Entertain Effortlessly Gift Deliciously

Yvette Jemison

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From the author of the blog, YDelicacies, comes a tempting collection of artisan style recipes as you entertain effortlessly and share edible gifts throughout the year. Yvette has transformed her family recipes into small-batch edible gifts that are easily transformed into quick dishes. Having a stash of edible gifts has been a timesaver during the busiest weeks of the year when she's hosting houseguest, and attending family gatherings and parties.A During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, her vividly photographed dishes will inspire your entertaining menu and edible gift giving, as you capture the seasons spirit of sharing. In this book, you'll find easy-to-follow recipes, gift packaging ideas, printable gift tags, online resource list, and mailing tips. This collection of recipes is filled with countless hostess gift ideas, and sure to inspire cooks and edible gift givers-all year long.At Commander's Palace, we like to say our job is making dining memories and in this special book,A Entertaining Effortlessly Gift Deliciously, Yvette is doing just that. This book is a beautiful insight to Yvette's love for entertaining and her generosity for sharing her family recipes with all of us. Readers will not only enjoy the recipes, but also the creative ways to share these dishes with their own friends and families.A - Lally Brennan, Co-Proprietor of The Commander's Family of RestaurantsA

Informations

• Publié par: Yvette Jemison
• Date de parution: 16 septembre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781912022366
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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i E nter tain E ffor tlessly G ift D eliciously V ERSA TILE RECIPES FOR ENTER T AINING AND GIFT GIVING By Yv ette Jemison
1 E nter tain Effor tlessly G ift D eliciously VERSA TILE RECIPES FOR ENTER T AINING AND GIFT GIVING Yv ette Jemison YDelicacies .com Y_delicacies Instagr am YDelicacies Pinter est

