false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223663492m/509138.jpg 509138 1 <i>Julia Child</i> dishes up more helpful cooking tricks in <I>Julia's Menus for Special Occasions</I>, the second in her four-part retelling of <I>Julia Child and Company</I> and <I>Julia Child and More Company</I>. Like its predecessor, <I>Julia's Delicious Little Dinners</I>, this book centers around six meals. But this time, Julia tackles some of the real challenges of entertaining, such as serving a fancy dinner to vegetarians, making an impressive meal when you don't know how many guests are coming, and feeding dieters. Some of Julia's suggestions border on lifestyle choices. For example, when throwing a cocktail party, she suggests "more cheer for fewer people"- lots of food (served in the kitchen, to promote a casual atmosphere), lots of wine, and not too much booze. Ample color photos make even complex dishes such as Ham Pithviers- homemade puff pastry with ham filling- seem possible (if a bit ambitious for a cocktail party). It's a special occasion indeed when the average home cook will set aside a weekend to make cassoulet, but just reading Julia's recipe is mouthwatering fun. With tips on shopping, presentation, cleaning up, and leftovers, Julia offers graceful solutions to daunting party problems. 497159 29 9 1998 Julia's Menus for Special Occasions total:1|5:0|4:0|3:0|2:1|1:0| 1 2 2 1 509138 0375403388 9780375403385 1 1 2.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223663492m/509138.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509138.Julia_s_Menus_for_Special_Occasions 2 0 false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 07:06:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 07:06:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 509138 0375403388 9780375403385 1 1 2.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223663492m/509138.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509138.Julia_s_Menus_for_Special_Occasions 0 0 false Thu Aug 13 12:27:14 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 12:27:14 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=509138