Simple Pleasures by Cornelia Guest
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The document presents Cornelia Guest's 7 rules for easy entertaining which include keeping cocktails brief, not waiting for late guests, serving light appetizers before dinner, mixing up seating arrangements without worrying about past history, having guests serve themselves from buffets, and serving a variety of desserts. The rules are meant to make entertaining a joy rather than a trial by keeping it simple and casual.
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Simple Pleasures by Cornelia Guest
- 1. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES HEALTHY SEASONAL COOKING & EASY ENTERTAINING www.corneliaguest.com
- 2. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES 7 Rules for Easy Entertaining You have put a lot of thought, planning, energy, and hard work into creating a good time for your friends. I have a few secrets that work for me to make sure things run smoothly. www.corneliaguest.com
- 3. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES 7 Rules for Easy Entertaining Never let cocktails go on for too long A half hour is enough, and sometimes I will stretch it to forty-鍖ve minutes; if it's a dinner for more than a hundred, maybe an hour. www.corneliaguest.com
- 4. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES 7 Rules for Easy Entertaining Never wait for people who are late. It's rude to everyone else who got there on time. If you're more than a half hour late from the time you were invited, call to let your host know. When the food's ready, we eat. www.corneliaguest.com
- 5. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES 7 Rules for Easy Entertaining Don't serve a lot of food before dinner Keep it light-nuts, crudit辿s with hummus, and pea p但t辿 will 鍖ll the bill. If you are having a cocktail party, you need a lot of di鍖erent food, so no one leaves hungry. www.corneliaguest.com
- 6. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES 7 Rules for Easy Entertaining If you are seating a party, don't worry about past history I put people where I want to. I like to mix it up. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. You never know. Sometimes the best things come out of the worst situations. Do not tolerate seat changing My attitude is, if you are not enjoying yourself here, go someplace else. www.corneliaguest.com
- 7. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES 7 Rules for Easy Entertaining Don't plate food. It's old-fashioned. I like people to serve themselves from passed platters or a bu鍖et. That way they can eat what they want, and there is not a lot of wasted food. www.corneliaguest.com
- 8. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES 7 Rules for Easy Entertaining I love desserts and serve lots of them. I serve a variety of desserts, especially cookies and dark chocolate. I think it's fun, and they look great after a good meal. If people are on diets, they can just pass. www.corneliaguest.com
- 9. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES 7 Rules for Easy Entertaining I hope this advice has put entertaining in perspective and helped to take the terror out of having people over. Simple food served casually makes entertaining a joy rather than a trial. The easy-to-make recipes in Simple Pleasures will give you ideas for a鍖ordable, healthy, delicious food, which will make everyone want more! www.corneliaguest.com
- 10. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES Recipe: Zucchini Blossoms Stuffed with Amaranth Serves 4 -- Total time: 45 minutes 3 cups amaranth 1 medium onion 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 zucchini 1 small eggplant (you want to end up with 1-1/2 cups after its is cooked) 1 garlic clove 4 large blossoms per serving 1 tablespoon 鍖nely chopped parsley 1. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil and add amaranth. Simmer and cook until water is absorbed, approximately 20 to 25 minutes. 2. Quarter the onion and cook in 1 tablespoon olive oil for 30 minutes over medium heat until caramelized. 3. Dice zucchini and saut辿 in 1 tablespoon olive oil until soft, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. 4. Dice eggplant and garlic and saut辿 in 1 tablespoon olive oil for 10 minutes. 5. Mix the cooked vegetables with the amaranth and add parsley. Fill the squash blossoms with the mixture. Serve at room temperature. www.corneliaguest.com
- 11. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES HEALTHY SEASONAL COOKING & EASY ENTERTAINING A book as practical as it is beautiful, Cornelia Guests Simple Pleasures will show you how to incorporate a鍖ordable, cruelty- free eating into your daily life and to serve that luscious, wholesome food to friends. Each seasonal section contains recipes for beverages, soups, salads, pastas, side dishes, main courses, and an abundance of desserts that everyone will love. It is 鍖lled with advice on how to set a lively and original table, bring nature inside, and stay calm in the face of entertaining disasters. Cornelia Guest is an activist, philanthropist, and businesswoman. In 2009, she founded Cornelia Guest Events and Cornelia Guest Cookies, catering charity and entertainment events with healthy, delicious vegan food. She is launching her own line of animal-friendly handbags, wallets, and dog accessories made with a vegan alternative to leather. She lives in New York. www.corneliaguest.com
- 12. CORNELIA GUESTS SIMPLE PLEASURES HEALTHY SEASONAL COOKING & EASY ENTERTAINING Available where books are sold! Amazon Barnes & Noble IndieBound www.corneliaguest.com