Finger Food: Bite-Size Food for Cocktail Parties

by Elsa Petersen-Schepelern, William Lingwood (Photographer)

It can be so difficult to decide what to serve at a party. In Fingerfood, Elsa Petersen-Schepelern devotes and entire book, and over 100 recipes to help you decide and prepare. As the title implies, all the recipes are bite-size, but that doesn't mean they taste small. These quick and easy dishes include, Plunged Shrimp with Chile Mojo, Thai Crabcakes, Samosas, Tandoori Chicken Skewers, and many more. There are also mini desserts, drink ideas, menu suggestions (including meeting the different dietary needs of your guests) and preparation advice to take the panic out of party giving. Suggestions are made as to catering quantities, presentation ideas-such as gorgeous containers and serving platters or baskets. The only book you'll ever need to plan a party with no anxiety.

Genres: Cookbooks

144 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[P. · Rating 2 out of 5]

The pictures were nice, but there was nothing really exciting that made me want to make it. There's a good focus on flexibility within one form--variations on things presented in leaves, or things on sticks. I think I just used a cocktail recipe--that was the most inspiring/useful section of the book for me, because I'm not a cocktail maker normally, and hers weren't all sickly sweet.

[Marjanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read/looked through this book a bit ago and though I remember finding interesting recipes, I'm not sure that there's anything I'm just dying to try. I'll probably poke through this again before I take it back to the library.