Entertaining 101: 101 Recipes Every Host Should Know How to Make
By Beth Le Manach • Hardcover • 272 pages
Hosting doesn’t have to be stressful. In Entertaining 101, longtime entertaining expert Beth Le Manach shares her go-to collection of 101 recipes every host should have up their sleeve. Her philosophy is simple: minimal effort, maximum impact. That means dishes that look beautiful, taste incredible, and won’t keep you trapped in the kitchen when you’d rather be with your guests.
From crowd-pleasing mains like Frenzy-Free Chicken Pot Pie to festive favourites like Puffy Egg Bake for Christmas morning or a DIY Bloody Mary Bar for brunch, Beth offers recipes and clever tips to make gatherings of any size feel effortless. Whether you’re welcoming friends to the backyard, serving family for the holidays, or hosting overnight guests at the lake, this is the kind of cookbook you’ll turn to again and again.
Packed with practical advice and time-saving tricks, Entertaining 101 is a friendly guide for both first-time hosts and seasoned entertainers who want to simplify without sacrificing style. Because the best gatherings are the ones where the host enjoys them too.
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