Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Louisiana

Perfect Parties

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Mississippi

English

A Literary Companion

A collection of book excerpts dealing with festivities. An excerpt from the Bible describes a feast given by Belshazzar, another is from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," describing a dance, while in the excerpt from Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, the narrator explains the manner in which his parents arranged a room for bridge.

Parties

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Great Recipes and Instructions for Planning a Party. Includes Drinks recipes.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

Complete Menus and Entertaining Guide

Southern Living Party Cookbook

Bridget Jones

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Missouri

How to Plan the Perfect Celebration with over 400 Inspiring Appetizers, Snacks, First Courses, Party Dishes and Desserts

Appetizers Finger Food Buffets and Parties

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Sara Corpening Whiteford

Lori Lyn Narlock

Nevada

50 Finger Foods with Attitude

The bestselling authors of "Smoothies and Wraps" whip up bite-size delights that take the jitters out of entertaining with simple yet stylish recipes, plus great party-planning tips and fun theme ideas. 24 color photos.

Cocktail Food

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Oregon

Games and Parties for Young People 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Virginia

Scratch & Sniff

Happy Valentine’s Day, Adventure Bay!

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Just in time for holiday get-togethers.  Take the guesswork out of trying to figure out how to adapt recipes made for a few people when tou have a crowd to feed. recipes tailored to create dishes for 6, 12, 20, 30 or more people.

Maryland

40th Anniversary Edition

A new edition of the classic cookbook for groups of six to fifty guests

When Cooking for Crowds was first published in 1974, home cooks in America were just waking up to the great foods the rest of the world was eating, from pesto and curries to Ukrainian pork and baklava. Now Merry White's indispensable classic is back in print for a new generation of readers to savor, and her international recipes are as crowd-pleasing as ever--whether you are hosting a large party numbering in the dozens, or a more intimate gathering of family and friends.

In this delightful cookbook, White shares all the ingenious tricks she learned as a young Harvard graduate student earning her way through school as a caterer to European scholars, heads of state, and cosmopolitans like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. With the help of her friend Julia Child, the cook just down the block in Cambridge, White surmounted unforeseen obstacles and epic-sized crises in the kitchen, along the way developing the surefire strategies described here. All of these recipes can be prepared in your kitchen using ordinary pots, pans, and utensils. For each tantalizing recipe, White gives portions for serving groups of six, twelve, twenty, and fifty.

Featuring a lively new introduction by White and Edward Koren's charming illustrations, Cooking for Crowds offers simple, step-by-step instructions for easy cooking and entertaining on a grand scale--from hors d'oeuvres to desserts.

Cooking for Crowds

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100’s of games for all kind of parties!

Utah

Fun Games for Great Parties

2019 Edition

Taste of Home Christmas

Don’t need to enroll in a cooking school to learn how to make great professional-looking hors d’oeuvres with this cookbook. Whether they’re hot or cold, dips or spreads, you’ll get 50+ delicious recipes, tools, tips and techniques plus step-by-step instructions (many with accompanying photos) to impress your family, friends, and guests. Large glossy close-up color photos to help you picture what your final creation will look like. Comes with attached blue-ribbon bookmark. Condition notes: inside pages like new, clean, flat. Jacket cover minor surface imperfections. See pics for all sides.  #hardcover #cookbook #horsdoeuvres #appetizers #entertaining #starters #parties #recipes #cooking #holiday

New York

Hors D’Oervres - William Sonoma

Savory Bacon & Onion Tartlets, flaky Filo Triangles with Spinach & Feta, crunchy Bruschetta with Olives & Roasted Peppers -- these are among the tantalizing hors d'oeuvre recipes you will soon master with this book.Williams-SonomaMastering Hors d'Oeuvresis a complete cooking course in a single volume. The opening describes various types of finger food and appetizers, including dips and spreads and cold and hot hors d'oeuvres, and the ingredients you need to make them. You will also learn how to cook, season, and serve hors d'oeuvres, from readying yourmise en placeto adding sophisticated finishing touches.Basic recipes and key techniques then illustrate dozens of indispensable culinary building blocks, such as how to make a pastry dough for tartlets or how to shuck an oyster. Troubleshooting tips show you what can go wrong and how to fix it without having to start all over again. Next the master recipes lead you step-by-step, with friendly text and instructive photographs, through every stage of preparation. These recipes include helpful advice other cookbooks assume you already know, and explain how to taste and season food as you go -- one of the most valuable kitchen secrets any cook can learn. The shorter recipes and variations in each chapter encourage you to continue practicing your newfound skills, building your repertory and your confidence at the same time. Finally, a guide to equipment and a glossary of ingredients round out your comprehensive hors d'oeuvre-making course.In these pages, you will find more than fifty classic recipes that tell you, in both pictures and words, how every dish you cook should look and taste from beginning to end. Whether you are an aspiring novice or an accomplished home cook,Mastering Hors d'Oeuvreswill help you make every time you entertain a special occasion.

