Fingerfood: Bite-Size Food for Cocktail Parties (Compacts) [Paperback]

Elsa Petersen-Schepelern (Author), William Lingwood (Photographer)

Book Description

Series: Compacts | Publication Date: August 2005

Fingerfood takes the panic out of party giving with great ideas for cooking and presenting delicious, bite-size party food. Elsa Petersen-Schepelern's fabulous recipes include mini bruschettas and muffins, portable pockets and wraps, and more substantial skewers and wontons. She finishes with sweet things and drinks. -Over 70,000 copies sold in hardcover. -Presentation ideas, information about preparing food in advance, freezing, reheating, timing, quantities, and more.

Editorial Reviews

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Packed with top tips for making sure your party goes like a dream. (BBC Vegetarian Good Food )

Delicious trend-setting menu ideas to tempt your tastebuds. (Wedding and Home )

About the Author

Elsa Petersen-Schepelern is a Danish-Australian food writer who spends much of her time sampling food and wine around the world, drawing on an eclectic mix of cuisines to create delicious recipes. "Fingerfood is one of many books she has written for Ryland Peters & Small.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small; 1st Printing edition (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841729906
• ISBN-13: 978-1841729909
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,087,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed, January 26, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Sun Valley, ID USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Finger Food (Hardcover)

I made five "recipes" from the book for a party, and not one was remotely fabulous. I will look through the book one more time to see if there's anything that looks interesting, and if not, take it to the resale shop (probably with a note that I wasn't impressed).

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I wholly disagree..., April 16, 2001

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Deirdra Harris Glover "PunkRock Yogini, Kitch... (Wilds of Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finger Food (Hardcover)

I found the book's recipes sound (some I would make, others not in a million years--much like any cookbook), but the author really outdoes herself on presentation. You could buy the book strictly for aesthetic tips and get your money's worth.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Essentially boring, September 11, 2006

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J. M. Amor "IslandMeg" (Kailua-Kona, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fingerfood (Hardcover)

A very 'pretty' book but nothing very new in terms of recipes. And I didn't find the recipes very exciting or innovative. Almost more a 'coffee table' book than a cookbook.