WARNING: Using the recipes in Gourmet Potluck may turn you into a culinary star.
This is a book for exciting potluck dinners. As the title states, the recipes, created by author and caterer, Beth Hensperger, are gourmet recipes, culled from world-wide sources and destined to stand out, brightening the buffet table at any potluck dinner. With choices arranged seasonally, Hensperger offers so many mouth-watering recipes that Gourmet Potluck may be the only book you need when a potluck dinner is in the wings.
Hensperger offers ideas to brighten and refresh the table at many gatherings, from intimate dinners to community buffets. Holiday celebrations are the ultimate potluck dinner, demanding recipes that please crowds, and you will find new recipes for holidays in this book as well. Imagine your holiday table with a Sweet Potato Torta with Apple, Parmesan, and Fresh Thyme, or a Rolled, Stuffed Turkey Breast. Imagine the day after, making a delicious Turkey Pot Pie.
Gourmet Potluck is seasonally organized, and you will find dishes for a barbecue or picnic at the beach, for an intimate evening with friends, for a rousing party when football games dominate the television or for a large charity dinner in a community hall. There are recipes for is a Melange of Baby Vegetables or a Filo Green Tart with Fresh Dill and Feta, for Cold Roast Filet of Beef with Green Peppercorn-Mustard Sauce.
Drawing on her background as a caterer, Hensperger accompanies the recipes with information and advice about which foods can be done ahead, how to organize preparation time, how to transport, which serving dishes and utensils you should bring. She suggests that eating potluck style is economical, but "also gives guests the opportunity to taste some wonderful dishes they might not ever make themselves."
There are exceptional color photographs by Scott Peterson throughout.
About the author: Beth Hensperger is the author of 18 cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning Bread Bible. A popular food columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, her writing and recipes also have been published in dozens of national food and lifestyle magazines. Beth owns her own catering business in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The author has kindly shared these recipes:
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