
Perfect recipes for having people over.
Pam Anderson. 2005.
Anderson would like us to “stop
entertaining” and just have people over. To
this end, she has designed a book of simple
and flexible menus to be used for spurof-
the-moment possibilities, potlucks, and
shared family suppers along with many
time-saving suggestions.
- 642.4/BIT
The minimalist entertains: forty seasonal
menus for dinner parties, cocktail parties,
barbecues, and more.
Mark Bitman. 2003.
With simplicity as the unifying concept, 40
menus are presented—10 for each season.
Every menu includes tips and timetables, and
it’s the rare recipe that contains more than 8
or 10 ingredients. The point of it all is to make
things simple enough so that you feel like a
carefree guest at your own five-star party.
- 641.5636/BRO
Party food for vegetarians.
Celia Brooks Brown. 2003.
Over 150 photographs and 80 easy to prepare
recipes from appetizers to main dishes show
how appealing vegetarian cuisine can be. Menu
plans are included as well as advice on planning
and timing to create dishes to star at any
dinner or party.
- 642.4 / BUI
Latin chic: entertaining with style and sass.
Carolina Buia & Isabel Gonzales. 2005.
Follow the authors as they host parties in
fabulous locations across Latin America
capturing the unique spirit of Latin
entertaining and the best pan-Latin flavors,
both traditional and Nuevo Latino. Dozens of
tips on decorating, music, attire, and more, are
offered to create gatherings that range from
casual and intimate to full-blown and formal.
- 793.2 / CAR
Celebration solutions: 101 themes and
decorating ideas for reunions, parties,
fund rasiers, holiday celebrations,
anniversaries and any other get-together
one can imagine.
Dina C. Carson & Risa J. Johnson. 2004.
The subtitle says it all! The final 26 pages are
check-lists the “celebration planner” can
photocopy for personal use.
- 642.4 / DOL
Entertaining: inspired menus for cooking
with family and friends.
George Dolese. 2004.
Superb photographs of eye-catching table
settings and sumptuous repasts fill this book
along with detailed work plans for sixteen
parties grouped according to season. More
than 100 easy-to-prepare recipes are included.
- 641.812 / DUN
Dips, salsas & spreads.
Judith Dunham and Jane Horn. 1996.
After initial advice on creating the wellstocked
pantry, the authors provide recipes—
and accompanying pictures—for easy dips,
salsas, and spreads along with suggested
menus for different types of “finger food”
entertaining.
- 641.5636 / EMM
Entertaining for a veggie planet: 250 down-to-earth recipes.
Didi Emmons. 2003.
Two goals underlie the author’s party-giving
philosophy—to feed people and to enjoy people.
From “Hot spinach-cheese dip” to “Figgy walnut
bread” her recipes are packed with flavor and
healthy ingredients. Along with being a great
resource, Emmons’ funny anecdotes and
practical breezy advice make great reading.
- 793.2 / ERN
The complete party book: how to plan,
host, and enjoy your party from
conception to cleanup.
Don Ernstein. 1994.
Wondering what kind of party to give? Half of
the book covers “party basics”, the second half
describes eight kinds of parties— breakfast,
cocktail and late-supper, for example—with
extensive menus.
- 641.568 / LUK
Celebrate! cookbook.
Shelia Lukins. 2003.
Silver Palate cookbook author Lukins brings her
genius for taste—style and food-wise—to bear
in this collection of forty-three menus to
celebrate special times of the year and special
times in one’s life. Photographs abound.
- 642.4 / SHR
Fête accompli! the ultimate guide to
creative entertaining.
Lara Shriftman & Elizabeth Harrison.
2004.
The first eight chapters cover all aspects
of planning a party for any size and
occasion; chapter nine is a kind of
scrapbook of some of the best parties
given by Shriftman & Harrison. Fifty food
and drink recipes are included.
- 641.57 / SIM
Cooking for crowds for dummies.
Dawn Simmons & Curt Simmons. 2005.
Looking for just one aspect of party
planning or perhaps only recipes for
appetizers? The excellent organization of
this book—detailed table of contents,
recipes by type listed in one place and an
extensive index—makes any topic easy to
find. The opening chapter: “So, you need
to cook for a crowd,” is designed to give
advice and comfort to the first-time
party-giver who is contemplating
entertaining groups of 24 or larger.
- 793.2 / TUN
In Style parties: the complete guide
to easy, elegant entertaining.
Jennifer Tung. 2005.
Every aspect of planning, purchasing,
inviting, decorating, and cooking for 16
themed parties is spelled out for the
reader. Lavish photographs of decorated
tables and enticing food spreads subtly
reinforce the notion that anyone can
entertain elegantly.
- 793.2 / TUT
The party planner.
David Tutera. 2005.
If you’re into fabulous and over-the-top,
this is the book for you. Tutera, a
professional event planner, lays out his
approach to ten theme parties, adding his
own tips for décor, menu ideas, table
settings and music play lists.
- 642.4 / VIV
Do it for less! parties: the how-to
cookbook and guide to catering your
own party for 12 to 75 guests without
breaking the bank : tricks of the trade
from a professional caterer’s kitchen.
Denise Vivaldo. 2005.
Want to entertain like a pro and not spend
a fortune? Here are tricks of the trade
from a professional caterer on planning
and hosting a party for 12 to 75 guests.
All recipes are given showing ingredients
for serving 12, 25, 50 or 75.
- 641.87 / WEI
The ultimate party drink book.
Bruce Weinstein. 2000.
A few ingredients, a blender, a shaker,
and a pitcher are all you really need to
make drinks to impress your most jaded
party-goer. 750 recipes for cocktails,
smoothies, nonalcoholic drinks and more
await the aspiring bartender.
