Hors D'Oeuvres & Appetizers (Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library)

Make any party or meal a special celebration with a selection of easily prepared, colorful, delicious hors d'oeuvres or appetizers. Dazzle your guests with Mozzarella and Tomato Crostini. Sesame Shrimp. Guacamole. Endive Boats with Smoked Salmon. Chinese Spareribs. Mini Pizzas with Spicy Meat Topping. Tandoori-Style Chicken. The array of possibilities is a festive as it is tempting. Filled with kitchen-tested recipes from popular French food experts the Scotto Sisters - each recipe shown in a glorious full-color photograph - this beautiful, practical book makes it easier than ever to select and prepare hors d'oeuvres and appetizers for any occasion. All the basics are covered, from choosing basic tools to preparing the doughs, pastries and breads that are part of so many of these dishes. And an illustrated glossary provides you with a quick, convenient reference to essential terms. Hors d'Oeuvres & Appetizers is part of the Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library, an all-new series of books written by outstanding international food authorities and created under the general editorship of Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma, America's leading cookware stores and catalog. Each volume of the series concentrates on a single main ingredient or kind of food, and is expressly designed for practical, everyday use in the home kitchen.