3 T o Skip, Chr istine and Adr ienne, Ther e isn’ t an ything that I w ould r ather do than to get in the kitchen, w hip up delicious tr eats , and enjo y them in y our compan y .
4 Contents Recipe Index For e w ar d Intr oduction Ho w T o Use This Book A F e w Of My F av or ite Things Shipping Edible Gifts 1. H erb M arinated F eta Herb Mar inated F eta Recipe F eta P almier s Roasted Gr a pe and F eta T ar t Gift P ac kaging Gift T ag & Ser ving Suggestion Car d 2. P istachio H oney Pistachio Hone y Recipe Pistachio Th yme Dip P ear & Ricotta T ar t Gift P ac kaging Gift T ag & Ser ving Suggestion Car d 3. S tr awberr y J am Str awberr y J am Recipe Str awberr y P opp y Seed Cak e Chocolate Chunk Mer ingues with Str awberr y Dr izzle Gift P ac kaging Gift T ag & Ser ving Suggestion Car d 4. B acon J am Bacon J am Recipe Bacon J am & Mushr oom Hand Salad Bacon J am Quiche P ear Salad with Bacon J am V inaigr ette Gift P ac kaging Gift T ag & Ser ving Suggestion Car d 5. C andied yme P ecans Candied Th yme P ecans Recipe Roasted Acor n Squash with Candied Th yme P ecans Cheese Boar d with Candied Th yme P ecans Candied P ecan Goat Cheese Roll Chic k en Salad with Candied Th yme P ecans Gift P ac kaging Gift T ag & Ser ving Suggestion Car d 6. H oliday B iscotti Holiday Biscotti Recipe Holiday Biscotti Semifr eddo Gift P ac kaging Gift T ag & Ser ving Suggestion Car d 7. S w eet & S av or y Scones Lemon Blueberr y Scones Asiago & Sun Dr ied T om ato Scones Gift P ac kaging Gift T ags & Baking Instr uction Car d 8. G litter Cookies Glitter Cookies Mookie Cookies Gift P ac kaging Gift T ags
5 R ecipe I ndex Herb Mar inated F eta F eta P almier s Roasted Gr a pe and F eta T ar t Pistachio Hone y Pistachio Th yme Dip P ear & Ricotta T ar t
6 Str awberr y J am Str awberr y P opp y Seed Cak e Chocolate Chunk Mer ingues with Str awberr y Dr izzle Bacon J am Bacon J am & Mushr oom Hand Salad Bacon J am Quiche
7 P ear Salad with Bacon J am V inaigr ette Candied Th yme P ecans Recipe Roasted Acor n Squash with Candied Th yme P ecans Cheese Boar d with Candied Th yme P ecans & Candied P ecan Goat Cheese Roll Chic k en Salad with Candied Th yme P ecans Holiday Biscotti Recipe
8 Holiday Biscotti Semifr eddo Sw eet & Sav or y Scones Lemon Blueberr y Scones Asiago & Sun Dr ied T om ato Scones Glitter Cookies Mookie Cookies
9 F or ewar d B y G ar y Dar ling New Or leans Chef of the Y ear O wner/P ar tner : Z ea R otisser ie & Gr ill , S emolina, M izado La tin K it chen, T ast eBuds I n the past f or t y -fiv e y ears as a pr of essional chef , r estaur a t eur , and culinar y instruc t or , I ha v e c ollec t ed an eclec tic libr ar y of books on the subjec t of cuisine . T he authors r ange fr om w or ld r eno wn c elebr it y chef s , junior leagues , f ood t echnolog ists , f ood cr itics , culinar y hist or ians and philosophers . Each and ev er y one of them opened a door in t o the w or ld of the author . T hey br ough t t o lif e the hist or y , cultur e , local f ood sour c es , c ook ing t echniques , and c ook w ar e needed t o pr o vide the meals f or family and fr iends . I n m y opinion, good c ook books should nev er be just a r andom c ollec tion of r ecipes , they should also r eflec t the hear t and soul of the author . G ood c ook books ar e st or ies about the fla v ors , ar omas , t e x tur es , and the ev en ts tha t take plac e a t dinner tables . T hey ar e memor ies and r eflec tions of e x otic tr a v el; they elev a t e tha t momen t in lif e tha t w e e xper ienc e a unique c ombina tion of ing r edien ts with a fla v or tha t w e will nev er f or get . T hey ar e the memor ies fr om our y outh tha t pr eser v e our family hist or y . T hink about the ar oma of cinnamon bak ing in y our mother ’ s k it chen. I can ’ t shake tha t memor y fr om m y mind . A good c ook book is a g if t f or a lif etime . Enough said about m y passion f or c ollec ting c ook books , ho w ev er , I w ould like t o take the time t o talk about Y v ett e Jemison and her first book “En t er tain Eff or tlessly , Gif t D eliciously ” . I ha v e had the pleasur e of her fr iendship f or o v er thir t y y ears . I ha v e a g r ea t deal of r espec t f or this w oman of enor mous talen t in multiple cr ea tiv e disciplines . A s a tr ained speech pa tholog ist , w or ld tr a v eler , pott er , wr it er and phot og r apher , she alw a y s pursued her passion with a culinar y c ommitmen t . A s a fr iend , I ha v e been the r ecipien t of her cr ea tiv e delec tables and mar v el a t her ener gy t o c on tinue t o challenge herself . A s a speech pa tholog ist she inc or por a t ed c ook ing classes t o help her clien ts in their ther ap y . T ha t is the lev el of her culinar y cur iosit y . Her book off ers the r eader base r ecipes tha t ar e then e x t ended in t o v ar ious appetiz