A comprehensive guide to entertaining incorporates more than one hundred great recipes to suit any occasion, festive decorating ideas, full-color how-to photographs, hundreds of entertaining tips and suggestions, special holiday menus, shopping lists, preparation strategies, and more. With Betty Crocker's Entertaining Basics , you can cook delicious food and be relaxed and organized when your guests arrive. Your home and table will look gorgeous, and best of all, you'll have a great time at your own party! Betty's Entertaining Equation: Good Company + Good Food + Good Planning = Great Time! Each piece of the equation helps you make the right decisions for your party and we'll walk you through every step. Here are some of the reasonsyour parties are sure to be terrific: 100 great recipes for entertaining , from casual to elegant - 10 great menus for fantastic get-togethers, with meal preparation planners that cover every detail - Holiday menus for Thanksgiving , Christmas and Easter, including meal preparation planner and decorating ideas - Special decorating projects that make your table look great - How-to photos that take the mystery out of cooking - Helpful tips and hints that make you the expert on easy substitutions, make-ahead information, simple serving suggestions and great presentation ideas - Other essential information such as how much food to make for a crowd, quick-to-fix party foods, dealing with guests with special diets, stocking a bar, pairing food with wine, and much more. Used Book in Good Condition