Party Receipts from the Charleston Junior League
Author: Linda Glick Conway
The third Charleston Junior League cookbook reveals more secrets of the city's legendary hospitality.
Publishers Weekly
Entertaining, whether a formal sit-down dinner or a backyard barbecue, has long been a mainstay of Southern life, and so it's only right that the members of the Charleston Junior League should have assembled this collection of their favorite party recipes. The recipes are simple, and the majority use readily available ingredients. Readers will find something to suit just about every kind of occasion, from a football tailgate to a fancy supper. No matter what style of entertaining readers may enjoy, this book provides some delicious offerings. The bulk of the recipes lean toward savories and hors d'oeuvres for buffet-style get-togethers. These recipes are perfect for busy working couples or for others who prefer a scaled-back form of entertaining. The recipes are also well suited to less experienced cooks, and are illustrated with quotes and comments about life in Charleston, including the history of the term ``receipts.'' The contributors give much advice about party planning, and readers should pay particular attention to the seafood chapter, which makes the most of Charleston's seacoast heritage with recipes incorporating crab meat, catfish and shrimp. (Nov.)
Cupcake Magic: Little Cakes with Attitude
Author: Kate Shirazi
Kate Shirazi makes beautiful and irreverently decorated cupcakes with eggs from her own free-range flock of hens rescued from laying cages—they are cupcakes with both conscience and attitude. Combining a simple, straightforward approach to cooking and an insatiable appetite for cake, here is a collection of delicious new recipes and fun designs for cupcakes. A lively, colorful book packed with baking tips, captivating new cake designs, modern photography, and delightful illustrations, it is split into low-fuss, middle-fuss, and high-fuss recipes, with ideas for sweet and savory, children and adults, and seasonal and special occasion designs. There is also a section devoted to ingredients and equipment. The author writes in such an informal style and with such enthusiasm and humor that any reader will soon share her passion for cupcakes!
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