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MILLENNIUM PARTY GUIDE Contents Party Ideas

mm night

21st

century party

carnival night extravaganza

explorers

rulers of the millennium eclipse party

party

& inventors

sports heroes party

beach party

tree-planting party

time capsule party

2000-guest party

masquerade party

dragon

street party

mogul banquet

tango party

millennium mural

Global Party Guide

tonga

new zealand

fiji

south africa • united kingdom italy

australia

* ireland * france •

netherlands

belgium

poland

norway

austria

united states

canada

egypt

israel

switzerland

spain

finland

costa rica

germany

iceland

brazil *

samoa

Party Ideas

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FOR A MILLENNIUM PARTY TO o

REMEMBER. CHOOSE A SPECTACULAR

OR TRANSFORM A ROOM

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FUND FOR A DAZZLING FIREWORKS

AND HAVE

DISPLAY.

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INVITATIONS

AND DECOR MATCH YOUR THEME. FINALLY. TAKE

TIME OVER FINISHING

TOUCHES SUCH

AS LIGHTING,

FLOWERS, NAPKINS.

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IN

AND

GLASSES.

Night

ROMAN NUMERALS

IS

MM,

MM NIGHT ON THE EVE OF THE

SO ENJOY AN

MILLENNIUM. ASK GUESTS TO DRESS AS CHARACTERS, MOVIES, ANYTHING BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "M." Invite Send out with a request for each guest to donate a firework of a

Costumes Marilyn

be delivered before the

set value, to

Ideas include:

Monroe

Mar)

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse,

Foppitis,

The Munsltrs, Mighty Mouse,

Mad

party.

the

Marx

one of

the

Brothers,

Muppets,

Max, or the millennium bug.

buy

UtTOr Spray

(hairs

silver,

silver ribbon,

spray

fruit silver

Rwd

silver

napkins and

and attach

to

Serve dishes that begin with "M" - try

marshmallows, meringues, and marzipan

Drinks Moet

& Chandon

Entertainment to midnight,

then

Erect a start

tie

name

M&M's,

fruits.

champagne

huge clock counting down

the fireworks display.

with

tags.

21st Century Party costumes inspired

Invite guests to dress in

the 21 st century and by movies such as

by

war

of

the Worlds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Close Encounters of the Third Kind,

and

Alien.

Invite Attach to camera shots showing a clock with

both hands

moonscape atmosphere by

Create a

and

martians, astronauts,

dry-ice machine. Cover the

windows with

aliens.

hiring a reflective silver

paper, replace ordinary lightbulbs with blue colored

ones,

and hang streamers from every door

frame.

Musk The soundtrack from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Food Keep

it

simple:

huge bowls of

chips, dips,

and

canapes to graze on.

Drinks Add

a

little

green food coloring to cocktails.

Entertainment Hand out party poppers, whistles,

and

horns,

sparklers to set off at midnight.

Dragon Party as the year 2000

is

Dragon, celebrate

the chinese year of the in

Asian

Invite Write on colored paper

Costumes Wear

silk,

style.

fans.

or dress as a Chinese

lion,

or the animal of the Chinese year you were born

dragon, in.

Wear

plenty of red, associated with joy and happiness in China.

Decor Hang ceiling

and

kites, fans,

walls.

and paper dragons from

Draw Chinese

sheets of white paper,

characters

on

and hang from bamboo

tine

large

canes.

Spread the dinner table with sheets of Chinese

newspaper and decorate the area with paper

Food

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set at midnight.

Costumes Spacemen, Decor

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lanterns.

Serve Chinese food from rice bowls and

bamboo

and wash down

the meal

steamers. Eat with chopsticks

with Chinese beer or green sticky rice cakes, called

Entertainment

lin

tea.

guo,

Finish the meal wilh

and fortune

Set off firecrackers at

cookies.

midnight to scare

off evil spirits. Give guests small gifts in red envelopes.

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Carnival Night Extravaganza

For a carnival atmosphere,

hang

whistles

from

the ceiling

Think Rio, Trinidad, even

New

recreate the thrill of the

sambadrome

Orleans, and in brazil,

with a steamy evening of loud samba music, rum punch, and nonstop dancing.

a

on long lengths of gold ribbon.

Invite Attach package

labels, detailing the

venue, time, and

place, to long, brightly colored feathers.

Costumes Glamorous

Paint containers of every shape

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liny bikinis

you

(if

Decor Decorate

and

of tropical

size in bright colors,

Music

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with dried beans, and use

fill

Food

drums and

shakers.

&

Explorers helped shape the inspiration for

modern world

who

by using

and

useful

and

a

and

to

them

Bell,

THERE

Einstein, Louis Pasteur,

Thomas Alva

Alexander

Edison, Sir Walter Raleigh, Neil

Armstrong, Abel Tasman, Marie Curie, Alexander the Great, Captain Cook, Marco Polo,

Sir Isaac

IS

THE ONE OCCASION FOR WHICH

NO EXCUSE FOR NOT CELEBRATING TO

IS

HILT,

Paint a

huge mural

TOWN AND HOLD AN

SO REALLY GO TO

ULTIMATE PARTY IN THE ULTIMATE LOCATION:

Newton, the Pharaohs.

+

Amsterdam, or New York In

* Museum *

park

(i

+

Yacht

Swimming

*

Ski chalet

Cabin

Barn

in the

*

pool *-

Hol-au balloon Nightclub

*

Yacht club

Art gallery

Restaurant

Casino

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Hawaii, or Coa

Double-decker bus

country -k Beach

Riverboai

Hotel -k Waterfall

Decor

-*-

•*•

Vineyard

Scuba-diving

lor the wall featuring inventions

Swimming

with dolphins

*

Forcsl

such as the telephone, television, clock, camera, bicycle, light

* Stalely home Nile cruise boat * Wine cellar Desert

bulb, chess

set,

airplane,

Entertainment Award for the

and space

rocket.

a prize at the

most inventive costume.

it

rum.

the wheel.

Archimedes, Jacques Cousteau, Wilbur and

Orville Wright,

a fruit salad, then squeeze lime juice over

THE MILLENNIUM

Ideas for costumes include: Scott of the Antarctic,

David Livingstone, Albert

Graham

chips.

such as mango, pineapple, and

as

Paris,

Costumes

rice

of skewered

and sweet potato and plantain

fish,

make

jerk chicken, plates

have

cut-out photograph of possibly the most all:

and

Party Venues

costume themes.

oldest invention of

platters

pyramids.

slice tropical fruit

lace with white

THE Invite Send on

and huge

men.

fun to eat with the fingers: offer

that's

fried fish

Inventors

Celebrate the explorers and inventors

ruffled shirts for

tables with African fabric

Easy food

papaya

and

women;

Soca and samba - played loud.

vegetables

as

headdresses, feathers, and sequins.

dare) for

fruit piled into

and peas with

Dice

tall

end of the evening

*

Pier

Rulers of the Millennium For a party that travels through the ages, ask

Dress as your favorite sports hero of

guests to dress as the famous person they feel

all time,

should rule the next millennium, and to behave

records rather than breaking them.

as that person for the

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Sports Heroes Party and spend an evening dancing to

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whole evening. Invite Attach to

athletic

H

running numbers.

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Invite Send out plain paper crowns and invite guests to

Costumes Come decorate

them

as football, baseball,

and

athletic stars

of today or as Greek athletes from the

first

Olympics,

keeping with their chosen ruler and wear

in

them on the night Victorian tennis players, or golfers from the 1920s.

Costumes Ask guests

to dress as kings

and queens, or

as

Decor

Olympic

Paint the five

rings

on white

sheets

and

powerful figures from history or the present, such as use them as tablecloths. Decorate food with paper

flags

Nebuchadnezzar, Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan, George

from around the world, and illuminate the garden with Washington, Chairman Mao, and Nelson Mandela. flaming torches.

Decor Hang opulent drapes made from

velvet,

silk,

or

Alusk The brocade on the

walls. Embellish the cloth

and gold

fake gems,

arm

wrestling,

a sports

and team games. Award

Dress staff as attendants or servants, and provide a

medals or feast

Chariots of Fire.

Entertainment Hold competitive games:

braiding.

trivia quiz,

Food

soundtrack from

with gold paint,

fit

for royalty.

Cover

platters

with vine leaves and

certificates to the

winners.

offer

mouthwatering canapes throughout the evening.

Eclipse Party

A

Illuminate an outdoor party

FULL ECLIPSE EC LI PS TAKES PLACE IN 1999, HAILING THE

COUNTDOWN TO THE MILLENNIUM. CELEBRATE

ALL

by hanging tiny white lights

THINGS CELESTIAL WITH A HEAVENLY PARTY. Unite Written on

glittery stars

Costumes Guests should plenty of

glitter

Decor Cut

star,

with a silver or gold pen.

dress in gold

and

silver

and wear

in trees. Alternatively paint

makeup. sun,

and moon

stencils

from cardboard, and

empty glass

jars with translucent

spray with silver and gold aerosol paint onto white or dark blue tablecloths. Spray old paint. fill

Hang up

a

wooden

glitter ball.

chairs with gold aerosol

Attach a net to the

ceiling,

and

glass paint, place votive candles

with gold and silver balloons to be released at midnight.

Musk

Bill

Haley and His Comets, Ziggy Stardust.

inside Food

Gild sweets

and cakes with

edible gold.

Entertainment Spray disposable cameras on

tables so guests

sparklers

silver,

and place

can capture the evening. Hand out

and hold a

silver

and gold fireworks

display.

and suspend with

string.

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Beach Party Dress as mermaids and muscle-bound surfers,

and enjoy

cream, fruit punch, and cotton

ice

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DOWN

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CANDY.

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CREATE A BEACH INDOORS.

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Costumes

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IF

Dress

mermaid and

in

BE

bathing

suits,

AT THE BEACH,

grass

skirts,

lifeguard outfits.

H Build sandcastles, push flares into the sand,

at

Decor

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decorate the area with large

MllSlC The Beach Boys, -^

Entertainment

and

shells.

drum

steel

music.

Toasting marshmallows, limbo dancing.

Instead of using glasses for

drinks, offer guests

hollowed-out coconut shells

with delicious

filled

tropical cocktails.

Tree-planting Party Leave your mark on the planet by joining with friends to plant trees for the future. Before the party, try to get additional funding for trees

by contacting contribute.

local businesses

Ask

and

inviting

a local council or wildlife

designate an area that

seeking their advice

would

on

the trees, invite guests

benefit

presenting

them with

to to trees,

planting, too. After planting

home

for a delicious

Reward guests

cheese.

group

from more

accompanied by baked potatoes with

and grated

them

bottles of

chili,

for their

barbecue sour cream,

hard work by

pampering massage

oil.

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2000-guest Party Use heads of local schools to help arrange the biggest party ever - with 2000 people as guests. Invite Ask each school in your area to the party.

Decor Mold

the event

the grounds of a large school.

on

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Food Ask each

school's

PTA

to supply a table of

themed

food for a certain number of guests. Theme food

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according to countries or colors.

Music

Provided by school bands and choruses.

Entertainment Book photograph

all

a professional photographer to

and give a

the guests,

print to each school.

S Organize a party where

you and your friends

try 1

to

break a world record for the

millennium, such as dancing

the world's longest conga.

Time Capsule Party Involve all children in the family, or even IN

THE

street,

asking them to help

fill

a time capsule for the next millennium. Invite every child to

story about

his

fill

or her

a blank page with a

life

poem

or

or about the millennium.

Include a snapshot of each child and his or her signature,

and bind the loose pages

into

an album. Other suitable

items for the capsule include: national

and

local

newspapers, fashion magazines, a pay stub, a car brochure,

and newly minted

coins.

and the capsule being

Video the album being made

filled,

and enclose

in the capsule.

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Dracula

Mulan

glasses, paint

Masquerade Party

Fancy-dress Themes

For striking party

Star Trek

+ *

Superhewes The Spice

Cltopalra

Send out invitations asking

* Zorro

guests to wear spectacular

*

Girls

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Football legends

* HolU wood

Fairy talcs

Til,

inn

MASKS.

stars

Ask guests

X

Files

swirls of gold

On

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Piraks

Guys and

Strictly

Outlaws

to

choose any shape their

let

imagination

Ballroom run wild

O

lo

Dolls

mask and

*

safari

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in

embellishing the masks

Carmen Miranda

*

with paint, feathers, and sequins.

Oklahoma

The circus

Guests should wear the masks until

paint on plain

Knights and maidens

*

Evita

midnight,

The Great Gatsby

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*

Back

to

when

they

their true identities.

Star

wine

Wars

k

men

reveal

school

Award

a bottle

Abba of

glasses.

champagne

lor the best creation.

Mogul Banquet

Street Party -j

Join together with

Enjoy an evening eating

^ 2

neighbors to throw

delicious spicy food in

a huge street party.

sumptuous surroundings.

Arrange to have the road

Decoralc with

cordoned

drape

off for the evening,

then line the

Book magicians,

In

ceiling to create a

ious food.

stilt-walkers,

screens,

colored

and

silk

or muslin around the walls and

with Folding

streel

tables laden with di

silk

brilliantly

Scent Ihe

and

canopy

effei

I

venue with jasmine

and

room

fire-eaters to entertain guests, then

incense

encourage everyone to

with small votive candles. Alter a

join in a

new

Pain

i

A hi u.

mural

to celebrate

the millennium. First obtain permission

and funding

fiqrn local authorities

Invite a local artist to

draw

a design

for the side of a local building

sewing on a

year with

drums and

in the

liny bells.

Tango Party

Millennium Mural

glitz to

party napkins by

light the

magmliceni banquet, sound

torch-lit procession al midnight.

Add

sticks,

Throw

a party where passion,

grace,

and verve reign

supreme

in

a night dedicated

to dancing the tango.

such Invite guests to dress in slinky

as a sports center, theater, movie, or

evening wear. Decorate the venue

shopping center Divide the mural into to

sections

shimmering

and

resemble an elegant dance

hall oi

inviie local nurseries,

the 1920s. Hire a dance teacher for schools, colleges,

and charily groups the nighl to teach guests the art oi

to

completf

a se<

tii

m

ea< h.

Hold

a

dancing the tango, and then dance parly

ribbon trim.

at

Ihe mural's official unveiling until

to

thank people for

their help

dawn.

Final

GIVE A PARTY GIFT

Touches DECOR TO MAKE A

wine

labels

celebrating the millennium. Include

names, the

location.

of

STUNNING BACKDROP

Plates

remember:

to

prinl striking personalized

guests'

STYLE

Millennium

Personalized Wine Bottles

good

Steam

off labels

the party

from

bottles

wine and replace them

red

with your

and

date,

own

Guests can then

labels.

keep the wine for the future.

FOR THE ULTIMATE

NEW

Gilded Leaf Napkins Glamorous gilded

in stylish

ideal for

Peel sheets of 24-carat edible gold

pretty leaves

from the backing paper and

blotting

paper

When

in the

book.

tequila for

20 seconds, then add

the leaves with gold aerosol paint.

stalk

and

wooden

lightly

spray

ice-cold tequila to serve the

Spray gold a

number

of guests present. Pour into

each guest and, using the wire, attach

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These wonderful place settings

masking

on a party

name on

a small

Spray the pot with

gold aerosol paint and Peel off the glue or

reveal the guest's tei

table.

pot using a glue gun or

fluid.

ra cotta. Place

on each dinner

artistic,

if

a picture of the

guest.

Use the

when

plates

guests leave.

Spell guests'

names

and

green jelly beans,

curtain ring for

and use

as festive

let dry.

masking

name one

plate.

place settings.

napkin.

Party Decor Tips

Lustrous Place Setting

terra cotta

are

three leaves to each ring. Bind the ring

slip in a rolled linen

Write each guest's

you

with gold ribbon to hide the wire, and

in style.

shine brilliantly

the date of the party, and,

dry, attach a short length

enough

new

name,

pages of a heavy

of wire to each

toast the

plates with each guesfs

out with red

between sheets of

clear tequila. Blend the

and

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leaves are

amount of

millennium

Paint inexpensive white china

adorning napkins. Flatten

place in a blender with a small

small shot glasses

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plates as gifts

extravagance, add gold to tequila.

leaf

crockery to record the event.

during dinner, then offer the clean

Tequila Toast

Create your

own

by transforming paint

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and ornate

Add a

velvet cloth with gold tassels.

tie

touch

them with an

wide ribbon and tuck

fluid to

attractive,

a tulip or

pot

Gild a celebratory table with glittering pear place

gerbera under each ribbon.

delicious

nibbles such as strawberry fans, balls,

and

cherries

on

well.

stems.

settings.

soapy water Spray the

pears with gold aerosol paint.

When on

k Garnish cocktails with

melon

fresh pears in

and dry them

dry,

push a small

into the top of each pear

written in

terra cotta

Place Settings

Wash

bold, bright

to napkins:

Golden Pear

dazzling

millennium tablecloth for the evening

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painting delightful millennium

venue or the

YEARS EVE PARTY.

FOR THE ULTIMATE

Immortalize your party by

silk leaf

and

tie

a handwritten baggage label

with the guest's

name on

it.

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Global Party Guide

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New Zealand "fr

Gisbome, on

holds an annual

New

Year's

Eve

with the Millennium and

festival

Town

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MILLENNIUM. COUNTRIES ACROSS THE

The

WORLD WILL

PARTY IN THEIR

Zealand

OWN

STYLE

UNITED

ALL WILL BE

in

December

new

1999,

TIME.

WHAT

IN

Te Mata Peak,

PROMISES

A huge

be the

first

Kiribati.

has great plans to

first

tins,

culminating

festival

is

planned for

New

in

Year's

Day

and native

cultural

*

Web: www.tonga2000.net/

Sydney Harbor

and up

west of the international date

line,

but

just

if first

nation to greet the

dawn

of the a

new

millennium. Nevertheless,

it

is

making much of

the fact that the 180° meridian passes through the

to

two

is

will

New

the "Dusk Til

festivity,

1

mi

ii

I

Year's

Eve 1999,

after.

ON THE OLYMPIC IN

planned

to set the

IN 2000.

New

Year's

IN STYLE.

A

harbor

huge alight,

million people are expected to enjoy

is

and

cultural activities.

the stunning

venue

for

Eve masquerade party organized by the

and hosted by

the

Mayor

of Sydney. Guests will

have the best possible view of the huge fireworks

Dawn"

Web: www.bulafiji.com/2000.htm

SYDNEY

be the backdrop of one of

display in die harbor. 1

to catch

Millennial Foundation along with 30 other parries world-

wide, is tine

Eve

is

millennium.

millennium celebrations.

Sydney Opera House

main

venue of the primary

island of Viti Levu. This Year's

New

Hastings,

PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA

a variety of live entertainment

misses out as the

to the east.

Zealand

new

THE NEW MILLENNIUM

Fiji is

time

EACH MA)OR CITY PLANS TO CELEBRATE

Australia's biggest

Fiji

New

morning

celebrations the

GAMES BEING HELD

month-long

fireworks display

^

km)

town of

of the

WILL BE FOCUSING

musical themes, and will include fishing and golfing

exhibitions.

in

ships sailing to

the island nation

has both sports and

competitions, brass bands,

Gisbome

some

point in

dawn

ALTHOUGH THE

in

by the nearby

celebrate, including a

festival

The

Despite

New

Australia

nation to see

the millennium has been questioned

millennium

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Tonga to

party

dawn

with

Tonga's claim

targets

outside the

just

believed to be the

CELEBRATION IN HISTORY.

celebrations.

live

HOWEVER

THE BIGGEST GLOBAL

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and

millennium, with

the rays of the

Republic of

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the international date line 100 miles (160

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OWN

AT THEIR

TO

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for 1999,

Pacific Tall Ships Festival reaches

to see in the

AND

promised

is

be the

to

Clocks the focus of

entertainment through the night.

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Island,

THAN TO WELCOME A NEW

A PARTY

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North

and claims

sun of the new millennium.

to see the

first city

than ever

THERE ARE FEW BETTER EXCUSES FOR

the eastern tip of the

First Light Festival,

Web: www.yes2000.co.uk

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The Melbourne Millennium Committee community-based New

organizing a in

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is

United

Eve party

Year's

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1999 featuring fireworks displays and street parties

held in various venues in the center of the

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city.

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Cape Byron,

will

be the

the easternmost

tip

place in the country to greet the

first

THE ARRIVAL OF THE MILLENNIUM WILL

new

MARKED

millennium. As such, big celebrations are planned to

new

see in the

o

of Australia,

year.

OF

BY A

CHURCH

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NATIONWIDE PEALING

OVER 400 CHURCHES

BELLS.

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Israel Greenwich, London,

* The Holy Land will be a

the historical location of

major focus of celebration the prime meridian,

and

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which

zones of the

dictates the time

pilgrimage, with over four million visitors expected

world, to converge

on

millennium.

Numerous

Israel

and

the focus of British millennium celebrations,

is

Palestine at the turn of the

special events to

commemorate

with The Millennium Experience. the opening

On New

Year's

Eve 1999,

ceremony of the huge Millennium Dome

the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ are planned,

on in particular, in

Jerusalem, Nazareth,

the Greenwich Peninsula will herald a gala night for

and Bethlehem. 10,000 people, including the Queen, the Prince of Wales,

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and the Prime Tel: (44)

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Greenwich Meridian 2000

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Egypt

Minister, as well as

the public.

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around a

revolves

A

20,000 people, featuring a huge musical spectacular.

pyramid

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set

on

in

Giza

will

have a

from dusk of December

it

of the

new

show

directed

millennium. There

by Jean-Michel

9ft

(3m) golden

31, 1999, to the

will also

be a 12-hour

dawn

as they

telecast

happen around

on

giant screens will

the world.

South Africa

^ Trafalgar Square New

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is

Year's Eve,

December

London It

is

to

donate

strategic

millennium

gifts

venue

New

Mountain, above Cape Town,

for a

New

Year's

is

is

the imposing

Eve "Trance" party planned for

Eye, the biggest Ferris

wheel ever

be 450ft (155m) high, and

complete one

to

full rotation. Tel: (44)

be

built.

30 minutes

will take

0171-229-9907.

~k Newcastle's millennium celebrations on Eve, 1999, will feature a

involving local

Eve 1999, featuring leading psychedelic trance

bands, with the aim of blending nature with technology.

Web: www.southafrica2000.com

opposite

the location for the British Airways

artists

cultural heritage. Year's

millennium.

that will

benefit "our planetary community." Tel: (1) 312-629-2990.

~k Table

will

asking groups, nations, and religious to

communities

new

to

revelers

1999, the Council for

the Parliament of the World's Religions will convene.

The Parliament

London venue

a traditional

and a record number of

The South Bank of the Thames,

Westminster, in

parties

0181-512-6745.

Tel: (44)

are expected to gather to see in the

Cape Town

show

light

02-391-3454.

Jarre. Tel: (20)

24-hour global

celebrate

"A In

New

Year's Eve party at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, for

hope

will travel

and along the will greet the

A

huge sound and

new

Year's

light spectacular,

and highlighting the

city's rich

grand parade featuring lanterns of

through the

river,

New

city center to the

where music, millennium.

fireworks,

Tel: (44)

and

dockside laser

shows

0191-261-0610.

Scotland

France

X "*

Hogmanay

in

Edinburgh

has become one of

the largest outdoor events in Europe, attracting

of over 350,000. The millennium party

be the biggest

a

if

Hogmanay

annually, are inevitably in

CHAMPAGNE SHORTAGE. THERE SHOULD BE

overshadowed by the scenes

PLENTY OF NONVINTAGE BUBBLY

CURRENT STOCKS STAND AT

AVAILABLE:

Edinburgh. Nevertheless, the organizers of the 1999

their

^k

DESPITE FEARS OF A POSSIBLE

celebrations, held

on an event

celebrations arc determined to put

<

crowds

guaranteed to

0151-475-1999.

yet. Tel: (44)

Glasgow's

is

compatriots

hi

The Millennia

Edinburgh on

New

0990-992-244

(44)

airship, launched by Virgin from Year's

record-breaking world

Eve 1999,

will

attempt a

The

Eiffel

Tower, standing the

is

and seconds

the minutes

New

midnight on

Wales ~k

* Cardiff's 75,000-seat Millennium Stadium Final in

the

venue

for the

September 1999. The huge

planned, to be held

in the

New

Rugby World Cup Year's

Eve party

arena after the tournament,

promises to be the biggest millennium celebration

in

Eve 1999, the tower

Year's

Cardiff's "Calennig"

will

be a community-based

millennium celebration, featuring fireworks displays, shows, carnival of the

rides,

and musical

main landmarks

city's

stages, set

Tel: (44)

light

around four

01222-227-281.

de

is

be erected

in

millennium

It

be a

this

Boulevard Peripherique traffic

on 21

a vast free concert

Paris's ring road,

June, 2000,

venue

for

when

many

bands and musical entertainment from

will

ii

types of

over Europe.

all

Referred to as I'&ipherccks, the project aims to link the centre of Paris

and

suburbs, and expects to attract

its

The

Race, a round-the-world boat race

for the

huge granite monolith

a

Delamont County

will

ai

festivities.

be closed to

become

monument

millennium, organised by Bruno Peyron,

sails

Park, Killyleagh, in

on June 1999.

Concorde, and the 24 large roads surrounding

la

new to

be illuminated

celebrated street will be the centre of flamboyant

*k

Stone

will also

millions of party-goers.

Northern Ireland * The Strangford

be

will

lights.

The Champs-Elysees

will "A'

ticks off

at exactly

midnight exactly, from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place

* The

Wales. Tel (44) 01222-232-661.

and

to the big clay,

illuminated by over 20,000

is

Champ

attention for France's

millennium celebrations. Aluminous countdown

Web www.edinburghshogmanay.org

with retractable roof,

du

in the Pare

main focus of

Paris,

Sydney, in time for the

finally,

if

de Mars. Pans,

stopping at Greenwich,

tour,

Moscow, Hong Kong and, 2000 Olympics.

BILLION BOTTLES.

1

to rival

to the

51

December, 2000 from a yet to be disclosed

teamwork of the mediterranean port. Web: http://wvvw.therace.org

divided communities that have united to plan

it

together.

if

The biggest

14 July, 2000,

Ireland Dublin

"Mile Alha Cliath Teoranta" has been

formed with the assistance of Dublin Corporation is

headed by the Lord Mayor

a focal point for projects lo \

ol

Dublin,

mark

dublin-2000.com/

and

when

It

acts as

the millennium.

in the

world

is

even- French citizen

picnic along the green line joining

~k In

picnic

line,

Dunkerque

planted with numerous

or

Mmdimnc

to Barcelona, trees.

planned is

lor

invited to

vote,

which

a symbolic will

be

Germany *k Berlin

competing with the

is

the biggest party to

A

millennium. the city

on

mark

of the world to host

the beginning of the

major spectacle

New

rest

Belgium

is

new

planned for the center of

Eve 1999, involving an hour-long

Year's

fireworks display at the Brandenburg Gate, which will also be the

venue

bands and

for

*k Dusseldorf Fair

theatrical

Brussels

"A"

one of the nine European

is

*

of

Cities

Culture that are coordinating their programs to create "a

European

2000

dance.

r—

organizing a large range of activities throughout

is

on

the year, with a focus

performances.

O

cultural space for the year 2000." Brussels

the visual

arts, theater,

and

>

02-214-2000.

Tel: (32)

be the venue for one of

will

>

Spain

Europe's biggest, and possibly longest, millennium

7°

H

and

celebrations. In addition to the fairground's rides

o

-<

attractions,

a variety of

be offered. The party

will

and

Year's Eve, 1999,

days,

New "A"

live

scheduled to

Eve Parly

ever. Tel: (49)

Oberammergau

will

the famous Passion Play,

May

on

New

will

be the longest

211-9523-2000.

commemorating Tel: (49)

the

life

of Christ,

08822-92510.

-

Rome

Madrid's

for

New

Puerto del Sol

itself

for a record

From Christmas 1999

for the Great Jubilee.

to visit the city

and

its

extravaganza.

Tel: (34)

Santiago de Compostela has good reasons

to celebrate the

new

of

patron

St.

James,

its

millennium. 1999 marks the Jubilee

Cities

Tel: (39)

start

981-584-081. Web: [email protected]

06-49711.

has been designated one of nine European

Tel: (39)

051-204-606.

Geneva's New

Signe 2000

Netherlands's largest live

musical

bars in

its

acts,

Kijkduin

New

Year's

hosts the

Eve celebration, featuring

various entertainment, and themed

labyrinth of tunnels.

Tel: (51)

Web: www.trefnet.nl/kvnh/entree-2000

223-642-305.

Year's

on December

Eve celebrations, organized by 31, 1999, will

theme of the four elements:

^^Veb:

fire,

water,

be based on the air,

and

earth.

www.swisstin.com/

Austria

Netherlands Fielder's Fort

celebration plans, including

and building programs.

