Fare for Friends is a Canadian publishing phenomenon that provides recipes that are delicious and easy to prepare, and maintains its original focus of creating “good food that tastes good.” This collection of recipes for simple and spectacular lunches to unique and delectable feasts is sure to become a treasured favourite. PRAISE FOR FARE FOR FRIENDS: “What a creative way to help other women!”— Oprah Winfrey “…a thoroughly professional look, a warm and friendly tone and, above all, interesting recipes with contemporary, sophisticated simplicity.”— Canadian Living

In this beautifully presented book, Sur La Table and Diane Morgan offer something for every level of cook, providing 40 accessible recipes delivered with helpful kitchen tips and ingredient notes, as well as guidance for artfully wrapping and presenting these edible gifts.

Illustrated by Warren Kimble Supper is a time for breaking bread with family, friends, and strangers who become friends. In Vermont, this means a tradition of communal eating -- church suppers, chicken barbecues, fish fries, turkey socials, potluck, and pie auctions. Country Suppers pulls together a neighborly collection of more than 125 recipes from supper sojourners, dishes that are easy to put together and delicious to partake of, like Butternut Squash and Apple Soup, Mustard Maple Glazed Lamb Chops, and Blueberry Cobbler. Ruth Cousineau's satisfying recipes are packed with country kitchen tips and wisdom and are accompanied by the captivating folk art of Warren Kimble, a world of oversized sheep and sleepy country towns.

Recipes to impress for the lazy, plus the best of the author's published food journalism.

Award-winning chef and restaurateur, Charlie Palmer, is back with a book about favorite American recipes he loves to share with family and friends. Palmer has been at the forefront of great American food since the '80s. Fresh local ingredients, bursts of flavor, and preparation with ease have been the hallmark of his cooking over the years, and this collection includes the best recipes he cooks at home and his restaurants. Included will be over 100 recipes that any cook can make with ease-from Charlie's Famous Corn Chowder with Shrimp to Cheese Strata to Prosciutto-Wrapped Zucchini to Baked Lemon Chicken; plus snacks like Crispy Chickpeas and desserts like Double-Trouble Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lemon Shortbread and Fig Crostata. Along with personal reflections on food and family from one of America's own top chefs, this cookbook will help every family with delicious, easy dinner ideas.

“Accessible and comforting . . . Heaton’s uncomplicated fare is an homage to her childhood memories.” —Publishers Weekly A busy working mother raising four boys, Patricia Heaton couldn’t be more comfortable playing “America’s mom” on hit television shows such as Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle. Though she may be a Hollywood star today, this down to earth, practical Midwesterner has never forgotten her roots. As one of five children growing up in the suburbs of Cleveland in the 1960s, Patricia was raised on home-cooked, rib-filling basics: meatloaf, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken, pork chops, burgers, fish sticks, and pot roast. Yet her mother didn’t let a tight budget stop her from dreaming big, inspired by Julia Child. On her Food Network show Patricia Heaton Parties, Patricia celebrates her culinary beginnings, transforming familiar American fare into delicious, sophisticated, lightened versions for entertaining family and friends. In this fabulous cookbook, Patricia shares her budget-friendly, simple, and deeply satisfying recipes, inspired by the dishes she loved growing up, the favorites she feeds her hungry boys, and the scrumptious showstoppers she serves at casual parties and get-togethers. Patricia Heaton’s Food for Family and Friends features 100 recipes for appetizers, sides, and main dishes, as well as cocktails and “guest goodies”—little treats to send home with your guests. Patricia provides readers with the tools for everything to make it easy to pull it all together. Best of all, she spices it up with hilarious stories, family photos, and anecdotes from her Hollywood career. “Heaton provides a chatty, down-to-earth compendium that will inspire almost anyone to brave the kitchen.” —Booklist

Superstar chef Gordon Ramsay's aim is to get us all cooking up a storm and sitting down at the table with friends and family to share brunch on Saturdays and Sundays and other leisure times. Drawing on different traditions he features home cooked dishes that range from traditional roasts to lighter summer fare, from easy 30-minute meals to Italian, Indian, and Moroccan-influenced family feasts. As always, Ramsay is there to help the home cook at every stage-buying the right ingredients, preparation and serving, and helping coordinate the cooking of several dishes to arrive on the table simultaneously. Featuring twenty-five menus derived from his The F-Word TV show, each features a starter, main course and a dessert, plus an invaluable timetable and all sorts of helpful culinary hints--such as carving and what do to do when things go wrong in the kitchen. For those who want to pick and choose, there are alternative recipe and menu suggestions, as well as expert advice and techniques from Britain's top chef, making this a must-have purchase for all Ramsay fans.