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Cooking For Crowds For Dummies [Paperback]

Dawn Simmons (Author), Curt Simmons (Author)
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Publication Date: June 10, 2005
Over 100 recipes, plus time-saving planning tips and sanity-saving suggestions

Serve terrific food confidently and calmly, and wow your crowd!

Panicky about cooking for a casual church dinner, a posh graduation party, or a holiday feast for 50? With terrific recipes plus tips for everything from planning menus to preparation and presentation, you can serve a hungry crowd without getting all steamed up about it. You'll quickly grasp the basics you need to know to cook like an experienced pro.

Discover how to
* Serve great dishes, from appetizers through desserts
* Determine food quantities when cooking for groups
* Handle food safely
* Add ambience with easy decorations

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Over 100 recipes, plus time-saving planning tips and sanity-saving suggestions

Serve terrific food confidently and calmly, and wow your crowd!

Panicky about cooking for a casual church dinner, a posh graduation party, or a holiday feast for 50? With terrific recipes plus tips for everything from planning menus to preparation and presentation, you can serve a hungry crowd without getting all steamed up about it. You'll quickly grasp the basics you need to know to cook like an experienced pro.

Discover how to

  • Serve great dishes, from appetizers through desserts
  • Determine food quantities when cooking for groups
  • Handle food safely
  • Add ambience with easy decorations

About the Author

Dawn Simmons is a professional caterer and teaches online catering courses.

Curt Simmons is the author of more than 50 books, including iPhoto For Dummies.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 354 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (June 10, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764584693
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764584695
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #288,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Growing Appreciation, September 27, 2007
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OK, at first, I wasn't particularly thrilled with this book. Maybe it's because I've been cooking for a crowd for awhile and hoped it would have more to offer. It's very basic. However, I am coming to appreciate its "basic-ness" and believe it's a good place to start if someone takes on a large crowd cooking challenge. Just having the information for how to estimate amounts of a particular food item is very nice; makes the math (at least for me!) much easier. I think the recipes are somewhat mundane, but again, since I've already come up with recipes that have worked successfully, maybe I'm not being fair. I think I came to respect the book and myself when I checked a recipe I've used against a similar one in the book and discovered they were close enough to make me feel as though I were anything but a dummy!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great and Easy, August 3, 2005
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Good recipes, easy for anyone to follow. I manage a senior citizen facility and they are enjoying the change to our menu!
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This book was a Great Big help to me, as I planned my first big crowd event! Very easy to read and understand, alot of great information and hints!
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