Switzerland

of

*k

held throughout the year.

it

2000th

of Culture, and exhibitions and festivals are being

k Den

while

of Culture in 2000. The

to January

basilicas to celebrate the

millennium of Christianity.

Bologna

has been designated

saint, Cities

of visitors

Web: www.roma2000.it/ ~k

91-429-4951.

pilgrims are expected

anniversary of the incarnation of Christ and the the third

will

enjoy a spectacular fireworks display and musical

Tel: (34)

and

up

are expected to turn

hear Spain's most famous clock strike midnight

first

festivals, art exhibits,

2000, over 13 million tourists

a c

celebrations in 1999 promise to be the biggest ever.

one of nine European

number

venue

Year celebrations, and the millennium

town has wide-ranging bracing

is

the traditional

is

The thousands of people who

V

Italy "A

"*

to

host over 100 performances of

September 2000.

to

start

continue through the next two

will

making what the organizers hope Year's

from

is

music and entertainment

Hofburg

~k Vienna's Imperial Ball

New

on

Palace, the venue for The

Year's

Eve 1999,

most sophisticated millennium eve gala banquet

is

into the

one of the

parties in Europe.

A

followed by dancing in the magnificent

slate apartments,

Quests

offers

with bands and orchestras

New

Year. Tel: (431)

set to take

587-366-623.

a

>

t*"

x

a mile-long stretch of

The New

bi the city.

Year's Trail

downtown Vienna

in

features

the best ever, with bands, dancers,

and

to

be

street entertainers.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY BIG PLANS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE

Poland

-."

United States

ranging through the center

festivities

The Millennium Eve celebrations promise

MAJOR US

MILLENNIUM

PARTIES IN ALL

EACH WILL

CITIES.

BE

THE

TRYING TO

o Krakow 2000

if^Jbe

Festival builds upon the

MATCH THE TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION

city's

>-

H

status as

one of nine European

increasing popularity as

,1

Cities

of Culture and

its

IN

NEW YORK'S

TIMES SQUARE.

vacation destination. The theme

for the festival, "Spiritualty -

New York

The Faces of God," featuring

various theatrical and-fRusical events,

~k

traditional religions diversity Tel: (48) 12-422-6091.

Times Square 2000

people on

New

Year's

is

set to attract

coming of

the

the

new millennium by

world's time zones through giant

Bergen 2000 aims

to

be Norway's

largest cultural

and entertainment

celebration, with exhibitions, shows,

at 7.00

am

(EST),

Pacific Islands,

when

and

the

will

New

TV

Year

each of the world's 24 time zones.

information center The theme of the celebrations

Web: www.timessquarebid.org

Work, and Leisure"

"Art,

"fc"

Oslo

will

5555-2000.

Tel: (47)

enjoys a double celebration

at the

its

1000-year

screens. first

will start

It

arrives in the

live

scenes from

Tel: (212)

768-1560.

Boston

turn of the ~k

millennium, with the arrival of

linking each of the

then broadcast

centered around the new Frescohall, Norway's biggest

be

over one million

Eve 1999, with a similar celebration

expected a year later The 24-hour celebration will salute

Norway "k

City

reflects the city's

jubilee.

The

First

Night group, based

in Boston,

promotes

There alcohol-free celebrations

on New

Year's Eve,

supported by

are plans for a massive fireworks party in the city 170 communities across the parties are usually

Finland Helsinki Arena 2000 plans

virtual Helsinki in cyberspace.

national support,

and plans

The

First

Night street

parades and entertainment, music,

will

and fireworks

project has widespread

culminate

in the

year

2000 with a completed three-dimensional model of the city.

theater,

Web: www.firstnight.org/

Washington DC

with a

to celebrate

Canada.

community-based and include

displays, Tel: (617) 542-1399.

~k

US and

~k

The White House Millennium Program

will highlight projects that

recognize the creativity of

the American people. These include funding for the

Web: www.helsinkiarena2000.fi

arts,

culture, scientific exploration, technological discovery,

education,

Iceland ~k

Reykjavik

is

a

European City of Culture

2000 and promises a "nonstop" program of

Among

in the

festivities.

and the Millennial

Celebration ol the Discovery of America from Iceland Tel: (354)

575-2000. Web: www.reykjavik2000.is

Miami

year

these arc the Reykjavik Millennium Art Festival,

the Millennial Celebration of Christianity,

and preserving the environment. Web:

www whitchouse.gov/initiatives/millennium/index.shtml

At

New

the

New

will

Year on South Beach Year's

Eve

warm

is

promoting

alternative to

New

itself

as

York. There

be a huge party with fireworks, and music and video

towers along the beach. Web: www.southbeach.org

The Montreal International Jazz Festival feature a huge millennium party on New Year's Eve

New Orleans ~k

Jackson Square,

French Quarter, in the

at the heart of

New

Orleans'

millennium. The traditional combination of jazz

musicians,

and

artists,

huge fireworks

the jazz world's biggest stars at the Montreal Convention

O

Centre. Tel: (514) 871-1881.

r-

o

street performers, as well as a

display, will

keep the crowds entertained.

~k In in

California

*

Exposition 2000,

sunset,

December

is

New

Festival,

a three-day event beginning at

51, 1999,

Vancouver,

and a

is

The Mojave Desert

event from

New

Year's

museums

witnesses a

Festival of Time. Tel: (604) 646-2000.

>

H -<

a

participating.

two-day

spiritual

drumming and chanting

affair,

promises to be a high-profile

with the United Nations peace conference as

centerpiece.

circle.

27, 1999,

Many

its

of the world's leading politicians and

environmentalists will be present, and celebrations will

and a

include a giant fireworks display

on 4000

to take place

is

series

of

live

bands.

acres

Brazil

of land between Palm Springs and the Arizona border. Organizers claim they will host the largest

fireworks display ever held.

The party

three days, with live entertainment

will last for

on

feature

many big-name

de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach

ir Rio

five stages, is

and should

bands.

the glamorous setting for

expected to attend. The

millennium

Canada Cape Spear

in

Newfoundland

on live

place in North America to see the

millennium. point to

A

"First Light"

welcome

party

is

dawn

will

Toronto 2000 -

on December

51, 1999. Tel: (416)

Halifax,

birthday on

Nova

New

New

Year's

Tel: (902)

420-4724.

huge fireworks

The 20th century and

thanks,

its

250th

come

to a close in

the international date line

Apia,

Eve 1999. Organizers are

planning a variety of cultural events and entertainment.

a

display.

Samoa finally

Eve gala

292-0206.

Scotia also celebrates

Year's

bands and

new

consists

Web: www.torontomillennium.com/

^

will feature a bigger-than-ever carnival

dawn.

An Urban Odyssey

of a series of celebrations and a

new

the eight-mile stretch of beach, with a variety of

at tine

if if

to the

be the

of the

being organized

the millennium's

countdown

the easternmost

is

point on the North American continent, and first

one of the world's

biggest free parties, with over 2.5 million revelers

Web: www.party2000.com/

~k

>

if Costa Rica's six-day millennium celebration, starting

Web: www.WhisperedPrayers.com/

* Party 2000

in 1999. All-night parties

CO

tents,

Eve 1999. Organizers hope to

create the world's largest

event culminates

Costarica

to

on December ir

MV 2000!

expected to attract over

of music, fireworks, entertainment stages, hospitality

with local

ongoing

Eve celebrations

Year's

be transformed into a cultural extravaganza, with a mix

craft activities,

the

are planned along with a time-capsule project, a Futurist's

250,000 people to San Diego's Balboa Park. The park

and

1999,

X <

with a series of performances promised by some of

be packed with revelers seeing

will

will

~ir

and

on

Samoa, the nation

on

will

its

closest to

eastern side. Celebrations,

be centered

the island of Upolu.

countdown church

blessings will

the current millennium

in the capital of

The ultimate millennium

culminate in a nationwide pealing of

bells at the strike

of midnight, and a huge

fireworks display

and

festival.

Web: www.samoa.co.uk

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MILLENNIUM PARTY

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PARTY IDEAS

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56 59

Parties for Friends

Tea Parties Tea Parties 64

62 67

Easter

-

Children's Parties 68 Baby

70

Children's Parties

Parties

75

Finishing Touches 74 Invitations

&

Paper Crafts

Napkins, Plates

&

Fabric Ideas, Tables

&

Flowers

&

Drinks 86

Main Courses 96

Planning Checklists

Chairs

-

First

Vegetables

Desserts

Essentials

&

80

82

& Drink 84

Food Canapes

78

Glasses

Lighting

Fruit,

76

&

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Countdown 124

122 Hints

Courses 92

&

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INDEX

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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-

Introduction HAVE ALWAYS LOVED PARTIES

AS A LITTLE GIRL AGE

CONTAIN

FIVE.

REMEMBER THE

STILL

AND EXCITEMENT OF GOING TO MY

THRILL

AND

AND CAN

FIRST REAL PARTY

MY ENTHUSIASM WAS HARD TO

DRESSED UP IN A LONG DRESS, MY HAIR

-

RIBBONS.

1

IN BRAIDS

SPENT THE AFTERNOON PLAYING GAMES. EATING

POTATO CHIPS AND CAKE. AND DRINKING LOTS OF SODA.

TODAY,

FOOD

I

PREFER TO DRINK A LARGE GIN

I'M

SERVED AT PARTIES

NOW

AND TONIC AND THE

RANGES FROM TACOS AND

MEATBALLS TO SOPHISTICATED CANAPES. WHILE THE PARTY GAMES ARE

MOST

MUCH THE

LIKELY

TO

BE

DETAILS HAVE

PLAYED AFTER DINNER. BUT

CHANGED

SINCE

I

WAS A YOUNG

MY SHEER ENJOYMENT OF A GOOD PARTY REMAINS THE

WHATEVER THE OCCASION OR TYPE OF PARTY BALL

HOWEVER

-

GIRL,

SAME.

A LARGE-SCALE

FOR A WEDDING. A FORMAL BIRTHDAY DINNER. AN

INFORMAL BARBECUE WITH FRIENDS. OR A SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT PICNIC

ON THE BEACH- THE

KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION

IS

THAT FRIENDS AND FAMILY ENJOY THEMSELVES.

BOOK WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE U ST I

THAT.

I

HOPE THIS

AND CREATE

A DAY TO

REMEMBER. YOU CAN PLAN AN ENTIRE PARTY FOLLOWING THE IDEAS FOR INVITATIONS.

TAKE IUSTONE IDEA

WHEN

I

MENU SUGGESTIONS, AND GAMES. OR

OR THEME AND ADAPT

IT

TO YOUR TASTE.

WAS ASKED TO WRITE THIS BOOK, THE CHALLENGE WAS

TO COME UP WITH PARTY SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE PRACTICAL, AFFORDABLE,

AND WORKABLE WHILE

STILL

BEING FUN

ORIGINAL. THE IDEAS FEATURED CATER TO ALL AGES

OCCASION.

I

HOPE YOU WILL HAVE AS

EVERY

MUCH FUN

PLANNING AND EN|OYING YOUR PARTIES I

AND

AND

AS

HAVE HAD WRITING THIS BOOK.

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CELEBRATE IN STYLE

with a cocktail

ARE PLANNING AN INFORMAL SOIREE PARTY.

BE

whether you

OR HOSTING A FORMAL EVENING

CHOOSE A THEME

IMAGINATIVE

glamorous

party,

HOLLYWOOD

GLITZ

or a

SUCH AS

titanic-style

NAUTICAL NIGHT. SELECT DRINKS AND FOOD TO MATCH.

AND SUGGEST

COCKTAIL PART

I

ES

GUESTS DRESS TO SUIT THE OCCASION. SERVING COCKTAILS FROM THE

RIGHT GLASS SEEMS TO IMPROVE THE TASTE. DRINK COCKTAILS IN TALL

FLUTES.

MARTINIS

CHAMPAGNE

AND MARGARITAS

PUNCHES AND DAIQUIRIS

IN

TRIANGULAR

glasses,

and

GOBLETS.

GARNISH COCKTAILS WITH CITRUS FRUITS AND STAR FRUIT

and with

edible flowers

or

in

rounded

FRUIT-FILLED ICE CUBES.

Spaghetti Western An

evening of bandits, outlaws, and ne'er-do-

saloon setting, or,

wells. Create a

<

D>

ihis i'arty

if

holding

outdoors, bltld a campfire.

U-J

Q

Invite Take a picture of yourself wearing a

and sombrero and use

>

inviting

your guests

to

to

if

make up

come

false

moustache

"wanted" poster,

a

in disguise.

(at

Ponchos and sombreros, cowboy boots and

Cos/ll/!lC5

<

spurs, big

Musk

moustaches and three-day stubble.

The Gipsv

Bad and Th?

lable

mariachi music, or a

little

Use a bright

cacti [see right).

Bandits love a

feast,

and plant

tablecloth.

so cook spicy chorizo sausage

and meatballs with red sauce

(see

page 93) Serve with

refried beans,

nachos, tacos, and red-hot

Drinks

with Tequila Sunrise [seebelow).

Start

Tin-

rumba.

Latin

Paint terra cotta puis with poster paints,

with baby

Food

Ugly,

Kings, the soundtrack to The Good,

margaritas {seepage 90) or "sour" tequila

salsa.

(sir

serve

Later,

below). Arriba!

Drinks for Bandits tequila Sunrise Pour loz (50mli tequila into glass

Filled

drizzle

with crushed

ice.

Tequila Sour Pom

it

carefully

on

ol the

loz (30ml) tequila into a

and lop with lemonade.

bang

Top with orange

grenadine syrup into the center

Place

the table,

a

tall

and

juice,

drink

tall

glass

your hand over the

glass.

and dunk

Beachcomber Shake triple Sei

with

ice.

.

toz

1

1

I

(45ml)

5ml) grenadine,

light

Invite guests

'loz

and croquet, gambling

playing quoits

in yol'r

casino, or playing cards. finish the evening

singing sea shanties by moonlight.

Decor

rum,

to spend a night on the ocean waves,

Sei

plenty of hurricane lamps

around the room and

cover surfaces with pebbles and seashells. Deck the walls

Seafaring Cocktails >>/

What Were You Doing When the Ship Went Down?

with lobster pots and fishermen's (15ml)

and loz (50ml) sour mix

MUSK

nets.

Play a soundtrack of whale, dolphin, or seagull

Garnish with lime

lood On Blue Lagoon Pour

l'/k>z

(45ml) each

ol

the captain's table, serve a seafood bullet ol

Blue Curacao oysters, shrimp, lobster,

and vodka over

ice

and crab on an

ice tray [seepage 78).

Top with lemon-lime soda.

Drinks Welcome your passengers with Beachcomber, Sex On the Beach

Stir

loz (30ml) each ol

vodka and

peach schnapps and 2oz (60ml) each of orange and i

cries,

or a record of accordion music.

ranberry juice into a

tall

glass half filled with

Lagoon, or Sex on the Beach cocktails

bcelefl).

Blue

Finish the

evening with hot buttered rum: heat 2oz (60ml) rum, 2'/joz

ice.

(75ml) water, stick,

Serve

and

1

tsp sugar in a

4 drops of vanilla,

when

1

pot Add a small cinnamon

pinch of nutmeg, and

the butter melts.

1

tsp butter

James Serve

bum

page 89).

Bond

with quail eggs and smoked fish

Set the scene

(.see

by sending each guest a toy water

attached to a baggage label

Costumes As

ever)'

Bond

fan knows, he

and Armani character,

Odd

suits,

maybe

Bond

1

is

nothing

•

1

not

if

ties

and crushed

ice.

Nos or Drax

Dr.

Strain into a martini Decor

by the front door

Place a hatstand

hang Union Jacks on the

for

bowler

hats;

If

waJls.

Allisic Play anything by John Barrie or a compilation

soundtrack of the Bond

glass

and add an

olive.

films.

Table Serve the meal using your best china,

glasses,

a«

and

silverware. After dinner, cover the dining table with green

baize

and

set

up a toy

roulette wheel. Invite guests to

gamble

with piles of chocolate money.

Hollywood

1950s For an evening of

from

as movie stars

ask guests to dress

glitz,

glamorous

this

era.

Invite Send out invitations attached to photographs of

Hollywood

stars

of the 1950s, or to pictures of old

cars,

such as Buicks and T-birds.

Costumes their

Invite guests to

seamed

don

stockings, apply

their slingbacks, dig

some

lipstick,

and go

out

for

glamour. Guests should dress as favorite movie stars of the

era,

Gable,

and

Decor

such as Marilyn Monroe, Grace

Kelly,

Clark

Car)' Grant.

Project old

movies onto the

wall,

and put up

Hitchcock movie posters.

Musk Ask guests

to bring

along their favorite

Find an old phonograph and Presley, for

Buddy

Holly,

and

let

oldies.

the music of Elvis

Jerry Lee Lewis set the tone

an evening of nostalgia.

Drinks Pink

gins (seepage 91).

7~-

>5;-

Girl scantily clad in a bikini,

M, Moneypenny,

Job, Jaws, Q,

n O n

(30ml)

gin, loz

dry vermouth,

guests could dress as their favorite as a

3oz (90ml)

pistol

(see below).

impeccably dressed. As an option to wearing black

or as

a martini, shake together

Then toast the Queen with vodka martini

(shaken not stirred) or with a glass of champagne.

Imile

make

To

champagne, and rum punch

Cocktail Food

Ballroom Dancing This

Salmon Pinwheels

is

a great party for a large

who do

group

of people

KNOW

each other.

nol

Cocktail Party Tips *

Try some more unusual cocktail

garnishes: cut

lily

flower shapes oul

(see page 86)

of kumqiidts,

Caramelized Onion Quiches

slices

Send invitations attached

tie

knots from thin

citrus

then

peel; twist slices of fruit,

paper

to large

(see page 86)

secure the shape using cocktail

numbers

Puff Pastry Pizzas

>

of

clothes.

(see PAGE S3)

thai guests

can pin to

Send matching numbers

who must

differenl guests,

slicks.

their

to

introduce

* Make

sure your corkscrew

waylaid

tie

if

not

is

and secure

to elastic

il

at

<

themselves

Cheese Twists

at

the party to the person

door of the

to the

refrigerator.

88)

(.see pagi

wearing the same number and

To keep drinks

r

Garlicky Mixed Olives

ask for the

cool,

bury

dance. Dance

first

bottles in a tub or clean (.SEE

PAGE 89)

and

the rumba, salsa, waltz,

trash can part-filled with ice

bossa nova.

Come

as a

For a double-strength

Cocktail Throw

a cocktail party,

gin and

inviting gl'ests to dress up

Photocopy some favorite

tonic, use

cocktail recipes and ask guests

to bring along the ingredients.

as [heir favorite drink. Inspiration for costumes could

come from Bahama Mama,

premixed and frozen

Adam and

The Morning M<

isi

'

m

TNT, or

Eve.

After,

Green

back of

G&T ice cubes

Devil,

cocktail recipes to the

tropica] scenes,

them out

set

Moulin Rouge,

as invitations.

them

to the

and send You supply

the garnishes, ice cubes, umbrellas,

Mule, Pink Pussy Cat, a

Reduce the

size of a postcard, paste

Black

Russian, Bloody Mary, Blue Lady, B-52,

Bring a Cocktail Party

stirrers, fruit,

with lemon

Zombie.

slices.

Vodka Shots Freeze flavored

vodka shots

hours or longer The alcohol

Cutlery-free

pitchers of

level

The best type of food

vodka-based Sea-

Marys and

breezes iseepage90), Bloody

Moscow Mules ice to

them

in

advance.

your guests

as

Dining

for six

prevents the vodka from freezing solid

Mix

and, of course, the food.

add

Fust

at a cocktail party

is

items that can be easily eaten

without a

canapes

knife, fork,

or plate

(

Iffei

dee menu, above), one-bite

sandwiches, melon or

arrive

to serve

small, bite-sized

figs

wrapped

in prosciutlo, satay sticks, crudites, *:

Set Jell-O"

made with vodka

or tequila shot glasses the refrigerator

r=

X

(see left)

in

pots

Cool

in

and serve with spoons.

chips,

and

dips. Serve

food on trays

garnished with vine leaves, and hand

oul napkins as you circulate.

On

Hot Toddies Mulled Wine

(see l'AGE 43),

ARE THE PERFECT DRINKS TO SERVE AT

AN APRES-SKI

garnish a cocktail

of the following ideas:

PARTY. Stir

To make

measure of whisky coffee.

add

Irish coffee,

Then

to a

holding a teaspoon, bowl side up, just

above the

coffee

cream over

the

it

a

food coloring

little

and slowly pouring

trays.

Add

slices

orange, lime,

Boozy Pops

of olive, strawberry,

mint

and

leaves,

edible

fresh flower petals to the ice-cube tray [see right),

or simply present

in a pretty ice

into the cup.

into the water

Use shaped ice-cube

before freezing.

a single

cup of black

cream on top by

float the

with

is

decorative ice cubes. try some

IRISH COFFEE

AND

CSEE PAGE 91),

To

bucket

make

(see

ice to guests

page 66).

crystal-

are traditionally served in

ice pops.

clear ice cubes, together in a

Stir

champagne,

bowl

sugar, water,

of

pop molds and this

can be

glasses with frosted rims.

a mixture of

black currant vodka to ice

and

taste.

a

To

little

Pour

into

always use filtered

has been made up, sweetened to

with

or bottled water in

salt,

dip the

rim of the glass in lemon or lime

salt.

using pina colada,

daiquiri, or margarita bee page 90) that

frost a glass

juice before lightly

freeze. Variations

made

Frosting Glasses Drinks such as Margaritas

Cool your summer guests with alcoholic

(

simplest ways to

One of the

Gluhwein, JAgertee, Swedish

Glogg

the Rocks

dipping

it

in

For sugar- or sherbet-frosted

glasses, dip the

rim of the glass

in beaten egg white, then into

taste

Look

superfine sugar or sherbet.

with sugar, and then frozen.

an

ice

for brightly colored sherbet in

tray

the supermarket.

Frills

&

Flounces

Crushed & Cracked Ice

Pineapple Shells

Homemade cocktails look more colorful and professional if

Give cocktails a tropical feel by serving them in hollowed-out

White Russians, Zombies, and

they are served with a garnish,

pineapples or coconut

frappes are best served over

straw,

or

stirrer.

Stirrers are vital for

cocktails soft

To make a pineapple

one

some

because alcohol and

c h-

Decor Hang

ANY OF THE

THIS BY SPRINKLING

FOLLOWING ON HOT COALS: FRESH

ROSEMARY OR

hood w

THYME: APPLE-TRIE

WOOD

CHIPS FROM WHISKY. MAPLE.

OR OAK

BARRELS:

CRACKED ALMOND

IN

SHELLS. FIRST

WATER FOR

1 Lay coals on

a foil-lined

2

and

barbecue

light

Wail until the flames die

and use

flat seats,

it

as a

bench

Serve food in large bowls with chopsticks. Provide

of fresh ingredients, such as sliced chicken,

all

es,

herbs and

separate bowls. To help guests decide

in

Encourage them

to try different options,

experiment with

their

food with bowls of

own

and

concoctions. Serve the

salad, stir-fried

rice,

noodles,

grill

rack with

a

the coals glow, this

(she pagi 89)

•

Lamb Bl'rgers

down and

Menu

Bruschetta with Toppings

pyramid of

it.

oil.

Monkhsh

&

(see page 101)

Bacon Kaisohs

(see PAGE 101)

(see pagi

it

moving

before

cooler part of the rack in order to cook

it

it

thoroughly

Barbecue Equipment

fuel,

charcoal,

Serve food from an improvised chuck wagon.

in.

> Music Hand

out yazoos or combs and papers, and

busk along to your

Food

favorite

country-and-western songs.

Serve buckets of beans, coleslaw,

seepage 88), {see

page 100). For dessert, stuff

and bake

in the fire's

Entertainment

Games

Hold

lassooing,

grits,

cornbread

spicy chicken wings, and seared tuna

up an area

(see

page 24).

for line-dancing.

horseshoe-throwing competition,

a

and

Set

bananas with chocolate

embers

poker.

Lazy Summer Barbecue Some of the so

if

best parties happen

the weather

is

balmy one

IMPROMPTU BARBECUE Decor Make

IN

out of the day,

blue,

throw an

THE YARD OR BY A LAKE. soda cans

petal flares out of

[see left).

Clean

a can with paint stripper and wire wool, then cut the

top off using strong scissors. Cut the sides of the

can into

six "petals,"

a pencil.

Remove

and

curl

them back using

a votive candle

from

its

metal

surround, place the surround in the can, and

hammer

a nail through both layers of metal into the end

of a garden cane. Secure the nail with glue, replace the candle,

and push the

Table Cover

the table with

crayons to play

Games

flare into a

brown

word games

Play blindman's

bucket of sand. paper,

and provide

after the meal.

bluff.

Divide guests into two

groups, and blindfold a player from each team.

has to catch the other, while the second player

One

player

tries to

get

away, both following directions shouted by their teams.

H

s

Fruit-picking Party

Picnics

Spend a day with family and eriends on a earm

where you can

on

FORA GREAT

FOOD

PICNIC, PACK

Q -

pick

Food Ask everyone

fruit.

course

to bring a different

together with fresh products such as butler

THAT

IS

EATEN EASILY WITH FINGERS.

PLACE ICE PACKS

ON

COLD AIR

TOP;

produced

at the farm.

WILL DROP

AND

(ood

Eal the

and honey

For dessert, eal some of the fresh

fruit

you have picked.

Entertainment Enjoy

<

your own

tractor rides

and

visit

the farm animals

FOOD COOL.

KEEP

On

Games

use small screw-top )ars for

Challenge children to find the largest

strawberry or Ihe longest or strangestlooking vegetable.

and

dressings

freeze already

made fruit punch so

on

arrival.

bags,

cold

it is

don't forget garbage

condiments, hand wipes,

and a corkscrew.

Teddy

Bears' Picnic

Tell people to bring their teddy bears to join in

the fun at this picnic. all bears must wear a label with their owner's name. Invite Send on labels attached

Costumes bears,

Get a couple of guests to

teddy bears.

come

famous

as

such as Winnie the Pooh, Paddington, or Yogi

Decoi" Hold the party spot

to small

in the

woods.

in a large field

Picnic

make

a

or

set

sunny

in a

it

bear.

on gingham

tablecloths or

padded mat

{see

Picnic on the Ski Trail Take backpacks and a

skiing before tucking into a hearty lunch.

Serve savory scones with

loppings

{see

Ski to a picnic site

snow, wrapped

summer

page 88), a floral

napkins, salad {seepage

11),

summer

tarts {seepage 112),

muffins (seepage

Food

and a huge

{see

Hide and

sing songs, Irisbec.

and

and bury drinks and food

in plastic bags.

plastic

cutlery.

Also bury paper

Mark

in the

plates,

the spol.

berry

blueberry

114),

teddy bear cake

Games

and enjoy a morning's

page SO).

Table

Food

picnic,

page

1 1

7).

seek, tag,

plastic

Bring food already cut into portions. Pack

boxes

thai arc resilient to

Entertainment Have your picnic spot

at

knocks and bumps.

fun skiing

lunch time.

dry and enjoy a meal washed

in air light

Sil

all

on

down

morning before finding plastic

bags

to

keep

with ice-cold drinks

Paint olives

and

Fourth of July

leaves with

Enjoy the Fourth of July with an all-American celebration. plan a day of activities, starting

fabric paints on napkins

and

with a picnic for friends and finishing with a

and blue fireworks

red, white,

tablecloths, then use a hot iron

Invite Attach to mini-American the back of Uncle

Sam

Decor Red paper

plates

display.

flags,

or send out

on

postcards.

H D O O 7=

to fix the design.

and

cups,

on

Coslumes states - all

stripes using

a plain white tablecloth, then spray

or white stars using a

Food

and blue

plastic cutlery. Paint red

fabric paint silver

and white napkins, blue paper

Invite guests to

-i

stencil.

come

dressed as different

52 of them.

Offer mini picnic pies

turkey (seepage

103),

(see

page 97), cold, stuffed

minted potato salad and arugula

salad (seepage 104), mini pecan pies,

and

rich chocolate

cheesecake (seepage 109).

Entertainment Enjoy and

finish the

<

a

game of

soflball or baseball

day with a fireworks

display.

Tuscan Picnic

When

flowers are

in full

bloom and crops

are ripening, head out for a day in the country before eating a sunset tuscan

feast.

Invite Write your invitation directly onto a paper

and then decorate

Decor Dot

Perfect Picnic Tips

(see left) *-

Cake-pan candles, dotted around an eating area

traditional picnic

together to

and position the candles around the picnic

terra colta

fragrant herbs in terra

make and then stud

the pots with colored tapers.

down

the center of the picnic area.

area.

