Picture Perfect Parties: Annette Josephs Stylish Solutions for Entertaining

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 downtoearth gusto with doityourself 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 years worth of gettogethers, holidays, and special occasionsincluding Easter brunch, Cinco de Mayo, summer grillouts, picnics and barbecues, holiday cocktails, and the Super Bowl guaranteed to make athome entertaining easy. Annette Josephs tasty recipes and foolproof 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 individuallya timemanagement 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 stepbystep 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.