Julia's Delicious Little Dinners: Six perfect small dinner parties to share with family and friends. Review

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(More customer reviews)Julia does a great job in this book of recipes pulled from a larger, earlier version of meals for six. I've only tried two of the recipes for a dinner party, but both were huge successes. The Chocolate Bombe was the hugest hit--rich, delicious and beautiful as well. My friends were amazed when they saw the cake and said it looked like it was straight out of a restaurant. Mrs. Child isn't lying when she says that it's dramatic, but the funny thing is that I didn't find the recipes that complicated per se, just a bit time consuming. Once you get used to the pace of things, it goes faster.
I'd highly recommend this book, as the other recipes look equally delicious and worth the effort. Using this cookbook makes me feel like I've been in the kitchen for years (and I haven't). You probably can't go wrong with anything in the cookbook!

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Straight from the Kitchen of Julia Child, here is a game plan for giving a perfect dinner party--in fact, six perfect little dinner partiesWhether it's a full-dress party or an old-fashioned chicken dinner, now anyone can entertain without tears or tension.The six superb menus in this book:Dinner for the Boss (featuring a standing rib roast and ending with bourbon-soaked chocolate truffles)Country Dinner (Mediterranean hors d'oeuvres, leek and rabbit pie, and ice cream-filled meringues)Butterflied Pork for a Party (preceded by celery root remoulade and finishing with a gateau Mont-Saint-Michel)Rack of Lamb for a Very Special Occasion (with artichoke scoops garnished with shellfish, and fresh strawberries and hazelnut cornucopias for a sweet ending)Summer Dinner (individual chicken liver aspics, poached salmon steaks, and a savarin au rhum)Old-Fashioned Chicken Dinner (with a chocolate bombe for dessert)Each dinner is imaginative, often playful, and beautifully orchestrated. You'll learn everything you need to know about ingredients, cooking techniques, planning ahead, and improvising leftovers so that each menu becomes a lesson in the art of preparing a small, elegant dinner that anyone can be proud of.With 119 full-color photographsThis book and its companion--Julia's Menus for Special Occasions feature the finest recipes from Julia Child & Company andJulia Child & More Company

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