CELEBRATIONS - Sumptuous Meals for Festive Occasions (1993) JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER

Festive Occasions Call For Extra-Special Food
And here is the deluxe book of recipes and menus that will make every celebration a memorable one.

JOE FAMULARO is back with his biggest and most exciting book of recipes, menus, and entertainment ideas ever! Every big holiday is here, with a choice from among three sumptuous menus for Christmas Day and one more for Christmas Eve. You’ll also find menus for Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and Mother’s Day - every major holiday that appears on the calendar. You’ll find wonderful dining ideas for private celebrations too. Birthdays and wedding parties are covered in detail, along with anniversary and retirement dinners, welcome-home lunches, and an American-style Fourth of July picnic. The fail-safe recipes are fully detailed. A special chapter, “Elements of Style,” gives advice on settings and tableware, and offers tips to enhance the dining atmosphere. There is a wealth of magnificent photos - showing beautifully finished dishes, settings and decorations. Here is the ultimate guide to cooking and entertaining from a food writer whose past books received rave reviews.

Praise for award-winning author Joe Famularo:

“One of my fondest holiday memories is the Christmas Eve our two daughters and a new daughter-in-law spent in the kitchen preparing your spaghetti and shrimp recipes for the occasion. We had such fun, and the men loved it.”
Katherine Crawford

“If I had to plunk down some money and choose just one cookbook, I’d buy this one. This is a beautiful cookbook with many color photographs....To celebrate birthdays in our family, I prepared a good portion of the author’s autumn birthday menu. Every recipe - basil tomato tart, fall squash with mint and brochettes of beef with lemon and thyme was a hit. The squash was so good, I think I could convert a dyed-in-the-wool summer squash-hater. I highly recommend this cookbook.”
Marilou Blaine, Keene Sentinel, New Hampshire

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