Food, Wine, and Friends: Simple Menus for Great Entertaining by Fiona Beckett

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    • Categories: Ice cream & frozen desserts; Breakfast / brunch; Cooking for a crowd; Entertaining & parties
    • Ingredients: tomatoes; tomato juice; vodka; Worcestershire sauce; limes; celery salt; Tabasco sauce; chives
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  • Raspberry, apple and almond crumble

    • e_ballad on August 31, 2020

      An excellent crumble recipe. I would consider the ‘optional’ flaked almonds to be ‘non-negotiable’ for the textural difference that they provide.

  • Fennel, leek and cauliflower soup

    • e_ballad on November 11, 2016

      Dull. Instead of this dish being a sum of its parts, it lost all the nuances of the three main ingredients. As it wasn't to anyone's liking, we ended up repurposing this by reducing it further & using it as the sauce for baked pasta with smoked fish (that turned out really tasty!). As a soup, don't bother.

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  • ISBN 10 1845974654
  • ISBN 13 9781845974657
  • Published Oct 01 2007
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Ryland Peters & Small
  • Imprint Ryland Peters & Small

Publishers Text

In this inspirational new book, award-winning food and wine writer Fiona Beckett offers a wonderful range of menus for social occasions of all kinds, with recommendations for the ideal drinks to accompany her mouthwatering recipes. A meal based on a spring visit to a farmers' market, a Provencal - style lunch or a harvest dinner, a romantic evening for two, a summer picnic, or a casual brunch - these are just some of the menus to get your imagination going. You will find classic dishes such as Boeuf Bourguignon alongside original recipes such as Pot-roast Brisket with Zinfandel, Roast Garlic, and Pumpkin Polenta. There are also light, healthy options such as Sicilian-spiced Seabass with Broiled Tomatoes and Baby Fennel. Indulgent delights include a 'Just Desserts' evening and a Summer Berry Tea; and Fiona's approach to cheese, creating cheeseboards to reflect the seasons, is one of the enjoyable new ways of eating suggested in this book. Wine puts the finishing touch to a meal, but it is not everyone's choice. By following Fiona's advice on beers and cocktails, coffees, teas, and other non-alcoholic drinks you can make all guests feel equally welcome.

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