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Dinner & Party: Gatherings. Suppers. Feasts.
"Come Over..."
Whether you're a beginner looking for simple, impressive recipes to feed friends and family, or a seasoned host hoping to inject your repertoire with stylish, interesting ideas, you'll find all you need in Dinner & Party.
Rose's stance on entertaining is that the cook shouldn't be banished to the kitchen; cooking for guests needn't be fussy or hard to juggle, but instead made up of dishes - some classics, some novel - that can be prepared in advance, dressed up to impress last minute and enjoyed by everyone. Practicality is central to a book updating the etiquette for entertaining in our times.
With this in mind, Part 1: Dinner showcases easy options for every course, all alongside thoughtful advice about how to source ingredients, when to begin preparation and how to serve. Meanwhile, Part 2: Party provides tried and tested catering ideas for larger groups, from indoor picnics, to standing parties and Christmas dinners.
With sample menus, including an innovative guide to putting the right dishes together through the seasons, this is the friendly, practical guide to making entertaining easy in the 21st century, bringing everyone together.
Whether you're a beginner looking for simple, impressive recipes to feed friends and family, or a seasoned host hoping to inject your repertoire with stylish, interesting ideas, you'll find all you need in Dinner & Party.
Rose's stance on entertaining is that the cook shouldn't be banished to the kitchen; cooking for guests needn't be fussy or hard to juggle, but instead made up of dishes - some classics, some novel - that can be prepared in advance, dressed up to impress last minute and enjoyed by everyone. Practicality is central to a book updating the etiquette for entertaining in our times.
With this in mind, Part 1: Dinner showcases easy options for every course, all alongside thoughtful advice about how to source ingredients, when to begin preparation and how to serve. Meanwhile, Part 2: Party provides tried and tested catering ideas for larger groups, from indoor picnics, to standing parties and Christmas dinners.
With sample menus, including an innovative guide to putting the right dishes together through the seasons, this is the friendly, practical guide to making entertaining easy in the 21st century, bringing everyone together.
288 pages, Hardcover
Published August 21, 2018
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About the author
Rose Prince
15 books3 followersRose Prince is a food writer, author, cook and activist. Her writing career did not start until her mid thirties. Previously she had worked as a chef and the cook in the Notting Hill specialist bookshop, Books for Cooks. She worked there with Clarissa Dixon Wright. She was the in-house cook at the Spectator magazine for seven years.
She has a weekly column in the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Her columns are widely syndicated. She also has a monthly column in the Catholic weekly, the Tablet (although herself an Anglican she is married to a Catholic). She is a prolific writer and contributes to the Daily Mail, the Spectator, the Times, Sunday Telegraph. For three years she had a column on the Daily Express. In 2000 she produced a two-part biopic about the food writer, Elizabeth David for British broadcaster Channel 4 which also aired in Australia.
She contributes regularly to BBC Radio 4's Food Programme and was a judge for its Food and Farming Awards in 2009. She was a member of the House of Lords Committee of Inquiry into the meat industry in 2000. She was the winner of a Glenfiddich award in 2001 and in 2009 was named by Vogue magazine as one of the most inspirational women in Britain.
She is married to Dominic Prince, a fellow journalist and sometime amateur jockey and they have two children, Jack and Lara. They live in London and Dorset and Prince lists 'lunch, wine, reading and horseracing' as her recreations in Who's Who.
She has a weekly column in the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Her columns are widely syndicated. She also has a monthly column in the Catholic weekly, the Tablet (although herself an Anglican she is married to a Catholic). She is a prolific writer and contributes to the Daily Mail, the Spectator, the Times, Sunday Telegraph. For three years she had a column on the Daily Express. In 2000 she produced a two-part biopic about the food writer, Elizabeth David for British broadcaster Channel 4 which also aired in Australia.
She contributes regularly to BBC Radio 4's Food Programme and was a judge for its Food and Farming Awards in 2009. She was a member of the House of Lords Committee of Inquiry into the meat industry in 2000. She was the winner of a Glenfiddich award in 2001 and in 2009 was named by Vogue magazine as one of the most inspirational women in Britain.
She is married to Dominic Prince, a fellow journalist and sometime amateur jockey and they have two children, Jack and Lara. They live in London and Dorset and Prince lists 'lunch, wine, reading and horseracing' as her recreations in Who's Who.
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January 29, 2021
A few recipes that I was interested in:
- Ham, Cider and Watercress Terrine (p. 32)
- Tomato and Mustard Tart (p. 54)
- Beef Bone Marrow and Beetroot Soup (p. 64)
- Vegetable Biryani (p. 104)
- Chou Chou Pudding (p. 148)
- Cider Babas (p. 206)
The food in here does look quite nice, but maybe a bit too fancy and pretentious for what I want in a dinner party.
- Ham, Cider and Watercress Terrine (p. 32)
- Tomato and Mustard Tart (p. 54)
- Beef Bone Marrow and Beetroot Soup (p. 64)
- Vegetable Biryani (p. 104)
- Chou Chou Pudding (p. 148)
- Cider Babas (p. 206)
The food in here does look quite nice, but maybe a bit too fancy and pretentious for what I want in a dinner party.
December 13, 2017
This is actually a very useful dinner party planning resource. I am very impressed, particularly with the recipes. The fish cakes with lemongrass and coriander...the tomato and mustard tart...the beef bone marrow and beetroot soup...just sublime. Wonderful photography, and very accurate and achievable in terms of how the photographs illustrate the finished products. I plan to purchase several as gifts.
February 14, 2019
I am reviewing this book for Rose Prince, Orion Publishing and Netgallery who gave me a copy of the book for an honest review.
I loved all the practical advice at the beginning of the book especially, if someone offers to help, accept it!
I thought it was a great book as it’s got a wide range of recipes which sound impressive and (hopefully) won’t take an age to cook. I liked the fact that it has a good handful of popular tried and tested recipes but then many new, mouth-watering recipes. The first section deals with dinner parties and the second section larger parties.
The downside was the front cover – I didn’t feel like it would draw me to it if I was browsing for a cookbook in the shop.
I loved all the practical advice at the beginning of the book especially, if someone offers to help, accept it!
I thought it was a great book as it’s got a wide range of recipes which sound impressive and (hopefully) won’t take an age to cook. I liked the fact that it has a good handful of popular tried and tested recipes but then many new, mouth-watering recipes. The first section deals with dinner parties and the second section larger parties.
The downside was the front cover – I didn’t feel like it would draw me to it if I was browsing for a cookbook in the shop.
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