It’s not the complexity of the dish that matters; it’s the presentation, the details, and the ambience that make guests feel like they’ve been treated to a real occasion. These 60+ gourmet recipes use simple ingredients and don’t take extraordinary effort to prepare.
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Cooking to Impress demonstrates with ease and authority how to create a first-class restaurant meal in your own home. Guests will marvel at the feast you prepare and the grace with which you present it. Yet these are practical meals as well, made up of common ingredients and requiring nothing in the way of extraordinary time or effort. Divided into a traditional course structure, you’ll find recipes for Smoked Salmon Timbales, Burgundy-Style Beef, Champagne Summer Berries, and many others.
*Over 60 gourmet recipes illustrated in rich color
*Step-by-step directions simplify even the most complex dishes
*Suggested preparation tips and shortcuts for today’s busy cook
*Ingredients defined by both standard and metric measurements