The Harvest, Gatherings: Casual-Fancy Meals to Share

 

The elements of a successful harvesttime gathering include good food, delicious libations, and genial company.

Late summer into fall can be the perfect time for easy gatherings and picnics.  One of the reasons is the beautiful variety of seasonally harvested fruits and vegetables.  Friends can arrive with surplus garden produce to swap or share for the feast.  A fantastic way to use up your surplus while adding a communal flair!

Excess garden produce can be incorporated into your menu.  Extra garden tomatoes can be turned into salsa or a large tray of broiled tomatoes, a very easy recipe.

 America's Test Kitchen Gatherings Casual-Fancy Meals to Share

This new publication offers lots of inspiration for gatherings of all sizes and levels of elegance.  This book is different as it gets input from multiple departments of America's Test Kitchen's cooks' personal favorite recipes from their home kitchens.  Coming in with over 139 recipes, this book shakes up the notion of what a dinner party is all about.

Beautifully illustrated with copious foodie photos, Gatherings offers inside chef tips and tricks to turn out an award-winning presentation.  Lots of refreshing examples of entrees, sides, and desserts appropriate for either indoor or outdoor dining. Not just recipes but complete menus to take the guesswork out of entree pairings.

If you truly appreciate the concept of "farm-to-table", these fresh ingredient-based recipes are sure to please.  I like this dessert recipe including grilled peaches topped with ice cream and cookies.  The peaches are prepared with a minimal amount of fanfare but the grilling adds a unique complexity in flavor, caramelization, and texture. Fabulously simple but much more exciting than traditional Peach Melba.

Mighty Licious Gluten-Free Cookies

Speaking of dessert, these scrumptious cookies could easily pass for homemade but without gluten or hydrogenated fats.  This is the perfect solution when you might not have all the ingredients to make gluten-free cookies yourself.  Offer your guests this delicious option and call it a day.  Visit Mightylicious.com

Gluten-Free Easy, Ready to Bake Doughs

These ready-made gluten-free doughs likewise take the guesswork out of preparing baked goods for your guests.  Simply fill or top these gluten-free, Pita, Pizza, and Puff-Pastry doughs with your favorite recipe and bake.  Nothing could be easier.  Find them at Wegman's or online:

The Gluten Free Shoppe 

Gatherings retail for $31.50 and is available September 19, 2023 via my Amazon link : 
Gatherings Casual-Fancy Meals to Share
More information? Contact:
 brian.franklin@americastestkitchen.com

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