Customer Reviews

At Home With Friends

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Now let's be fair. I wouldn't call a book with full page photos every other page minimally pictured. Topping the quantity of the pictures is the quality--crisp, rich, highly inspiring. (If you like the magazine Real Simple, you will like this book.)

Some of the recipes look complicated but are in fact fairly easy to follow. I tried a few and the results came out pretty close to the pictures. Every menu comes in a Plan Ahead version and a Last Minute version. So if you are in a time crunch and still want to impress your friends, this book is for you.

ONLY buy this book if you're looking for party planning ideas. the recipes are overly simple: for example, a few pages are dedicated to teaching you how to lay out deli meats for a buffet. many recipes suggest using store-bought cake and muffin mixes...gross! the pictures are pretty, though.

I found this book to be incredibly inspiring. The ideas and the recipes are new and inventive. It's beautifully photographed and well written--a definite keeper!

I bought this books in hope of getting lots of great ideas! I love pictures for ideas and there were minimal pictures...the menus were so so and pretty complicated. Some great ideas thrown in the midst of all the "stuff". Good book for those who don't need visual inspiration and can create recipes with ease!

I love all the recipes especially the the Florentine Sandwhich cookies, Cannoli with Orange Zest, Mediterranean Pizza,and Easy Apple Pie The party ideas were very creative and colorful and elegant and wonderful, I love the pictures which help the presentation! Very well done!!
Really enjoyed the book. Actually Love it! Have purchased several copies to give to friends as gifts.

The writers of this book are uber creative, but this book is no indication of their talent. Have to give this one two thumbs down:(