Dinner for Eight 40 Great Dinner Party Menus for Friends and Family
by Landis, Denise; Hesser, AmandaFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-11-01
Publisher(s): St. Martin's Press
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Summary
Denise Landiswho has tested a variety of cookbooks and more than a decades worth of recipes at The New York Timesknows what makes a good dinner party and how to compose a menu that will impress guests while leaving the cook free to enjoy their own party. Featuring forty complete menusappetizer, first course, main course, accompaniment and dessertDinner for Eight is organized by season, and guides any cook through a dinner party timeline of advance preparation and last-minute finishes. Each dish comes with a wine or beverage pairing. A sample of the menus: For Fall: Hummus with Toasted Pita Triangles/Eggplant with Chopped Tomato Vinaigrette and Spiced Chevre/Bourbon-Marinated Roast Pork/Savory Mashed Potatoes/Florida Apple Pie For Winter: Parmesan Cheese Crisps/Salmon Tartare/Roasted Rabbit with Polenta/Wild Mushroom Saut/Pears in Red Wine For Spring: Walnut Spread/Moules Mariniere/Lamp Chops with Mint Butter/Salt-Crusted New Potatoes/Cheesecake with Blueberry Compote For Summer: Deviled Eggs with Avocado/Gazpacho/Seafood and Chicken and Sausage Paella/Rouille/Peppermint Ice Cream
Author Biography
Denise Landis is a longtime recipe tester for The New York Times. She lives in New Hampshire. This is her first book.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| About This Book | p. xiv |
| The Dinner Party | p. xv |
| A Recipe-Tester's Kitchen | p. xvi |
| Equipment | p. xvii |
| Ingredients | p. xix |
| Wines | p. xx |
| Ten Menus for Spring | p. 1 |
| Ten Menus for Summer | p. 69 |
| Ten Menus for Fall | p. 135 |
| Ten Menus for Winter | p. 203 |
| Afterword | p. 265 |
| Resources | p. 267 |
| Recipes from The New York Times | p. 269 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 271 |
| Index | p. 275 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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