Roll

napkins and

tie

a sunflower

around each one.

Tie seashells, small stones with holes in them, or knives

and forks onto

string,

tablecloth to keep

it

and

crisscross

in place

when

it

the

Food

Simple but delicious: focaccia bread, garlicky

mixed

olives

along a picnic

.i

a picnic place mat for each diner. Lay a paper napkin

quilted place mat. Put a knife, fork, spoon,

handy wipe on

top. Roll

up

the

(see

page 89), salami, molasses glazed

ham

wind blows. (seepage 102),

k Make m

hampers with

a stand. Fix a candle inside each top pan,

Line the herb pots

t

at sunset.

and wooden bowls. Plant

cotta pots,

on

around the picnic area

shells,

plates

a candleholder

them

light

Table Pack

two pans

with painted sunflowers.

tiny cake-pan candles

and

plate,

at dusk,

look enchanting. Use small, old cake pans, madeleine or pastry molds. Glue the bases of

it

mat and

tie

and disposable

with ribbon.

Tuscan bean salad

(seepage 104), antipasto

pasta salad (seepage 105), poached peaches (seepage

and a Italian

selection of Italian cheeses. Serve with

wine such

as Chianti

and

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page 108)

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Meet with friends while it is still light, and collect kindling for a roaring bonfire.

Parties

Build a

and bury foil-wrapped potatoes

fire

Bring plenty of loppings, along with butler, pepper, paper plates,

THINK MIAMI. MONTEGO

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and

place tans

to the shore,

NYMPHS OR LIFEGUARDS.

DRESS AS SEA

AND DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY TO A

DRUM

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banana

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by

filling

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sand.

sand

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a

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picnic mats when faced with prinl the

canvas with

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the chocolate melts to a delicious goo.

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and decorate

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make

excellent

thick canvas. For a seaside

pebble

effei

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thai

effect (seepage 80)

is

ideal for children's

spread dry towels out to form a huge picnic mat.

bamboo

together with streamers

k

and place

wash over

cool,

anchor

shallow dish or large plastic bowl with

Inexpensive camping ground sheets

k

and

in Style

centerpiece with shells and starfish

feel,

the water

skins, stuff

in foil,

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let

Finish by eating baked

embers

the

and napkins To keep dunks

bottles in a large string bag,

and

in sail

you

are enjoying

keep looming insects

and wiping exposed

al

the corners

and

link

them

and balloons.

Worry-free Day ,111

evening barbecue on the beach,

bay by

lighting citronella candles

Treasure Island Party Fly

Join Roger and head, for a sandy beach

iiii

TO ENJOY A DAY OF SWASHBUCKLING PIRATE FUN.

skin with lavender water.

Invite Attach the invite to black eye patches or pirate hats k Keep babies and young children safe from the sun

by Liking I

a small,

easy-to-assemble tent

Ins shelters children

free

ana where

somewhere

Make

for

from harmful

to the

beach.

rays, offers a

sand-

they can play with toys, and provides

you

sure that

<

to

change them

hildren wear water shoes or

sandals to proteel their

feet

rocks that i,m be hidden

in

Hook, Blackbeard, Peter Pan, or Tinkerbell

DlWr

Pack "treasure-chest" picnic hampers with food

lied in red

skull

and white spotted napkins.

and crossbones, and

eat

Paint sheets with a

on them.

jelly

from hoi sand and from the water

CostllW.es Dress as Long John Silver or his parrot, Captain

Games maps.

I

Set

lide clues

up

a start

and treasures

and

lor

i

hildren to find with

Finish line lor races

Beside the

Games for the Beach

Ocean Celebration

Hire a minibus, pack

it

with

Divide guests into teams, present each with

and head for

kids,

the beach for a birthday party with a difference.

personalized team t-shirts, then begin an

afternoon of beach olympics with some Invite Tie a label to sunglasses, asking children to bring dry clothes, sun

and bathing

hat, sunblock, towel,

of the following games:

suit Softball -k Supersoaker water

Food

and popcorn.

Filled bagels, fresh fruit, crudites,

*

Beach crazy golj

Games pail

Give each child a party bag with a

and

and a

shovel, a fishing net, paper flags,

Tug of war -k Volleyball

Sand

for fish

enough

to picnic

*

Frisbee

and shrimp, then build

a sand castle big

-k French cricket

-k Diablos

*

sand *- Kiteflying

Bonks

sculpting -k Water fights ~k Hopscotch -k Quoits

glass jar threaded with string.

Look

guns

Tic-tac-toe in the

Leap-frog

Touch lay

'

Swimming

in.

'

*

Water

^B

relay

Inflatable races

races -k Football

Midnight Dip FOR A MAGICAL NIGHTTIME place under a afterward,

full

moon.

and have

to the

wind and

Build a campfire to

flasks of

At the stroke of twelve

DIP, time this part)' to take

o'clock,

throw caution

Year's

Day Dip

Clear out Christmas cobwebs

New

Year's Day.

the beach, loaded

up with

to replenish energy levels,

Then

Beach Party Windmills

take a dip,

Anchor

if

with a dip in the

Meet with

friends

soft drinks, bars

on

of chocolate

and plenty of dry

towels.

only up to your ankles!

tablecloths with pretty

Arrange these brightly colored windmills

around a

parti'

area so that guests can find you.

sand Cut sheets of colorful paper into squares of the same

and glue coordinated colors together

in pairs.

When

paper

will

look

like

four joined triangles.

castles or piles

size

dry, cut

diagonally from each corner almost into the center; the

and

seashells.

Then

Punch a hole

through the center of the square and through alternate outside corners of the triangles. Fold the into the center of the square,

one

punched corners

after the other.

serve a feast from

Thread a

paper fastener through the layers of paper, then thread through a hole

in the

top of a

bamboo

cane and

fasten.

around

take the plunge.

New ocean on

sit

hot chocolate on standby.

colorful china plates.

of rocks

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GETTING MARRIED OPENS UP A WHOLE WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES.

FLORALS,

TAKE A

EXCITING

CLASSIC THEME,

AND STYLE THE

SUCH

DRESS, FLOWERS, INVITATIONS,

AS

PARTY

SUMMER

AND DECOR

TO MATCH, OR BREAK WITH TRADITION AND ADOPT A MODERN MOTIF

with

BRIGHT

TRANSLUCENT

COLOR

or

a

BANQUETS WEDDINGS GLAMOROUS COSTUME THEME. DON'T CONFINE LARGE-SCALE PARTIES TO

a

WEDDINGS

SPLENDID LOCATION

BIRTHDAYS, A RETIREMENT,

banquet

in a

-

EXTRAVAGANT

THROW

A PARTY

IN

to celebrate a group of friends'

OR GRADUATION, OR PLAN A MAGICAL

SILK-SWATHED TENT fora fantastic family

REUNION OR BON VOYAGE BASH.

A

FEAST

OF IDEAS FOLLOWS.

00

Moorish Feast

rsl

Customize plain Venetian masks

Set this party in a tent filled with silk

wd magk

hangings

arpets. light the tent

i

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BRASS LAMPS ANT) SCENT

Q

Invite Send attached

Costumes

to a

by painting them with poster

Willi JASMINE INCENSE.

IT

package of incense

Belly dancers, bedouins, sultans

i_

Aladdin, genies, and magic carpels.

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Food

sticks.

and

sultanas,

or emulsion paint. Trim the edges

Serve food from platters lined with banana leaves

Tempt guests with kabobs, pesto couscous salad 105),

with

coconut

Drinks

cream

ice

Sherbet, mint

Decor Decorate

(seepage 113),

tea,

and Turkish

and strong

arrange low seating so thai guests can lounge.

Entertainment

sequins, beads, and

Make

organza,

77) to eat al

Magicians, snake charmers, and belly

dancers. Paint

wooden boards with people

cut out the

es

fa(

delight

coffee.

walls with hangings (seebelow).

paper mosaic tablecloths (seepage

with braidinq, or stick on

(seepage

set

the

boards up, and

and

riding carpets;

tulle.

invite guests to

stand behind and pose lor photographs as they arrive.

Venetian Masquerade Ball

Moorish Hangings Cre.YII

a SENSE 01

OPULENCE by hanging

silk sans,

dyed muslin, or crushed velvet around the walls of a

VENUE

Willi GUESTS DISGUISED

in

a grand

BEHIND MASKS.

embellish the cloth

room. For

a truly

by adding

intricate designs to the fabric

luxurious

Host an extravagant, elegant party

effect,

Invite Mail plain black masks, asking the guests

paint.

The

with gold

and the edges trimmed with gold

Costumes

braiding.

Venetian Tablecloths cloths,

into quarters, or into eighths Paint a black

diamond

in

customize and decorate them

fold

white tablecloths

the tablecloths are large.

if

Pierrots,

circus performers,

makeup, beauty

lace, satin,

When

shepherdesses, 18th-century gentlemen,

and gondoliers. Dress up with white

spots,

and handkerchiel

powdered

sleeves,

white

wigs,

tights,

hooped

i

is

elegant mirrors

and grand-looking

chandeliers.

dry, iron the cloth

and

(see left)

lesign

drink wine from gold-swirled glasses

GOLD'SWIRLED GLASSES [RANSFORM INEXPENSIVE GLASSES by

MUSK

Harpsichord and

color with a swirl or

two of

glass paint

make

painting.

Draw

minuets

all

female guests with a dance

till

in for

the evening.

As the clock

strikes midnight,

sure thai the) arc clean insist that

and dry before

a string quartet for

Buy some card to

cheap, plain glasses and

(see left)

adding a touch Eiiffrfdiiinu'iif Present

dl

tans,

opposite quarters tor eighths) the paint

Serve supper on Venetian Harlequin tablecloths in fix the

skirts

high buckle shoes,

and brocade

Decor Hang using fabric painl

to suit their outfits

adorned with lake gems

cloth can be further

To make Harlequin

to

relief

a

name

people join the dance floor to remove

or design on the

and glass using gold glass paint, then allow the design to dry.

reveal their true identities.

their

masks

Midsummer Night's

Olde English Banquet Enjoy an evening of revelry in a barn or old hall.

and

Set tables in a long horseshoe shape

the

sit

and

principal guests at the head, as the lord

lady'.

in

old English

dipping in strong, cold

tea,

script,

and

Eye party under the stars. Dress children as

and have them hand out garlands of

fairies,

and

tie

with red ribbon.

Invite Send invitations attached to packages of sparklers

wands on

for guests to use as fairy

CosllinifS Anything from the era of Elizabeth Raleigh,

Man' Queen

of Scots, monks,

I:

Sir

and peasants.

friars,

Trestle tables

and lady

(see

and drink

below).

ale

from

or straw on the

and benches, with thrones

Serve food from flagons.

wooden

Use huge

Eat

by hand but allow guests

imps, pixies,

{see

below)

ham

candlesticks, scatter reeds

the ceiling.

1

chimes from

EllffllflilHllfllf Hire a juggler, flame thrower,

and

below). Fill the air

and

and

with dry

ice

stocks to imprison naughty guests' arms

bawdy

and

create a mystical

jokes,

and dance

the galliard.

and

or a bubble machine. Dress a musician as Pan and create a

which he can play

and magicians and a

tellers

End

in

his pipes. Hire fortune-

violinist to

the evening with a bonfire

and

serenade diners.

fireworks.

Olde English Throne CREATE REGAL SEATING by

turning ordinary chairs into

thrones for a lord and lady. Cut seat backs from thin

plywood attach

shape

into the

them to ordinary

desired, spray chairs.

them

gold,

Cover the chair

and

seats in

purple and red velvet, and trim the chairs with fake

ermine and

jewels.

Olde English Platter Serve food on

wooden boards

Elizabethan touch. Have a local disks

about

\5'/An

(40cm)

for a truly

wood merchant

in diameter,

cut out

then seal the

wood

with varnish to give a washable surface.

< Midsummer

Ivy

Tie EVERGREEN HEARTS magical,

and

midsummer

twist

templates,

feel.

to the

You can

Heart Chair backs of chairs for a

Gather long lengths of

ivy,

and secure them around heart-shaped wire about 6in (15cm)

in diameter. Tie

with a long ribbon and hang attach a

name

il

on

z

a

lute player.

bower

a a

with the aroma of scented candles,

scattered petals,

nuts.

fairy

legs, tell

Decorate tables with garlands of fresh

trees.

Eilffl'fflilllllfllt

Games Make

and wind

herbs and flowers and seat guests on ivy heart chairs

feel

OS), platters

£>

{seepage 102), roast chicken, chocolate tart fruit

I

with silver wings.

fairies

knives. Serve rustic bread,

of cheese, and bowls of

seepage

and

tiny white lights, crystals, tiny bells,

Decor lang

essential oils,

molasses glazed

the party night.

CoSiIIIIlfS Dress as Titania, Oberon, or Puck, or as

(see

Food

Pc

for the lord

platters

and hang garlands from

floor,

> Z

Walter

spirits,

Decor

spirits.

then tear the edges, age by

roll

to

Open your garden for a Midsummer Night's

herbs to ward off mischievous Invilc Write

Ball

each heart

the back of a chair.

place card to each heart.

o

Wonderland

Egyptian Extravaganza

Ball

Enjoy a mad, upside down, back-to-from evening

< w Q >-

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true lewis carroll

l\

Invite Write a mirror

M

backward so guesls have

bdon

(.see

01

to read

ii

I

he tomb of

Invite Written on

in

handmade paper

Hearts, die

Mad

Costumes

Hatter, the

White Rabbit the Dormouse, Tweedledum and Tvveedledee, the Walrus, the Caterpillar, Alice,

and

the Cheshire-Cat.

lake pink flamingoes in a

pond. Hang huge

Cleopatra,

mummies,

sandals,

heavy kohl-rimmed

Create your

Decor

own

eyes, gold,

Valley of the Kings. Paint

dancers, musicians, scarab beetles,

heart-shaped helium balloon to even'

a

iths,

chair.

Osiris.

and heavy jewelry

Egyptian tomb, straight from the

top hats. Cover tables with blue and white checked di tie

huge murals depicting pyramids,

Stand "ancient" vases,

oil

and

Ihc

gods

Isis

and

lamps, and scrolls around

the room. Complete the look with archaeologists' spades, old

Food

Serve an English tea buffet [seepages

1

14-15) with

cameras, pith helmets, maps, and binoculars.

food and drink labeled

"eat

me" and "drink

meal and serve liqueurs

Entertainment

in fake

Al the entrance of the

Make

papier-

me". Drink tea

mache pyramids or sphinxes and after the

medicine

bottles.

Music

room

put Ihem by the front door.

Harp,

flute,

and

lyre music, or

groups of Egyptian

plaic

or Nubian musicians.

make

distorting mirrors that

guests

grow or

shrink Dance

the quadrille, organize a walking poet to recite to guests,

Entertainment Spread sand on

and someone

encourage guests

to

perform card

links. Play

croquet

after tea.

Mirror Invitations To MAKE REVERSE

INVITATIONS, write out an

invitation normally, then tape

it

window

to a

print side facing out. Place a sheet of colored

window and

againsl Ihe

words. You

be read

will

over Ihe paper, and trace the

have Iraced an

in a mirror.

with the

paper

invitation that can only

Complete your invitations by

decorating them with playing cards from the hearts

suit,

or with paintings of

characters from Alia

You could

in

Wonderland

also attach reflective silver

paper or a small mirror.

Party Photographs Make or rem

a large gilt frame, or pain

a backdrop of Alice playing croquet with the

of Hearts

Sel this

up

in the

Queen

entrance to the room, and

ask guests to pose for pictures as they arrive, either in front

oi

sphinxes, priestesses, scribes,

khaki-dressed explorers, loincloths, loose robes, thonged

playing cards on walls, and arrange flowers in upturned

and

with a painted bordei

hieroglyphics around the edges.

i

CoSiU/MfS The Queen of

Decor Stand

when the treasures Tutankhamun were uncovered.

Tra\t:l back in time to the 1920s,

style.

of the backdrop or behind the frame. Present

the pictures to guesls

on

leaving, or paste

photo album and ask guests

to sign

them

in a

underneath.

to

the dance floor and

do a sand dance.

Shimmy Party

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Recreate the days of The Great Gatsby, and

spend an evening dancing the charleston.

Costumes Women

in flapper dresses

and bugle beads, and wearing ostrich plumes,

dress shirts

Decor

and

bow

ties

Men

Fill

the

and

room with

ostrich

plumes

ferns placed

air,

coasters out of play

heat.

When

melted,

into short lengths.

on

oyster shells,

Mythology Banquet Dress as ancient gods, and enjoy a night of good food, fine wine, and merry-making. Invite Drawn

to

resemble

sets

of panpipes.

Co5/ll(Iies Dress as the Minotaur, Pluto, Zeus,

Decor Hang up oil-burning lamps and stand and

Andromeda,

Cyclops, Hercules, Atlas, Jason, or Medusa.

Agamemnon,

fake grapevines

around the room. Make

terra cotta

urns

statue heads

out of papier-mache, paint them white, and crown them with gold-sprayed laurel leaf crowns

Food Cover olives

(see

platters

with vine leaves and serve garlicky

page 89), chicken with figs

honey

pie {seepage 107),

(see right).

cakes,

fresh cheeses, grapes, fruit

and

(see

page 99), festive phyllo

poached peaches nuts,

[seepage 111),

and baskets of breads.

Serve wine from terra cotta urns or brass pitchers.

Entertainment al

Inr

door

the lyre

to

Dress serving staff as slaves. Seat a harpist

welcome

and the pipes

dress as a poet,

guests,

and

for guests to

hire musicians to play

dance

to.

wandering philosopher, and

Hire actors to living statues.

c

money

(see lejt).

remove

S?>

pedestals.

make money napkin

holders

Light the table

the wicks

tin

a a

can over

and cut them

o

Pour some wax into cleaned half

and stand a wick

Entertainment

P

and

in elegant

tall

in the center of each.

the wicks upright for 30 seconds, until the

stars

garters,

> Z

or cravats.

with oyster candles. Melt white candles in a

low

and

in tuxedos,

Art Deco: trim curtains with bullion fringe

Table For a decadent

and

stockings

and swinging beads.

place peacock feathers vases.

silk

covered in sequins

wax

Hold

sets.

Dress wait staff as famous silent movie

such as Rudolph Valentino and Greta Garbo.

:

Winter

Wedding

=

>

BREAK WITH TRADITION

AN ELIZABETHAN

FEEL

AND

GIVE

TO A WINTER

WEDDING. USING LUXURIOUS VELVETS. BROCADES.

AND

FARE FURS.

Spray candlesticks gold and

Invites

fit l

si

&

BERRIES, LEAVES, PINECONES,

UK URATE THE ROOM AND

than with

lone] tapers.

Decorations AND

TABLES SO

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EVERYTHING

LOOKS AND SMELLS WONDERFUL Invite Match designs on the bride's gown, emboss

Wrap

trailing ivy

around

the

and send

DfCOr air

candlesticks

and glue individual

is

in

gold envelopes scaled with sealing

Scatter herbs

filled

on

the floor so

guests arrive, the

with fragrance. Ideal herbs are thyme, mint, and

lemon balm Hang up wreaths loses,

when

in gold,

wax

mm} cinnamon

beeabovt),

oi evergreens,

garnet-colored

mm\ hand out boutonnieres o

winter berries Secure swags ol evergreen and pinecones Ned

ivy leaves to each taper.

with gold ribbon

[see

page 42) under

t

The Reception MUSIC

Hire a musician to play music

Table To make cinnamon around

length under the bands,

remove

Food

the

bands

tie

{see right).

106).

sticks

Enjoy the meal by candlelight. a page 102),

I

Bouquet

pommes

and roasted sweet potato!

page 107). Finish with a cheese platter, with figs

Drinks

and

Id toddies

I

lai

i

bands

of the same

ribbons around the candles and

Serve molasses gla

dauphinois [seepage

the mandolin.

candles, Stretch rubber

onnamon

the candles Tuck

on

w rapped

in

evergreens

dates.

windows

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> z

COUNTRY THEME WORKS WELL FOR A

SUMMER WEDDING.

H

KEEP THE COLORS -

and

Zoo

an

with

petals.

* On

*

Mo\

a lake

ie set

Train

*

*

ii

and groom and

bride

a beach

the wedding. Stitch the front

air balloon

stage

Bungee jumping

* On

lace,

silk

decorated

embroidered with the names of the

home

* On

beautiful white

with hearts, flowers, or doves, and

Clipper

Garden

Hoi

Make a

cushion edged with

Chapel of Love, Las Vegas

Parachuting

inside top edge.

tag. Fill

*

Statcl]

Football stadium

B]

Attach a

*

Hold

Under water

Hal

*

Yacht

Airplane *

stitch

shape with zigzag edges

stitch to

* *

Island

in

Turn and press

*

park

Ski lodge* Barge

Cushion

Silk Ring

them with

to

The Empire Stale Building

a

two ribbons wedding

the

tie

bow.

A

to

rings

ring bearer

could follow the bridal party up the aisle carrying the cushion present

mountain

and

the date of

it

to the best

and

man when

the

rings are called for

Organza Pouches At SUMMER WEDDINGS, make

of giving favors,

instead

delicate

pouches from organza and place wildflower seeds inside. The seeds

can be planted in guests' gardens or

window boxes

your

the pouches, simply place a

handful of seeds white

Winter Cake

Autumn

Table For A SETTING

Commission

cake,

a winter

wedding

cover a small, round table

make

a purse shape,

Lightly spray

and

tiny terra cotta pots

with gold or silver paint. a

up

with a lavender-colored ribbon.

Fill

them

drawing of the with

complements

the center of a

Rose Place Setting

Invitation

thai perfectly

in

of organza, scoop

circle

the sides to tie

around

wedding anniversary. To

first

make

to flower

florist's

foam and cover the

church or venue and print on card.

Punch two holes down

top of each with moss. Trim the the side of

stems of dried roses to 4in (10cm) with a round cloth. Set the cake

each,

and thread with

silk

ribbon. in length

on a cake stand Swathe

several

around the stand and

in the center.

tret ol

white

king

it

and stand

under the

Gather bunches or corn and

each, with

wedding

strip off the leaves.

Take as place settings

snow. Scalier the

in terra cotla pols filled

tie

below the

ears. Plant

reception tables

holly, mistletoe,

and white

roses.

names

handwritten on them. Use the pots

40 stems and

with cones,

guests'

of oats, wheat,

cake board to resemble billowing tulle

a rose in the

center of each pot. Attach a label to

tulle

cake, covering the

Ilk

Wheat Bunches

with

florists'

foam and cover each pot with moss.

on

the

wedding

Modern Wedding

White Wedding Stick with tradition, but give

Have a tailor-made

your white wedding a contemporary

your dreams. Choose a color theme

and

Introduce a theme such as

twist.

snowflakes, or cherubs to

with the time of

year.

invitations featuring

Send out white

stars

or daisies. Ask guests to

head

dress from

men

lo

stick-

wear

or as the characters from a favorite

Ask ushers

Cadillac.

white and

to foot in

dress in outfits from the 1950s or 60s,

to

hand out

of bubbles to guests so that

in a

> Z

at

the entrance to the room. Give

out boutonnieres

Pc

made with

and decorate the venue

with bunches of sunflowers or

anemones

jars

you

bottles

colored glass

set in

and

jars.

F

Light the outside

area with flaming torches or

emerge from the wedding ceremony

a white boutonniere.

BAY TREES with oranges

gerberas,

an old

arriving in a convertible or

WIRE

and lemons, and place them

movie. Set the tone for the day by

your theme,

such as a threaded feather or

on

in

tie

of color into the

ceremony. Specify a costume theme or

daisies, stars, feathers, candles, fake fur,

inject a riot

wedding of

Modern Wedding Decor

petal flares (seepage 19).

o D

cloud of bubbles.

Z

o

Golden Chairs TRANSFORM

paint.

wooden

plain

brightening them

Sand the

up with

chairs,

by

chairs

a coat of

make

sure

they are completely dust-free, and

then spray them with gold paint.

Tulle Chairs FOR A ROMANTIC TOUCH, tulle

of

bows

tulle

to

each

tie

Cut lengths

chair.

20 x 60in (50 x 150cm) long.

Wrap one around each and

white

tie

at the

chair back

back with a bow.

Outdoor GLAVl UP outdoor

Lights by

lights

placing a white greaseproof-paper

bag over each bulb and securing with a

clip.

Alternatively,

make

it

small,

colored paper envelopes for each light

from

paper.

different colored tissue

Punch two holes

in

each

Modern Wedding Reception SPREAD TABLES with

translucent color. Wire

push each one

and

use to secure the bag over each

light.

When

a cocktail

banana

and

on

shallow glass

bowls with flowers

tags,

and

and

pebbles,

a plate as a place

guests arrive, offer

and

them

such as a margarita or

daiquiri

(see

informal food that the bride

name

into a fresh lemon,

stand the lemon setting.

envelope, thread with thin wire,

a white cloth

overlay them with another in a bright,

Fill

page 90). Serve

is

a favorite with

and groom, such

pasta, sushi, or tacos.

float candles

as pizza,

around

the edges.

a

HALLOWEEN. THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS. NEW

FESTIVE SEASON

is

the time to

throw a

BARE ESSENTIALS TRADITIONAL TO THE OCCASION.

FOR AN

OVERrTHE-TOP

YEAR'S

party,

OR

EVE

THE

sticktothe

GO ALL OUT

CELEBRATION WITH SHIMMERING

SEASONAL DECORATIONS AND ATMOSPHERIC

FOOD AND DRINK.

FESTIVE

PART ON

CHRISTMAS DAY share the

MEAL BY EN)OYING A

I

ES

preparation

HOUS E'HOPPI NG.

CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH NEARBY FRIENDS AND

TREASURE

and cost of a MENU-SHARING

FAMILY.

HOLD A

HUNT forchildren. with CLUES leading from

ONE HOUSE TO THE STARTING WITH A

NEXT. EAT A DIFFERENT

BRUNCH

COURSE AT EACH HOUSE,

OF SMOKED SALMON

AND CHAMPAGNE.

Halloween

: *

Witches' Party Attach scary organza ghost shapes to the ceiling to brush against guests' faces.

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FOR A NIGHT OF FIENDISH FUN. SEND INVITATIONS IN BLACK ENVELOPES

>-

STAMPED WITH BLOOD-RED SEALING

<

WAX, CARVE SPOOKY FACES IN

Invite Mail out

Costumes

jelly

worms,

Witches, black

Decor Stand pumpkin

lanterns

Food Worm soup made with

PUMPKINS.

AND

SERVE GUESTS BAT

Games

(see

bebw)

below).

thick noodles,

bat-shaped

114), toffee apples,

outdoors under

piles

trolls.

the entrance.

at

Face painting, apple bobbing, ghost

or-treat party bags

AND WORM

BISCUITS

(see

warlocks, goblins, and

cats,

gingerbread cookies (seepage

and bats

spiders,

pumpkin

stories.

Hide

pie.

trick-

of raked leaves.

SOUP.

Horror Party Use the horror movies of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price as

inspiration.

CosJlHIlfS Dress as zombies, or whiten your

back your

hair,

don

a cape,

and come

Decor

Create a

ceiling,

burning red-hot coals

the

room with

classic

face,

grease

as Dracula.

dungeon by hanging chains from

the

in a fireplace,

and

lighting

candles in red-painted glass

jars.

Show

black-and-white horror movies

Music

ThriUer

by Michael Jackson; demented organ playing.

Games Murder

in the dark,

sardines (seepage AT), Cluedo.

Carved Pumpkin Lighting CLEVERLY CARVED PUMPKINS make

scary but fun

lanterns for Halloween parties. Cut the top off a

the

and

a jagged

marker pen

(see right)

outlines of eyes, nose,

pumpkin with

a

Creamy Pumpkin Soup

(.see

page 92)

pumpkin

or squash and scoop out the flesh as neatly as possible.

Draw

Halloween Menu

mouth on

Beef in Beer, served from a bowl inside a

hollowed-out pumpkin

(5ee page 98)

Cheesy Baked Potatoes (seepage 106) Using

a craft knife or scalpel, carefully

carve around the outlines, then cut

through the skin and

flesh.

the carved-out pieces of

taking care not to flesh

around

split

Remove

•

Ghost-shaped Meringue Cake (seepage 108)

pumpkin,

the skin

and

the cut-out shapes.

