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Cooking For Crowds For Dummies Dawn Simmons

Cooking For Crowds For Dummies By Dawn Simmons

Cooking For Crowds For Dummies by Dawn Simmons


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Packed with recipes and advice for creating a stress-free kitchen, this unique guide shows ordinary home cooks how to do their own catering at big events such as family reunions, graduations, and weddings.

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Cooking For Crowds For Dummies by Dawn Simmons

This title includes over 100 recipes, plus time-saving planning tips and sanity-saving suggestions. Serve terrific food confidently and calmly, and wow your crowd! Panicky about cooking for a casual church dinner, a posh graduation party, or a holiday feast for 50? With terrific recipes plus tips for everything from planning menus to preparation and presentation, you can serve a hungry crowd without getting all steamed up about it. You'll quickly grasp the basics you need to know to cook like an experienced pro. Discover how to: serve great dishes, from appetizers through desserts; determine food quantities when cooking for groups; handle food safely; and, add ambience with easy decorations.

About Dawn Simmons

Dawn Simmons is a professional caterer and teaches online catering courses. Curt Simmons is the author of more than 50 books, including iPhoto For Dummies.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: So, You Need to Cook for a Crowd ... Chapter 1: A Crowd by Any Other Name. Chapter 2: Planning Your Menu. Chapter 3: Estimating Food Quantities, Serving Dishes, and More. Part II: Tried-and-True Recipes for Crowds. Chapter 4: Creating Tasty Appetizers. Chapter 5: Main Dishes Everyone Will Love. Chapter 6: Delicious Side Dishes. Chapter 7: Satisfying Slurps: Soups and Stews. Chapter 8: Stirring It Up: Punches and Drinks. Chapter 9: Decadent Desserts. Part III: Special Events and Holidays. Chapter 10: Special Dishes for Summer Get-Togethers. Chapter 11: Special Dishes for Holidays. Chapter 12: Special Dishes for Weddings. Part IV: Bringing It All Together. Chapter 13: Getting Ready for the Event. Chapter 14: Getting Ready on the Day of the Event. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Avoid Common Food Preparation Problems. Chapter 16: More Than Ten Decorating Tips for Crowds. Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Keep from Pulling Out Your Hair. Chapter 18: More Than Ten Things You Need to Know about Food Safety. Appendix A: Metric Conversion Guide. Appendix B: Helpful Web Sites. Appendix C: Fun and Easy Garnishes. Appendix D: Special Cooking Tricks. Index.

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CIN0764584693VG
9780764584695
0764584693
Cooking For Crowds For Dummies by Dawn Simmons
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20050610
354
N/A
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