Product Description

With 500 glorious full-color photographs, 300 original recipes, and hundreds of innovative ideas, Entertaining is the book that revolutionized the way people entertain today. 500 full-color photographs.


From the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #185989 in Books
• Published on: 1998-10-27
• Released on: 1998-10-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 324 pages

From Amazon.com
This is the book that launched an empire. Martha Stewart's Entertaining was the world's first exposure to the doyenne of domestication. Entertaining offers recipes and menus for a number of different parties, including wedding receptions, afternoon teas, and a sumptuous Christmas dessert buffet. The book is lavishly illustrated, and much attention is paid to the dishes' presentation as well as their preparation. Even if you use it only as a springboard for your own party planning, Martha Stewart's Entertaining will provide fodder for many a celebration.

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With thousands of inspiring ideas from professional caterer and hostess extraordinaire Martha Stewart, 300 original recipes--all drawn from actual parties Martha Stewart has given in her own home or catered for others--and 450 photos in full color, here is the most sumptuous book on entertaining ever published.

Customer Reviews

Inspiration for bored homemakers
This book is a staple in my kitchen. Do I cook all the upscale, gourmet recipes? I'd love to say yes, but in all honesty I haven't the time! I *have* tried the sugar cookies, and they went over well with my three little boys! The reason I love this book is that I can read a bit, look at the lovely pictures, and gain fresh inspiration to make my little home a lovelier place. Also, for any Martha-phile, this book is a good place to peek inside Martha's life and hear her thoughts for more than just a five minute segment on her show.

Don't make these recipes:
Pg 46 Roquefort Grapes: messy & time consuming. Grapes stuffed with cheese is a bad combination.

Pg 52 Phyllo Triangles: Very Greasy and time consuming, especially if you expect to serve it warm to waiting guests.

Pg 59 Baked New Potatoes: Cannot pick up garnishes with potatoes, even if cut up. Messy & ugly.

Pg 196 Pumpkin Molasses Pie: Tastes bad.

Pg 244 Pecan Pie: Never cooked, all sugar, awful.

5 stars for photography, 1 star for recipes.

A look at early Martha - well worth it
It's interesting seeing what Martha was doing before Asian influences became popular in the 1990s. As a result, the food here leans more towards french and Italian-influenced cuisine.

While I don't have the resources to put on a wedding luncheon for 250 people, this book is filled with common-sense good advice on planning parties and is full of inspiration.