Put a nightlight or candles inside.

m

Witch's Brew (lemonade with green food coloring), Apple Whizz, (.see

and Mulled Wine

page 91)

Fireworks

Roasted Pepper

fireworks.

hang up luminous

sand. bury potatoes in the

(see page 92)

con Carne

•

Baked Apples -a

Bonfire Cakes

(see page

1

>

14)

fire's

7*

Triple

embers,

Tomato Soup

Potatoes, baked in embers (see page 24)

put sparklers in pots of

stars,

&

Chili

enjoy an evening of furious flames

and

Menu

Fireworks

and toast mounds

Choc Cookies

(.see

page 116)

served in waxed bags

of marshmallows.

Fireworks Party

Stargazer's Party Throw a

nighttime party of shooting

stars, planets,

and constellations. ask guests to bring telescopes and binoculars, and hand out astral maps.

come

Costumes

dressed as gods or as their sign of the zodiac.

Zeus, Thor, Eros, Libra, Capricorn, Virgo,

and

really spectacular show, ask each guest

to donate to the fireworks fund, and start collecting firewood

a few weeks

Aries.

Decor

Illuminate the garden

like

the garden {seepage 19). Spray chairs gold for the gods' feast.

baked with chocolate

{see

Musk

Drinks Hot

tiny lights in trees

The Planets

by Gustav

and dot

petal flares

around

Hoist.

Glogg

Entertainment

Finish the night with dazzling fireworks.

>

Fireworks Decor *

Tin-can

lights

decorative, safe candleholders. Clean a tin

make

can with paint stripper and wire wool. Cut the top off the can, then cut a decorative shape around the front and back, and discard the surplus metal

high at the base. Punch

hammer and

•

nail. Set

Keep the design

a design

on

at least lVSn (3cm)

the can with a bradawl or

a candle inside.

For a lovely table setting pick brilliantly colored red, orange,

and green

leaves. Press the leaves flat

between blotting paper

overnight Overlay three leaves around the base of a red candle, leaving a space leaves

below

for the candle to

around the candle

fit

in the holder.

Overlap

to resemble petals, securing with

raffia.

by punching designs

cans and setting candles inside

Food Comfort foods

Decor Hang

in advance.

Invite Attach labels to packs of sparklers.

Invite Send packages of sparkling moondust and invite guests to

For a

{see

{see

mashed

in tin

below and page IS).

potatoes,

bananas

page 24), toasted marshmallows.

chocolate, mulled

wine

page 43), Irish coffee {seepage

{see

13),

page 91), Swedish

and spiced

cider.

1

Thanksgiving

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CELEBRATE

ON THE FOURTH THURSDAY

NOVEMBER

IN

BY

GATHERING FAMILY

AND FRIENDS TO

GOOD THINGS

FOR THE

<

THANKS

GIVE

IN LIFE.

TO

TRANSFORM A TABLECLOTH FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER,

DIP THE

VEINED SIDES OF PRESSED LEAVES

AND STAMP ONTO

IN FABRIC PAINT

THE CLOTH. IRON ON THE DRIED DESIGN.

-

Thanksgiving Dinner For

pla<

mi

e

iixgs, paixi

veined

iiii

DRIED, PRESSED LEAVES WITH

sidi

Thanksgiving Menu

01

CORNBREAD

EMULSION OR POSTER

AND STAMP ONTO RECTANGLES OF CARDBOARD.

PAINT

When

dry,

i

i

i

around

maii

prim, fold

iiii

i

Food

Serve roasl turkey garnished with halved Clementine

shells filled

(5Ei

Box id Stuffed Turki

IBOVf).

with blueberries and cranberries.

Decor

Prinl

Use

man)

as

NAME

leal

.1

and place

tablecloth

differenl leaves

possible.

.is

settings isaabove)

MaJ

cornucopia centerpiece for the table by wrapping and taping cardboard

foam Remove papier-mache paste Put

the

on

cone and

around

the loam,

d

cone-shaped piece

and covei

11

cardboard with

with twi

Place the cornucopia

on

1

When

and out

three coats inside seal

the

ol florist's

made from newspaper and

strips

1

1

iats

a table ,)n

H

Twig Make

A

Pinecone Bundles

Fir Tree

TREE shape from

FIR

stiff

wire. Paint a clay pot, stand the

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Q

trunk

tree

in

pour

it,

These bundles make attractive scented Christmas decorations.

cakes baked in cans

in plaster of

on

a tray

and

warm, dry

place.

Dot glue

Place pinecones Paris.

When

set,

let

dry

cover with moss.

out

in a

Attach bundles of twigs to the tree

onto each

then sprinkle with

scale,

with wire. Thread cranberries >-

H

glitter.

onto

string,

and zigzag

it

make

lovely gifts. Ice

Glue a long length of ribbon

up to the base of each cone, then gather

the

<

Tiny Christmas

securing with wire at

tree,

ten cones

and

the ribbons into

tie

Attach dried orange

intervals

a slices (see

page 44), rag bows,

baubles,

and holly

bow. Attach end

a

bundle to

of a shell

sprinkle the

as a

cones with a star

and

them and then wrap

either

little

pine

oil.

in plastic

(see below).

wrap.

Luminary room

This lantern gives a

a wonderful Christmas Cut a rectangle of

feel.

thick, colored,

corrugated cardboard to measure 8 x 24in (20 x 60cm). Score a line ever)' 6in

(15cm)

down

the long edge

of the card. Cut a Christmas shape,

such as a

star,

angel, or holly, out of

each quarter. Glue waxed paper

behind each shape, then

fold

and

stand the cardboard over a nightlight.

Oak Leaf Runner FOR A QUICK

strip

Wreath

table, take

a

of corded ribbon about 2in

(5cm) wide and longer than the

shapes

at

at least

both ends of the ribbon.

Glue a small pinecone ribbon

at

then glue

40in (lm)

Cut "V"

table.

to the

both ends of the large, dried

Use A YULE LOG

Thread red and green

decoration to

run the length of a

Yule Log

Chili

table,

oak leaves

along the length of the ribbon.

on lengths of

string,

warm, dry place harden. chilies

When

around

to

and hang

chilies in

a

Find a stout, gnarled silver birch or

apple tree surface so

dry out and

they are dry, glue the a simple cane wreath,

log. it

seven %in (2cm) deep by

Stand a candle

When

each hole and

covered,

ribbon and hang up.

tic

with

on

squarely and '/.in

wide holes evenly along the top.

is

Put the log

sits

following the weave of the wreath. the wreath

as a centerpiece.

decorate with holly.

in

a flat drill

(2cm)

S

Draw

a six-pointed snowflake

weight cardboard. Cut out the shape craft knife or

on the card using a scalpel.

Hold the card template

lightly

spray through

the shape, using fake aerosol snow. Carefully

repeat

remove the

stencil

and

randomly over the windows

form a snowy

&

Ice Party

HAVING CHRISTMAS

THROW A

Ask children

SNOWY

CHILDREN'S

PARTY'.

Hold

races,

and

then

with hot chocolate with

marshmallows

floating

children into groups

group

IN

to bring gloves, hats,

a sled or toboggan.

warm up

firmly against the inside of a clean

window, and

IF

CLIMES,

shape onto a sheet of medium-

to

Fire

no wf lake Scene

on

top. Divide

and ask each

to build the best

snowman.

ice

cake and

hand out

scene. to illuminate the

Ask guests to bring

gifts

of

a set amount. Fill

a

box with shredded paper

and bury

the

gifts

as guests arrive.

After dinner, take turns picking

a

gift. If

very

you know your

well,

it

guests

can be more fun to

names

sparklers

them

way home.

in a hat,

out,

draw

and enclose

in the invitations.

Christmas

Menu

Smoked Salmon Triangles (see PAGE 95)

•

Boned Stuffed Turkey (.SEEPAGE 103)

pommes dauphinois (seepage 106)

Roasted Parsnips

Plum Pudding

(5££ page 110)

Paper Chains

Swedish

For a glittering

Glogg

Paper chains are simple to

PUT A FEW PLUMP

make, and children can help.

Christmas Cut two long

strips

tree,

deck

and blanched almonds

in the

base

of six glasses. Pour a bottle of red

wine strip at right angles to the

branches in white,

into a pot.

sticks,

8

cardamom

Fold one strip over the other at right

and crease the

fold. Repeat,

frosted glass,

and

Add

(150ml)

'Apt

vodka, 5 cloves, 2 cinnamon

other and staple the ends in place.

angles,

raisins

of crepe paper

each about 2in (5cm) wide. Lay one

end of each

pods, and

Bring almost to

sugar to

taste.

the boil,

remove from the

heat,

folding the strips alternately over strain,

each other until the paper

is

then pour into glasses.

used Let the glogg stand overnight

up. then staple the

ends together.

shimmering

silver.

> 73

buy anonymous

presents for

specific friends. Put guests'

cream birthday

Enjoy an

Secret Santa Party

in the

pot for a stronger drink.

Christmas Swags Hang decorative fireplaces, Thinly place

dried fruit swags from

along

and down

shelves,

oranges and lemons into

slice

ihcm on wire racks

in

banisters.

cm) slues and

i

over baking sheets Bake

set

275°F (140°C) for 7-8 horns with the oven door

have dried and are no longer

the slices

slues

at intervals,

the fruii

sticky

Check the

let

cool.

Thread the

si

alternately with dried cranberries, bay leaves, small hearts,

Remove

since drying lime can vary greatly

from the oven and

at

ajar, until

wooden

whole dried pomegranates, and ribbon bows onto

long lengths ol jute siring and hang them up

For original glittering place

settings, spell

out guests' initials

using gold- and

silver- colored

sugar almonds or dragees.

J

/

^ ^

V Silver Costumes Whether silver ,ini

I

thai

Gold Party

&.

guests dress from head to toe in

don one item

gold, or simply

clothing or

makeup,

glitter

s-

this

oi

color theme

colored is

one

even the mosl reluctanl fancy-dress parly

Homemade Crackers BUY CRACKER SNAPS

and in

guest can join in with

roll into

one lube

gift,

old

w

len

i

hairs,

paint,

hang evenly from both and

and

I'l.u

1

lem),

e a

snap

ends, then stufl a small

a party hat inside. Glue the lube hallwi\

the long edge ol a 15 x

10m

152 \

two

repe paper Lay the

other tubes

25cm) piece

ol

a!

both ends

ol

Transform inexpensive glasses with the glued tube, leaving a

swirls of gold

bang when

[15 x

Sin

then spray i

them with gold

possible, so the crackers

three tubes, securing each with tape to

a silly joke,

down Decor Sand

if

pulled ("ui three squares of cardboard o \ 4

silver glass paint iseepagc28)

1

in

(3cm) gap between

Tie linen

them.

Wrap

the crepe paper

around

the lubes

napkins with thick gold braid

and glue

rood i

akes

i

n

ii

e

i

ream w

ith

tiny,

edible silver halls

in place. Tie

bows

Guild food with edible loose-leal gold, and cover '

/

Remi

in

gold siring into

the gaps

ive the

end

between the mils rolls

and den

irate

New

Scottish

New

Year's

Greet the new year

Eve

guests to dress in kilts

Drinks

GATHER WITH FRIENDS TO

SEE IN

Entertainment

NEW YEAR HAND OUT AND MAKE

HORNS,

AS

AND

BELLS

MUCH

and

NOISE AS

Light

Jt'ST

AFTER MIDNIGHT, throw open your

"first-foot" to

empty-handed brings bad salt,

or whisky.

If

door and

front

your neighbor's home. Take a

- arriving

gift

luck. Gifts often include coal, bread,

first-footers arrive at

them with whisky and shortbread

to

your home, welcome

ensure a happy

new

year.

Tartan Trimmings BRIGHTEN UP tartan trim.

plain napkins

Sew wide

lengths of colorful tartan ribbon onto

the edges of the fabric to

theme by painting design, then plant

and tablecloths by adding a

form

a border.

Continue the tartan

a terra cotta pot with a bright tartan it

with heather or a flowering plant.

>

Shortbread Boxes

Offer tartan boxes of shortbread to first-footers

or departing guests. Traditionally, the shortbread is

shaped

Paint a

box

in triangles. a bright color with poster or

emulsion

paint.

Glue a length of tartan ribbon around the edge of the box gluing any excess width of ribbon inside the box. To rosette,

gluing

loop another length of tartan ribbon it

in place

each time

it

eight times,

crosses the center.

neather, lavender or artificial flowers, sticking

box with

tissue

paper and

fill

Add

them

between the rosette loops, and glue the rosette Line the

lid,

make

dried

in place

to the box.

with shortbread.

a

(see

up

ribbon and ask

in the

new

the garden with flaming torches,

bells to

up

sound

the radio

in the

new

and year.

year by singing "auld lang syne," (see

<

page 91).

fireworks display. Dance the evening

handing out horns and

then go first-footing

First-footing

a tartan tartan.

to Scottish reels before turning

Welcome

POSSIBLE AT MIDNIGHT!

wine

treat guests to a

away

and

style.

Float aromatic clove-studded orange slices in

glasses of mulled

THE

true Scottish

in

Invite Tie invitations with

Year's Eve

left).

> 70

Candle Table

For a potentially

Setting

1 3

new

prosperous

Create a dramatic centerpiece

New

for a

Year's

shallow glass bowl with

table. Fill a

water and

year, enclose a

on

h-

float green,

scented candles

the surface. Stand small

and

little

lottery ticket in

pebbles. Light the candles

New Year

Spanish fiesta

new

to see in the

and serve

a ring of

flal

and enjoy

year cards.

Spanish A

candles

around the edge of the bowl.

Surround the candles with

new

fat

plants set with tapers

alternately

<

Eve dinner or buffet

is

Year's Eve

Asparagus and Lime Pasta

Drink cava

and

tortilla, paella,

(5£E PAGE 94)

shrimp, crabs and oysters on an ice tray [seepage 7S).

Menu

way

a gre.u

year.

New

•

Boelt en Crolte

Give each

(see page 102)

guest twelve grapes just before

midnight. The tradition eat a grape

midnight. The

good

to bring

to eat

Chinese Chinese

"Kuntj

Ha

fill

•

many

Mincemeat Christmas Bombe

year.

(see page

year's

and

good-

sign off with

Chof, which means

"we hope you get

rich" For a part)'

in

line.

paper lanterns

[see righl).

banquet of Chinese sel

delicate

Serve a

delicacies

and

off firecrackers at midnight.

Mark

three

x 8in

lin (2.5cm)

frame

in

a

lines at '/An

(1.5cm)

each of the four equal

and

cut out the center of each.

newspaper or

panel, glue a tassel

hang up with marked

more

Draw

6in (15cm) intervals.

Stick

and hang up

D>

from one of the short ends and mark

with a

sections

gold,

2514

20cm) wide. Measure

(65 x

decorate the venue

in reds, purples,

10)

Oriental Lanterns

with a splash of bright color,

and

1

Cut gold cardboard

in

Attach invitations to

fortune cookies or Chinese luck calendars

Carrot and Zucchini Medley

said

New Year

new

style.

is

luck for that

months of the new

Celebrate

Festive Phyllo Pie (see pace 107)

to try to

number of grapes

manages

a person

is

on each chime of

lines

tissue inside ea< h

on each

corner,

and

wire. Fold the card at the

and glue the long tab

the furthest panel to

make

to

a square.

J

,

Lf

Taboo

Party

Pick A

up

Games

WORD

that often

conversation, such as

in

or

"yes," "no," "and," it

comes

and make

"I,"

taboo. Choose one guest to be

questioned by the others in turn,

games help break the

who

make

try to

The

the taboo word.

between guests.

ice

the

game

for the

is

to last a full

don't forget to buy

Name SOMEONE

AS

being caught or hesitating. This

Play THIS

count to 100 while

else to

the chosen person hides. Guests set off to find

when someone

"it";

does, he or

she hide too in the same place. This

becomes harder

more and more

as

The object

guests find the hiding place.

of the

game

into the

those

is

to squeeze

looking.

Warn

hide in a bathtub -

enough

everyone

same space without

still

for

it is

more than

alerting

comes

into his head.

first

A

closely

word

word

first

that isn't

enough associated with the

previous word. That guest drops out.

and

a

new word.

instead.

Guests dance to music

around a

line

of cushions.

the music stops, each

When

must dive

onto a cushion. Whoever does not get a cushion

Continue

is

out.

until there

a winner.

is

The advantage of musical

begins, starting

Play until there

is

is

fall

off a cushion.

Divide GUESTS

into

standing in two

lines.

at the front

two teams, The players

begin with a bottle

clenched between their knees. This

should be passed to the knees of

someone breaks

by saying a word

new game

musical chairs, but using cushions

Pass the Bottle

second

associated with the

until

you would

that guests cannot break or

word. The word chain continues

the chain

as

not strong

three people!

guest must quickly answer with a

around the group

GAME

cushions over musical chairs

INVITE A GUEST to say the

somehow

seems.

guests not to

Associations that

it

is

Musical Cushions

and ask

"IT"

with a

a winner

the next team

member without

being touched by any hands.

someone drops

knees.

first

bottle along the

If

the bottle, he or

she must retrieve

The

>

minute without

not as easy as

Sardines

<

object of

chosen guest

forthe winners.

prizes

everyone

the person say

it

with the

team to pass the

whole

line wins.

H

\

V \

\

A

for an

EXTRA-SPECIAL

FAMILY CELEBRATION,

birthday,

CHOOSE A

wedding anniversary, or

SPECTACULAR SETTING.

INVENTIVE VENUES FOR PARTIES RANGE FROM A

SUN-BAKED VINEYARD HOME. AN awe-inspiring

SNOWY

SKI

LODGE OR

to an ancient castle or stately

NATURAL

WONDER

SUCH AS

SPECIAL

OCCASIONS A CAVE OR WATERFALL MAKES A CREATIVE SETTING, OR OPT FOR A

MODERN MINIMALIST

feel in

an

ice

rink ultra-chic

ART GALLERY. OR NIGHTCLUB. FOR THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL-OCCASION PARTY PLAN AN

OUT'OF'TH S'WORLD I

HOT-AIR BALLOON, TAKE TO THE SKIES

FAIRGROUND, OR VIEW

LIFE IN

ON

A

EXPERIENCE: RENT A

FERRIS

WHEEL

AT A

THE SEA FROM A GLASS-BOTTOMED BOAT.

Black Tie 21st Party

Birthdays

On

A SOX'S OR daughter's 21st birthday, hold a

PARTY THEY WILL ALWAYS

BE IT

AN 8TH OR AN 80TH BIRTHDAY ORGANIZING

TARTY. A LITTLE

INVITE THEIR

Invite Incorporate a photograph of the host as a baby.

IN

Food

>-

REMEMBER AND

ER1EXDS TO DRESS UP FOR A BLACK-TIE EVENING.

ADVANCE CAN TRANSFORM THE

Hire caterers

and

treat guests to a

formal three-

course meal.

OCCASION. NOT EVERYONE LOVES

Decor Give

the

venue a sophisticated look with masses

of black, white, and silver balloons and streamers.

HUGE

PARTIES,

SO MATCH NUMBERS Table Use plain white tablecloths and interweave wide

TO THE GUEST OF HONORS

strips

of brightly colored crepe paper on top to achieve a

modern

PREFERENCE. DON'T FORGET TO

PROVIDE PLENTY OF FINGER FOOD

plaid effect.

Use clashing color combinations such

as orange

and pink or lime green and

streamers,

and

silly

Entertainment Find

AS

WELL AS A DELICIOUS BIRTHDAY

while guests

eat.

a stand-up

PAGES

(SEE

116-17).

D>

Invite friexds to a night at the Oscars.

Theme

each table to a different monte, and ask guests to dress as characters from a movie.

Costumes such

Guests could dress as characters from movies

as: The Thief of Bagdad, Barbarella,

Cabinet,

Some

Like

Saturday Night

Decor Make

It

Hoi The Magnificent

Fever,

a

Cyrano de

Bm

Hut, La Dolce

Seven,

silver stars

ball

on

from the

huge papier-mache Oscar

Drinks arrival.

tablecloths

Build a

and

Hang

(see right).

set

to stand at

from cardboard,

champagne

Entertainment Take each

stars

up moving

and a

band

and Ginger Rogers

on

cocktails to order.

guest's

to play

glitter

spotlights.

photograph next to the

Oscar. Place silver-sprayed disposable cameras

Hire a

and

fountain to greet guests

Have a bartender mixing

isee right).

Fair Lady,

as stencils to spray cascades of gold

ceiling,

Vita,

Bergerac, Star Wars, Tilanu

the entrance. Cut five-pointed star shapes

and use them

M\

comedian

on

movie scores or Fred

look-alikes to start the dancing.

tables

Astaire

to

perform

room

younger guests can enjoy

themselves dancing to the beat of a

Oscar Night

poppers,

After the meal, set aside a separate

for older guests to adjourn to so

CAKE

red. Pile part)'

string in the center of each table.

dj.

1

Orient Express Birthday

Enjoy a day of mystery and

Hire a restored steam train for a special birthday celebration, and relive the heyday

suspense with a murder-mystery

of the 1920s and Agatha Christie. Invite Print invitations to look

party on a

train.

Ask

guests to

Costumes Adopt

n

like railroad tickets.

women

period costume, with

> t—

and

in flapper dresses

men

dress in 1920s-style clothing,

and

feather boas,

in suits. Dress catering staff

in Twenties-style butler

and maid costumes.

O n n > on

and hook a jazz hand

to

Music

go

Food {see

along on the

trip.

Hire a jazz

band

to

welcome guests aboard.

Serve delicious canapes such as salmon pinwheels

page 86), cheese twists

quail eggs

and smoked

Entertainment Host

(sec

page 88),

a

murder-mystery game, with

When

a friend or family member has a milestone

and spend an afternoon

suspense as you discover whodunit.

Back to School Party

or 60

Life begins at 40, 50,

with

blini

fish (see page 89).

friends playing different roles, in delicious

and

Enjoy an evening of teenage nostalgia, as

you and your friends go back to school for

birthday, be sure to celebrate in style.

the night. Invite Secretly borrow the address book of your friend or relative,

and

list

everyone

on

the need for secrecy

Decor Ask

who

should be

Emphasize

friends to help decorate the

Costumes ponytail

the invitations.

take the unsuspecting guest of Collect a selection of

invited.

venue while others

honor out

Dress as you did at school, complete with

and bobby

Decor Ask

socks, saddle shoes

photographs of the birthday guest from

to guess

skirts.

guests to provide school-age photos of

themselves in advance.

for the day.

and poodle

who

is

Hang them on

the wall

and

try

who.

childhood onward. Enlarge them on a photocopier, paste

Alusk to boards with captions,

Play the soundtrack to the

Fable Cover

Food

movie

table tops with sheets of

plywood painted

Serve the guest of honor's favorite meal, whether

with blackboard paint. Write the dinner pizza,

Grease.

and arrange around the venue.

menu

in chalk

hot dogs, or loads of pastries and cakes.

on

Entertainment guest of

Invite guests to

honor through the next

buy

presents to help the

the tables

and hand out chalk

for guests to write

messages and play word games.

ten years. Gifts could

Food

Serve dishes that are favorites with children. For

include a massage, golf lessons, a spa treatment, or a dessert,

pedicure. Alternatively, several friends could joint

gift,

such as a

cruise, flying lessons,

buy

or a

destination the birthday guest has always

bake a huge birthday cake

{see

page

1

7).

a significant

flight to

wanted

a

to visit.

Games

Play

associations,

games such and sardines

as musical cushions, {see

page 47).

o z

v

Asian Banquet COOK YOUR OWN

Will ["HER VOL'

DISHES

OR BUY

THEM FROM A LOCAL RESTAURANT, A BANQUET OF THAI OR CHINESE

FOOD ALWAYS LOOKS STUNNING.

Bamboo Candles A

square glass vase makes an attractive vessel for

the vase

deep. Secure the

is

ol the vast-

Invite

Altai h in

.1

pair ol

wooden

bamboo

display Cut lengths of green

with

and

raffia

bamboo

to the

this

same

candle

height as

lengths to the outside

the (enter with tightly packed

fill

chopsticks.

long while tapers.

> H

Decor Arrange

Iwislcd willow, single stems of orchid, or

bamboo

elegant vases

Gather

< piles

in

tall,

a collection oi

on empty

and

set

around

the

room

smooth pebbles and arrange

Orchid Napkins

in

surfaces. Roll Lip neatly a

Idble Spread comfortable cushions on the floor around a

low

table.

Cover the

table with sheets

newspaper and place Bamboo Candles as a centerpiece. Lay out below)

I'OOil filled

from an Asian {see right)

Onhul Napkins

on top

(seeright

and

white fabric napkin, then

flatten

Fold an 8 x 12in (20 x 50cm) strip of newspaper lengthwise,

Tuck

and wrap around

a pair of chopsticks

under the paper

with tape.

ii

and

strip,

slightly.

in hall

the napkin, securing

orchid, jasmine flower or fortune cookie

ii

place an

on top

and serve food from bamboo steamers.

Complement

the

menu

{see right)

with

rice

bowls

Banquet Menu

with shrimp toasl and dishes of dipping sautes

Dlillks Serve jasmine in delicate

tea,

warm

sake, or

plum wine

&

Sweet

Sour Shrimp

(sei

vagi 94)

Chinese teacups.

Thai Green Curry

(see page 103)

Green Vegetables

Stir-fried

(see page 105)

Noodles Plain Boiled Thai Fragrant Rice

Coconut

Ice

Cream

(see page 113)

MONEY-NO-OBJECT PRESENTS Swimming

with dolphins

Flying lesson

Skiing lessons

*

Flight

i

A Gliding

lesson

Vintage car racing

on Concorde

Lunch

at the Eiffel

Golj lessons Trip to

*

New

*

York

*

Trip to

Power boat racing Tower

lei

San Fransisco

Riding lessens

skiing

* Recordasong

Scuba diving

-k

London tour

k

Off-road driving

I

-k

Health-club membership

While-water rafting Waterskiing lessons

Balloon flight

African safari

-

-k

lessons

Whale watching

Salsa-dancing lessons

Nile cruise -k Parachute

jump

Knniversaries SHOWING

A PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM

A COUPLE'S YEARS TOGETHER MAKES A LOVELY GIFT. INTERVIEW FAMILY FRIENDS,

AND

AND ASK THEM TO SHARE

THEIR MEMORIES BY DONATING A PHOTO FOR THE ALBUM.

To

make a

personalized plate

> xy

'T5a»

.P*

for an anniversary couple,

ask guests

sign their

to

*

name Night of Nostalgia

on a white platter using quick-

INVITE GUESTS married

in:

to dress in clothing

1940s' clothing;

dress; wide, flared skirts

drying ceramic paint.

Anniversary Themes Is!

- paper

fruit

7th - woolen

Wth-lin

*^ffl

and flowers

•

*

- cotton

-k 5th

*

20l/i - china

35th - coral 55lh -

3rd-

*

- wood

Slh - bronze

*

12th -silk, fine linen

leather

6th - sugar

9th - pottery

•

IJfh

-

•*•

and

sequins for the 1970s; and

power

for the 1980s. Hire a dj or

band

in the year

Look, or military

leather jackets for the 1950s;

and beards

you

for the 1960s; disco

dressing shoulder pads to play the

music that

married.

Anniversary at the Races RENT A VINTAGE CAR and spend an

anniversary at the

races. Meet with friends, and picnic on champagne

before making your

way

aystal

• 25th - silver • 30th - pearl • 40th - ruby • 50th - golden emerald * 60th - diamond

65th - blue sapphire

kaftans, beads,

was popular

Wedding

4th -

hippy

from the era you

New

postwar

a section for the day. Set

by asking them

to the racetrack

up

to place a set

amount

everyone to pick winners for each for a winner, five points for

70th - platinum

points for third place.

and occupying

a betting pool

second

Ask

in a hat.

race:

Whoever has

between guests

award ten points

place,

and

three

the highest

number

of points at the end of the day takes the winnings.

Ideas for

Theme

The

anus

Theme

*

Antarctica

Robbers and outlaws

Parties

wrestlers

Dracula

TH ROW A THEME PARTY TO MARK

ANY OCCASION: A REUNION. <

BECAUSE YOU

Beaujolais Celebrate

when the

WANT TO

•

Jaws

Imps and goblins

•

lulius Caesar

-k

Carmen Miranda

Aladdin

Superman

OR JUST

-

*

* Batman and Robin

Cartoons

-*•

Elvis

RETIREMENT GRADUATION

*

and geisha girls

Shakespeare's plays

Tintin

* Angeb

The Addams Family

Victorian days -k

Sumo

*

Parties

•

*

•

Dracula

World

leaders

Beauty and the Beast

The Three Musketeers^ Matadors

The Godfather

* Mary

Poppins

PARTY.

Nouveau Party wine

latest Beaujolais

reaches the stores each november. Invite Send invitations out on mini French

(lags.

one

third to dress

third of the guests to dress in blue,

in white,

Music

and one

one

Ask

third to dress in red.

Play Edith Piaf or Django Reinhardt's hot jazz.

