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Cooking For Crowds For Dummies

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Cooking For Crowds For Dummies by Dawn Simmons and Curt Simmons is a practical guide designed to help readers efficiently plan, prepare, and serve delicious meals for large gatherings. The book offers insightful tips on menu planning, budgeting, portion control, and time management, ensuring every event is a culinary success. Its easy-to-follow instructions cater to both seasoned cooks and novices looking to impress at their next big occasion.
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If you love hosting large gatherings and want to master the art of cooking for many guests without stress, this book is the perfect guide. It offers practical tips and delicious recipes tailored for feeding a crowd, ensuring your events are memorable and enjoyable for everyone.

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Packed with recipes and advice for creating a stress-free kitchen, this unique guide shows ordinary home cooks how to do their own catering at big events such as family reunions, graduations, and weddings.

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Expert advice on food preparation for a large event.

Packed with recipes and advice for creating a stress-free kitchen, this unique guide shows ordinary home cooks how to do their own catering at big events such as family reunions, graduations, and weddings.

Cooking For Crowds For Dummies guides readers through setting up the kitchen, planning the menu, estimating food quantities, following food safety requirements, and scheduling the food preparations.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780764584695

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 June 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 113g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Dawn Simmons is a professional caterer and teaches online catering courses.

Curt Simmons is the author of more than 50 books, including iPhoto For Dummies.

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