Mastering Hors D’Oeuvres

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Great mini dessert cookbook for entertaining using small bowls & glasses & ramekins. Chapters: Simple Parfaits; Cheesecakes, Custards, & Mousse; Fruit Desserts; Quick & Easy Desserts; Cake & Tarts; Not Just For Kids!  Glossy pages with photos of these mini treats with advice on serving and presentation. Clean flat pages.  #paperback #nonfiction #cooking #desserts #mini #recipes #entertaining #miniature #cookbook #parties

Quick & Easy Mini Dessert Recipes for Casual Entertaining 

Just Mini Desserts

InStyle Magazine Editors

Great book for your “Complete Guide to Easy, Elegant Entertaining All Year Round” with Menus & Delicious Recipes for Food & Drinks. Your personal party planner for all sorts of Parties: Dinner, Holiday, Occasions, Summer & Fall: From Thanksgiving, to Super Bowl, to Baby Shower, to Birthday, BBQ and more. Beautiful glossy color photos of the settings and food. Condition Notes. Book in excellent “like new” overall condition and appears unused based on very tight, clean, flat inside pages. Cover clean, spine intact (no crease) ; very minor surface imperfections. See condition pics.

The Complete Guide to Easy, Elegant Entertaining

IN STYLE PARTIES is organised in three sections, and the book includes: The basics of party preparation, including what to serve and how to create the perfect atmosphere, Complete party guides for every occasion, from dinner parties for 8 to cocktail parties for 30, A listing of the country's top resources for food, drink, and decor, from artisan cheeses and exotic chocolates to flowers and dishes. With its elegant illustrations and vibrant images of celebrity-studded events, colourful drinks, luscious foods, and sophisticated decor, IN STYLE PARTIES puts the fun of parties first. This beautiful designed, all-purpose, indispensable guide shows readers how to think like a movie star while organising like a caterer. The reward is in enjoying your own party as much as your guests. And INSTYLE PARTIES makes that a reality.

InStyle Parties

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Williams- Sonoma

Delicious Recipes for Holidays and Fun Occasions

Featuring 40 recipes and eight party themes, complete with fun crafts and decorating ideas for each, American Girl Parties will inspire young chefs and parents alike.  

In this third cookbook from Williams Sonoma and American Girl, aspiring chefs will discover bite-sized delicacies like chocolate-dipped strawberries and butterfly-shaped cheese sandwiches, along with fare such as chicken-apple sausages on a stick, baked sweet potato fries, and caramel-dipped apple slices for holidays like 4th of July and Halloween, paired with clever serving ideas, fun theme-driven crafts, and colorful party favors.

Sweet treats include s'mores ice cream sundaes, raspberry jam sandwich heart cookies, cinnamon-sugar monkey bread, peppermint brownie bites, hot chocolate cookies

Savory dishes include mac & cheese cups, grilled cheese hearts with tomato-star orzo soup, bite-sized broccoli-cheddar quiches, mini corn on the cob with lime butter, biscuit-wrapped veggie hot dog "mummies"

Refreshing drinks such as melon-mint agua fresca, spooky smoothies, milkshakes, and fruity "tea"

Party themes:

Sweetheart Party/Valentine's Day

Garden Tea Party

Springtime Party/Easter

Summer BBQ/4th of July

Sleepover Breakfast Party

Burger Bar Birthday Party

Spooky Party/Halloween

Holiday Cookie Party

The delicious recipes, fun ideas, and colorful images in American Girl Parties will captivate young cooks and can be made with everyday cookware and kitchen utensils; this companion title to American Girl Baking and American Girl Cooking will be go-to resources for your little chef. 