Food Ask

guests to bring a portion of their favorite

_.__

French cheese, while you supply bread, wine, and grapes.

Entertainment each other

teams

Pit

in different

colors against

of races and games

in a series

(see

page 47)

Costume Ideas for Gangsters Party

Recreate the Chicago of Al Capone and the

Take inspiration from Bonnie and Clyde, Bugs)

M

\lone,

Fedoras

*

and James Cagney

Cigarette holders

*

Tommy guns * Kohl-rimmed Black

lie

*

Patent leather shoes

Cloche hats

Bobbedhair

-*

Feather boas

*

eyes

*

*

films.

maps

+

Spats

Large overcoats

Silk stockings

Cupid-bow

*

prohibition,

their girlfriends

Dress in flapper dresses, or as dancing

exotic costumes

guns

(seelefi)

Decor Keep lips

when gangsters and

haunted notorious speakeasies. Costumes

sails

Dancer's feather costumes

Fake-fin

*

Sharp

Prohibition Party

a

windows.

to

Wear sharp complete the

the lighting

Set

suits

and bring toy

girls in

Tommy

outfit

low and intimate and black out

up a bar with

the

a bartender in suspenders.

Sequins

Dlillks Serve "bootleg" bourbon. Ask the bartender to make

champagne

cocktails {seepage 90)

and pink gins

(seepage 91)

For a 1950s

tabic,

use a pastel

v

& 60s

50s

Coffeehouse Party

Evoke the era of swinging coffeehouses, when the Beach Boys surfed the

tablecloth.

Lay a runner

Costumes Bomber hooped

cloth, place old

45s on

summer

away.

over the

and

top,

petticoats,

Decor Deck

the

jackets,

white T-shirts and jeans,

pedal pushers, and twin

room

and

in pastel blues

sets.

pinks. Rent

n > i—

a

cover with clear

jukebox and clear space for

Music

I

Food

Elvis,

Frankie Avalon,

Burgers,

fries,

and

ice

jiving.

and The Beach Boys.

cream sundaes.

o n n > on

and

Dl'illks Cappuccino, milkshakes,

plastic.

ice

cream sodas.

o

Informal Party Menu Cheese Twists

(.see

page 88)

Bruschetta with Toppings -

(see page 89)

•

Asparagus

& Lime

Pasta

(see page 94)

•

Chicken with Figs

(see page 99)

Minted Potato Salad Pesto Couscous Salad

(see page 104)

(see page 105)

•

Chocolate Tart

Costume Ideas for a

Crepe Party

1970s Nostalgia Party

Serve a variety of sweet and savory fillings

for guests to eat with crepes.

Food

lemon with a length of

include grated cheeses, creamed ice

cream and

nuts,

catch

pan. See it

in the

who

pan.

then attach

fillings.

These could

mushrooms and

asparagus,

maple syrup, chocolate, lemon, and

Entertainment Ask in the

label,

raffia.

Offer a selection of delicious

guests to help

k Mini and maxi skirls Hot pants k Jeans k Kaftans * Glitter and gold lame Blue eyeshadow -k Capes and long scarves k Denim jackets Bell-bottom jeans -k Culottes k Safety Pins k Longhair Beards k Wooden beads -k Sandals k Mohawk hairstyles

Platform shoes -k Crocheted outfits

Invite Write the invitation on a baggage to a fresh

(see page 108)

you

flip

sugar.

the crepes

can toss the crepe highest and

still

Tom

clothes -k Leather jackets

5

GREAT COMPANY a party with

is

the essence of an enjoyable event, and

CLOSE FRIENDS

can

be as

formal or informal

YOU CHOOSE. WHETHER PLANNING A VALENTINE'S DAY

AS

A LUNCH. BRUNCH. SPECIAL BY

DINNER

OR

PARTY, MAKE

HAVING THE ROOM AND FOOD LOOK

SURPRISE.

GUESTS FEEL

SPECTACULAR.

INTIMATE PART E S I

GIVE A DINNER CELEBRATION AN INTIMATE BY

SERVING

COORDINATED INSTANT

FOOD

ON

OVERSIZED

PLATTERS.

ATMOSPHERE.

OIL LAMPS

RESTAURANT WHITE

PLATES

FEEL

OR

ON

OR CANDLELIGHT CREATE

MAXIMIZE

LIGHTING

BY

SURROUNDING AN AREA WITH PLENTY OF MIRRORS OR ARRANGE

TINY WHITE LIGHTS around

a

room or

yard.

Aphrodisiacs

Valentine's

The following foods are reputed to have aphrodisiac properties:

Day

< Q

FOR BREAKFAST.

FILL

THE

ROOM WITH

Ginseng

SALMON AND SCRAMBLED

Lobstei

--

+

Truffles

Scallops >-

*

Eds Mussels

Steaks

Clams * Chocolate

AND

EGGS.

ON HEARTS HArED

*

-> Saffron

This

*

* Oysters

soup * Cockles *

Anchovies

<

SERVE

Caviar

A

Pomegranates Bird's nest

COOK SMOKED

FRESH BLOOMS. THEN

«!

Asparagus

TOAST.

Valentine's Dinner Surprise your Valentine by transforming a

room

at

home

into a bistro for the night.

Invite Request your Valentine's presence by sending a

menu

Decor ii

isf

in a Valentine's

/()()(/

around

card.

with a while

Se1 the table

petals

Day

Light the

it.

<

loth

and

room with

scented candles

Serve a gourmel meal for two, preparing as

much

mixed

olives

as possible in advance. Begin with garlicky [see

scatter red

and champagne. Follow with

page 89), crudites,

oysters, seared tuna (seepage 100), and. for dessert,

passion

fruit sorbet.

A

Romantic Surprises Show now much you

care by treating your

PARTNER rO A VALENTINE'S

D.Vi

to

REMEMBER.

Valentine's Day Treats

• For tiny

a messy sirprise,

Send the Pick

up

i

our partner

fill

a Valentine's

Day card with

heart-shaped confetti cut from red tissue paper confetti with a card

made by sewing two

in ihe countr]

-

Take your patina

York, Fiji, or

Declare

Book orchestra Treat

Honolulu i

our

+

!oi e in

Send a

seals at the theater

your partnet

to a

red rose ever]

a new spapei

*

felt

o\

spa

stick

plain,

handmade

card,

and

fill

with the confetti.

hour

Serve a Valentine's Day meal from hand-decorated

ad

Enjoj lunch

massage

oil,

to Paris, Venice,

onto a Veil

red

above)

a chauffeur-driven limousine

in

heart shapes together Mull, scent with lavender Roil a house

[see

on a boat

trip

plates. Painl

while china with hearts, cupids, arrows, and

roses,

using quick-drying paint.

• A

Valentine's Day pizza indulges those who

the simpler things in

life

Cut

dough and top with your

a large heart

prefer

shape out of pizza

partner's favorite

fillings.

Parties for

Friends some of the best parties begin quiet night with friends. so

as a

when

throwing an informal. intimate party.

try not to overplan.

A

The Dessert Club

Napkin Roses

Desserts are often the best part of a meal, so

When

1wite friends for an evening consisting only of

put extra thought into

their favorite desserts.

make

a

best friends party together,

napkin

rose,

details -

its

to

miniature boxes of

down

hand

side.

Loosely

roll

the napkin

up from

edge around the index finger of your Serve rim' portions of each dessert so that each guest

can try a

feu-.

(see

page

1

12),

melba

and any other

trifle

{seepage 111), tarte

layers loosely

enough

left

left-

the bottom

au

favorite desserts.

your index

finger,

hand.

Wrap

the

for there to be a small gap

between each. Tightly pinch the napkin

Offer hazelnut meringue cake (seepage 10S),

tiramisu {seepage 109), peach citron

the

truffles

or chocolates.

Food

to

spread out a red or pink two-ply

paper napkin, and make a 4in (10cm) fold Invite Attach invitations

good

even the napkins. To

and remove your

at the

finger.

end of

Hold the

napkin beneath the flower and form a stem by twisting each hand in opposite directions. Repeat with several

Drinks Serve

cardamom

dessert wines. After, offer coffee flavored with

napkins and place the napkin roses

in a

vase or basket.

or cinnamon.

Pampering Night

Ladies'

Ask friends to contribute a

set

Throw a party

at

which people

amount of money

and hire a beautician, hairdresser, and masseur to come to your

home for the

evening.

Spend the evening with a small group of catching

made in

snacks, or

advance and

refrigerate

freeze

or

them

for later.

tips.

Buy ready-

and impersonate

close friends,

up on news while enjoying treatments and

swapping beauty

dress as

one of

their closest friends

make canapes

the evening.

for

o

you for

Invite friends id join

a dinner pakd

<

Quiz Night

Backward Bash in reverse.

I'll

YOUR GUESTS' WITS

Armchair Sports

against each

other hv holding a qui/ night

home.

at

Ask questions on categories such as

.

uj

Invile Send oul invitations

Q

written back-to-front [seepage

general knowledge, history, sports,

a

a televised

|||\(,

Invite friends to join

you play

Serve the entire meal

friends, watt

sports event.

and

W) movies. Hold

Food

Arrange an afternoon with

you on

ol a televised football

few notes

hom

CDs on

piano or

cassettes oi

a

well-known chips, pizza,

°-

and minis, and ending with

olives

keyboard and ask guests

In

and

artist,

song

title,

and year

game

Award guests

willi a glass ol pori

evening with

the

at

and

Serve

and encourage

m

their team's colors

release

ol

and

Drinks Meet

beer,

guess the friends to dress

and canapes.

day

game, auto

racing event, or baseball i_

backward, starting with coffee

the

music contest, where

a

bring whistles and horns lo

lo

prizes to the winners

door

cheer them on

finish the

aperitifs

Games Evening Ask everyone

to arrive

with a

couple of favorile board panics Separate guests into differenl

teams and hold a contest to see

which team

winner. For a

livelier

intersperse board

more

is

1

tin

outrighl

evening,

games with

active ones, siuh as

blindman's Null [seepage pass the bottle

[see

19)

and

page 47)

*t

SEAT PEOPLE around

where guests

Chairs

the dinner

table before serving the meal.

party,

Personalized

Icebreakers

Hold a hat

Ask St'RPRIsi

them each

in

turn lo

tell

often

about themselves

-

(

LOSE FRIENDS

who

a secret

come

for

dinner by

the funnier the

personalizing chairs with their

so

must wear

silliest

hi, the better.

their

hat all

*

ASK

Till:

to

open

tin-

FIRS!

door

PI

They can chat together second guest has

to

lor the next person.

evening.

RSON

at a

parly

lor the next guest.

the

Continue

everyone has arrived.

this,

covers out

canvas

door

until

ol

to

lit

chair backs. Stencil friends'

on

until the

answer

make spare

names, To do

the canvas

page 78)

(see

and pul

over

names

personalized napkins,

the chair backs in

place heli rx Me your guesis arrive. piace

1

Dinner Party Menu

Greek

Invite friends to earn their

Smoked Salmon Triangles

Dancing Party

dinner by helping you paint

(see page 95)

HOUSEWARMING

Enjoy a fun, noisy evening

•

your home.

Monkfish When you move

into a

new

house,

&

Ask guests

brushes and

rollers,

Offer simple mcf-style food

to bring paint-

and then

Tuscan Bean Salad

get

and

(see pace 104)

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

everyone to work for an hour or two, stripping wallpaper

drinking rustic wine.

(seepage 101)

persuade friends to help with the decorating.

and

eating delicious meze

Bacon Kabobs

such as

olives

Drink wine,

painting.

and

leaves, feta salad

mixed

(seepage 107)

tzatziki, stuffed

[see

>

vine

garlicky

page 89).

retsina,

>

or ouzo,

7°

Reward your helpers by cooking

then link arms in a

a

circle

and

Chocolate Roulade meal

hard work.

after all the

dance to Greek (.SEE

folk music.

PAGE 109)

< Make origami tabic decorations

using colored paper

and

use them as

place settings.

Oysters

&

Celebrate the day of Ireland's

PATRON SAINT,

March

St.

More

Guinness PATRICK,

ON

Icebreakers

As GUESTS

*-

of

ARRIVE, pin the name

someone famous

to their backs.

Guests must discover

17th.

who

they are by

Wine-tasting Party ASK FRIENDS TO BRING BOTTLES OF WINE OF DIFFERENT VALUES

AND COUNTRIES OF

ORIGIN.

asking questions to which others can

Buy

Drink glasses of Guinness, eat oysters,

only answer

and serve Light the

candles

room with

(see

page 3

),

oyster

and

dance the night away to the

fiddles

sound of and

pipes.

a selection of bread, crackers,

"yes" or "no"

cheese,

a traditional Irish stew. ir

INVITE EACH GUEST

at a dinner

party to talk to the stranger on the right. After

some

time, ask people to

introduce their partner, revealing three, facts

newly discovered,

about the person.

interesting

pens, labels

and

and and

guests to

End

and provide

fruit,

glasses.

paper,

Cover the wine

taste the wines. Invite

award marks of one

the evening

to ten.

by revealing the

country and cost of the wine, and

who bought which

bottle.

-v.

A TEA PARTY

IS

FRIENDS. USE

A IT

CHARMING TO CELEBRATE

SETTING FOR A GATHERING OF

SUMMER SPORTS

AUTUMNAL AFTERNOONS. OR COZY WINTER DAYS THERE

is

A BLACK

A

IN

DAYS,

FRONT OF A

FIRE.

HUGE VARIETY OF TEAS TO CHOOSE FROM. SELECT

OR GREEN

TEA

FROM

OR CHINA, AND

SERVE

IT

SLICES, orchillandserve

in

INDIA. AFRICA.

TEA PART withMILKorfresh TALL GLASSES

OVER CRUSHED

PERFECT

IDEAL

CUCUMBER SANDWICH

WAFER-THIN OF CUCUMBER,

ICE.

ES

ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR

CAKES, PASTRIES, and SANDWICHES.

TEA ARE INDIVIDUAL

THE

LEMON

I

sliced bread,

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AND SPEND THE

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>

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<

Ceylon

tea leaves. Cover, stir,

cardboard. Enclose a dance card for each female guesl

the

room with

dancing and hang

polled plants. Clear an area

a glider ball

lable Cover a large

table with a crisp

and use silverware and china sweet

above

the

and

dance floor

white linen

to display

foi

chill overnight. Strain,

cloth,

sumptuous

add sugar

and

to taste

treats.

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punch or

[seepage 86), cheese twists

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slices

and

of lemon. Serve

served from a tea carl

plastii

as a

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bowl

for fruity

over crushed

ice.

summer

iced tea

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softball or

fans

and enjoy a

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Picnic

{seepage 80)

on

linen tablecloths or

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padded beach mats

the meal as elegant or relaxed

.is

you wish.

For a formal afternoon, use linen napkins and silverware,

more intormal

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and

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lood

lood (Junius

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picnic,

and

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menu,

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pitchers for cold drinks

page 86), mini picnic pies {seepage 97),

salads, bread, cheeses, fruit,

cakes

pack large howls

and

a selection ol

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drying water-based ceramic paints. Try freehand painting right),

or

make

design into an eraser or potato

*

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saucers,

(see

page 79).

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lovely vessels for candles to

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sit in.

base of a teacup and stand a candle

each candle in a small

remains

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free

dish

foil

displaying larger cakes

sizes.

by

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stacking

little

make

wax

in the base.

into the

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place

so that the teacup

first,

and

cake stand

tiered

is

ideal for

smaller, individual treats.

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selecting three attractive china plates of different

two upturned

them with the

replace each

potter)'

of wax.

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the stand

(see

a simple stamp to print with by carving a

glass

bowls between the

smallest plate

bowl with four

on

plates,

top. Alternatively,

plaster pillars set in a square.

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High Tea Menu Cucumber Sandwiches

Hatter's Tea Party

Thrill guests with an afternoon party at

which everything

is

larger or smaller than

Savory Scones Gee page 88) Set up small tables and chairs for

life.

children and decorate the area with giant

Honey Sandwiches

painted teacups. Petits

Fours

(see page 115)

Invite Cut cardboard into the shape of a top hat and

Mini Meringues Triple

(see page

Choc Cookies

(.see

1

15)

page 116)

write the details along the brim.

Costumes

Guests should arrive wearing hats and

dressed in clothes that are either too large or too small.

Luxury Fruit Cake

(see page 116)

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Iced Tea

(.see

and China Teas opposite)

(see

page 79)

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and

and

out.

berry

tarts {seepage III),

petits fours {seepage

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hat: guests pass a hat

whoever

tablecloths with heart shapes

helium balloons around the venue.

summer

(seepage 114),

Games

tie

is left

from head

wearing the hat

The game continues

to

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until there

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the music stops

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between the bowls, Place a couple

weights inside the small bowl and freeze.

the water has frozen,

and immerse

the

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a sink with hot water

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drink

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in colder weather,

mix one part

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contemporary, colorful table decoration. Stand

whole red

tea.

fruits

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tulips

chilies,

lill

or

seashells in the

gap between the vases

the inner vase with water

and add

a

bouquet of

narcissi.

colored glass bottles in interesting shapes

studded

a small

slues of orange, lemon, or lime, or even

and

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slices

make

Colored Glass Vases

Pour into glasses and garnish

with orange

to

square glass vase inside a larger square glass vase, then push

small pebbles

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with

for single stems or

blue or green

make

branches of willow. To make

ideal vases a table

centerpiece, stand several differently sized bottles in a group, lill

with

cloves.

with water, and arrange with brant

tulips, irises,

and long

grasses.

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home for

EVERYONE LOVES RECEIVING FLOWERS

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and

family.

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them around small bouquets

tie

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friends

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the

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room with

fresh flowers

vases of

and hang blown

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HOLD THEM TIGHTLY

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bake

tarte

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ONE HAND, AND ARRANGE LARGE

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and

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page 116).

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LEAVES BENEATH

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the afternoon painting

staining

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AND

TIE

TISSUE

WITH RIBBON.

blown

eggs

below).

(sec

and

Hide tiny foil-wrapped

chocolate eggs around the yard and send the children

on an

Easter egg hunt.

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is

a traditional Easter pastime

that children love. this variation

on

painting

is

a beautifully delicate

blown

eggs.

1 Hold an egg over a bowl and prick a hole

end with a needle. Use a then push the

it

inside the egg to pierce the yolk.

rounded end of the

side

a selection of tiny flowers

down, on the

Blow

into

egg, catching the contents in the

bowl. Rinse the egg with cold water and

2 Wet

in either

cocktail stick to enlarge the holes,

eggshell,

and

let

dry.

lay them,

smoothing the

good-

petals

flat.

Carefully cover the flowers with onionskin before slipping the egg inside

an old stocking and tying

it

rightly

to keep the onionskins in place.

3

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a boil,

wrapped egg

and

and

let

Peel

away

in a

pan of cold

boil for 10 minutes.

the egg cool before cutting the onionskin

away

and discard

reveal the flower-printed egg.

water, bring to

Remove from

tine

water

the stocking.

the flowers to

KEEP CHILDREN'S PARTIES

SHORT AND FUN.

EASILY TIRED, SO LIMIT A PARTY

full of

TO A COUPLE OF HOURS BUT

EXCITING ACTIVITIES,

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whether bowling,

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with

CHILDREN TO DRAW UP THE

GUEST

FOOD TO

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drawing up a possible

from

prizes

for every child, allow

LIST AN D TO

MAKE SURE THAT THE AFTERNOON

PARTY TIMETABLE, friends,

and

ENTERTAINERsuch

DECIDE

FILLED

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WHAT

much

consider hiring

BY

help as

a children's

as a magician, puppeteer,

or clown.

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the

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strips

10cm) wide. Lay two

machine-sew

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a head

in the

to

body and

candy and small

legs

made

take out

gifts.

of colored crepe paper

strips

on top of each other and

the center. Fold the strips in half along cut a Iringe, taking care not to cut the

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around

saddle.

and

knot.

and neck shaped from

top of the

the belly with

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dry and hard, glue on

is

cover

it

slip

if

he

is

in bed.

for small table gifts. La)' a colored

in the center. gift

with a

Draw up tied

the corners of the napkin

and

ribbon.

in glue

and wind crepe paper

completely.

Add

To make candy-cane napkins,

lay

two coordinating

5cm) away from you, so you

(2

ears, eyes,

and

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away from you. When you

reach the top corner, fold in hall

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of the balloon. Using wallpaper paste, stick five layers of torn

wrappings

nearest corner, roll the napkins

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a parcel

man, and

can see two edges of the napkin beneath. Starting

Go-kart course

releasing the treats inside.

into a strip Tin

the napkin flap so he looks as

you. Slide the top napkin tin

Beach

a pinata donkey from a tree and allow try,

name on

napkins on top of each other, one corner pointing toward

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pretty

secure the

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settings.

one of the loose corners toward you,

Kings and queens

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Explorers

lift

1970s disco label, lie

National dress

and

Sports heroes

'

pressing Caribbean island

cookie beds as place

bears' picnic

on Halloween

children's party table a riot of color

by using paper napkins to their it'll potential.

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and stand

in a beaker.

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the bags with favorite

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a

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k

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Lollipops

Party Food

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teeth

Keep food simple: children like to graze and eat with their fingers. glve

cookies.

food appeal

by

offering mini-versions for small mouths. Invite Attach invitations to gingerbread

wrapped

in

men

[seepage 114)

plastic wrap.

r

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molds with

Costumes Sew chefs

hats

and aprons

children's ice pops, fruit juice

and

baking. Allow children to take these

small plastic or paper

freeze until slushy. Stand a

everyone to wear

for

crafts stick in the center

when

fill

home

at the

of each

mold and

freeze.

When

end solid, carefully

squeeze out the pops.

of the afternoon.

k entertainment Buy

a selection of

To make Jell-O®

orange halves. cutters,

shaped as

cats,

cows,

pigs,

set,

out the dough and stamping out the shapes. his or her

When own

tine

cookies

farmyard of

cookies to decorate with small candies, sugar strands, and

tubes of colored cookies,

and

let

icing.

Award

Fill

scoop out the

the halves with Jell-O®

fruit

and

from

fruit.

When

and ducks, and

gingerbread people. Let everyone join in making and rolling

have been baked, give each child

sailboats,

animal-shaped cookie

prizes for the best-decorated

children take their creations

home

bags. Give the cookie cutters as gifts in the bags.

in party

quarter the oranges and add a cocktail stick mast.

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Enjoy a

n.vi

the beach, playing

at

beach Olympus Mark

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teams and play three-legged, piggy-

PARTY WITH PLENTY OF

back, wheelbarrow,

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h

and

a start

then divide children into

finish line,

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FILL

Lemon Relay

Beach Games

GAMES.

AND

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bathing

that every child

soils,

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a

child's car.

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is

first

compared child

was

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si

team

to roll the

the race

medals made

LI

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and

empty bucket whistle

each

chocolate disks

is

back is

and

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a sealed

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in the

ol

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center oi

children

and

blindfolded and spun around.

musl then

child

and lap

identify

and asking him

sitting

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child correctly

goes into the center; In

si

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should squeak, disguising

is

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character

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name

am

write the

on each

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oi

fictional

children

child in

a

empty container The

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game

is

it

where the

into the bucket.

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then passed back

is

team

first

is

to

empty

ihe winner.

best played outdoors!

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famous person

When

first

in a

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TABLE with brown

around

plates, cutlery,

wax

crayons,

names

as place

and

glasses using

add

children's

and

is

find a sealed child

him by

with ribbon.

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back

ol the line,

poured

the bucket ol wafer

tied

and an

scoops up water from the

line

to the

given.

bucket

lull

line

bucket into a container and passes

water

in foil

at the

blown, the

message the

wrapped

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each

in front oi

to the front.

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race.

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out loud, and

to the

continues the

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in relay

children

passed around

is

lasl

who

team. The

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and

child whispers

the message says it

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into the ear ol the next child,

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day.

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so Ihe message

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only a pencil.

to roll a

back, using

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message into one

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room mm\

the

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finish line

each team has

lemon home wins

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next child,

don't forget

the

prize by

end of the

and

first

two teams

into

and

a start

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sunblock, and a first-aid

wins a

sa< k rai es

shovels, water guns,

pails,

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to

and

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circle

and place

a hat

on each head,

withoul Idling the child see the

on

it.

name

Children ask each other questions

that require a yes or

no answer. Each

child continues questioning until he

or she guesses something incorrectly.

The next starts

child in the circle then

asking questions.

settings.

cups,

Stand the crayons

and place around

in

plastk

the table lor

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TO REMEMBER.

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AND DECOR TO

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REFLECT A

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or

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AMBIENCE

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PARTY THEME,

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plates,

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and

glasses

with your

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Print invitations

Cut white

tulle

Picture Perfect Invites

on small

Use a passport photo booth

rectangles of white cardboard.

same

fabrk or tracing paper to the

hosts.

size as

Take as

many photos

to take pictures of the party as there are guests

each card. Attach the fabric to the top of the front of the card

sending out wedding invitations, lake photos

with a mother-of-pearl button and white thread.

and groom wearing

a tiara

coordinating paper and

and top

II

you are

ol the bride

hat. Print the text

mount on cardboard below

on photo

the

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handmade

stencil.

Choose an

idea

from the parly theme, taking inspiration from a swatch of fabric, fruit,

or flower and

Cut out the design using a

draw

the design

scalpel,

and

on

clear acetate.

transfer to

quality writing paper using a stencil brush

and

Plate Invitations For an outdoor

part)',

write directly

on paper

colored markers. Mail the plates to gin

plates using

sis

good-

acrylic paint.

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Cut the printed paper to size for use as invitations, menus,

Fold a rectangle of white cardboard in half and

and place

on

cards.

punch two

the folded side. Thread with colored ribbon,

tic

in a

holes

bow

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WHETHER FOR

PAPER.

OR TO COMPLEMENT

glasses, thinly

Paper Photograph

paint

and

brush the veined side of a

print

on a cardboard

leaf

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the prints are

bottom

and use

make

ol the leal

Make two

nils in the

these to attach the print to a

leaf

wrapping

bottom of the

wine

paper, print leaves

on

card,

glass or tumbler.

and

lay

exposed

dry, cut out the leaf shape, leaving a rectangle of card at the

To

tissue paper.

Album

Customize the front of a photo album using photosensitive

paper Gather a

with emulsion

When

rectangle.

WRAPPING

DINNER TABLE DECOR.

Leaf Prints Press leaves overnight between the pages of a book.

USE AS

selection of shells, pressed flowers,

them on

and

leaves

the light-sensitive paper. Leave the paper

to direct sunlight

or a strong lamp for

then remove the objects and light-sensitive coating.

wash

five minutes,

the paper to

remove

Glue three rows of three clear

the

plastic

cases to the front of a photo album. Cut out the paper to the lasts

and

slip

fit

an image into each pouch.

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when

name

few gut

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know each

tags with the invitations,

rubber stamps

{see

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other,

stamping

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gift tags,

to

stamp

using colored or embossing ink

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water to form a

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2

dough

the

soft

for five

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3 and

1

pliable,

minutes

cup

salt,

but not

and

sticky,

1

smooth and

until

cup

dough. roll out.

into cherubs 4in (10cm) long

Arrange the cherubs on greased baking sheets

for 8 hours,

Let the

and

or overnight, at 225'F/l 10'C.

dough cool on

the baking sheets, then paint

varnish the cherubs and

stick

on

invitation cards.

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1

paint.

Allow

Cut out

2

strips

and glue

3 When

box with gold emulsion

to dry.

of music from an old musical score

the strips

the glue

is

randomly

dry,

to the box.

complete the

placing a present inside the

gift

box and

wrap by

tying

it

with

a long length of shimmering ribbon.

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1

a mosaic pattern

enough

2

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to

strips

on

paper,

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making

it

large

cover a table top.

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wide, then cut the strips into

'tin

(2cm) squares. Paste

the squares onto the design, trimming to

fit

as necessary'.

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3 and

protect

it,

then place on the

table.

seal

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and hem] one

flat

and two

a six-petal daisy with a stem

leaves

on

a plain

linen napkin. Stitch

around the design using yellow and green

silk in chain-stitch,

then iron the napkin.

corner toward the center until a point from the layer beneath

Personalized Napkjns is

free

Tug

the freed point

upward,

until

it

softly

wraps

Draw around. Repeal

to create foui

a guest's initials in

sheet of clear acetate

from beneath these

to

make

indelible pen.

paper,

on white paper Lay

and

a

trace the initials with

Cut out the traced

initials

using a

crafl knife

then lightly spray the back of the acetate stencil with spray

Iron fabric napkins, fold them in lie

on the

eight petals.

Floral Napkins

shapes

italic scrip!

then pull the points up

petals,

half,

then

roll into

mount and

sausage

each napkin with wide ribbon and luck a flown

beneath the ribbon Use flowers as gerberas, carnations

that

do not

wilt,

such

brush.

