Dinner for Eight 40 Great Dinner Party Menus for Friends and Family

by Landis, Denise; Hesser, Amanda

• ISBN13: 9780312325817
• ISBN10: 0312325819
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

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
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