American Girl Parties

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

12 Fantastic Theme Celebrations

A memorable birthday party can be loads of fun for both children and adults, and your child's next party is sure to be just that if you use the practical and helpful hints offered here. There is such variety that you'll never be at a loss as to what kind of party to plan. Why not a Carnival themed party, with recipes for a beautiful Clown Cake, Carnival Hot Dogs, Clown Dip, Bagged Popcorn, and a healthy snack of Carnival Fruit Medley. Maybe your child would like an Outer Space themed party, with yummy treats such as Spaceship Cake, Nebula Punch, Moon Pizzas, and Blast-off Gelatin. Handy shopping lists are included for you to check off all of the supplies you'll need, plus party games, activities, and fun craft projects are listed so you can keep the kids busy and happy.


Perfect Kids' Parties

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This hardcover cookbook is filled with 80+ recipes that will have you covered food-wise for any gathering, providing the level of difficulty and how many people it serves. The author talks directly to the reader in each recipe, with stories, tips, techniques, plus some mini “how-to” tutorials. Ultimately he’ll guide you through to the finish line to create wonderfully delicious dishes that will impress anyone (including yourself). Recipes that are contributed by famous chefs/restaurants are named at the top of the page (e.g., Tom Colicchio/Craft; Michael Simon/Lola; Wolfgang Puck/Spago…just to name a few). Lots of gorgeous glossy color photos of the food you can make. Condition notes: book appears unused with clean, flat, tight inside pages. Cover clean with some minor imperfections on bottom edges. See condition pics for all sides.   #hardcover #cookbook #cooking  #parties #entertaining #howto #food #gatherings #recipes

How to Cook for Family, Friends, and Spontaneous Parties

This welcome follow-up to Esquire's wildly popular Eat Like a Man cookbook is the ultimate resource for guys who want to host big crowds and need the scaled-up recipes, logistical advice, and mojo to pull it off whether they're cooking breakfast for a houseful of weekend guests, producing an epic spread for the playoffs, or planning the backyard BBQ that trumps all. With tantalizing photos and about 100 recipes for lazy breakfasts, afternoon noshing, dinner spreads, and late-night binges--including loads of favorites from chefs who know how to satisfy a crowd, such as Linton Hopkins, Edward Lee, and Michael Symon--this is the only cookbook a man will ever need when the party is at his place.

The Eat Like a Man Guide to Feeding a Crowd

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Planning a party or need some great ideas, guidance, projects and delicious recipes? This hardcover book, authored by the actress from Pretty Little Liars covers it. This is not a cookbook for sit-down main-dish dinners, but rather yummy simple fare where people can gather around and eat without much fuss. Chapters: Savory; Sweet; Sips; Party; Prep; It’s All In The Details; Let’s Celebrate (holidays and special events). Beautiful glossy color photos for the recipes, with presentation, decorations and more. Check out making homemade Pretzels or Vanilla Lovers’ Cake. Condition notes: never used. Clean cover; inside pages clean, flat, tight. See pics for all sides. #Hardcover #nonfiction #cookbook #recipes #baking #parties #celebrations #feasts #holidays #parties 

Recipes for Bites, Feasts, Sips and Celebrations

From Sasha Pieterse, the star of Pretty Little Liars, an inspiring and delectable full-color guide to cooking, baking, DIY, and embracing the joy of entertaining. Welcome to the party! Actress and singer Sasha Pieterse creative talents and love for entertaining influence every aspect of her life. When she bought her first house with her now-husband, she was inspired to bring her Pinterest boards to life and indulge in her longtime love for cooking, baking, and crafting. When she’s not in front of the camera or in the recording studio, Sasha is entertaining and inspiring friends and family with food, drinks, and fun home projects. Sasha in Good Taste is a gorgeous and inspiring collection of Sasha’s favorite “easy-peasy” recipes, ideas for décor, and tips and tricks for cooking and entertaining. Infused with the passion Sasha uses to create every meal, every cocktail, and every party, Sasha in Good Taste covers every step: planning on a budget, deciding what to cook—from savory bites to full on feasts—pairing cocktails, and setting the table and the mood with accents you can easily make, like “blood bags” filled with cocktails for Halloween. Inside you’ll find: 17 Savory Recipes: Bites, dishes and platters, including Spicy Burrata Meatballs and Muddled Blackberry & Goat Cheese Toast 15 Sweet Recipes: Puddings, cookies, cakes and biscuits, like Sugar Cookie Fruit Tarts and Whiskey Cupcakes 11 Cocktail Recipes: With “polite,” “sassy,” and non-alcoholic options, fun sips such as Elderflower Mules and Lavender Electric Lemonade 13 Party Ideas: Fun and easy ideas for decorating and crafting for any and all occasions, from Cigar Bars to Painting Parties to Christmas gatherings With recipes for the sweet and the savory, concoctions for tasty sips, tips on making every event—from an intimate dinner to a holiday bash—pretty, getting organized, keeping it on theme, and having confidence in the kitchen, Sasha in Good Taste is brimming with information and dozens of inviting full-color photographs that showcase Sasha’s love of entertaining.

