Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook by Martha Stewart
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Book Reviews of Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook
Book Review: Martha is the Queen of Hors D'Oeuvres!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I am ready to don my apron to prepare for a cocktail or dinner party, this is the first book that I pull off the shelf. I flip through the beautiful and tantalizing photos in the front third of the book, find what I want to try, and then go on to the correlating how-to page. The recipes are easy to follow, some more involved than others, but depending on how much time you have, it's easy to make a choice on what to serve. The last chapter entitled The Guide is filled with a wealth of information - menus, an index of culinary utensils, description of uncommon and exotic foods and spices, equipment and food sources and a directory of specialty shops. I also like the built-in fabric book markers - great to mark favorite recipes.This informative book has been a welcome addition to my cooking library and I recommend it to anyone who loves to entertain. It will also make life easier for those who are sometimes forced to entertain whether they like to or not!
Book Review: Feast for the eyes and the belly
Summary: 5 Stars
The photographs in this book are just as good as the recipes. As some other reviewers have pointed out, it would be nice if the photos accompanied the recipes rather than splitting all the text from the photos. Still, all the recipes that I have tried from this book (about a dozen) have yielded spectacular results and much praise for the cook. Novice cooks may find many of the recipes a bit daunting, but as an intermediate cook I found them to be very manageable. The recipe for the golden ravioli could not be easier, but recipes with this level of simplicity seem to be the exception rather than the norm. Many have instructions on making ahead, whether it is advised or not, and this is very helpful when planning a menu. Even if you don't care for Martha Stewart, try the book if you want a good reference with a wide variety of hors d'oeuvres.Book Review: Wonderful resource
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a 23-year-old graduate student. My mother bought this book perhaps 8 years ago. Since I moved away from home to go to college, I have called her for recipes so many times I have a pretty good fraction of this book photocopied in a binder. I am young and certainly not a professional cook, and all of the recipes I have prepared came out looking and tasting great. My favorite recipe is Icebox Crackers, page 365 (Serve them warm with goat cheese! Always a crowd favorite at parties). Some recipes are somewhat time consuming, but I wouldn't say they are extremely difficult. I did have to skip the ones that call for bizarre kitchen items and ingredients, unfortunately. But there are so many recipes, including many that are clever and relatively simple, that this has not been a big problem. Overall, this is a wonderful cookbook.Book Review: A must have for all Entertainers!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook by Martha Stewart is filled with creative appetizer recipes and spectacular pictures that make you want to run to the kitchen and start cooking. Stewart is, no doubt, an authority on entertaining and this book shows how she has evolved from the first Hors D'Oeuvres book she wrote in the early 80's. I have tried several recipes, and they were all great, specially the Crispy Asparagus Straws (Fresh Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto, fresh parmigiano and then several sheets of phyllo dough), and the Mini Bisteyas (Morrocan Chicken Phyllo Pies).My friend who owns a catering company uses this book all the time and is having lots of success with the new ideas.
If you want to impress your guests or family, this book has many many recipes that will make you show off your kitchen skills.
Book Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this book out from the library so many times that I had to buy it.
I like the fact that every dish has a photograph so that you can see the how the finished result is meant to look, plus there is a wide range of simple through to fancy hors d'oevres for every occassion.
This book is just full of ideas, and is well organised into different categories. Some people have mentioned that they find the layout annoying as the first part of the book has the photographs, and the second the recipes, but I actually qute liked this as you can flick through the photos and imagine how the hors d'oevres will look, plan the menu, and then get the recipes. For very visual people, this layout works well.
Thoroughly recommended, a must have for every party host for elegant and impressive hors d'oevres.