Cooking for Crowds for Dummies

This title includes over 100 recipes, plus time-saving planning tips and sanity-saving suggestions. Serve terrific food confidently and calmly, and wow your crowd! Panicky about cooking for a casual church dinner, a posh graduation party, or a holiday feast for 50? With terrific recipes plus tips for everything from planning menus to preparation and presentation, you can serve a hungry crowd without getting all steamed up about it. You'll quickly grasp the basics you need to know to cook like an experienced pro. Discover how to: serve great dishes, from appetizers through desserts; determine food quantities when cooking for groups; handle food safely; and, add ambience with easy decorations.