Remove

&

Plates ADDED GLAMOR

the

FROSTED PATTERNS. GOLD

stencil.

When

it

with a small sponge or

the fabric paint

is

dry, use

it,

Glasses I

I

through the

to a fabric napkin. Paint

it

using fabric paint, applying

a hot iron to fix

and chrysanthemums.

GIVE GLASSES

stick

stencil

a

K BY

EMBELLISHING THEM WITH

'

PAINT.

*• -\,

OR

GLASS GEMS.

Banana-leaf Platters

Platters

Moorish or Roman banquet, dispense

For a stylish occasion serve dinner plates on top of

To serve canapes or

coordinated

with plates and serve food on trays 'of banana or vine leaves

platters,

or spray inexpensive larger plates with

a

siher or gold paint lo create opulent platters

Ribbon-threaded Paper Plates

Flower Platters Sil

a dinner plate

on

Using

and tuck

a large platter

and

leaves between the edges ol the

Ice

Tray

two

flowers, herbs

edge

a hole

o|

each

punch, make lo evenly spaced holes around the plate.

Thread with ribbon and

tie in

a

bow

plates.

Bread Bowls

Fill

Servi

a plain, shallow metal tray with mineral water or

water Pul slues

ol

lemon, lime, and parsley

place the tray in the freezer until the water Ai range

fruits

it

ma

on

the ice

and

serve.

in is

the water

top

and

frozen solid.

,i

i

.in

soup from hollowed-out round bread 'II

individual loaves

and scoop out

the bread to leave

(lem) crust. Brush the entire loaf and

out, witli

You can

loaves. Cut the

lid,

inside

egg white and bake at 325"F/160'C until eat the

howls

after eating the soup.

and

crisp.

Sweetheart Napkins Use a

1

t>

small, sharp knife to score a heart

on the cut edge of one

shape

half of a potato.

Cut away the potato surrounding the heart to leave a raised image. Blot the

shape

3n paper towel to rid

3

Print paint.

bf

potato

Roll

on

a napkin

Add in

up and

of moisture.

it

by dipping

the potato in fabric

a checked border by dipping a square

another tie

shape

color.

with a

When

wooden

the design

is

heart threaded

dry, iron.

on

raffia

< Etched IVVrap

a

Glasses

dean

glass with strips of fine

masking tape

create the outline of the desired pattern.

spotted glass,

2

To make

use thicker masking tape with

to

a

circles cut in it

Spray the glass with etching spray, available from crafts stores.

The spray

will turn tine

unmasked

areas

of the glass opaque.

5

Let the glass dry, then peel reveal the design.

Wash

away

the masking tape to

the etching spray off before

using the glass.

Jeweled Goblets

i>

To make a luxurious gem-encrusted

goblet, first spray

1 a plain glass with gold paint.

2 5

When

the paint

is

dry, use gold paint to

/

cover the

glass with a swirled pattern.

Glue fake glass or

plastic

gems

resemble precious stones.

Use the goblets with

a

matching tablecloth

(see

Oprlcnl Tablecloth, page SI).

^

A

to the glass to

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v

,\

*

1

Fabric Ideas SWATHE A DINNER TABLE u

DESIGNED FOR THE OCCASION

IN FABRIC

TO GIVE THE PERFECT BACKDROP

Z>

FOR A PARTY BANQUET OR

FEAST.

o Weighted Tablecloth

o z

lo ensure part)-,

sew

,1

blow away during an outdoor

tablecoth does not

.iiiui Live objec Is to the

hem

weigh

to

down

ii

silk

Raffia

beach mats make excellent tablecloths

p, lilies,

Attach items such as seasheUs, glass beads, and small weights,

sewn on with colored

Mat

Raffia Beach

and

i, in

be

laid

on

Runner

outdoor

lor

Paint pebbles

picnics

,ii

wilh bright emulsion paint and use to hold the mat

or thread.

Pebble-print Beach

Table

the floor

Mat

Iron a large square of canvas or heavy-duty

ream

i

Rectangular tables look great dressed with a table runner

Halve a selection of different-sized potatoes and

Cover

with paper towel. Prepare gray, pale blue, pale

a table

with an ironed white cloth. Cut a long

than the table ol the table

Mem

the fabric, iron,

and

lay

down

the center

Coordinate napkins and flowers with the runner,

or arrange individual flowers

down

strip

(50cm) wide and 40in (lm) longer

ol fabric at least \9VAn

in

colored mineral water bottles

BRING FURNITURE TO

LIFE BY

ol the

ol 4in

UOcm)

swag

lie

thick florist's

Bend the wire

loam

prints,

little

an old

sheet, then

sew

shapes on the

fabric

Back the ma1 with wadding and

iion

brown,

shallow bowls. Dip the

print pebble

so that

red,

them

,1

is

visible

in

in

the center to give a

pushing

the holes in the wire,

L'se larger

the ends with ribbon

blooms

make

swag

in the center of

and hang along

the three layers together.

Chairs BOLD COLORS OR DECKING

IT IN

Make

a table

and loop

ii

swag

[seelefl)

from evergreens,

holly,

and

with fake snow, then weave Liny while lights along lying

ribbon, legs. Tie

(

a table

by wrapping wide

them with ribbon bows Sprinkle

line oil so the heat

from the

the

its

repe paper or long lengths ol

with

bows

ol

colored ribbon

i

of coordinating

railing ivy

length,

swag with orange or

lights secnls the

room

|

Painted Garden Furniture

patterns. strips

ivy,

along the length of a table Lightly spray the swag

a table

Beautiful Table Legs up

dry,

layei ol water-resistant

Brighten plastic garden furniture with flower, spot, or

Dress

fabric,

When

FLOWERS OR EVERGREENS.

foam along one

wire Roll the wire around the loam lo

the stems into the

and

labric.

bloi

Winter Lighted Table

shape. Arrange cul flowers

the

overlapping the

PAINTING

Cut chicken wire 29in (75crr0wide and slightly longer than the

long edge

the paints

&

Floral Table Swag

a sausage shape-

potatoes

WITH SWAGS OF SCENTED

IT

Lay blocks

labric paints in separate

fabric or

the length ol the runner

Tables

table.

and orange in

plan

in

up

the

Wash

furniture in hot, soapy water, then spray with

heavy-duty aerosol

form a stamp

leal

[see

paint.

Cul

Daisy-stamped

contrasting paint color,

a pattern into a Tablecloth, right),

and stamp on the

sponge dip into

design.

lo .1

Dpulent Tablecloth Select a length of

deep

purple,

2 Add

silk,

D>

crushed velvet or brocade

blue, red, or

dark green.

intricate designs using

gold or silver paint

swirled pattern, leaving the center

5 Embellish or

gems

When

Use

dry, iron.

to the small shapes.

the tablecloth further by trimming

silver braiding.

in a

empty and including

mall shapes to decorate with fake gems. }lue glass or plastic

in

it

with gold

the tablecloth with matching

jlasses {see Jeweled Goblets, page 79).

< Daisy-stamped Tablecloth Cut the shape of a daisy petal from a sponge-backed

1

scouring pad using a sharp pair of scissors.

2 Dampen

$

the sponge in water, squeeze dry, and

brush with as thin a layer of white fabric paint as

possible.

Stamp

circles

of petals

Recoat the stamp every 5-4

5

Stamp

the center of the

with a cotton bud

paint. Iron the

Child's Stool Little

stools

1 party. :hild

and paint

a stencil

Seal the stools

aarty,

stool per

brightly with emulsion paint.

[see

stencil a design

5 Use

for children at a

gifts

Buy one unvarnished wooden

Make

2

make memorable

D>

or

Personalized Napkins, page 78)

name on each

and

stool.

with three coats of clear varnish.

the stools for musical chairs at a children's

then present them to children

when

they leave.

prints.

daisies

dipped in yellow fabric dry design.

on

a plain cloth.

CM

&

Flowers

00

TO COMPLETE A DINNER PARTY u

AND

SETTING,

ADORN THE ROOM

FLOWERS AND

WITH

TABLE LINEN

Fruit FRUIT.

O f-

O z

Gilded Trees Hang bay

trees

a delightful

Fruit-stamped Linen

with gilded pears, lemons, or limes

room

decoration.

using citrus

If

the fruit with gold aerosol paint In

fruit,

remove any wax, then dry

hoi soapy water to

in

and

Stamp

to create

wash well

it

first

Spray

around

ihr wire

tree

Lightly spray the

bay

tree

let

in

dry

such

the

.is

calico or beige fabric for a stunning effect. Iron the lay

flat.

Cut apples and pears

form

When

a pattern.

howl with an assortment

lemons, Clementines, and kumquats.

bowl wilh water and dol with

flowers,

ol

Fill

floating candles in

coordinating colors. Scatter gerbera petals

in the

lengthwise, wipe

in hall

and coat with

and evenly onto

firmly

he together with wire

a shallow, attractive gloss

fruit

Iruii

wedding Use white

paint. Press

fabric

the fabric, then carefully repeal

dry, iron the design with a hot iron

Lavender Candle Collars

Floating Fruit Bowl Fill

and

the

oil the excess.

with gold paint and

on

loth

the cut side with paper towel,

attach to the bay tree

branches and cutting

painl (

threading with lOin (25cm) lengths of flexible wire, twisting

1

linen with fruit for a harvest party or

and

10

stems of lavender

trim the stems short. Repeal lo

make seven hum lies

Bend wire loosely around a candle and remove

the candle

the lavender to the wire circle. Put a candle in

,i

and place the lavender over the candle,

water

under the

just

resting

Wire

candleholder

on

the holder.

Lighting N A REFRIGERATOR OR COLD ROOM

STORE CANDLES FOR A LARGE PARTY

COOLER CANDLES LAST LONGER AND

I

X 4&

TH EY WILL GLOW INTO THE NIGHT.

Lacy Candles

Vegetable Candles

Embellish plain white candles with a pattern of gold or

To make unusual outdoor table decorations,

silver

spray painl Cut a length ol paper doily to

a candle. Fix in place with

gold or silver aerosol painl

fit

vegetables, such as carrots or zucchini,

around

Keep the vegetables

masking tape and spray with Let

the paint dry before

removing

Summer Lanterns Light

up

a garden parly in

Decorate the

jars

rim and

lie

painting plain glass

with translucent glass paint

a handle, then

wrap

the candle.

and remove

around

you work with

When

complete

the rubber

fat

candles.

a rubber

tie

raffia

hand

around

band

Orange Candles summer by

bright colors, then allow to dry

make

wrapped around the vegetables

the doily.

in place as

baby

lie

Loop

a

long piece of string

Hang

the jar

around

from

a tree

Cut a thin

slice

from the top of an orange, stand

candle on the cut end and score around

in a variety ol

the rest ol the string

the ends in a knot.

jars

lo

the jar

serrated knife.

Remove

from inside the scored

tine

its

a

votive

shape using

a

candle and scoop the flesh out

circle,

using the knife and a teaspoon.

Stud the orange with cloves and

set a

candle inside

Flower Decoupage 1

D>

Press delicate flowers such as pansies blotting

and

daisies in

paper between the pages of a heavy book. Let

dry out for one week.

Put a thin layer of glue on the back of the

7

flowers. Position the flowers

af a terra cotta

on

the outside

,

pot painted white, then press

firmly in place.

When

3

light

the glue

is

dry, give the flowers a

coat of thinned glue to protect them.

z >

D Z 7?

Savory Scones TO MAKE SWEET SCONES,

u z

INI

(),\!ll

2 TBSP EACH OF SL'GAR AND MIXED DRIED TOP

Maris

mien top and hake them later.

FRUIT.

Makes 20 small

D O o

cheese

I

HOOql

cup

cups (300g) self-rising flour

-

oz (WOg) jonlina

i

medium

1

1

6

siuli

licrl>s,

fresh

slices

salami

6

add

lo the

it

in

tin

and

thick,

2

on

on

thinly

me, to garnish

milk.

Mix

on

slue

.i

ill

lopping

to

a

baking

and

to a soft, but I

creme

little

garnish

20

pitted hlaik allies halved

(2.5cm)

in

them

Irak he

cool.

a lloured surface.

20

Arrange the tomatoes and

10-12 minutes or

2(

Using a 5in (7.5cm)

from the pastry and place on

circles

sheel.

nil

425°F (220°C). Roll out the pastry

to

Sprinkle with the sea

sail

until

and

olive

oil,

garlic

on

and bake

fluted

a lop.

for

golden

nisb with basil leaves. Use a vegetable peeler lo

shave pieces of Parmesan onto the pizzas. Scatter the

greased baking sheel

a

for 12-15 minutes or until golden. Let

Halve the scones and add hall

the Hour into a

a floured surface to

cut oul 18 rounds. Put

and bake

Sill

bowl with the egg and

isp sea sail

fresh basil leaves, lo

olive oil

1Prehe.il the oven

the butter Finely grate the cheese

not sticky, dough. Roll

tomatoes, sliced

smoked salmon

o slues jwsriulto

Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°O

bowl and rub

(60ml)

en/)

cutter, cut

1

2

3 cloves garlic slued

50ml) milk

2oz (60g) Parmesan

slices

marjoram, and

ii> dill,

medium

S

in; I400ql puff pastry

butler, diced

nip

ci/i/

For the Toppings f2(Vinl) ocimc fraiche

hi/'

/

pizzas

18 /

1

freeze the pastry circles in advance,

CREAM, AND BERRIES.

Willi JAM,

u a

You can

AND ADD

HEESE

<

Puff Pastry Pizzas

black olives and serve

warm

and

each Garnish with herbs

Cheese Twists

CORNBREAD

Another great

or sun-dried tomato

pepper,

Serve this sliced, toasted, and cut into triangles, dri//i.i

with

i)

iiili

(

sauce or extra-virgin olive

Makes one

party standby. Use pesto, red

medium 6

//'s/i

nip

1

2

i

:'•

ci/i/

Makes 40

Ilb (500g) loaf

bullet,

I25g)

fine

tsp superfine

I

corumeal (polenta) I

:

cup

I

tbsp bakiiiq

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Butter a lib (500g) pan,

loal

2

sail

in the

3

4

line the

base with

waxed paper

Beat together the egg, saffron, buttermilk,

butter

and

and

Sill

into a

the flour, cornmeal, baking

bowl Make

Spoon

Lei

ii

cool

in

the

pan

until risen

for 5

2 tbsp popp) seeds

and

Brush with the beaten egg

2

Fold the pastry

in

half

and

pin. Sprinkle half the pastry

other half with

stir

poppy

roll

pan and bake

for

minutes before

transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

to within '/An

(lem)

gently with a rolling

seeds. Cut Ihe pastry into thin strips

5 An

strip at

Arrange on a baking sheel and bake 12--15 minutes or until golden.

chill

for

a lightly floured

with sesame seeds and the

using a sharp knife and twist each

and cooked through.

On

the edge Sprinkle with Ihe cheese.

sugar,

Is

the mixture into the prepared

aboul 50 minutes, or

egg, beaten

surface, roll oul the pastry. thinly into a large

rectangle ol

and melted

powder

a well in the center

egg mixture and the poppy sen

medium

1Prehr.il the oven to 425°F (220°C).

work

1

I

aged Cheddai or Parmesan, finch grated

powder

3 tbsp poppy seeds

Isp line sail

I

/

1

Brush one side of each bread with

2

lemon

fold into the flour mixture.

Heat the milk it

tbsp olive oil

browned. Turn the

other side in the

2

To

•

slices over,

same way, and

serve, either

bowls and

platter of

with olive

oil,

season with black pepper, and then

garlic,

until lightly

slice

let

until

it

sprinkle broil

5

mushrooms and

make

arrange on the bruschetta.

Drain the peppers and sun-dried tomatoes and arrange

on

the bruschetta. Season

and

sprinkle with the oregano.

of salami and arrange

on

the bruschetta,

the mozzarella

on the

stir

into

but not dry, let

bruschetta, sprinkle

with lemon zest and marjoram, and drizzle with olive

form

a batter.

Cover the

batter for a further 30 minutes

and bubbly. eggs, place

about 4 minutes, then blini,

heat a

shell

skillet

them

the batter to

and cut

and wipe

a piece of paper towel dipped in a

Cook

5 oil

begins to boil, then beat

little

it

oil.

in

and in half.

with

of the

oil.

make pancakes measuring

in diameter.

for 1-2 minutes

on each

side, until

golden

and cooked through. Keep warm while cooking blini,

wiping the pan with a

little

more

as necessary.

6

Serve the

warm

pancakes topped with the quail

smoked salmon, creme

eggs,

fraiche, caviar, fresh chervil,

lemon wedges, and a sprinkling of cayenne pepper.

garnish with black olives, mascarpone, and oregano.

• Arrange

for

To cook the

the remaining

•

slice

well risen

about 3in (7.5cm)

Spread the tapenade over the bruschetta and top with

Curl each

it is

Drop spoonfuls of

drained cannellini beans.

•

4

a

Season with black pepper and garnish with minced chives. *•

stiff

a pot of lightly salted water, bring to a boil,

simmer

ready-topped bruschetta as follows:

Drain the

it is

in the

stir

Cover the bowl and

Meanwhile, to cook the quail

prepare the

put a selection of toppings in small

just

into the flour mixture to

or until

broil.

guests help themselves, or

then

egg yolk with the water and

bowl again and leave the

1

salt,

stand for 50 minutes.

4 tbsp mascarpone cheese

mozzarella, sliced

the

the flour. Beat the egg white until

and

salami

slices

add

flour into a bowl,

yeast. Beat the

cup I200g) canned cannellini beans

mixed peppers and sun-dried tomatoes

12 black olives 3'Aoz

I

3 tbsp snipped

in jars

Drinks with a Kick

First Courses Z aL

WHETHER SUMMER

A SOUP THAT SUITS

AN OCCASION SUCH

TAPAS SELECTION FOR FRIENDS

AND

HALLOWEEN. OR A LIGHT

AS

COURSES SHOULD

FAMILY, FIRST

Q

ALWAYS MAKE AN IMPRESSION AND LEAVE YOUR GUESTS WANTING MORE. D O o

Roasted Pepper Tomato Soup Try serving mis soup

&

Creamy Pumpkin Soup Serves 6 2 ibsp

July 4th parties.

,\i

•

olive oil

2

lb

I

Serves 4 I

2 21b

large red peppers, halved, seeded,

plum

Ikg) ripe

(

I

chunks

cut into

oil

* sea

cups (300ml) vegetable slock

'

sail, for

freshl)

cups (300ml) heav] cream

I

2 tbsp chopped

Ibsp olive oil •

Ileal the

1

onion

4 thick bread

and

clove garlic, halved

I

slices,

crusts

stir

,i

pieces

Blend

tomatoes,

garlic,

and

olive

oil

Mix and

salt.

in a

roasting

2

tsp

• 5 cups

ground ginger

and chopped

(125

vegetable stock

liters)

and freshly ground

salt

black pepper

garnish

fresh cilantro, to

with the

heavy-bottomed pan and cook

the

in

(hopped

Add

Add

pumpkin

a food processor, then pour the into a

pan and to taste

stir in

stir-fry

and bring

the slock

for 25 minutes, until the

the

the ginger

pumpkin and potato and

5 minutes.

and pepper

sail

but not browned

is

to

lender

smooth

the cream. Season

and serve garnished with

cilantro.

even cooking

Transfer this mixture to a food processor and blend,

Cock-a-Leekie Soup

gradually adding the vegetable stock, until smooth

Pour into

3

pan and

then roast lor about

15 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure

in a

Add

soup back

Preheat the oven to 500°F (260°O. Put the peppers,

sprinkle with sea

well

Simmer

boil

2 1

(ill

until softened

over high heat for

removed

2 sprigs rosemary, broken into

>

2

peeled, seeded,

sprinkling

ground black pepper

For mi Croutons 2

pumpkin,

and chopped

large potato, peeled

tomatoes, quartered * 2 cloves garlic, halved

cup (60ml) olive I

and

I

onion, chopped •

I

2^kij>

1

a p. in, heal gently,

Meanwhile, heal the

and add

them

the garlic

to the pan, arra

disuinling Ihe garlic ros emary: Divide the

oil

and season for the

to taste.

croutons

Serves 4 in a skillet

Cut the bread into cubes, add stir unti]

and

isp

sprinkle with the pieces of

and rosemary overThe

top.

oil

2'leeks, sliced

granulated sugar • 2 chicken

cup

i

I25g) pilled prunes

soup among warmed bowls and

1

scatter tne^eroutons

2 ibsp sunflower

golden Drain the croutons,

and

sail

freshl\

•

2

breasts,

cooked and shredded

cups (600ml) chicken stock

ground blatk peppei

.

X

Heat Ihe

1

i

2

oil in

a pan,

stir in

the leeks

and

link genii)' for 5 minutes, until the leeks

Shi in the Stir

chicken, prunes,

and

sugar,

and

have softened.

slock, firing to a boil,

the n reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. -

L

Season with

salt

and

freshly

ground black pepper

to taste

Tapas Selection Serves 8

Calamari 'Alb

sail

(250q) baby squid •

l'A

egg, beaten

cups (300ml) sunflower

tbsp flour

1

• lime wedges

oil

the squid into rings, leaving the tentacles whole.

ICut Dip

in a

Heat the

2

medium

1

black pepper •

and freshly ground

little

beaten egg, then coat inseasoned

flour.

deep pan.

a large,

oil in

the squid in batches for 1-2 minutes. Drain

Cook

on paper towels and serve with lime wedges.

&

Potatoes with Chorizo cup (200ml) olive

I

lib (450g) small

new

2 tbsp lemon juice •

IHeat

pan

Simmer

frequently.

and

medium

1

mustard • 4 tbsp sunflower

oil in

potatoes, cover,

Add

egg

oil

a pan. Stir in

and heat

the salt

until the oil

and rosemary and cook

until the potatoes are

To make the

a'ioli,

and mustard

in a

the remaining olive taste.

tsp

tsp coarse sea salt

I

cloves garlic •

3

sliced

gently for about 10 minutes, shaking the

5 minutes longer,

2

I125g) chorizo,

4 tablespoons of the olive

the chorizo sizzles.

J

'Alb

potatoes •

larqe sprigs rosemary •

2

•

oil

A'ioli

blend the

for

very tender.

garlic, egg,

lemon

juice,

food processor, gradually adding

oil

and

the sunflower

Season to

oil.

Skewer the potatoes and chorizo with toothpicks

and serve with the

a'ioli.

Meatballs with Red Sauce 2

scallions,

lib (450g) lean I

Combine

ground lamb • A cup (30g) fresh white bread crumbs

3

in a

chili,

a processor. Heat in a

stock,

pan

balls.

and heavy cream

until hot,

the meatballs in a nonstick

10 minutes, until

and simmer

red chili

cups (150ml) heavy cream

bowl. Shape into small

Blend the peppers,

Cook

l'A

1

the scallions, garlic, lamb, bread crumbs,

and egg yolk

2

crushed

garlic,

eqg yolk • 2 roasted, seeded red peppers •

cups (150ml) vegetable stock •

I 'A

1

chopped • 2 clows

pan

browned. Put them

in

then simmer. for in the

sauce

for 5 minutes. Serve with toothpicks.

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&

Asparagus

Lime Pasta Serves 4

A

8oz [225g] fresh angel hail pasta •

Q50g) asparagus

lb

juice

shavings

ICook

and oj

•

spears, halved

zesl of

2 Ibsp chopped

lime

I

Parmesan,

sail

2 cups (450ml} heavj cream fresh parsle]

garnish • freshly ground black peppa

to

the pasta in a large pot ol boiling salted water

for 2 minutes, or until al dentc. Blanch the asparagus

IT

boiling salted water for 2 minutes, then drain

in

2

Meanwhile, heat the cream with the lime zest.

Add

the pasta

and

juice

the asparagus to the hot

cream.

Spoon onto serving

parsley

and shavings of Parmesan. Season with

ground black pepper

plates

and garnish with

the

freshly

to taste.

& Sour

Sweet

and

This delicious recipe also

Shrimp

works weli with

diced chicken' and pork.

Serves 6 18 whole raw

2 shallots, 1

(1>^»

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I

finelj

red tluh. seeded

jumbo shrimp chopped

and

tbsp superfine sugar • juice

and

salt

1

freshly

•

finely

I

•

I

tbsp sunflower oil

clove garlic, find} chopped

chopped • 2 Ibsp tomato paste

and zest of 1 orange

ground black pepper

•

•

4oz [I25g)

tbsp cornstarch

/

crisp)

seaweed

Carefully peel the shells from the shrimp, leaving the tails intact

back

2

ol

the

Heat the

and

Remove

oil in

chili for 3

and orange

the black veins that run

down

zest.

a skillet

and cook

minutes.

Combine

Add

the shallots, garlic,

the tomato paste, sugar,

the orange juice with

the cornstarch, add to the pan, and season. Heat until the mixture bubbles.

5 Add

the shrimp to the

pan and cook

until they

have turned pink and are cooked through.

4

Cook

the seaweed according to package directions.

Serve

some on each

Spoon

the

shrimp

the sauce over

it,

plate with the if

desired.

shrimp on

top.

Prosciutto & Egg Mousses These tasty

little

mousses are quick to make and

can be prepared 24 hours before a

party.

Serves 8 cheese •

8oz (250g) chive-flavored cream

12 hard-boiled eqgs, chopped s salt and freshly ground black pepper

Smoked Salmon

IBeat

2

For the Triangles

the prosciutto, leaving

sail

and

freshly

and cover

the ramekins

5

For the Salad

Turn the molds out onto

2

tsp

* juice of

I

and

Dijon mustard • small bunch basil leaves

2

the cheese until smooth, then fold in with the lime zest.

Lay the

slices

Kofta Meatballs chop the shrimp

Season

corner of each

Serve with a tomato salad or with tomato sauce

to taste.

and

rice as a

strip

and shape roughly

neat triangles. Arrange on a

tray,

it

up

then cover and

to

2

cloves garlic, finely

make

2

tsp 1

tsp

basil in a blender or

freshly

is

oil,

lime

juice,

mustard, and salt

food processor and blend

very finely chopped. Season with

ground black pepper

to taste. Strain

salt

and

*

freshly

tsp

1

(400g) lean

onion, finely chopped

1

/

ground turmeric 'Alb

For the dressing, put the

chopped

garam masala

chill

ready to serve.

the basil

dish.

Serves 6

on one

into a triangle.

Fold the salmon around the cheese, rolling

5

more substantial

of smoked salmon on a work surface.

Put a small spoonful of the cheese mixture

until

with

small lime

mixed salad greens

IBeat

chilled plates. Sprinkle

and serve garnished with arugula.

chives oil

least 5 hours.

{20cm x 7.5cm)

12 slices oj smoked salmon, each Sin x Sin

cup (90ml) olive

the sides.

ground black pepper

with the overlapping prosciutto. Chill for at

'A

fraiche.

and pepper.

some overlapping

among

Divide the egg mixture small lime •

salt

Line 8 small ramekins with plastic wrap, then with

aip (90g) herb-flavored cream cheese • Alb [200g] cooked shrimp I

and creme

together the cream cheese

Fold in the eggs and season with

Serves 6

grated zest oj

ground coriander

tbsp tomato paste

around lamb

ground black pepper • 2

until

tbsp olive oil

To Serve

and

tomato and avocado saba • cucumber

through a

raita

6 mini pita breads

fine strainer into a pitcher.

4

To

serve, place

one salmon

triangle

divide the mixed salad greens

Set a

on each

among

plate

and

the plates.

second triangle to the side and drizzle with a

dressing. Serve the remaining dressing separately.

n o c 7=>

7oz (200q) prosciutlo • 8 tbsp snipped chives » aruqula

Triangles

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VAcups (300ml) crime fraiche

little

Iln

a bowl, lightly

work

coriander, turmeric,

lamb. Season with a

2

the

garlic,

onion,

and tomato paste

little

salt

into the

balls.

Heat the

oil in

ground

and pepper.

With damp hands, shape the mixture 24

garam masala,

a skillet

into

and cook

about tine

meatballs for about 10 minutes, turning frequently

3

Serve hot with tomato and avocado salsa,

and warmed,

sliced pita bread.

raita,

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heav\ cream

o hard boded eggs, chopped

• 4 tbsp cavim

the top nil each brioche

2 ibsp chopped

and scoop out the

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a

2

low oven while making Melt the butter

in a

center.

warm them

the scrambled eggs.

10

2

is

lo

The send

keep the heat low and to

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become rubbery

3

in the

Fill

each

scrambled eggs and garnish with ca\

warmed iar

and

cup [60g) buffer

around black pepper

WOg) smoked salmon

slues

tbsp mild cwr\ paste

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the rice in a large pot ol sailed boiling water lor

Meanwhile, melt the butter

onion

for

about

and black pepper,

5

5

and mix

bfcoche with freshly

\

salmon

dill.

