The Party Food Bible

Planning a cocktail party or a night in with your best friends? Looking to create tasty delights that are guaranteed to get everyone talking? The Party Food Bible is the must-have guide to making easy and delicious edibles—in miniature! Served up on everything from skewers to spoons, the 565 recipes in this unique cookbook offer bite-size delicacies, stylish drinks, and scrumptious desserts that are perfect for cocktail parties, baby or bridal showers, wedding receptions, birthdays, or any festive occasion. Drawing upon the flavors and cuisines of Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, Asia, Mexico, and the United States, this indispensable kitchen companion offers novel variations on international classics and reproduces your favorite dishes on a small scale. Plus, practical tips help you master the basics of hosting only the best events. Master such elegant mini eats as: Prosciutto chips Sushi sliders Gazpacho shots Noodle baskets Deep fried spring rolls And that’s just to whet your appetite! Featuring a mouthwatering photo to accompany every recipe, The Party Food Bible will be your go-to guide to creating beautiful, easy, and oh-so-fashionable dishes that will be the life of your party!

How to give great parties - and enjoy them too! It`s not hard to decide to throw a party, though sometimes the details can cause headaches. Relax: whether it`s drinks for a select few, a seasonal celebration or a big bash, in this book you`ll find everything you need. Party Food Bible includes more than 140 great recipes for finger food and cocktail bites as well as large-scale dishes, with vegetarian options and lots of sweet treats too. There`s sanity-saving advice on planning and preparing ahead, choosing the right type of food for any and every occasion, working out quantities, and creative but fuss-free serving ideas. Add inspirational photos to the mix, and you`ve got the ultimate party guide.

Hallefrickinlujah, it’s here--your ultimate party-planning guide. Forget the stuffy dinner conversations. And the plates of cheese. And the wine (unless it’s boxed, or bottled three-buck Chuck). It’s time to tap into a powder keg of debauchery. Brought to you by Connor and Dominic, founders of The 5th Year and scholars in the art of the party, this book serves up dozens of out-of-the-box ideas, along with advice on throwing a successful shindig and plenty of suggestions on how to take the shenanigans to the next level. You’ll find ridiculously fun ways to get your drink on, like . . . Tour de Franzia: Spandex-clad partiers chant, ?Go, go, go? as their wine-mouthed friends race through boxes of the classy stuff. Brownbag Surprise: Guests have to MacGyver their own costumes out of whatever’s inside the brownbag they’re given. Fake Wake: It’s like a real Irish wake--except even the stiff’s drunk. Donkey Punch Dinner Party: Where placing your Cleveland Steamer Meatballs between a bowl of Dirty Sanchez Seven-Layer Dip and a tray of Dutch Oven Biscuits isn’t out of place. So ditch the popped-collar polos and wayfarers and move on from the played-out ’80s theme. It’s time to try something new. And as entertaining as it is instructive, this book is destined to become your gospel whenever you’re looking for a good time. The party’s on.

The aim of this text is to provide an authoritative reference for information on food and nutrition for the family. Whether the reader would like information on food allergies, weight loss, food sources or food production, the answers can be found in this book, along with recipes to suit all diets. The text presents research on all aspects of food and health and provides advice on topical food scares and food-related issues such as GM foods. Over 80 ailments are discussed in relation to food cause and food cure with suggested dietary change. The 100 recipes included are all cross-referenced to suit every sort of diet and 65 pages of charts detail the nutritional content of over 350 ingredients including the superfoods.

Raising children is not easy and often feeding one's child can be one of the hardest aspects of parenting; there is now clear evidence stating that what children eat can affect their future physical and intellectual development The media is full of information on nutrition and diet but knowing what to apply to your own child can be difficult. In The Contented Child's Food Bible, top maternity nurse, Gina Ford and leading UK nutritionist, Paul Sacher offer practical and down-to-earth advice for parents struggling with the many difficulties of feeding; ranging from the benefits of breast feeding to overcoming snacking and getting your child to eat fruit and vegetables every day. Clearly organised by age group and packed full of case studies and handy hints, this accessible guide is all a parent will need to raise a happy and healthy child. Contents include: -What foods are key to particular stages of development -How to deal with allergie -Is my child growing at the correct rate? -How to deal with fussy eaters -What vitamins and minerals should my child take?

The list of what foods to introduce to your child and when can be daunting, especially in this day and age when everything from food safety to allergy issues dictates certain rules. Written by the UK's leading nutritionist, Amanda Ursell, while she was caring for her own baby and toddler, everything in this book has been tried and tested by a busy, working mum! It includes:* weaning* what to feed your child from 6 months to 1 year, and year by year until 4 years* fussy eating, and how to handle it* allergies and intolerances* whether shop-bought baby foods are OK* top nutrition for mums on the go* 200 easy, nutritious recipes.

A collection of recipes for eighteen meals described in the Bible. Each chapter contains a menu, an explanation of the significance of the meal and the foods served, and recipes for each menu item.

Throughout time, people have chosen to adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet for a variety of reasons, from ethics to economy to personal and planetary well-being. Experts now suggest a new reason for doing so: maximizing flavor -- which is too often masked by meat-based stocks or butter and cream. The Vegetarian Flavor Bible is an essential guide to culinary creativity, based on insights from dozens of leading American chefs, representing such acclaimed restaurants as Crossroads and M.A.K.E. in Los Angeles; Candle 79, Dirt Candy, and Kajitsu in New York City, Green Zebra in Chicago, Greens and Millennium in San Francisco, Natural Selection and Portobello in Portland, Plum Bistro in Seattle, and Vedge in Philadelphia. Emphasizing plant-based whole foods including vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, the book provides an A-to-Z listing of hundreds of ingredients, from avßav? to zucchini blossoms, cross-referenced with the herbs, spices, and other seasonings that best enhance their flavor, resulting in thousands of recommended pairings. The Vegetarian Flavor Bible is the ideal reference for the way millions of people cook and eat today -- vegetarians, vegans, and omnivores alike. This groundbreaking book will empower both home cooks and professional chefs to create more compassionate, healthful, and flavorful cuisine.