Gatherings : casual-fancy meals to share

Gatherings Casual-fancy meals to share

Book - 2023

The cooks of America's Test Kitchen share how they entertain at home, with 140 recipes from simple to showstopping and airtight planning strategies .

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Subjects
Entertaining.
Cooking, American.
International cooking.
Cooking.
Dinners and dining.
COOKING / General.
Cookbooks.
cookbooks.
Recipes.
Genres
Cookbooks
cookbooks
Recipes
Published
Boston, MA : Americas Test Kitchen [2023]
Language
English
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
ix, 310 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781954210141
  • Welcome to America's Test Kitchen
  • Let's get together
  • Late-summer dinner with close friends
  • Modern tenderloin dinners
  • Viet-Cajun shrimp boil
  • My Maine event
  • Nacho average barbecue
  • Bao bar
  • Vegetarian dumpling party
  • Summertime and the grilling is easy
  • The great British picnic
  • Take me back to Tuscany
  • Polenta and palomas
  • A cozy Icelandic evening
  • Midwestern brunch
  • Not dog party
  • Appetizers for dinner
  • Road trip dinner party
  • Oktoberfest at home
  • Porkadise found
  • Autumn vegetarian salads + dessert
  • Vegetarian luncheon
  • Double-date night
  • Mexican brunch
  • Gumbo weather get-together
  • Midwestern family classics
  • Traditional Anatolian dinner
  • Nonna's Sunday supper
  • A night at La Cuchara de San Telmo
  • Winter comfort dinner
  • Jubilee dinner
  • Nutritional information for our recipes
  • Conversions and equivalents.
Review by Booklist Review

The newest addition to the pantheon of America's Test Kitchen titles is their first book focused on cooking for crowds and entertaining. Fans of the ATK TV show will appreciate getting to know familiar personalities and many behind-the-scenes contributors as these menu makers share their favorite cookbooks, ingredients, and secret weapons in introductory profiles and menu introductions. Planning particulars follow, with tons of hints and tips that refer to recipes with page numbers, and a recipe mix-and-match chart will help home cooks create a unique menu. Each menu encompasses three to five recipes, from starters to desserts and even a few drinks, and includes strategies to stay organized and prep ahead. Themes run the gamut from casual to hearty fare and cover a diversity of cuisines and flavors, including vegetarian. Scrumptious food layouts are accompanied by step-by-step photos for trickier aspects. This comprehensive guide is packed with delicious recipes and fun menu ideas, but its unique draw is the personal narrative and knowledge-sharing of each ATK chef, which will make this a hit.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Library Journal Review

America's Test Kitchen brings out ideas for the gathering in this collection of themed parties from multiple styles and places. From Maine to Viet-Cajun, Midwestern brunch to Icelandic dinners, Anatolian spreads to a British picnic, are all laid out in great detail. Timetables, shopping lists, hints, and tips are combined with the recipes for cocktails, appetizers, main dishes, and sometimes desserts that all follow the theme. The "Nacho Average Barbecue" has six recipes, the "Vegetarian Dumpling Party" four, each presented in great detail with pictures and explanations that are suitable for beginners to the kitchen, but not insulting to semi-pros. The introduction is warm and encouraging, but the chapter titled "Practicalities" may be the single most useful thing; it teaches a host how to plan a party. VERDICT This is as pretty to look at as it is useful to read.--Danise Hoover

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