Season with

sail

to taste

into the hot rice mixture

serve with the

and spoon

traditional

stir in

accompaniment

into a

and keep warm.

the curry paste,

smoked salmon (Curry sauce

is

and

the

to this dish.)

ground VARIATION

&

the curry paste (

the

sen ing dish Garnish with the cilantro

Luxury Egg »

until softened bul

into the onion, with

stir

and

pan and cook

a large

in

minutes or

Quickly fold the hard-boiled eggs and smoked

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fresh cifaiilro

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the scrambled eggs from the heal

snipped chives.

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cups (300ml) of the cream

the egg

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and

and cream. Pour

until the eggs start to scramble.

rambled eggs

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minutes or according to package directions.

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party dish.

2 cups (450ml) heavy cream

not browned. Drain the nee and

mixture into the pan with the melted butter and cook over

good

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rice

heavy-bottomed pan over low

heat. Beat together the eggs

Low heat

made

ground black pepper

ICook

in

*

3 Ibsp chopped fresh ddl • sail

cup

be

4

S

1 cups [375g] long grain while

4 brioches

can

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WHEN

Smoked Salmon

and

First

Course: Omit

substitute a mixture of while

wild rice for the while

rice.

and

Replace the chopped cilantro

with chervil and serve each portion topped with a poached

r

i

"V-

egg to

make an

elegant appetizer for eight people

i

Pizza Each topping

enough for two

is

pizzas.

As you

more confident, make your own toppings with

get

and combinations of

slices of salami

Makes four

vegetables.

8in (20cm) pizzas

4 cups (450g) all-purpose flour •

tsp salt

1

•

Isp yeasl

1

about VA cups (300ml) lukewarm water

For The Toppings tbsp olive oil •

2

onion, chopped • 2 cloves garlic, minced

J

24oz (750q) chopped' canned tomatoes flesh basil leaves, to garnish • salt

and fleshly ground

black pepper

TlIREE-CHEESE TOPPING 5oz (I50g) mozzarella,

• 5oz

sliced

2oz (60g) pecorino

VA cups (125g) mixed mushrooms,

(WOg)

make

the pizza crust,

a large bowl.

water to make a

out onto a lightly floured

hour

2

in a

warm

Meanwhile, a large

until the

plastic

make

Cook

about

the

Scatter the three

mushrooms,

4

rise for

and

15 minutes, stirring occasionally, thick.

Remove

to cool.

cheeses on two of

prosciutto,

Bake the pizzas

into four rounds,

pizzas.

the pizzas

and mozzarella on

in the

and the

the other two.

preheated oven for

12-15 minutes, until the toppings are golden and the

pizzas are cooked through. Garnish each pizza with fresh basil leaves

and season, then

serve.

salt

12

onion, chopped •

J

nutmeg

and

•

freshly

'/Ab

isp

Vi

ground cinnamon

(250g) ground turkey

ground black pepper

l2oz (375g) puff pastry • 2oz (60g) ham,

cut into

12 cubes

beaten egg, to glaze

oil in

garlic in the oil

tomato mixture over the

•

about

the tomatoes and

dough and shape

oil

tsp grated

Pies

size.

the topping, heat the

Add

'A

for

each 8in (20cm) across. Preheat the oven to 450°F

(230°C). Spread the

2 tbsp sunflower

Place in a greased

wrap. Let

the onion

from the heat and allow

3

and knead

surface

tomatoes are reduced and very

Punch down

Makes

salt into

and enough lukewarm

elastic.

but not browned.

boil rapidly for

the flour and

place or until doubled in

to

skillet.

until softened

work

smooth and

bowl and cover with 1

first sift

but not sticky dough. Turn the dough

soft

10 minutes, until

Mini Picnic

mozzarella, grated

the yeast

Stir in

thinly sliced

prosciullo, cut into strips

(WOg)

y/ioz

ITo

cheese, sliced

grated

& Mushroom Topping

Ham

y/ioz

goat

(1 50g)

cheese, coarsely

1

Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Heat the skillet,

add

tine

Add

until softened.

oil in

a

onion, and cook for about 5 minutes, the cinnamon, nutmeg,

and ground

turkey. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the turkey

is

lightly

browned, about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat

and pepper

and

let

2

Using plain or fluted cookie

cool.

Season with

rounds of

line tart pans.

pastry,

salt

to taste.

cutters, cut

Cut 12 smaller rounds to make

a teaspoon, divide half the turkey mixture

pastry-lined pans. Place a

ham

cube

the remaining turkey mixture over

Dampen

5 on

a small

oven

for

slit

seal.

in

Using

the

each and spoon

little

water and press

Brush the pies with a

in the top of each.

about 25 minutes or

tops.

among

it.

the pastry rims with a

the tops to

make

out 12

each 3in (7.5cm) across, and use to

Bake

until puffy

little

in the

egg and

preheated

and golden.

Quick Cassoulet Serves 8 S duck breasts, halved •

2 onions, chopped

•

S chicken drumsticks

3 cloves garlic, crushed

a:

(225g) bacon, chopped

lb

Q

24oz [750a] canned cannellun 3 cups

Q O O

1

750g) chopped canned tomatoes •

3 Ibsp chopped

&

Venison Willi

I

parties,

(

the

IPul

called for.

is

Serves 6

2

u'li'n

stalks, sliced

lib [450g] pork 1

juice

and

Ibsp flour •

ztst ol

I

UOOg)

sausage links

of the

i

2

bain carrots, trimmed

2 tsp ground albpice

•

the

oil in

and

celery,

cup (90OmD

bed or venison flock

black pepper • 2 Ibsp chopped fresh parslq

until softened

from the

add

a large casserole,

carrots

and cook

but not browned.

casserole.

Add

duck

for

about 10 minutes,

Remove

the sausages

and cook

for

2

until sealed

mange

Season

juice, zest,

until the

the casserole.

the onions, for 5

or until the meat

Season with

garlic,

and bacon

minutes or

until the

to the casserole

onion has softened.

is

chopped

simmer

slir in

herbs,

about

for

1

and

hour

tender.

and

salt

freshly

ground black pepper

and garnish with oregano. Serve with mashed root

and

vegetables or potatoes, or crust)' bread

a salad

Smoked Chicken

Add

the venison to the

and browned on

all

Serves 4 2 Ibsp lapsang souchong

sides

I

and

venison

is

stock. tender,

to taste, then stir in the

Mix

well,

lea leaves

medium-sized chicken

Return the vegetables and sausages to the pan with iIk

pan

sides.

all

from the casserole

the seasoned flour to coat.

and cook

golden on

I

•

1

cinnamon

•

A

nips

1

lemon', sliced

liter)

1

•

2

boiling water

star anise

sink, broken

then cover

about 45 minutes.

chopped parsley and serve

with creamy mashed potatoes.

1Pu1

Ihe tea leaves in the boiling water

and mix

well.

Place a wire rack over a large skillet or wok. Lay the

chicken on the rack and pour the tea over

lemon

slices, star anise,

and cinnamon

stick

it.

Scatter the

over the

Variation chicken, then bring the tea back to a boil.

Bit

I

IN BEER: Replace the venison

2lb (1kg) lean

the

tablespoon

the chicken drumsticks to the

for 10 minutes, or until

stir

1

about

the allspice with the flour. Toss the venison cubes

3

and

have browned.

the sausages

pan and cook

Remove

but

all

the vegetables

Remove

in

Add

Add

fat.

off

garnish

and cook on

in a large casserole

salami. Bring to a boil, then

the shallots,

5 minutes, turning frequently, until they

Mix

sliced

Return the duck and chicken to the casserole and

3 IHeat

chicken slock

fresh oregano, to

the beans, tomatoes, chicken stock,

[750g) venison, cubed

I'Alb

orange • 3

and freshly ground

salt

-lb

duck breasts

Remove from

12 shallots, peeled and halved

*

•

duck from the casserole and pour

and cook

oil

lOOmD

each side until browned, about 8 minutes.

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where comfort food

2 Ibsp sanflowei

I

Sausage

Hotpot StK\

ground black pepper

freshl]

cups

/

marjoram and oregano

fresh

(175g) salami, thickly

lb

and

sail

beans, drained '.

and sausage with

cubed beef and substitute beer

stock following the directions

above

for the

2

Cover the Lint

rice

and

il

skillet

the chicken

and simmer is

for

about

1

hour, or

cooked through. Serve with

stir-fried vegetables.

Chicken with This dish

is

Chicken Tikka

Figs

Cooking Indian food

best served with a green salad,

minted potato salad, and pesto on the

so

side.

is

many excellent curry

NO

very easy with pastes available

>

supermarkets.

in

Serves 6

Z

Serves 6 6 chicken

breasts,

with skin • 6 Ibsp red currant jelly

2 Ibsp light soy sauce • 2 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh rosemary

2

cloves garlic, finely

3 tbsp

chopped •

olive oil

sail

and freshly ground black pepper

• 9 baby eggplants,

6'

Woz

sliced lenqthwise

1

chicken

cutlets,

boned and skinned

(300g) chicken tikka paste •

tbsp olive oil •

I

% cup (150ml)

plain yogurt

onion, chopped • 2 cloves garlic, chopped

To Serve

9freshfiqs, halved

lin (2.5cm) piece o) cucumber, finely diced • juice oj'A lime

IMake

slits

and place currant 1

through the skin and in a

soy sauce, rosemary,

jelly,

tablespoon olive

cover,

and

flesh

oil.

seasoning,

garlic,

and

Pour the mixture over the chicken,

chill for at least

half an hour, but preferably

Heat half the remaining chicken until well

Heat the remaining slices

3

on both

oil in

oil in

the

heat the

fig

skillet

and continue

cooked through and

halves in the

and cook the

browned.

skillet

ICut

• fiaan bread

the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.

together the paste

pan and serve

potato salad, pesto, and a green salad.

2

tender. Quickly

the dish with

Heat the

if

Mix

and half of the yogurt and use

coat the chicken. Cover and

side. Set aside.

pan and cook the eggplant

sides until lightly

until

a

browned on each

Return the chicken to the

cooking

tbsp chopped fresh mini

or overnight,

overnight, turning the chicken once.

2

2

of the chicken

shallow dish. Beat together the red

chill for at least

50 minutes,

possible.

oil in

until softened

a

pan and cook

and

lightly

the onion

and

5 Mix juice,

is

until

tender and cooked through.

the remaining yogurt with the cucumber, lime

and chopped minL Serve with

accompanied by Chickpea Dal the

garlic

browned. Add the

marinated chicken and cook for about 15 minutes, the chicken

to

warmed naan

bread.

the chicken,

(seepage 106), rice,

and

n O c pa

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Variation

Poached Salmon Coi'LIBIAC: Another

in Aspic

that

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this

one of the few classic recipes that

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Divide lib (500g) puff pastry in in

• salmon weighing about 5lb wine •

bolllc white

I

lemon, cut mlo 4 segments *

1

[2

-

rice.

cup

4 bay

leaf •

2

aim

stalks,

and juice

grated zest

o)

I

lime

and

tarragon, chervil,

To COMPU \oz

•

Bake

in a

piece

on

425

F (220 C)

wine and enough water

top, pressing the edges

and

just to

peppercorns, and parsley over the

make

scales.

for 50 minutes.

Tuna

Seared

thinl] sliced

on

easy to prepare, this dish

is

a tasty

option for an impromptu gathering.

the

on

•

2 sprigs rosemaq

cover the tbsp olive oil

fish.

•

salt

and freshl) ground black pepper

Cover

1

foil.

Preheat a

make Put the roasting pan

the stove

tiny

Rinse the tuna steaks, pat dry, then

skillet slits in

the flesh. Break off small pieces of

and slowly bring rosemary and gently press them into the

about 10 minutes. Simmer

the liquid to a boil,

slits.

Brush the

for

steaks 5 minutes,

to

lemon segments, bay

Scatter the shallot slices,

the fish rightly with a large sheet of

2

beaten egg yolk

Serve with the lime mayonnaise.

I

leaf, celery,

little

back. Put both halves in a large roasting pan.

the white

salmon

cooked long

preheated oven

2 medium-sized tuna steaks

Add

(75g)

II

the fish in half just in front of the large fin its

cup

chopped spinach, and

Use any pastry trimmings

seal.

Quick and

top of

the

paisley to garnish

llat leal

ICut

on

dill

cucumber, halved

1

(75g) finely

and place the remaining

•

4 tbsp chopped lush mixed herbs, such as parslq

QOg) package gelatin

and the other

Put the salmon

Brush the rim of the pastry with a

together to •

fillet

hard-boiled eggs.

sliced

•

Fdk ihl Lime Mayonnaise cup (150ml) mayonnaise

fillet.

Sprinkle the salmon with

5kg)

chunks • 8 while peppercorns • 2 tbsp parsley stems

cut into large

one portion

half. Roll

salmon

shallot, sliced

I

I

larger than the

(25cm)

grain

Q O o

as described above.

fillet

smaller piece of pastry.

Serves 8 fresh

salmon

2in (5cm) larger than the

2 /

a lib (500g)

ii I

easier to

salmon dish

celebration

very easy to serve and popular at buffets.

is

• Cook The perfect dish for summer buffet celebrations,

summer

on both

sides with the oil

and season with

salt

then remove from the heat The salmon will

and black pepper. continue to cook as

5

Carefully

cools in the liquid.

it

remove

salmon from the pan.

the

Strain

and

2

Cook side,

away

reserve the liquid. Peel

remove the

fillets

the outside but

from the bone and steamed vegetables.

set aside.

(Don't

worry

if

the

fillets fall

apart-the

fish will

be stuck together with the mayonnaise.)

4

Beat together it

to put the

ingredients for the mayonnaise.

all tine

boned

fish

Use the reserved liquid

package

5 si

to

to

back together again, then

make

directions. Chill until

it

alts

slices

down

the gelatin according to

gelatin.

Arrange the

the sides of the fish to look like

Brush with more layers

6 hours Garnish with

Use

chill.

just starts to set.

Brush the salmon with a layer of

cucumber

ol gelatin,

flat-leal

taste.

on each

The tuna should be sealed

the skin from the sides

on of the fish Carefully

the tuna steaks for about 5 minutes

or according to

then

chill for

up

parsley just before serving.

still

pink on the

inside.

Serve with

monkfish & Bacon Kabobs

Lamb Burgers These are very easy to make. Replace the lamb with tofl' for a vegetarian alternative.

monkfish has wonderfully firm Serves 8 2lb (lkg) ground lamb • shallot, finely

1

Ibsp mini jelly •

J

•

chopped

salt

ideal for threading

it

clove garlic, crushed

I

flavor.

you

For The Sauces (

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cups 1300ml) heavy

mam

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'Alb

I

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Ibsp flour

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shallot

relish

and season with

salt

2 all

To make

on

a

grill

softened, then

add

the

rounds. Cook under

minutes on each

Simmer me sauce

for 5

3

Put

Split the rolls.

half of each roll

add

tablespoon

and add

the sauce over

it,

until

evaporated. Blend

to the pan.

minutes or 1

fillets,

and mix

well.

greens.

on

the

Top with

bottom

the burger,

then add the top half of the

1

on

5

wooden

cubed • 6 large shallots, quartered

freshly

roll.

oil

*

afew sprigs of thyme

ground black pepper

skewers, soak

them

in

water for

minutes. Preheat the broiler. Lay the bacon

a board

and spread

thin with the in a

bacon

tomato slice

slices

paste.

and thread

onto the skewers, alternating with the pieces of

shallot.

Thread a black olive on the end of each skewer.

2

Mix

the

salt

and

kabobs and

until thickened. relish

using

111

and

Wrap each monkfish cube

side.

oil until

mushrooms and simmer

mushrooms has

the cream with the flour,

and

jelly, garlic,

the sauce, cook the onion in the

the liquid from the

spoon

for 5

sail

and pepper. Divide the

mixture into 8 pieces and pat into a hot broiler or

(750g) monkfish

• salad greens

ground lamb, mint

together the

(250q) bacon • 3 Ibsp sun-dried tomato paste

12 black olives • 2 Ibsp olive

To Serve 8 sesame seed rolk • 8 ibsp

will need 12 skewers.

olive oil

(375g) mushrooms, chopped

lb

moist and full of

it

Serves 6

chopped • 2 Ibsp

large red onion,

making

on kabob skewers. wrap

the fish in bacon to keep

and freshly ground black pepper

flesh,

oil

and thyme together and season with

freshly

ground black pepper Brush over

broil for

2-3 minutes on each

with more of the flavored

oil

as necessary.

side,

the

brushing

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I

Ham

Molasses Glazed

Serve with Zucchini with Garlk (pagi 107) or

pommes dauphinois

(page 106).

Serves 8

ham

4lb (2kg) unsmoked country

about 35 whole 10 peppercorns

•

•

•

cloves

2 onions, halved

J bay leaves

[600ml) apple

2'A cups

For the Gi

cidei

\/i

4 tbsp butter • 4 tbsp molasses

a few whole

•

loves

<

For the Cranberry Salte 3 cups (350a) in/'

1

fresh oi frozen cranberries

75g) superfine sugar, • grated

1

2 tbsp Cointreau or orange liqueur

ISoak Place leaves,

the il

ham

in

in

pan with the onions,

ham. Slowly bring

to a boil.

Cover and

425°F (220*C).

to

riss-cross pattern with a

roasting

glaze

pan and stud with

and bake

for

sharp

the

i

luxes finish with the until crisp.

the ingredients for the cranberry

.ill

sauce to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes,

occasionally Serve the

lal

knife. Place in a

25-30 minutes, or

Meanwhile, bring

pan

in a

Drain the ham, peel off the skin, and score the (

bay

and enough

cider

oven

for 2 hours. Preheat the

5 cloves, the

For the glaze, melt the butter and molasses

,i

5

2 Clementines

tbsp red currant jelly

/

and the peppercorns. Add the

simmer

2

•

juice of

cold water for about 6 hours, then drain.

in a large

watei in cover the

and

zest

ham

stirring

with the cranberry sauce

BOEUF EN CrOUTE Tilts IS

THE PERFECT DISH TO

Eye. It

can be made

spectacular,

in

and

it

SI

RV1

ON NEW YEAR'S

advani

i,

it

looks

tastes divine.

Serves 8 2 tbspoliveoil I

•

3lb (1.5kg) fillet

ioz (400g) store-bought pnfl pastry • flat-leaj parsley, to

For 2 Ihsp batter

2

•

YAb

i

hi:

and

garnish

Stuffing

(WOg) mushrooms, finel} chopped

cloves garlic, crushed • salt

oj bee)

beaten egg yolk, to glaze

freshlj

2 tbsp chopped

fresh parslej

ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 425'F (220°C). Heat the

1

a large

Add

skillet.

and brown on

the meat

about 10 minutes. Transfer

to a roasting

sides for

pan and bake

o

20 minutes. Let cool.

for

2

For the

stuffing,

until foaming.

cook

3

add the

Add

the

butter to the skillet

mushrooms and mushrooms

for 5 minutes or until the

Remove from

the heat

and

the parsley

stir in

Roll the pastry into a rectangle large

around the

down

4

beef.

and

pastry.

Brush

flat-leaf parsley

let

Hlb

mixture

(5kg) turkey, breast bones removed, legs intact

and

freshly

and tuck under the

halved

tsp

I

seeded •

slalks lemongrass, sliced

ground cumin •

Blend

all

mlo

strips

tsp

I

•

I

red

Slice the

and simmer

simmer

I

cutlets,

green

sugar. Stir well

of red and green Pilaf

chili

(page 106).

until

skinned

chili,

For the

stuffing,

cook the onion

softened but not browned.

have

3

tie

and the

Mix with

all

the

and pack neatly if

into the

you

and season with plenty of

Smear with

salt

and

freshly

pound

plus 25 minutes, or until the juices

part of toe thigh run clear

toe

foil

Remove and

or, if

let

foil.

hours-allowing 25 minutes per

4'A

when

from the

thickest

pierced with a fork.

for the last 25 minutes of the

cooking time

brown.

the bird from the oven, cover tightly with

make carving

stand for 15 minutes to

serving cold,

let

foil,

easier

cool.

half.

for

Garnish with

cilantro.

salt

in the oil until

Place toe turkey in a large roasting pan.

4

shoots, fish sauce,

tender.

with

securely.

to allow toe turkey to

with the

and simmer is

liberally

one, a trussing needle, carefully reshape the bird

Remove

seeded

reduced by

skillet

bamboo

10 minutes or until the chicken strips

2

Variation

for 5 minutes longer.

remaining coconut milk,

Turmeric

fresh parsley

eqq, beaten

ground black pepper.

Roast the turkey for

and

chicken and add to the

and dark brown

medium

ground black pepper. Cover with a sheet of buttered

shrimp paste

» 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilanlro

to a boil, then

freshly

the butter

processor until smooth. In a large pan, bring half the

the paste

I

out on a work surface and season

and

and

the paste ingredients together in a food

coconut milk

thyme « 2 tbsp chopped

Preheat the oven to 575'F (190'C). Spread the turkey

tsp coriander

1

cups (400ml) coconut milk • S chicken

cut

olive oil

center cavity of the bird. Using skewers and,

8oz (225g) canned bamboo shoots • 2 tbsp Thaifish sauce

and

tbsp chopped fresh

remaining stuffing ingredients

2

lemon •

2 tbsp dark brown sugar

2

1

To Complete V/i

chopped • 2 fbsp

(250g) bacon, chopped • 2'A cups (250g) fresh while bread crumbs

Remove

Van (1cm) piece of galangal (Thai ginger) or fresh ginger, peeled 1

7?

buffer

stand for 10 minutes. Garnish

J shallots, peeled and halved • 4 cloves garlic

grated zest oj

large onion,

1

'Alb

grated zest of 2 lemons •

before serving.

and

ground black pepper • 2 fbsp

For the Stuffing

Turn

For the Curry Paste

2

salt

top.

Serves 8

chiliis,

n o c

Serves 8

wrap

to

Thai Green Curry

4 green

easy,

ask your butcher to bone the turkey.

soft.

with beaten egg to glaze.

liberally

to make carving

party fare all year.

and seasoning.

hot oven for 30-40 minutes.

in the

from the oven and

Add

good

Brush the edges of the pastry with the beaten egg

Bake

with

are

yolk. Fold the long pastry edges over the beef.

ends of the

5

garlic

and put the beef on

the center of the pastry

Don't serve turkey just on holidays-it makes

and heat

enough

mushroom

Spread the

the beef over, transfer to a baking sheet,

1

Boned Stuffed Turkey

oil in

all

Serve with

If its

you would

rather not

bone and

stuff the turkey,

cavity with onions, halved lemons,

of thyme. balls

Cook

as above.

and cook around

of the cooking time.

Shape the

and

a small

fill

bunch

stuffing into small

toe turkey for the last 25 minutes

o

& Salads

Vegetables AND

ATTRACTIVE. NUTRITIOUS.

DELICIOUS, VEGETABLES

AT THE HEART OF

LIE

ANY

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SUCCESSFUL PARTY MEAL. ENRICH YOUR MENUS WITH AN G

AND ACCOMPANIMENTS.

OF THESE TASTY MAIN COURSE VEGETABLE DISHES

Q O O

Minted Potato Salad

Tuscan Bean Salad To

THE CANN1

in V

AND COOKING DRIED

SAVE TIME SOAKING

Willi

BEANS,

THIS SALAD CAN ALSO

VARIETIES.

I)

WARM

SERVED

EXCITING MIX

Ellis

(

AN

SERVED HOE OR COED AND

BE

accompaniment

HI

lamb and

io

(

uk

AN IDEAL

IS

ki

\ dishes.

SMOKED SAUSAGE AS A Serves 8

quk

k

supper-party dish. 21b Hkqi small new potatoes

2 sprigs mint

Serves 8 For l5oz (475g) canned canncllini beans, rinsed and drained I

I

hi; (475g) canned flageolet beans, rinsed

and drained

ni;

and drained

I

[475^ canned

in/'

'

/

h'i/i

black-eyed peas, rinsed

Mini

•

olives

>

Ibsp red n ine

1

salt

Iln

one

and

freshl]

large serving

depending on

IPut olii t oil

small bunch basil

2

essi

ir

Add

oil,

or several smaller ones -

and location-mix together

and Parmesan

the leaves

• 2 tbsp capers, rinsed

leaves

freshly

and dunned

ground black peppa

from the

in a

basil

water

Add

a

little

salt

simmer

saucepan and cover with cold

and

the sprigs of mint. Bring

for 12-15

minutes or

until Ihe

potatoes are cooked. Drain and discard the mint

2

Meanwhile blend the dressing

3

Toss the

processor. the

drained beans and olives

Blend Ihe vinegar,

mint

and

the potatoes in a

to a boil, then

ground black pepper

bowl

table size

ssixi,

basil leaves, to garnish

6 Ibsp (90ml) ertra-i irgin

inegai

1 tbsp Parmesan, grated

tbsp chopped fresh salt

For hie Dressing /

Dri

hii

4 tbsp mayonnaise • 4 Ibsp plain yogurt

or

let

ingredients

Once smooth, season with

warm

salt

in a

lood

and pepper.

potatoes in the dressing. Serve

warm

cool

food

and process

I

again,

3

Season with

salt

and black pepper

Drizzle the dressing over Ihe beans toss In coat

and

Scatter small basil leaves

Arugula Salad

to taste.

olives

and Serves 6

over the dish

just beli ire serving. *

8oz (250g) arugula

2 tbsp

olive oil

•

2 tsp grainy mustard I

3 Ibsp walnut ad

2 tbsp •

'&

red

wine vincgat

tsp superfine

sugar

cup U25g) walnut halves

Place the arugula in a bowl,

Whisk

mustard, and sugar together to

the

make

oils,

vinegar,

a dressing, then loss

with the greens. Serve sprinkled with the walnut halves.

Antipasto Pasta Salad

AteA

Serves 4 8oz (250g) fusilli • 1

cup (WOq)

in oil,

drained

* 4 sun-dried tomatoes, quartered

pitted black olives

(WOq) Roquefort

'Alb

(275g) roasted peppers

'Alb

cbeese,

crumbled • JO

slices

< m o

salami

mixed salad greens

>

For the Dressing

en tbsp oil from the peppers *

4

4

Ibsp white wine vinegar

tbsp chopped fresh oregano •

2

salt

and

freshly

2

cloves garlic, crushed

ground black pepper 9?

ICook

the pasta in a large pot of boiling water,

according to the package directions. Drain, then rinse with cold water.

2

Cut the peppers into long,

fine strips.

Mix

the peppers, olives, tomatoes, and cheese.

pasta

and salami and mix

3 spoon

together Stir in

the

well.

Divide the salad greens

among

four glass bowls and

the pasta salad over them.

the ingredients for the dressing

Whisk together

all

and divide among the

bowls. Serve at once.

Pesto Couscous Salad

Stir-Fried Green Vegetables

This salad can be made quickly

Serves 6

using mostly pantry ingredients. 2

Serves 8 2'A cups (45 Og) instant couscous •

4oz (125g) sun-dried peppers 4oz [125g) salt

1

'A

in oil,

grilled eggplant,

green pepper, seeded

and

thinly shredded *

'Alb

cup (125 g) fresh pesto

'A

drained and sliced

basil leaves, to

garnish

the couscous in a heatproof bowl. Cover with

liquid

2 salt

and

let

stand for 5 minutes, or until the

has been absorbed and the couscous

Stir

tender.

is

the pesto into the couscous to color

it

evenly.

Fold in the peppers and eggplant, then season with

and black pepper

and garnish with

to taste.

scullions,

trimmed and quartered

thinly sliced •

(125g)

snow 1

'Alb

peas,

(125g) savoy cabbage,

trimmed and halved

tbsp Thai green

amy paste

drained and sliced

and freshly ground black pepper •

boiling water

3

aip (60g) bean sprouts *

IHeat hot.

IPut

tbsp peanut oil •

Spoon

into a serving dish

basil leaves just before serving.

the peanut

Add

oil in

a

wok

or large

skillet until

very

the scallions and green pepper and cook for

about 5 minutes. Add the cabbage and snow peas and stir

2

for another

2 minutes.

Stir in

the bean sprouts, then

paste.

Continue

and the vegetables

add the Thai green curry

to stir until the

sauce

starts to

bubble

are well flavored. Serve immediately

> a

Chickpea Dal

POMMES DaUPHINOIS

Serve this dish with curries and other spio FOOD. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CHICKPEAS, USE

Serves 8

YELLOW

OR ORANGE

z

COOKED ACCORDING TO

SPLIT PEAS,

melted bulla, to grease dish

21b (lkg) wax) potatoes, pedal and thinly slued

PACKAGE DIRECTIONS.

