Appetizers
 Pates & Terrines
Fiona Smith
A staple of the buffet table, a delicious make-ahead first course, a pate or terrine though traditionally associated with pork, poultry , or game, now can include tuna with caramelized onion or a terrine of blue cheese, ricotta and zucchini. An added bonus in this book is a section of accompaniments: nut wafers, melba toast, pickled cherries, sweet and sour pickled onions. Colour photos with every recipe.Hardcover, 64 pp. $16.95.
 500 Appetizers
Susannah Blake
These chunky, and we mean this in a good way, little books (six inches square, an inch thick) combine great value for your money with a charming package. Each features a photograph with almost every recipe, some sophisticated, some simple, all in an easy-to-read format. Hardcover, 288 pp. $17.95.
Everyone Can Cook Appetizers
Eric Akis
It may be that everyone can cook appetizers, but not everyone one
can think what it is they should be cooking. Eric Akis is here
to help with simple ideas gathered from cuisines around the world
- curry-spiced lamb chops with mint yogurt, tempura vegetables,
pulled pork pockets,
aged cheddar ball. The collection includes desserts and drinks
plus appetizer menus for different occasions.Colour photos. Softcover,
198 pp. $24.95.
  The Cocktail Chef: Entertaining
in Style
Dinah Koo and Janice Poon
Toronto's premier caterer Dinah Koo and Stylist-to-the starts Janice Poon have
fashioned a practical guide to the new way to entertain with signature cocktails,
eight essential appetizers and seven fab party menus, this book informs as it
entertains. 240 pp. $35.00.
 Amuse-Bouche
Rick Tramonto with Mary Goodbody
'Little bites of food to amuse the mouth, invigorate the palate,
whet the appetite.' Rick Tramonto certainly know how to tickle our tongues.
This luscious, full-colour
book is full of elegant entertaining ideas. What to try: Chickpea
Spoon with Feta and Roasted Garlic (p.169). Hardcover, 269 pp., $53.00.
 Australian
Gourmet Traveller Party Food
The sublime and the frivolous co-exist delectably in a book that concentrates
mainly on finger foods both savoury and sweet. Warm brandade with walnut toasts?
Oh yum! Rose-scented marshmallows? Exotically cute. Picture with every recipe.
Paper, 128pp,$19.95.
 Tartares & Carpaccios
with Friends
Marie-Victoire Garcia
Appetizers for devotees of the raw food movement. Recipes range from traditional
beef tartare to a carpaccio of carrots with dates and feta cheese. Book is part
of a series from the French publisher, Hachette. Colour photo with each recipe.
Hardcover, 62 pp, $14.95.
 Delicious
Dips
Diane Morgan
Forget the soup mix and start caramelizing those onions for a truly
memorable dipping experience. Hardcover, 123 pp, $23.95.
Surreal Gourmet Bites
Bob Blumer
Hot from the toastermobile, the Surreal Gourmet serves of cutely named tasty
tidbits -- hog heaven (openface mortadella sandwiches),coffee crisp (coffee crème
brulee) -- fad of-the-moment drinks (carrotcake shooters). Colour photos. Paper,
131 pp, $19.95.
 The 125 Best Fondue
Recipes
Ilana Simpson
For those of you who believed that there were only 2
choices for fondue, let me tell you that this book has 123 more
suggestions. Broken down into the most basic catagories of cheese,
oil, broth and dessert including everything
you need to know about fondues sections. Now go forth and use your
fondue pots with renewed excitement. Recipe: Hawaiian
Pork.
 Company's Coming: Starters
Jean Pare
Part of the Company's Coming series these appetizers, soups and salads make
a great start to any meal. The recipes are quick and easy and use readily available
ingredients. $14.99.
 Martha
Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvre Handbook
Martha Stewart
Say what you will (and we all do) about Martha, she and her minions are hard
to beat on the entertaining front. From exquisite canapes to downhome chicken
wings, Martha has fingerfood covered, and the drinks to go with. The bonus here
is a really well-made book with not just one but two ribbons to mark your place,
one for the photo section, one for the recipes. Hard cover, colour pictures of
everything! $47.95.
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