Annotations: Envision a cocktail party with charisma. One where the drinks and the conversations flow . . . Where everything's all abuzz and aglow . . . Where all the guests are meeting and mixing effortlessly . . . Where the food fits the mood . . . Where the home has a warm, inviting ambience . . . Where the hosts or hostesses are having a good time, too. Welcome to Cocktail Parties, Straight Up! A Sampling of the Recipes Baby Lamb Chops with Rosemary Mustard Cream Shrimp & Polenta Wedges Artichoke & Green Olive Dip Empanaditas Goat Cheese & Leek Croustades Savory Cheese Puffs Top-Your-Own New Potatoes Spiced Bar Nuts Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches Two Ways Champagne-Marinated Grapes Cuban Sandwiches Peque?os Asian Chicken Meatballs with Sweet-Sour Sauce
Publisher's Remarks: "Cocktail Parties, Straight Up " is the ideal book for hosts and hostesses who have full-time jobs, not full-time help and who want to entertain stylishly without hocking the family heirl
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