Mom's Best Crowd-Pleasers: 101 No-Fuss Recipes for Family Gatherings, Casual Get-Togethers and Surprise Company

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Storey Publishing, Jan 1, 2006 - Cooking - 197 pages

From a hungry group of kids looking for munchies to a potluck office party to a barbecue for the neighborhood, today's gatherings are often casual occasions that need hearty, delicious, homemade food. Mom's Best Crowd-Pleasers delivers more than 100 recipes specifically tailored to feed eight or more people. Cucumber Sandwiches, Quesadillas, and Sweet and Sour Meatballs are perfect for after-work get-togethers, book club meetings, and informal baby showers. Muffalettas, All-American Hamburgers, Summer Fruit Salad, and Broccoli-Rice Salad are delicious at backyard cookouts, tailgate parties, and pool parties. And Three-Cheese Noodle Bake, Cuban Black Beans, and Baked Barbecued Chicken will attract happy fans whenever you need a hearty hot dish. There's something here for every occasion.

 

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Contents

How to Handle a Crowd
1
1 Finger Foods Snacks Drinks for All Occasions
9
2 Celebration Brunch
33
3 Salads for Potlucks Buffets Picnics
59
4 Potluck Buffet Hot Side Dishes
75
5 MainDish Crowd Pleasers
91
6 Grilling Fun
141
7 Desserts Bake Sales
165
Metric Conversion Chart
190
Index
191
Copyright

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½ cup ½ teaspoon ¾ cup 30 minutes baking powder bay leaves beans beef bell pepper black pepper boil bread broth brown sugar cake casserole chicken chili chocolate cilantro cloves Combine cook cookies cool cup unbleached all-purpose dough Drain extra-virgin olive oil finely chopped flavor food processor freshly grated freshly ground black garlic garlic cloves Gravlax grill ground black pepper large bowl large eggs lasagna lemon juice meat meatballs medium heat medium-high heat melted milk minced mixture muffins noodles nutmeg º º º onion oregano ounces Parmesan Parmesan cheese parsley pasta peeled pizza potatoes potluck pounds Preheat the oven recipe refrigerator roasting pan room temperature salad Salt and freshly salt and pepper sauté scallions Season to taste Serve hot shrimp simmer skillet slotted spoon spoon Sprinkle Stir tablespoons tablespoons butter tablespoons extra-virgin olive taste with salt teaspoon teaspoon ground teaspoon salt turkey tzatziki unbleached all-purpose flour vegetables

About the author (2006)

Andrea Chesman is the author of The Fat Kitchen as well as many other cookbooks that focus on traditional techniques and fresh-from-the-garden cooking. Her previous books include The Pickled Pantry, Serving Up the Harvest, 101 One-Dish Dinners, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How. She teaches and gives cooking demonstrations and classes across the United States. She lives in Ripton, Vermont.

Bibliographic information

TitleMom's Best Crowd-Pleasers: 101 No-Fuss Recipes for Family Gatherings, Casual Get-Togethers and Surprise Company
AuthorAndrea Chesman
Editionillustrated
PublisherStorey Publishing, 2006
ISBN1580176291, 9781580176293
Length197 pages
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