2 medium onions

Q

SERVES 8 tbsp sunflower oil or ghet •

2

*5

tsp coriander

I

Q O o

*

tsp

I

powder

cups (800g) cooked chickpeas

I

Heat the

1

and cook

oil

about

for

until the spices Stir

5

or ghee

pan and cook,

to the

2

medium

I

-

int..

cubed

cup (60g) Parmesan, grated

1

Preheat the oven to

1

shallow, ovenproof dish with a

O

pan, add the onion.

togambh

pan and cook

^-

bring to a boil

3 When

Simmer

the potaloes

bottom of the

the

then top with

for

this

minutes longer Garnish with the chopped

fresh cilantro before serving.

550T

(180"C).

Brush a

melted butler

little

sequence

some

for 5 minutes,

Cover with

butter cubes

a layer of onions,

until all the ingredients

have been used.

Meanwhile, heat the cream with the

L

boiling,

from the heat and

it

lightly

Pilaf

a layer in

and seasoning. Repeat

i

remove

and

then drain.

have cooled, arrange

dish.

garlic.

When

strain

over the

potatoes. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake for

Turmeric

large,

Put the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with water,

sail

constantly for 1-2 minutes,

the

i

bullet,

\% cups (300ml) heav) cream

large pinch of salt

begin to release their aromas.

the chickpeas

pepper •

tbsp snipped fresh chives,

tsp turmeric

minutes Add the spices and

stirring

garlic, peeled

I

/

2 tbsp choppedfresh dlantro

in a large 5

2 doves

• 4 tbsp

thinl) slued

Mad

andfreshl) ground

onion, find) chopped

garam masala

large pinch oj hoi chili 1

sull

hours, until

115

browned. Serve garnished with the snipped

chives.

Long-grain

rice cooked in a flavored stck k TOR mil FINES! BANQUET. TURMERIC TURNS THE

IS FIT

WARM,

RICE A

DELICAT]

2 I

tsp

Makes 6

tbsp sunflower oil >

cloves garlic, find)

chopped

ground coriander

«

I

1

«

medium

onion, find) chopped

J tsp turmeru

tsp salt

cups (500g) long-grain

2

Potatoes

>

Serves 8 2

Cheesy Baked

-

VELLOW.

I

tsp

coarse sea

3'Acups (750ml) vegetable stock rice

medium baking

6

ground ginga

sprinkling • a Jew sprigs ofth)

'a: (90g) Gruyere cheese, grated

1

Meal the

1

garlu.

Oil in a

ami

u ,ok

large saucepan, lor

ginger coriander, and

2 minutes. salt

longer, stirring constantly.

and bring

O Add ^—

Add

and cook

^ *

into the

pan

;

tender and the

in a

3oz (90g) Red

Lcicesta cheese, grated

dn mustard

warm

dish,

j

550T

(180

C).

Lightly prick the

the potatoes, then arrange in a roasting pan.

c.l

scatter the

pan Cover and simmer for

been absorbed Serve

garnished with cilantro

skins

Drizzle with the olive

is

-

andfreshl) ground black peppei • 2 tsp

Preheat the oven to

1

minutes

to a boil.

the rue to the

sail

the turmeric,

for 2

Pour the stock

15 minutes, or until the rice

liquid has

add the onion and

me

For mi Topping

alantro, to garnish

•>

potatoes • J tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

sail, lot

thyme

oil,

sprigs.

sprinkle with sea

Bake for

1

hour or

salt,

and

until the

potatoes are soft on the inside.

r\ Remove

4-

Mix

pepper,

from the oven, halve, and scoop out the

the llesh with the grated cheese, season with

and

I" the skins

llesh. salt,

the dry muslard, to taste. Return the potato

and.

il

necessary, reheat before serving

Roasted Sweet Potatoes These bright orange potatoes nuke a

\

Phyllo

Festive

This rjchly flavored dish ,\lakes hearty holiday

delicious alternattit to ordinary roasted potatoes.

fare, efther

Serve with any roasted meat.

served cold at a buffet lunch or

piping

hot at a

Serves 8

cup [90g]

i

egelable shortening •

1

tsp sail

For the

>

S Preheat the oven to

1

and cut

425T

2

tbsp bulla •

Woz

(220C). Peel the potatoes

into even-sized pieces. Place

them

2

in a

^

saucepan, cover with water, and add the salt Bring to

2

2 medium

chopped •

cloves garlic,

the potatoes

2

on

IOoz (300g) phyllo

to

the stove until

it

{

and begins

melts

sure they

thinly sliced

brown and

40 minutes, add the rosemary

1

thawed

pastry,

i)

frozen •

2

tbsp butter, nulled

>

each yellow, green,

and

D red

peppa

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200*C). Arrange

all

the

peppers on the rack of a broiler pan and cook under

crisp evenly. After

a hot

sprigs.

on

let

2 hazelnuts, loasled

I

2

(2()( \l)

Si r\

cup [80ml] hea\\ cream

i

sugar •

cocoa powder

sifted

cup [150ml) heavj cream, lightly whipped

2 thsp strong black •

sifted

ISifi the Hour

cocoa powder

into a bowl, then rub in the butter until

Mix

the flour has the texture of coarse bread crumbs.

Preheat the oven to 225 F (HOC). Line three baking

1

sheets with baking parchment, each

8in (20cm)

2 1

Beat the egg whites with

but not

tablespoon

more sugar When will

Divide the mixture

and spread

Hat

be

still

among

Bake

meringues are crisp and

4

lor

water

until

and

it

all

the

5

whip

is still

in the nuts.

or

i

if

in a

pan with

1

tablespoon

Add

let

the

cool.

team with the confectioner's sugar

Use the flavored cream

to

sandwich the

on

the egg

stir in

form a

(190

I

Roll

i

(

and use

bake for 10 minutes. Discard the

3

oven

ii

to line chill lor

for 5

foil

and

in a

foil

and

return the

minutes longer.

Meanwhile, put the chopped chocolate,

cream

little

out the pastry

minutes Line the pastry crust with scrunched

15

a

but not sticky pastry.

soft

pan. Prick the base and

tart

Add

about 15 minutes.

a lightly floured surface

a lOin (25cm)

butter,

and

heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over a pan

of simmering water Heat the mixture until the chocolate melts, stirring frequently to

make

sure the ingredients

blend together.

4

Remove until

into the

with

on

Ai

sugar and cocoa

then

Preheat the oven to 575

meringues together Arrange the caramel-coated hazelnuts top. Serve dusted with confectioner's

necessary, to chill for

pastry to the

until the

coat evenly. Transfer the coated

the

2

dry. Let cool.

has dissolved and browned.

stir to

.ind coffee

still

marked shapes 5 hours,

hazelnuts to a lightly oiled surface ami Lightly

until

the sugar has been

and shiny Fold

about

Heat die granulated sugar

hazelnuts

mixer

electric

making sure the mixture

al a time,

added, the mixture

3

an

water

ice

Covei and

With the mixer running, add the sugar

dry.

before adding

marked with an

or ghost shape

circle,

in the confectioner's sugar,

i

i

it

the

bowl from

the heat

and

begins to cool

baked pastry crust and

sifted confectioner's

impan) each

slice

of

and

thicken.

slir

the mixture

Pour the mixture

let set.

Serve sprinkled

sugar and cocoa powder tart

with a

little

whipped

i

ream

Chocolate Roulade The marvelous thing about this rich dessert that

is

can be made,

it

Rich Chocolate Cheesecake

o

Serves 8

O

and frozen for

filled,

up to a month before serving.

Uoz

Serves 8

(400g) chocolate wafers •

'A

sifted confectioner's

For the Sponge Cake 4

medium

•

eggs, separated

2 tbsp all-purpose flour,

sified

Vi

•

For the V/a

tbsp cocoa powder, sifted

3 medium eggs •

Filling

Preheat the oven to 350'F (180*0. Grease and line a

pan measuring

the egg yolks and half until pale

and

thick,

8in

x 12in (20cm x 50cm). Beat

the sugar with

an

electric

about 5 minutes. Fold

Beat the egg whites until

stiff,

mixer

1

gradually adding

3

to the touch.

Cover with a damp dish

towel,

cool.

sugar. Stir

'&

until thick.

and spread

will

placed over a pan of simmering water.

and

3

stir

in the

Remove from

sour cream. Beat the eggs and

thick.

Blend in the softened cream

pan.

Pour the mixture over the cookie layer and bake

for

VA hours or until firm to the touch. Let cool in the

Remove

the sides of the flat

pan and

transfer the

serving plate. Sprinkle liberally with

sifted confectioner's sugar.

and

it

TlRAMISU

over the

to help

crack as

it

you

rolls.

roll

up the roulade.

Cover and

chill for

4oz (125g) vanilla wafers • 4

up

4 tbsp to 12

filling.

Serves 4

Use the waxed paper The roulade

into a 9in

the bottom

Break the chocolate into pieces and melt in a bowl

chocolate mixture.

4

Spoon

down on

of the pan. Chill while preparing the

Spread the chocolate mixture over the

the remaining cream

the crushed cookies.

stir in

cup

(150ml) of the heavy cream into the melted chocolate

Whip

pan and

cheesecake to a

paper dusted with confectioner's

roulade.

a

cheese, then fold in the chocolate mixture.

Turn the sponge cake out onto a sheet of waxed

whisk

7^

sugar until pale and

prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes or until well risen

let

Preheat the oven to 550"F (180'C). Finely crush the

the heat

chocolate mixture. Spread the cake mixture into Ihe

then

n >

chocolate wafers in a food processor. Melt the butter

2

in the flour,

the remaining sugar. Fold the egg whites into the

and springy

cup (I25g) superfine sugar

(25cm) springform pan and press

cocoa powder, and melted chocolate.

2

cup (150ml) sour cream

l'Alb (625g) cream cheese, softened

aips (450ml) heavy cream • 2'Aoz (75g) semisweel chocolate, melted

jelly roll

'A

'A

sugar

in

1

7=>

-t

8oz (250g) semisweel chocolate •

2'Aoz (75g) semisweit chocolate, melted sifted confectioner's

sugar

For the Filling

cup (I50g) superfine sugar

2

cup (WOg) butter

hours before serving or freeze for up

to

one month

•

coffee liqueur

tbsp strong black coffee

VA cups (300ml) crime Anglaise

8oz (250g) mascarpone

VA cups (300ml) heavy cream,

1

Divide the cookies the black coffee

2

lightly

among

and

cheese

whipped •

sifted

cocoa powder

four glass dishes. Pour

coffee liqueur over the cookies.

Pour a layer of creme Anglaise over the cookies. Beat together the

smooth

it

down

mascarpone and cream and

over the mixture. Chill for

one hour. Serve dusted with cocoa powder.

at least

Mini Baked Alaska This great dessert can be prepared well

Add

the meringi

advani

in

Plum Pudding Serves 8

e.

\\d baki fust before serving.

i

S%J

lb (2

Z

Serves 8

6oz J

medium

eggs •

sifted

For the

cup (250g) dark brown sugar

apple, peeled, cored,

and grated 2

»

6

COmfJ

ffcsp

tsp ground

/

oz (400ml) crime Anglaise

*

• •

.

cup I60g)

grated zest

medium

make

ITo

egg whites

•

J

sponge cake

the

L

m;->

4 tbspbrand)

first

-

and

a

line

jelly roll

measuring 8in x 12in (20cm x 50cm). Use an

2

Sift

the flour

then

Pour

2

and

into the

prepared pan and bake for about 12 minutes or

Mix

a wire rack

5m

and

the

stir

cool.

5 1

Cover the bowl with

stand overnight.

mixed

the orange zest

5

Spoon

and

bread crumbs, sugar,

spice, suet,

mixture into the

fruit

and eggs and mix

juice

flour.

well

the mixture into a greased 2 quart (2

liter)

pudding mold. Cover with greased waxed paper and then

tie

securely with string

4

Place the

pudding

in (2.5cm)

stand for about

a covered

in

pan containing

of boiling water and steam for 6 hours,

hour Meanwhile,

1

Preheat the

oven

rounds on a

to

425

and brandy

(220

I

C).

into the

Place the sponge

and put a

large baking tray

cream on top of each one. Put the

large

stiff

wrap

5 6

Before serving, steam for a further 4 hours before

ream and sponge

in fresh

waxed

paper.

warmed

turning out onto a

serving plate.

To flame the pudding pour a

little

warmed brandy

around the base of the pudding, dust with

scoop confectioner's sugar,

and

with a match. Serve with

light

tray in the

brandy butter (below) and cream.

while preparing the meringue.

Beat the egg whites until

then together, then

Gradually beat in the

Brandy Butter

superfine sugar. Swirl or pipe the meringue onto the i

1

over

ale

Cut out

custard mixture and freeze until solid, about 2 hours.

i

pour the brown

adding more boiling water as necessary Allow to cool, Let

creme Anglaise and heavy cream

"I the ice

the flour,

bowl and pour the brandy

freeze until firm. Fold the raisins

4

sugar

to serve

until

(7.5cm) diameter ramekin.

Put the raisins into a small

over them.

let

almonds, and apple. Fold the

I

3

the molasses.

Add

foil,

8 rounds using a

stir in

wrap and

and cocoa powder together and

Turn out onto

orange

electric

eggs with the sugar until thick

carefully fold into the egg mixture.

risen.

I

pan

about 5 minutes

pale,

almonds

o)

it

sifted confectioner's

the dried Iruit in a bowl,

IPul

preheat the

it,

to beat the

slivered

and puce

e

plastic

mixer

spice

I50o) superfine sugar

i

base,

n en to 575 F (190 O. Grease

i

mixed

eggs, beaten

CoMi'i.i

brand} butler and cream,

medium

Ibsp molasses

(600mO heavy cream

cups

/

For the Meringi 6

2

brand;

To 4fl

(250g) raisins ale •

\75g) shredded vegetarian suet • 3 cups [I75g] breadcrumbs

I

Cream

Ice

cup WOg) golden raisins 1

lb

tbsp cocoa powder, sifted

/

I

Q O O

•

cup [75g) superfine sugar

i

I

4 Ibsp all-purpose Hour,

chopped

cup (275mi) brown

/

9 Ihp (75g) all-purpose flour •

For the Base

-3

pitied prunes,

(250g) golden raisins

lb

cake, covering

them completely.

Bake for 5-7 minutes, then serve immediately.

.

cup

1

1

,

5g) butter, softened

•

I

.

cups

I

/

.

>g) confectioner's

sugar

2 ibsp brand}

Variation Mini imi.u Christmas Bombe: vegetarian mincemeat the ice

3, stir

4oz (125g)

and 2 tablespoons of brandy

cream mixture and

lined with plastn

In step

freeze in a

wrap Follow the

I

quart

(

I

liter)

into

mold

recipe as instructed.

Beat together the softened butter

and the sugar

and

brandy.

light.

Gradually blend

serving dish, cover, and

in the

chill until

until pale

Spoon

ready to serve

into a

Poached Peaches Stored

in airtight jars,

poached peaches make

an ideal dessert for

Makes One 1

bottle dessert

IPour

cinnamon

stick,

orange • 3 whole cloves

1

halved « 8 ripe but firm peaches

the wine into a shallow pan, then

orange

zest, cloves,

Add

add the

and cinnamon. Heat gently

the sugar has dissolved, then

2

Jar

wine • % cup (60g) superfine sugar

thinly grated, zest of I

picnics.

the peaches to the

of baking parchment.

add

'/>

cup (150ml)

until

water.

pan and cover with

Cook

sugar,

a circle

gently for about 30

minutes, or until the peaches are tender. Carefully transfer the peaches to a sterilized, sealable

3

jar

and cover with the

liquid. Seal

and allow

to cool.

Peach. Melba Trifle Serves 8 'Mb (250g) ladyfingers • 6 peaches, peeled, I

cup (250g) raspberries •

'A

and

pitted,

sliced

aip (150ml) medium dry sherry

I4fl oz (400ml) crime Anglaise

For the Topping 2'A cups

(600ml) heavy cream • grated

6 tbsp (90ml) brandy

2

ILine

•

2

orange

2 tbsp superfine sugar

Arrange the

sliced

the raspberries over the peaches

Cover and

1

tbsp sliced almonds, toasted

the bottom of a large glass

ladyfingers.

zest oj

bowl with

the

peaches on top. Sprinkle

and add the

sherry.

set aside for at least 3 hours.

Put the creme Anglaise over the

orange

zest,

fruit.

brandy, and sugar until

over the creme Anglaise. Cover and 12 hours. Sprinkle with the

almonds

Beat the cream,

Spoon

stiff.

chill for

up

il

to

just before serving.

Variation

Winter

Trifle: Replace the peaches with

apricots soaked in

and

raspberries.

pour

it

'A

'/41b

(250g) dried

cup (150ml) brandy. Omit the sherry

Melt % cup (lOOg) strawberry jam and

over the apricots. Continue as instructed.

Ricotta Tart with Seasonal Fruit

*

Divide 5 cups (400g) pecans between the pastry

-*•

Mix

light

brown

sugar,

and

cup

syrup,

Tims classic Italian tart

z

together 2 tablespoons melted butter.

'/•

4 medium

eggs,

shells.

cup

1

(175g)

cup (175ml) golden

'/.

(50g) all-purpose flour.

Pour

into the

ideal to serve at picnics

is

pans and bake

or buffet partus with fresh

or seasonal

figs

for 45 or 50 minutes, respectively.

fruit.

Serves 8

D Z

batch pastry

1

(see

Chocolate

3jrcshfigs, quartered, or seasonal

D O

For the

fruit, to

decorate

Makes

Tarts

16

Filling

lib (500g) ricotla cheese *

4

eggs, separated zest of

lemon

I

Chocolate

3 medium egg folks •

2 tbsp all-purpose

«

(see

CrEME

cup (I75g) dried /nuts such as cranberries.

mangoes, or peaches, chopped

hatch pastry

/

medium

cup (lOOg) superfine sugar • grated

!

Summer Berry

page U

Tart,

2 tbsp cornstarch

.

•

Tart,

page 108}

Paiissii ki

cup 1

(lour

I

lOOg) superfine sugai

cups

1

100ml) milk

For niE Topping

1

Preheat the oven to 575 F (190 O. Roll out the pastry

on

a lightly floured

work

and use

surface

to line

it

8in (20cm). deep fluted tart pan. Line with scrunched

2! and bake to die

Remove

blind for 10 minutes.

oven

lemon

the

and

fruits,

then fold them

stiff,

flour in

hour or

golden and

until

set.

and return

u

above.

Stir

Whip

the egg

shell

zest

*

and

together in a

1

cup

and bake

Let cool before serving.

(25ogl sugar

lemons and

until the butter

*

Beat 5

medium

it

the

*

shell.

Bake

eggs into the mixture

at

pan

for

PECAN

4m

UOOg)

(Idem)

tartlet

and return

10 minutes. Line each with

oven

to

into the

Serve dusted with a few raspberries

pan or

chill for

for 5

minutes Remove the

foil

foil

and return

for 5 minutes longer.

Whisk together

the egg yolks, superfine sugar,

and

cornstarch with 2 tablespoons milk. Heat the until

it

begins to bubble, then pour

3

Rinse out the pan and return the mixture to

thickens.

Whisk

until thick

4

Spoon

it

into

it

and smooth.

Let cool,

the mixture into the cooled pastry shells

before serving top the

tartlets

brush wilh warmed red currant it

set

Pils: Line the 8in (20cm) tart

to line 5in (7.5cm) tart pans. Prick

and

covered with dampened waxed paper. stir

the mixture

lemon mixture

and decorated with

a lightly floured

butter.

about 10 minutes before

transferring to a serving plah

confectioner's sugar

2

Divide the pastry

on

the grated

in

575 F (190*0 lor 20 minutes or until

lemon custard has almost Let cool in the

In 575 F (190 C).

Reheat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture boils

from the heat

the heat for 5 minutes Pour the pastry

to the

and

and sugar have melted When

begins to thicken, remove

wen

shell as

and 2 tablespoons

7 tablespoons

ielh

the egg mixture, whisking constantly

bowl over a pan of simmering water and

Set the

4 tbsp red currant

and use them

remaining milk

heatproof bowl. Gradually mix

juice of 2

surface

and bake blind

using a large metal

CITRON: Prepare and bake the pastry

cornstarch

Preheat the

1

the bottoms

VARIATIONS Tarii

•

foil

together the rnolta. egg yolks, sugar,

dried

zest,

raspberries

into 16 pieces. Roll out the pieces

spoon. Spoon the mixture into the pastry 1

and

an

for 10 minutes longer

whites until

for

foil

4 cups (450g) mixed summei hemes, such as strawberries, blueberries,

six individual

pans and bake blind as instructed above.

fusl

with the berries and

jelly to glaze.

Tropical Fruit Salad Serves 8 d mdnqo^

3 swiimE pilMitBppks •

mmgts and

„

ITrim and wedges. slice the

km

then cut

int

2

-

and

i\

Once

to a boil,

peel

and

snd

/

I

die sugar has

then simmer for 5 minutes.

.

se

r

Stir in the zes"

Pour the syrup over

lime.

and mix wdL GiH, then

Coconut

lirr

bring the

i

one of the oranges and half the the fruit

r..

the I

die truing

slice

Heat the fuice of the oranges and die sugar.

d

:f&fim

papayas discard

.

•

a.

and ait

peel the pineapples

Peel, pit,

:

fame •

I

1 Mwss

•

r

Cream

Ice

Served with a tropical fruit salad, thbs deucateiv flavored coconut ice cream

to complement

the perfect dessert

is

spicy food.

SERITS 8 cups

i

4

L/ri'iii

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mu H'fc

tfep tornsttirdi

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<

car.:.

4 mtdium i

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milk

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any

:

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oconut mjlk

the milt

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1

'

to boffl.

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tsv

gg

-

cajrdamnioinni

beg&ns

just

it

cornstarch until pale and light

2

Pour the warra mill

gg

i

nr

custard,

and continu

_

the heat

3

told in die

and

Strain the custard in

a container for

smooth and

again, (hen freeze until

te

A

cool

heavy cream. Freeze

-

-

_

-

so&i

cream stand

room temperature

Fruit Salad

to

2 hours or

return to die freeze

Let die ice

.'.en

g

and alow

and bubble. Remove from

4

:

togedier to form a custar

for

about

before serving

10 \

minutes

at

Blueberry Muffins Makes

Gingerbread

or 24 small muffins

12 large

Cut out bear shapes for children's

and

parties

decorate with faces or use christmas-shaped cups

I

/

i

75g)

purpost flour

.ill

-

nip

.

75g) brow n sugar

1

cookie cutters to make tree decorations.

z

tbsp baking

1

!

cups

-

I

powder •

I50g)

I

tsp

I

ground cinnamon

fresh blueberries

medium

•

egg, beaten

:

*

nip

I

cup (25g)

•

Ispsali

Makes

175ml) buttermilk butter,

cup (60g)

Q O o

Preheat the oven to 425'F (220'C). Line a muffin pan

3

Sift

together the

Whisk together the

buttermilk, egg,

or until well

size,

1

risen.

Cream

Makes •

butler, softened

eggs, beaten

*

1

16

i

5

U75g)

cups

I

I25g) unsalted sugar, sifted

•

•

butter, softened

cup QOOg) confectionei

%

ioz U25g) semisweet

for

chocolate, melted

Line a muffin

C).

the butter

Gradually beat

Half a

fill

little

and sugar

in the eggs,

the creamed mixture

and

fold

and

until pale

men

sift

the flour over

in.

on top before adding

the

remaining cake mixture. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until risen. Let cool,

4

then remove the paper cups.

To decorate, beat the butter with the confectioner's sugar and half the melted chocolate. Spread the

remaining chocolate onto a clean until just set

5

L'se a knife to

Turn the cakes upside icing

flat

surface

make chocolate

down and

and

butter.

and sugar

until pale

and

light.

and chopped

ginger,

water.

ground

and cinnamon

ginger,

to

a floured surface

form a

and

roll

into the

dough.

soft

out thinly Cut

out 16 shapes and arrange on the baking sheets. Use

make

8-10 minutes,

small holes for stringing,

desired.

if

until golden. Let cool for 3

Bake

minutes

before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely Sift

a

some

confectioner's sugar into a small

leave

curls.

spread the chocolate

over them. Arrange the chocolate curls on the

top and sides to resemble twigs and branches on a bonfire.

bowl Add

few drops of water, and food coloring

if

smooth

to pipe

consistency.

decorations. Let light.

the paper cups with the cake batter. Put

raspberry jam

Knead on

give a

pan with paper baking cups.

Cream

food coloring (optional)

s

5 Preheat the oven to 575'F (190

warm

the

the flour,

a skewer to

To Decorati

little

the butter

creamed mixture, then mix

4

self-rising flour

stir in Sift

cup (175g) brown sugar

1

cup (125g) raspberr] jam

cup

sugai

Beal in the molasses, corn syrup,

then

medium

ground cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 550'F (180*0. Grease 2 baking

2

Bonfire Cakes

3

watei



AKI

(

2 Ikp

iOg

cornstarch

cup

Preheat the

own

to

330

F (180'C).

(Jirml round cake pan and

crime fraXche

pale

and

2

Beat the egg whites until

Grease a deep 8in

line the

wa.xeil paper. Beat the egg yolks

bottom with

and half

and sugar

in the

stiff,

eggs

gradually adding

chocolate mixture using a large spatula

Spoon

into the prepared

or until

Melt

5

i)/

i

Sift

together the

pan and bake

for 55

minutes

to cool completely

tOOg) ol the chocolate

and

stir in

the creme

fraiche Swirl over the cooled cake. Using a vegetable

peeler

make

sprinkle

curls

on top of

lkg) while fondant

and water spice,

525

until pale

the flour

from the remaining chocolate and the cake Tie a ribbon

around

the

pan and

into a

and molasses Bring

stir in

to a boil.

cool

Lei

F (160 O, then grease and

and

and

light,

fold

then gradually heal

into the batter using

it

liquid.

the mixture into the prepared cake pan

and make a shallow

top once the cake

level

Remove

waxed paper and

fresh

well in the center to

baked. Bake

is

to

foil.

Level

foi

hours

5

comes out

clean

and wrap

the lining paper

in

Store in a cool, dry place for

one month. The cake can be

iced

up

to

two wi

before serving.

4

To cover the cake with marzipan, wilh the

round

cake

5

Once

First

brush the cake

apricot jam. Roll the marzipan into

enough

to cover the lop

in position,

a spatula. Let

smooth it

and

the fondant into a

and

round

sides ol the

the marzipan using your

set for at least

1

hour

Brush the marzipan with the vodka or

the top I

warmed

large

hands or

fold into the batter

stand for 5 minutes before turning out

risen. Let

onto a wire rack

3

powder and

Silt

the surface

ensure a

a

the remaining sugar Fold the egg whites into the

cornstarch and cocoa

I

large spatula. Stir in the nuts, then the cooled fruit

the sugar until

Fold in the melted chocolate.

thick.

lib

•

2lb (lkg) white marzipan

•

deep 9in (25cm) round cake pan. Cream the

butter

up

1

mixed

Let cool in the pan.

(lOOmD

rising flom

selj

or until a skewer inserted into die center

In Complete nisweet chocolate *

fruit,

mixture and

poH da

Ibsp cocoa

2 nips (225g)

warmed

Preheat the oven to

3H1

•

ibsp unrefined molasses

lOOg) mixed mils, chopped

the rum, sherry,

line a

I75g) superfine sugai

\cup

chocolate, melted I

Kill

Cake

nil

eggs, separated

8oz Q50g) semisweet

M)

(2()<

lkg) mixed dried frail

/

then simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

,i

s

i

cups (350g) light brown sugar •

ibsp vodka or gin

the dried

2

about a minute before transferring to a wire rack.

\M

I

•

the

IPour

large teaspoons ol the halter

cup (100ml) medium-dq sherq

21b

/

4 Ibsp strained apricot jam,

and baking

baking sheet and bake for 12-13 minutes. Let cool for

\1

oz

1

aki

<

To COMPLETE

chocolate and nuts

3

'A

•

eggs, beaten

the chocolate

and

-of white marzipan

and

decorating

(60g)

name on

icing.

base of the cake,

from 2oz

Knead

hour.

1

color, if desired: Roll

Pipe the child's

3

longer. Lei cool

Brush the cake w;lk"warmed, strained apricot jam.

the cake. Leave for

strained apricot jam.

Color lib (500g) of fondant icing red and 4oz (125g) black,

40 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature and

if

Pipe a

and use

2'/Jb (1.25kg)

and use

to

more

cover

cover fhTTake

the cake using a

little

to

of fondant

icing

little

around the

desired. Decorate with flowers cut

fondanUcing, colored as desired.

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