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Category: Book
Author: Martha Stewart
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Studio: Clarkson Potter
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
Label: Clarkson Potter
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.7
ISBN: 0609603108
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.812
UPC: 045863603104
EAN: 9780609603109
ASIN: 0609603108
Publication Date: March 30, 1999
Release Date: March 30, 1999
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Product Description
No one knows better how to give a party than Martha Stewart--and as she proves in this comprehensive and visually dazzling handbook, great parties begin with great hors d'oeuvres. Three hundred all-new recipes, each photographed in full color, show why Martha Stewart is still America's style authority and most trusted party host.
It was fifteen years ago that Martha Stewart first turned her creativity and talent for teaching to this subject, when she defined the look and flavor of party appetizers for professionals and home cooks in Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres. Since then, America's tastes have evolved and Martha's own approach to food has expanded to encompass flavors from around the world, seasonal ingredients fresh from the garden, andinnovative preparations all presented with an unsurpassed eye for beauty.
In this book, after laying out the basic foundations and techniques, Martha presents chapters on different hors d'oeuvre categories that are brimming with new ideas--Layered and Stacked; Wrapped, Rolled, Filled, Folded, and Stuffed; and Skewered and Threaded. Whether a classic cocktail party food reinvigorated with her wit and style--chicken salad tea sandwiches turned on their sides and encrusted with sesame seeds, for example--or deliciously decadent dips for crudites and seafood updated with Indian dhal or white beans and mustard greens; tiny toasted breadboxes filled with Welsh rarebit; or savory sips of soups in edible cups, these impeccable jewels are as exciting as anything Martha has ever invited her readers to serve on the buffet or tea table or pass among guests.
Reflecting Martha's favorite way to entertain now--informal and relaxed--there is also Bites and Pieces, a chapter packed with simple recipes for parties that please the guests without undoing the host. Marinated olives, spiced and seasoned nuts, handmade cheese crackers, and spicy cocktail ribs can be prepared quickly and easily in advance and arranged before the doorbell rings. Even the drinks have been provided: classic and contemporary cocktails, imaginatively garnished, are accompanied by a guide to stocking the bar and serving champagne.
Everything about Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook has been considered to create a book that is easy to use. The size was chosen to comfortably fit in the hand, in the cookbook holder, or on the kitchen counter. Color photographs in the front of the book help cooks select which hors d'oeuvres to combine for their own parties; the cross-referenced recipes in the back have been tested in Martha's own kitchen and in the test kitchens of Martha Stewart Living; and two place-marking ribbons keep track of both picture and recipe. And every detail has been covered--tips on techniques and ingredients, serving ideas, menu suggestions, recipe variations, advice on party planning, and even a glossary of equipment, special ingredients, and supplies, with a guide to finding them. With its range of recipes, its wealth of ideas, its lavish photography, and its innovative format, Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook is simply the most instructive, inspirational, and indispensable guide to hors d'oeuvres ever compiled.
Amazon.com Review
With Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook, Stewart, along with Martha Stewart Living food editor Susan Spungen and photographer Dana Gallagher, has created not just a handbook but a dream book. The first 225 pages consist entirely of beautifully photographed, exquisite nibbles, tastes, and bites--and the following 270 pages give you the recipes and instructions to re-create them at home. Pink and orange ribbons bound into the book allow you to easily mark photos and recipes. Only Martha and her staff would come up with something so beautiful and practical. You can browse the photos for inspiration, or dive right into one of the chapters, all organized by presentation, such as "Layered and Stacked"; "Wrapped, Rolled, Filled, Folded and Stuffed"; "Skewered and Threaded"; "Bites and Pieces"; and "Sips and Drinks," just to name a few. Having a few friends over for cocktails before the show? How about Crispy Asparagus Straws, a delicious combo of asparagus wrapped in prosciutto and phyllo and sprinkled with Parmesan? The sophisticated flavors belie the ease of preparation. Have a little more time to prepare? The Jicama and Green Papaya Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce are tasty and beautiful. As gorgeous as this cookbook is, don't dismiss it as coffee-table cooking--several helpful photos show technique as well as finished product, and Martha's tips and notes are sprinkled throughout the text. For example, a lengthy sidebar on purchasing and preparing shrimp shares how to buy shrimp (the high quality of flash-frozen shrimp these days makes it perfectly acceptable), how to cook it (use kosher salt in your cooking water), and how best to peel and devein the little treasures. Similarly, reading the note on preparing phyllo will encourage even a novice cook to try her hand at Phyllo Triangles with Feta and Spinach or Curried Walnut Chicken. If you're planning a party and need fabulous finger food, you needn't look any further than Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook. --Rebecca A. Staffel
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Fancy Made Easy June 7, 2008
This book is very easy to follow for beginners and there are pictures of every food. My cooking teacher recommended this book for quick hors d'oeuves that look amazing.
 The only Hors d'oeuvres book you'll ever need May 7, 2007
I found all the images very inspiring and every time I've had a cocktail party and used the recipes from this book I received ohs and ahs from guests who were wowed! All in all, a great book to have.
Excellent December 29, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this book out from the library so many times that I had to buy it.
I like the fact that every dish has a photograph so that you can see the how the finished result is meant to look, plus there is a wide range of simple through to fancy hors d'oevres for every occassion.
This book is just full of ideas, and is well organised into different categories. Some people have mentioned that they find the layout annoying as the first part of the book has the photographs, and the second the recipes, but I actually qute liked this as you can flick through the photos and imagine how the hors d'oevres will look, plan the menu, and then get the recipes. For very visual people, this layout works well.
Thoroughly recommended, a must have for every party host for elegant and impressive hors d'oevres.
This is a terrific recipe book... August 3, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gorgeous photos, as most of the previous reviewers have indicated and if you take your time, they can look this way for you too! I have used this recipe book for many occasions/events...Granted, I really enjoy cooking, but have primarily used this book as my source for hosting wedding showers, personal cocktail parties and private family affairs. Most of the individual recipes are easy to prepare and, together, the recipes can be used to offer a substantial meal for many people. Their beautiful presentation absolutely makes for a professional, elegant appearance. A drawback....a lot of the recipes have to be prepared or assembled "day of" or "minute of", which makes it extraordinarily difficult to get multiple plates of food out at the same time, unless you have multiple people helping ...Overall, would recommend for purchase....
Beautiful but not perfect May 13, 2006
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
We come to expect Martha's books to be perfection. Although this book comes close, and the recipes are certainly gorgeous and inspiring, the layout of the book is a little complicated and smacks of being thrown together in a hurry.
All the recipes' photographs are jammed into the front section of the book on glossy, and the recipes are relegated to the rear on matt, giving it a wee bit of a "cheap" feel.
Although I quite like the way the hors d'oeuvres are divided, quite creatively, into subheads like "layered and stacked" and "skewered and threaded", I'm not sure that this is overly helpful. And the constant references to "recipe on page such-and-such" make for reader frustration and reluctance that even the most inexperienced layout designer should know to refrain from. The photography is beautiful but not deliciously stunning. Martha's Baking Handbook has far better design and layout elements.
Nonetheless, this is some tome, and worth owning if you love to entertain. The recipes are worldly, glamorous, accessible, comprehensive and gorgeous.
A must-have, despite its small flaws.
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