All about Party Foods and Drinks

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Simon and Schuster, 2002 - Cooking - 128 pages
From heavy holiday party traffic to spring bridal showers or summer cocktails, this beautiful combination of never-before-published drink and party-food recipes from the creators of Joy of Cooking is just the ticket for any type of entertaining 150 full-color photos.
 

Contents

FOREWORD
6
ABOUT PARTY FOODS
8
ABOUT CHIPS CRACKERS SANDWICHES
13
ABOUT DIPS SPREADS
23
ABOUT CHEESE PARTY FOODS
39
ABOUT FRUIT VEGETABLE PARTY FOODS
47
ABOUT PASTRY PARTY FOODS
57
ABOUT SEAFOOD PARTY FOODS
75
ABOUT CHICKEN PARTY FOODS
85
ABOUT MEAT PARTY FOODS
93
ABOUT PARTY DRINKS
107
INDEX
126
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
128

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About the author (2002)

Marion Rombauer Becker was born in 1903. Besides her work on the JOY of Cooking, Marion realized other significant accomplishments during her lifetime. She worked as an art teacher and later at Women's Wear Daily. She was one of the founders of Cincinnati's Modern Art Society, and served as it's first professional director. Marion was an early advocate of natural gardening and received the "Oak Leaf" award from the Nature Conservancy. Marion was also the recipient of the Medal of Merit from the Garden Club of America. Marion died in 1976. Ethan F. Becker is president and senior coach/trainer for the Speech Improvement Company, Inc. He specializes in motivating teams, controlling fear of speaking, and developing effectiveness in public presentations. He has worked with clients from Harvard University, IBM, Boston Scientific, the New York Giants, the F.B.I., and various countries abroad.