Best party cooking books according to redditors
We found 14 Reddit comments discussing the best party cooking books. We ranked the 10 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 14 Reddit comments discussing the best party cooking books. We ranked the 10 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
This is an Amy Sedaris book called I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence and we've been doing it for a couple years at our get-togethers. Without fail, someone opens it every time to the delight of our previous party attendees. The hard part is getting all the marbles to stay in medicine cabinet long enough for you to shut the door, but it's well worth the effort.
Oooooh that's GENIUS. Sadly, this book doesn't appear to have a paper edition...
I just ate, and now I'm hungry all over again!
Book.
Thanks for the contest!
I like these 2 books on hosting: How to host a dinner party and What's a hostess to do
Based on my experience:
What book did you just finish? I love penny books! I was scoping out buying myself The Feminine Mystique for a penny today, but when I get the time to read again, I really want to read this book! It's been on my WL for a long while :) I collect cookbooks and I have Amy Sedaris' crafting book so I'm sure this one is hilarious too. I'd appreciate hardcover used. :D
Thank you for throwing the contest!
If you are looking for snack ideas, there are several Star Wars cookbooks with themed recipes and fun names that you could use:
There's also a party book with more recipes, games and decoration ideas:
As far as giveaways go, there are plenty of directions to take that. I went to a screening of The Force Awakens and they sold raffle tickets for a chance to win one of several gift bags. The good thing is, there's a ton of Star Wars merchandise so chances are that you will be able to find just about any item to fit your price range and employee demographics. Here are a few ideas.
Expensive:
Moderately Priced:
Reasonably Priced:
Edit: If you really want to impress your hardcore fan employees, have the limited editions of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as a giveaway. Those specific releases of the film contain a bonus disc that has the last time that the original theatrical cuts of the films were released. Most releases of the films since '97 have had various changes made to them that some really hardcore fans dislike, so copies of the theatrical cut are highly sought after by certain fans.
http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Parties-Advice-Party-Planner/dp/1602391165/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324064198&sr=1-1
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, by Amy Sedaris?
Here's my go-to simple baked chicken recipe (no sauce unless you count butter):
Prep time: 10 min.
Cooking time: 45 min. (or until chicken is at least 165 degrees with meat thermometer)
Ingredients (sorry it's inexact)
Whole chicken, cut up
Butter (I use unsalted, but in a pinch, olive oil works too.)
Salt, pepper to taste (I use kosher salt and you can add whichever spices to this mix to make it spicy, i.e. cayenne and paprika, or more savory, i.e. garlic and sage, etc...)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
So, use whatever raw chicken you have. Rinse, pat dry with paper towels.
In a bowl (or plastic baggy), mix up salt, pepper (& whatever spices you like) and apply to the chicken, underneath the skin.
Arrange chicken in casserole dish or metal pan.
Cut up some butter, like one pat into four pieces, and tuck a couple pieces (2-3) underneath the chicken skin. Put a couple more on top of the skin. (If using olive oil, rub that chicken down till it's shiny.)
Place in oven and cook until golden yellow, brown (usually 45 minutes for whole chicken or 4 breast or leg quarters.)
Goes great with rice (I love basmati or jasmine) and is very good as leftovers. I think this is basically Amy Sadaris' recipe from her wonderful cookbook I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence .
I used this book for all my girls' birthday parties and they had some pretty fantastic parties! This book is SO MUCH FUN!
Penny Whistle Birthday Party Book
Water shoes from my fitness list since I need help not killing myself in a water class =D (me so graceful)
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Birthday-Party-Book-Fantastic/dp/1589199006 is it this?