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Dinner Party Animal: Recipes to Make Every Day a Celebration

by Jake Cohen

A menu-minded guide to cooking for company

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A menu-minded guide to cooking for company

Jake Cohen brings together 100 recipes and sixteen themed menus, spanning casual brunches, weeknight meals, and holiday gatherings such as Passover and Thanksgiving. The menu format adds practical hosting support: each includes a grocery list, preparation and make-ahead guidance, suggested store-bought shortcuts, and a day-of plan. The recipe selection ranges from Parker House rolls and chicken pot pie to za’atar-roasted eggplant, salmon, and desserts. Across these occasions, the book treats entertaining as something that can happen without a formal dining room or an elaborate setup, pairing celebratory meals with tools for getting them on the table.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Home cooks seeking recipes for shared meals and gatherings.
  • Hosts who value organized menus, shopping lists, and advance-preparation guidance.
  • Cooks looking for ideas that span casual occasions, weeknight dinners, and holiday meals.

Themes

Entertaining and hospitalityMenu planningEveryday and celebratory cookingHoliday meals

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Book overview

"Jake's punim is as mind blowing as his recipes!" -Rachael Ray

From the New York Times bestselling author of Jew-Ish and I Could Nosh and star of A&E's Jake Makes It Easy comes a fun, unfussy, and inventive collection of recipes to entertain with ease and enjoy any day of the week.

An impromptu cocktail party, casual brunch with friends, or celebratory dinner with family--food just tastes better when shared. For chef Jake Cohen, making a homemade meal from scratch for those you love is nothing short of magic. Now he's giving you everything you need to cook and entertain with ease in this highly anticipated collection of 100 delicious recipes and sixteen inventive menus for every mood, occasion, and possible guest list.

With menus ranging from Treat Yourself Brunch to Veg Out, Meatballs to the Wall, Ride or Pie (a whole meal of pies!), That Was Tonight? (recipes that come together in a hurry), and even the ultimate Passover and Thanksgiving feasts, these are recipes you'll turn to again and again for special occasions and weeknight dinners alike:

    Brown Butter Parker House RollsChicken and Biscuits Pot PieCheeseburger Arayes SlidersSour Cream and Onion Mashed PotatoesZa'atar Roasted Eggplant and Tomato SaladSpicy Sausage Gnocchi Bake with Pesto RicottaYogurt-Roasted Salmon with LeeksRoast Chicken with Lemony Sauce SoubiseLemon-Almond Blondies with Sumac GlazeTiramisu CakeApple Pie Calzone

Each menu comes with a grocery list, prep and make-ahead guide, store-bought shortcuts, and a day-of run-of-show to take the stress out of hosting. Jake reminds us that we don't have to be perfect or even have a dining room table to entertain: anyone can do this, whether you're a comfortable home cook or a newbie in the kitchen. With cameos from Jake's array of celebrity friends--including Isaac Mizrahi, Benny Blanco, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Alex Edelman, Jill Zarin, Joan Nathan, Debra Messing, and more--this delicious book is guaranteed to turn you into the ultimate Dinner Party Animal.

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