Entertaining with Style by Prue Leith and Polly Tyrer
Entertaining with Style is the ultimate book for everyone who enjoys giving parties and wants to make them truly memorable. Here are over 200 mouthwatering recipes, numerous highly original party ideas, and a wealth of practical information to enable you to "put on the style".
Invaluable advice on "Catering in Quantity", including who to invite and how much food to allow, is followed by the focal point of the book - 34 specially devised parties all illustrated with startlingly stylish photographs and paintings. For important or formal occasions there is the traditionally elegant Victorian Wedding and the VIP Dinner, whereas fun lovers will enjoy the zany Surrealist Dinner and the Barbecue in the Backyard. Delight your children with the Easter Egg Party and Treasure Hunt or throw a Thirties Cocktail Party to recall times gone by. No matter how many you want to invite, there are ideas for every eventuality, from a seductive Aphrodisiac Dinner for Two to a Harlequin Masked Ball for Two Hundred. Included too are elegant lunches, tasteful teas and outdoor occasions, such as the Tennis Party.
Prue Leith and Polly Tyrer give precise instructions on how to make each event a resounding success, covering every detail down to folding the napkins and making the invitations. They provide checklists showing every item required and countdown charts listing what is to be done and when. In addition, there are recipes for all the dishes, suggestions for appropriate drinks and, most importantly, advice on setting the scene - how to lay the table, what props are needed, and suitable lighting and music.
Entertaining with Style is both an inspiration and an essential work for every host and hostess. (Source: Front Flap 1986 Hardback edition)
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| US UK Canada Hardback Macdonald (1986 - 224 pages) Note: as at 26 April 2006 Amazon UK had this listed as a paperback. I have informed them of the error! You can check individual sellers for further confirmation!!! |
| US UK Canada Hardback William Morrow & Co (1985 - 224 pages) |
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Entertaining with Style by Prue Leith and Polly Tyrer (TV chefs and cookery books)
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