Easy Entertaining: Simple Recipes for Every Occasion

by Celia Brooks Brown (Editor)

Packed with simple recipes for every type of social gathering, this book is all you need to cook up a storm. There are some great suggestions for a relaxed Brunch, with favourites like Waffles with Maple Syrup Ice Cream and savory ideas such as Warm Potato Tortilla with Smoked Salmon. Appetizers include the favourite Baked Chevre and the more unusual Lemon Potato Latkes with Gingered Avacado Creme. In Soups and Salads there's a recipe for every season, while the Vegetables and Vegetarian Entrees chapter gives you plenty of ideas to tempt the tastebuds of both vegetarians and meat lovers. Then there are the Pasta, Rice, and Noodle recipes, perfect when you need to whip up a quick meal. For entrees, choose from Fish and Seafood, Chicken and Duck, or Meat and Game. There is a tempting collection of sweet treats and, finally, Party Food and Drink offers a selection of fingerfood and cocktails. *A wealth of straightforward recipes for every occasion. *More than 50,000 copies sold in hardcover.

Genres: Cookbooks

Hardcover

First published December 31, 2004

About the author

Celia Brooks Brown’s inventive style of cooking has made her an established name on the cookery shelf. Born in Colorado, USA, she moved to Britain after university. She worked for several years as a private chef for the film director Stanley Kubrick and running her own catering business.

Celia wrote a weekly column for The Times online called “Urban Farmer” about her allotment in North London, and a column called “Grow to Eat” for BBC Good Food Magazine. She makes regular TV appearances on the UKTV Food channel’s Market Kitchen and the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen.