Vegetarian Dinner Parties: 150 Meatless Meals Good Enough to Serve to Company: A Cookbook

If you're inclined to throw a dinner party, you probably do what most folks do: you make a few sides and maybe a salad, ask someone to bring dessert, and put a hunk of meat in the middle of the table, like the roast beast in __The Grinch__. But what about vegetables? Living in a meat-centric world, most of us simply don't know how to cobble together a series of vegetarian dishes that work together to create a perfect dinner party. Why? Because vegetarian cooking for dinner parties is not part of the American culinary lexicon, until now. Here, critically-acclaimed, food writers (and omnivores) Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough take the reader by the hand and teach them not only how to make extraordinarily delicious and modern vegetarian and vegan dishes that everyone will love―everything from sweet pea samosas to warm vegan donuts, stews, braises, pastas, and more―they show readers how to actually build dinner parties starting with flavors, seasonality and availability, and even time and skill. Each recipe in __Vegetarian Dinner Parties__, which can certainly stand on its own, will be complemented by a wine or drink matching, and instructions for how to place the finished dish in the choreography of a 3-course dinner party. Learn to make extraordinarily delicious and modern vegetarian and vegan dishes that everyone will love with the help of two critically acclaimed, omnivore food writers. If you're inclined to throw a dinner party, you probably do what most folks do: you make a few sides and maybe a salad, ask someone to bring dessert, and put a hunk of meat in the middle of the table, like the roast beast in The Grinch. But what about vegetables? Living in a meat-centric world, most of us simply don't know how to cobble together a series of vegetarian dishes that work together to create a perfect dinner party. Why? Because vegetarian cooking for dinner parties is not part of the American culinary lexicon, until now. Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough take you by the hand and teach you not only how to make vegetarian and vegan dishes that everyone will love—from sweet pea samosas to warm vegan donuts, stews, braises, pastas, and more—but also how to actually build dinner parties starting with flavors, seasonality and availability, and even time and skill. Each recipe in Vegetarian Dinner Parties, which can certainly stand on its own, will be complemented by a wine or drink matching, and instructions for how to place the finished dish in the choreography of a 3-course dinner party. If you're inclined to throw a dinner party, you probably do what most folks do: You make a few sides and maybe a salad, ask someone to bring dessert, and put a hunk of meat in the middle of the table, like the roast beast in The Grinch. But what about vegetables? Living in a meat-centric world, most of us simply don't know how to cobble together a series of vegetarian dishes that work together to create a perfect dinner party. Why? Because vegetarian cooking for dinner parties is not part of the American culinary lexicon, until now. Here, critically-acclaimed, food writers (and omnivores) Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough take the reader by the hand and teach them not only how to make extraordinarily delicious and modern vegetarian and vegan dishes that everyone will love0́4everything from Sweet Pea Samosas to Warm Vegan Donuts, stews, braises, pastas, and more0́4but they also show readers how to actually build dinner parties starting with flavors, seasonality and availability, and even time and skill. Each recipe, which can certainly stand on its own, will be complemented by a wine or drink matching, and instructions for how to place the finished dish in the choreography of a 3-course dinner party Takes the reader by the hand and teaches them how to make delicious and modern vegetarian and vegan dishes ranging from sweet pea samosas to warm vegan donuts, stews, braises, pastas, and more. This title also shows readers how to actually build dinner parties starting with flavours, seasonality and availability, and even time and skill. Offers recipes for modern, elegant vegetarian dishes suitable for serving at dinner parties, as well as strategies for planning events, managing time, and selecting appropriate food and beverage pairings Content: Twelve ways to say "welcome" -- No plates needed -- Small plates -- Salads and soups -- Pastas -- Large plates -- Final plates.