The Two of Us . . . and Friends

A Young Couple's Guide to Cooking and Entertaining (Easily, Affordably) with Elegance and Style

By Saunders, Jessie Carry

Publishers Summary:
The Two of Us...and Friends introduces young couples to cooking and entertaining, while providing fun and inexpensive ways to have all the extras like flowers, candles, and invitations. There are no styrofoam balls to roll in glitter, only useful, elegant, and playful ways to entertain with ease and style. Organized with the 2-4-6-8 principle, each section contains four full menus, plus cooking, decorating, and entertaining tips taken from real life experiences. The "2" chapter, for "The Two of You," deals with the couple's care and feeding, emphasizing the need for alone time. The "4" chapter for a "Party of Four" includes easy but sophisticated menus with a seasonal bent. "6" celebrates "The Joy of Six" with lunches and dinners, sometimes in unusual places, and "Eight and Up" changes the formula slightly to provide not only a swanky dinner party for eight, but for sixteen, twenty-four, and thirty-two. Special "Multiplication Tables" note which menus are easily halved, doubled, and more, with specific notes on what might occur if the reader wants to alter the recipes. Easy, annotated recipe conversions provide additional assistance. Jessie's exuberant, contemporary tone, unique entertaining suggestions, and delicious watercolor illustrations throughout round out this uniquely wonderful book.

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ISBN
978-1-56924-325-1
Publisher
Da Capo Press


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Library Journal

Reviewed on October 2, 2006

This little charmer of a cookbook is equal parts recipe collection, party planning guide, and extended riff on the guilts and pleasures of modern twenty-something life. Author and illusrator Saunders, a newlywed bent on throwing dinner parties in her tiny New York apartment, offers dozens of kindergarten-simple recipes like Potatoes Roasted with Olives and Smoked S...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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