Shares ideas for first-time home entertainers, outlining ten fully photographed party plans for such events as birthdays and baby showers while offering suggestions for food and drink preparations, decorating, and having fun while hosting.

This book guides readers through everything they need to know about hosting, starting with the golden rule--that the goal of a dinner party is to have fun with our friends, not to show off our cooking skills. It will explain why we like to gather for dinner, when we should host, who we should invite, what we should cook, and how we should cook it. Featuring recipes, anecdotes, expert analysis, and an endless bounty of how-to tips, it is the essential...

"Simple Pleasures Entertaining offers more than 30 recipes to liven up and sweeten your get-togethers and parties. Confetti Corn Chowder, Candied Flowers, Party Fan napkins, and more!."--

"It may be football, basketball, baseball, or golf season...but you will be called on to provide the best game day snacks they have ever eaten. These great snack recipes will make you everyone's favorite chef. Let them be your secret! We have hand selected 20 Best of the Best Snack Recipes like End Zone Artichoke & Spinach Dip, Tomato Bacon Squares, Bacon Cheese Puffs, Stuffed Pepperoncini, Green Bean Bundles, Cheesy Pizza Dip, Southern Style Deviled...

One of the more popular tropes in a romance novel is the inclusion of at least one hearty, detailed meal set out for the characters. This is, in part, to show they need to eat in order to continue swashing and buckling, and in part to show we authors have done our due diligence as to what people ate in that particular time period. I am no less guilty of having my characters dine on such exotics as stuffed swans, syllabubs, wild boar in mustard sauce....

"Tips for creating and growing wheatgrass centerpieces and avoiding the pit falls and mistakes by experienced wheatgrass growers. They have over 20 years experience growing wheatgrass for the top floral designers in the south. Whether its for a DIY wedding or that next golf classic or the inaguration of a governor, don't just create a centerpiece, create a conversation piece."--

"From the popular "Kitchen Witch Collection"... A holiday hodge-podge of facts, fun, and food. Recipes and tales for the Halloween season. Includes savory dishes and sweet treats, strange stories and odd lore. Great reading and great eating for a magical night!."--

"A holiday "fruitcake" of facts, fun, and food. Recipes and tales for the Yuletide season. Includes sweet treats and saucy trivia, heartwarming memories and magical lore. Delightful reading and delicious eating for the merriest time of the year."--

This imaginative cookbook is written for the home chef who wants to expand their repertoire in creating fun and unconventional dishes whether the gathering is for two, twenty, or two hundred. Through recipes bursting with personality, award-winning Chef Eric LeVine offers truly innovative takes on tried and true favorites, such as a twisted mini chicken pot pie, an amazing mouthful of flavor. The smallest of bites showcase three main ingredients...

This collection of 50 tried-and-true recipes brings together the holiday favorites from several different families and groups. These are the dishes all the relatives rave about. These dishes are the most in demand! Recipes were also selected based on ingredients and expense. All of these recipes use ingredients that can be found in most any grocery store and none use outrageously expensive ingredients. This e-book includes color illustrations, holiday...