Sasha in Good Taste

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Kathy Ross

Provides simple instructions on creating crafts from twenty children's stories, including such crafts as a flying Peter Pan, Frog Prince magnet, and Little Red Hen recipe holder.

Crafts from Your Favorite Children's Stories

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#hardcover #nonfiction #parties #cookbook #foodnetwork 

Alabama

How to Savor and Celebrate the Year: a Cookbook

New York Times bestselling author and Food Network star Hannah Hart is back with her biggest book ever: a humorous holiday cookbook celebrating year-round festivities with food, drink, and friends. In a world where everyone is looking for some good news and something to celebrate, Hannah Hart is there with almost fifty ideas, arranged into twelve months of themes and recipes for how to celebrate with family and friends. A collection of recipes, activities, and suggestions about hilarious and joyous ways to celebrate with family, friends, pets, and your entire community, My Drunk Kitchen Holidays! will commemorate holidays from Valentine's Day to Graduation, Pride Month and International Left-Handers’ Day (really!). The book will culminate with the fall holidays that get much deserved attention: recipes for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and a celebration of Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Christmas that is festive, inclusive, and incredibly hilarious.

My Drunk Kitchen Holidays!

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Ohio

How to Identify and Prepare Virtually Every Mixed Drink at the Bar

Finally, a field guide to preparing and identifying virtually every drink at the bar, from the Añejo Highball to the Caipirinha, from the Singapore Sling to the Zombie!
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Field Guide to Cocktails is not an ordinary bartender's guide. Here are more than 200 recipes for the world's best libations, with tried-and-true classics like the Tom Collins and the Fuzzy Navel and contemporary favorites like the Mojito and the Cosmopolitan.
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Full-color photographs of the cocktails are cross referenced to in-depth descriptions of the drinks. The histories are the stuff of legend: The Gin Rickey was mixed up to satisfy a thirsty lobbyist; Grog was drunk by sailors in the British Navy to prevent scurvy; and the Gibson was originally just a glass of water with an onion in it. You'll also learn the most appropriate time and season to enjoy the drink, and you'll get suggestions for the perfect food pairings--lobster with a Cape Codder, sharp cheese and crackers with a Gin and Tonic, black bean dip and chips with a Cuba Libre, and more.
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So whether you're planning a cocktail party or trying to identify a new drink to try at the bar, Field Guide to Cocktails is the only mixology book you'll ever need. Cheers!

Field Guide to Cocktails

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Great paperback cookbook and guidebook for entertaining - - whether fancy, on-a-budget or with limited space. Includes 50+ recipes (with bonus simplification tips), party ideas, menus, pantry necessities, presentation, decorating and handy “how-to’s” plus some clever/fun/playful settings. Hundreds of beautiful glossy photographs throughout. Delicious recipes include Shrimp with Tomato Salsa; Herb-Roasted Chicken; Rosemary Mini-Breads; and luscious desserts like Mini-Pumpkin Bundt Cakes or the Ultimate Chocolate Tart. Condition notes: Never used. includes Book Promotion Insert. Inside pages clean, flat, very tight. Cover clean with square/intact spine (no crease). See condition pics for all sides. #paperback #nonfiction #cookbook #entertaining #recipes #parties #entertain #simple #desserts #party

Recipes, Menus, and Party Ideas for Every Kind of Gathering 

Filled with full-colour photography, stylish design and party ideas, and simple, great-tasting recipes, this guide is a must-have for anyone who loves entertaining at home.

Entertaining Simple

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The Complete Guide to Easy Elegant Entertaining

Kay Plunkett-Hogge

130 Cocktails and Canapes for Fabulous Parties

"First published in the U.K. in 2014 by Mitchell Beazley, a part of Octopus Publishing Group ... London"--Colophon.

Make Mine a Martini

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John Hadamuscin

Randy O'Rourke

Michigan

Dinners, Suppers, Picnics, and Parties

Romantic entertaining that's as much fun for the host as the guests. The author of The Holidays and Special Occasions uses savory menus, inspired tips, and full-color photographs to help every reader set the stage for intimacy. 150 full-color photographs.

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