The Cookbook that keeps on giving...
Tis the season for summer barbecues and I dont' know about you, but after July 4th I'm already tired of potato salad. So when we got invited to what seemed like our 75th outdoor party/barbecue/4th of July bash, my wife declared "That's it. I cannot make another pan of boring brownies or one more bowl of potato salad. I have to try something new." So she went digging thorough the millions of cookbooks and cooking magazines we have stored in every free space in our kitchen and found this amazing cookbook that my mom gave to her like 4 Christmases ago: "Perfect Party Food: All the Recipes and Tips You'll Ever Need for Stress-Free Entertaining" by Diane Phillips (a.k.a. The Diva of Do-Ahead...whatever that means).
So after drooling over all the recipies in the book (and there are over 500) from drinks to appetizers to desserts, we came across an AMAZING salad that was the HIT of the party--the Black Bean and Chicken Tostada Salad. I can describe it in 2 words: FREAKING AWESOME.
So after drooling over all the recipies in the book (and there are over 500) from drinks to appetizers to desserts, we came across an AMAZING salad that was the HIT of the party--the Black Bean and Chicken Tostada Salad. I can describe it in 2 words: FREAKING AWESOME.
My wife was happy to bring something fresh, tasty and unique to the barbecue and all the guests were happy to have something new and everyone demanded to have the recipe.
So for your next dinner party/barbecue/celebration take a look at Diane Phillips "Perfect Party Food" or just go buy it for your favorite cook now--and have them start with the Black Bean and Chicken Tostada Salad...or the Vanilla Citrus Pound Cake...either one.