Annette Joseph, Today Show entertaining expert, knows how
to throw a party. Her motto: Make it simple and make it gorgeous! She
is able to combine down-to-earth gusto with do-it-yourself brilliance to
create an entertaining cookbook for people who want to entertain more
and with panache. PICTURE PERFECT PARTIES provides an arsenal of
tricks for a year’s worth of get-togethers, holidays, and special
occasions—including Easter brunch, Cinco de Mayo, summer
grill-outs, picnics and barbecues, holiday cocktails, and the Super
Bowl— guaranteed to make at-home entertaining easy. Annette
Joseph’s tasty recipes and fool-proof advice will ensure that you
can throw parties with a sense of ease and flair.
Joseph is able
to show readers how to ingeniously transform the ordinary into the
extraordinary without spending a lot of money, and without sacrificing
style. Each chapter of PICTURE PERFECT PARTIESshows how to create
a total environment around a unique theme. The recipes and menus are
not only delicious, and focused on seasonal ingredients, but are
designed so that they can be made in advance and portioned
individually—a time-management must for the host or hostess. Among
the recipes, you will find some that will become everyday favorites,
such as White Bean Farro Soup, Parmesan Crisps, Lemony Risotto, and
Tuscan Sweet and Sour Kale. Sidebars sprinkled throughout give
step-by-step instructions for the inventive trappings that make an event
memorable, such as centerpieces, place cards, takeaway containers, and
linens. From simple to lavish, PICTURE PERFECT PARTIES delivers
brilliant solutions to create fabulous parties.