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MARTHA STEWART'S HORS D'OEUVRES HANDBOOK
By Martha Stewart, Suzan Spungen,
Dana Gallagher
Hardcover, 1999 (496 pages, $35.00)
Clarkson Potter, ISBN: 0609603108
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No one knows better how to give a party than Martha
Stewart--and as she proves in this comprehensive and visually dazzling handbook, great
parties begin with great hors d'oeuvres. Three hundred all-new recipes, each photographed
in full color, show why Martha Stewart is still America's style authority and most trusted
party host.
It was fifteen years ago that Martha Stewart first turned her creativity and talent for
teaching to this subject, when she defined the look and flavor of party appetizers for
professionals and home cooks in Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres. Since then,
America's tastes have evolved and Martha's own approach to food has expanded to encompass
flavors from around the world, seasonal ingredients fresh from the garden, and innovative
preparations all presented with an unsurpassed eye for beauty.
In this book, after laying out the basic foundations and techniques, Martha presents
chapters on different hors d'oeuvre categories that are brimming with new ideas--Layered
and Stacked; Wrapped, Rolled, Filled, Folded, and Stuffed; and Skewered and Threaded.
Whether a classic cocktail party food reinvigorated with her wit and style--chicken salad
tea sandwiches turned on their sides and encrusted with sesame seeds, for example--or
deliciously decadent dips for crudités and seafood updated with Indian dhal or white
beans and mustard greens; tiny toasted breadboxes filled with Welsh rarebit; or savory
sips of soups in edible cups, these impeccable jewels are as exciting as anything Martha
has ever invited her readers to serve on the buffet or tea table or pass among guests.
Reflecting Martha's favorite way to entertain now--informal and relaxed--there is also
Bites and Pieces, a chapter packed with simple recipes for parties that please the guests
without undoing the host. Marinated olives, spiced and seasoned nuts, handmade cheese
crackers, and spicy cocktail ribs can be prepared quickly and easily in advance and
arranged before the doorbell rings. Even the drinks have been provided: classic and
contemporary cocktails, imaginatively garnished, are accompanied by a guide to stocking
the bar and serving champagne.
Everything about Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook has been considered to
create a book that is easy to use. The size was chosen to comfortably fit in the hand, in
the cookbook holder, or on the kitchen counter. Color photographs in the front of the book
help cooks select which hors d'oeuvres to combine for their own parties; the
cross-referenced recipes in the back have been tested in Martha's own kitchen and in the
test kitchens of Martha Stewart Living; and two place-marking ribbons keep track of both
picture and recipe. And every detail has been covered--tips on techniques and ingredients,
serving ideas, menu suggestions, recipe variations, advice on party planning, and even a
glossary of equipment, special ingredients, and supplies, with a guide to finding them.
With its range of recipes, its wealth of ideas, its lavish photography, and its innovative
format, Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook is simply the most instructive,
inspirational, and indispensable guide to hors d'oeuvres ever compiled.
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