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California Cooking: Parties, Picnics and Celebrations
California Cooking Parties Picnics and Celebrations Author:Art Museum Council, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Filled with full-color photographs and more than 180 recipes, California Cooking is a dazzling celebration of the bounty of California. Here are sophisticated menus for many different occasions, from the casual to the elegant. There are light lunches, hearty breakfasts, formal dinners, cocktail buffets, and barbeques, as well as a ta... more »ilgate picnic, an afternoon tea, a grazing party, a beach cookout, a Mexican fiesta, and more.
Many of the recipes in the book are for new and different combinations of flavors, while others are for traditional or ethnic dishes with interesting California twists. All of the recipes reflect the hallmarks of California cooking: fresh ingredients cooked simply and beautifully; lighter sauces that enhance rather than conceal; lots of seafood and grilling; and, most important, a free-wheeling spirit of adventure in the kitchen. Pumpkin-shrimp bisque; grilled duck liver salad with pearl onions and apples; trout with grape-almond stuffing; quesadillas with zucchini blossoms; artichoke, eggplant, and goat cheese pizza; pomegranate ice; and mango-plum tart are just a few of the mouth-watering recipes.
Menus are photographed in stunning locations from southern to northern California, and include a vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, a Victorian mansion in San Francisco, a cabin near Lake Tahoe, and a Japanese teahouse overlooking Abalone Beach.
This cookbook will delight and inspire everyone who wants to cook and entertain California-style.« less