ers , tar ts , salads , sa v or y and sw eet c onfitur es tha t lend themselv es t o en t er taining and g if t g iving . She builds r ecipes tha t ar e w ell wr itt en and easy t o duplica t e . Y v ett e pr o vides the r eader with g if t labels , pack ag ing sour c es , and ser ving suggestion car ds . F r om an Her b M ar ina t ed F eta r ecipe she pr o vides the f ounda tion f or one of m y fa v or it es , F eta P almiers . Q uick , easy and delicious par t y delec table deligh ts tha t ar e per f ec t f or en t er taining and g if ting . I t should be ob vious b y no w tha t I will be clear ing a spac e on m y bookshelf f or the first in her ser ies of books . I ’ m sur e tha t they will pr o vide man y hours of cr ea tiv e fun, pr oducing r esults tha t can be g if t ed t o family , fr iends , and str angers alike . W ha t bett er w a y t o e xpand y our cir cle of influenc e? R ead this book , c ook with jo y and pa y it f or w ar d!!
10 I ntr oduction M rs . I r ma R amos ’ glitt er c ook ies began m y obsession with edible g if ts . A s a y oung child , m y family w ould r ec eiv e these r ed and g r een glitt er y tr ea ts ev er y Chr istmas season. B y the time I w as 12 y ears old I w as mak ing ba t ch af t er ba t ch and shar ing them with neighbors and fr iends . I ’ v e been g iving edible g if ts f or as long as I can r emember . T he major it y of m y g if t g iving oc curs dur ing the T hanksg iving/Chr istmas season, but it has g r o wn in t o a y ear -r ound affair . I lo v e it when family and fr iends call t o r emind me about their bir thda y , and they dr op hin ts as t o which edible g if t they ’ d like t o r ec eiv e . T his c ook book is inspir ed b y those r equests tha t I ’ v e enjo y ed mak ing thr oughout the y ears . Each y ear as the holida y s ar r iv e , m y fr eez er and r efr iger a t or quick ly fill up with edible g if ts t o shar e . I ’ v e disc o v er ed tha t ha ving edible g if ts on hand allo w ed f or easy en t er taining dur ing the holida y s . M y passion f or casual en t er taining has lead me t o tr ansf or m these edible g if ts in t o easy - t o -pr epar e dishes . I simply inc or por a t e an edible g if t fr om m y stash in t o wha t ev er I need a t the time whether it be a br eakfast it em or an af t er noon appetiz er . I ’ v e also disc o v er ed tha t edible g if ts ar e a much appr ecia t ed host ess g if t . T hr oughout the y ear , but especially when the holida y season is upon us , w e a tt end par ties and ga ther a t the home of family and fr iends . Homemade g if ts ar e a lo v ely w a y t o sho w y our host ho w much y ou appr ecia t e them. W hen a tt ending dinner par ties , it is impor tan t t o k no w y ou host . T his is not alw a y s possible , but with just a little f or esigh t y ou can cr ea t e a host ess g if t tha t will lea v e y ou with an in vita tion t o r etur n. I f y ou w ould like t o pr o vide a g if t t o be enjo y ed dur ing the dinner par t y , make it easy f or y our host t o set up b y br ing ing it as pr epar ed as possible . P er haps a jar of pistachio th yme dip (page 34) and a fr esh baguett e tha t will be a w elc omed g if t dur ing c ocktail hour , but it w on ’ t st eal the sho w . I f y ou k no w tha t y our host likes t o stick t o the set menu , then c onsider br ing ing something they ’ll enjo y the f ollo wing da y . P er haps something f or t omor r o w s br eakfast such as Bac on Jam Q uiche (page 60), bisc otti (page 84) or sc ones (pages 94, 96 ). T hese ar e a nic e sur pr ise when sta ying a t someone ’ s home , and they g iv e y our host a br eak fr om c ook ing . E v er y one will enjo y y our br eakfast -time tr ea t while sipping c off ee ar ound the k it chen table . E dible g if ts ar e alw a y s a much appr ecia t ed tr ea t , and truly captur e the seasons spir it of shar ing .
11 H o w to U se is Book T his book is or ganiz ed b y one edible g if t chapt er a t a time . Each chapt er also includes r ecipes tha t tr ansf or m tha t edible g if t in t o other dishes . Y ou ’ll also find pack ag ing ideas t o inspir e y our g if t wr apping and basket bundling of these r ecipes . T ake a peek a t M y F a v or it e T hings sec tion (pg 13) f or a lists of w ebsit es tha t ha v e ev er y t ype of jar , t wine , tissue and ac c essor ies f or pack ag ing y our edible g if ts . A t the end of each chapt er ther e ar e t empla t es f or g if t tags , ser ving suggestion tags and bak ing instruc tion car ds tha t can easily be scanned or phot oc opied . Simply cut out and a ttach the tags with r ibbon or t wine when shar ing these delicious g if ts . E v er y one lo v es r ec eiving a g if t in the mail . I f y our plans include shipping an edible g if t , I ha v e list ed m y pack ag ing and mailing tips (pg 15) t o ensur e the saf e ar r iv al o