Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining by Fran Warde

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  • Summer vegetable salad

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Salads; Lunch; Side dish; Entertaining & parties; Summer; Mediterranean; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: baby artichokes; asparagus; red bell peppers; zucchini
    • Accompaniments: Char-grilled jumbo shrimp with citrus wedges
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  • Char-grilled jumbo shrimp with citrus wedges

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  • White bean and tomato salad

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Salads; Lunch; Side dish; Entertaining & parties; Summer; Mediterranean; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: new potatoes; cannellini beans; tomatoes; scallions; parsley
    • Accompaniments: Char-grilled jumbo shrimp with citrus wedges
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  • Baby leaf salad

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Salads; Lunch; Side dish; Entertaining & parties; Summer; Mediterranean; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: baby greens; garlic; balsamic vinegar
    • Accompaniments: Char-grilled jumbo shrimp with citrus wedges
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  • Spring garlic dressing

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    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Quick / easy; Lunch; Side dish; Entertaining & parties; Spring; Mediterranean
    • Ingredients: garlic; balsamic vinegar
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  • Strawberry tart

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Quick / easy; Dessert; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Summer
    • Ingredients: all-purpose flour; butter; egg yolks; strawberry jelly; strawberries; heavy cream
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  • Tuscan bean and spicy sausage soup

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Soups; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn; Italian
    • Ingredients: red onions; pancetta; carrots; celery; cannellini beans; hot Italian sausages; chicken stock; bay leaves; parsley
    • Accompaniments: Focaccia
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  • Focaccia

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Quick / easy; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn; Italian
    • Ingredients: bread flour; active dry yeast; cherry tomatoes; rosemary
    • Accompaniments: Tuscan bean and spicy sausage soup
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  • Roasted pheasant breasts with bacon, shallots, and mushrooms

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Main course; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn
    • Ingredients: pheasant breasts; bacon; thyme; bay leaves; shallots; dry sherry; French bread; watercress; portobello mushrooms
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  • Marbled chocolate risotto

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Rice dishes; Dessert; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn
    • Ingredients: milk; risotto rice; hazelnuts; golden raisins; milk chocolate; dark chocolate
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  • Fruit crumbles

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Crumbles, cobblers, crisps & bettys; Quick / easy; Dessert; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn
    • Ingredients: all-purpose flour; rolled oats; mixed berries; fresh fruit; apples; cream
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  • Poached egg and anchovy salad

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Salads; Appetizers / starters; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn
    • Ingredients: salad greens; capers; anchovies; dry mustard; eggs; chives
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  • Classic risotto

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Rice dishes; Main course; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn; Italian
    • Ingredients: chicken stock; shallots; risotto rice; saffron; vermouth; Parmesan cheese
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  • Toasted oat yogurt and crushed red berries

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Mousses, trifles, custards & creams; Dessert; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn; Italian
    • Ingredients: rolled oats; mixed berries; yogurt; honey
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  • Baked stuffed apples with butterscotch

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Baked & steamed desserts; Quick / easy; Dessert; Entertaining & parties; Fall / autumn
    • Ingredients: raisins; dried cranberries; dried cherries; apples; cinnamon sticks; light corn syrup; heavy cream
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  • Swordfish with salsa

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  • Honeyed chicken wings

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  • Grilled zucchini

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  • Turmeric lamb with couscous salad

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  • White and green bean salad

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  • Classic frisée and bacon salad

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  • Eggplant and feta salad

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  • Baked seasonal fruit tarts with pouring cream

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Quick / easy; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Picnics & outdoors
    • Ingredients: all-purpose flour; butter; confectioner's sugar; fresh fruit; light cream
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  • Easy artichokes

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Entertaining & parties; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: artichokes
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  • Roasted eggplant and prosciutto salad

    from Food for Friends: Simply Delicious Meals for Easy Entertaining Food for Friends by Fran Warde

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Salads; Side dish; Entertaining & parties
    • Ingredients: cherry tomatoes; eggplants; prosciutto; arugula; balsamic vinegar
    • Accompaniments: Guinea fowl and asparagus spaghetti
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  • ISBN 10 1841722782
  • ISBN 13 9781841722788
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  • Published May 01 2002
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Ryland Peters & Small
  • Imprint Ryland Peters & Small

Publishers Text

Food for Friends makes stress-free entertaining not just a promise but a reality. Fran Warde plans 28 delicious themed menus to suit any occasion and all types of guests--Country Vegetarian Lunch, Supper on a Budget, Beach Banquet, Formal Dining, Children's Tea Party, and more.

The first half of the book is for Everyday Entertaining, while the second half offers stylish ideas for Parties and Celebrations. Each occasion features a menu of three or four courses, often with a choice of appetizer, entrée, or dessert. Fran also suggests appropriate wine or drinks, and offers a clear, simple work plan to help you prepare for the feast. With Debi Treloar's fabulous photography, this is an indispensable addition to every cook's bookshelf.

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