Reflecting a wide array of culinary traditions and themes for parties, this innovative cookbook presents some two hundred recipes, organized into a series of menus to help make meal planning easy, and includes dozens of make-ahead tips and cooking suggestions to simplify one's time in the kitchen. 40,000 first printing.Reflecting a wide array of culinary traditions and themes for parties, this cookbook presents some two hundred recipes, organized into a series of menus to help make meal planning easy, and includes dozens of make-ahead tips and cooking suggestions.