Festive Cocktails & Canapes

Festive Cocktails & Canapes

Author: Ryland Peters & Small

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2022-10-04

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1788794869

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Over 100 essential recipes for festive entertaining, with cocktails and accompanying canapés to serve and share with family and friends. Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also be stressful when hosting and catering for a crowd. As family and friends come together to eat drink and be merry, let this collection of drinks and nibbles guide you through advent right up to the new year You'll find everything you need to host at home, with recipes for everything from an elegant New Years Eve Soirée to a light Christmas morning brunch. Cocktails encompass everything from the Snowball to the Mimosa, with more unusual recipes and mocktail options to make your drinks very merry indeed. Simple recipes for accompanying canapés, many of which can be prepared in advance, take the stress out of finding the perfect bite to accompany drinks and satisfy hungry guests. Add pizazz to any festive event, with Slow Roasted Tomato Galette with Black Olive Tapenade & Goat's Cheese, Sesame Maple Turkey Fingers or a Trio of Honey Baked Camembert With Calvados & Herbs. With recipes for dessert canapés and syrupy cocktails to sweeten up occasions, this book is sure to get you and your guests into the Christmas spirit stress-free!


Cocktails At Home

Cocktails At Home

Author: Tristan Stephenson

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 1788793757

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An expert guide to setting up a home bar, plus over 75 cocktail recipes to try from one of the world's leading bartenders, drinks industry innovator and best-selling author. Preparing a first-class cocktail relies upon an understanding of its ingredients and the delicate alchemy of how they work together. Here, Tristan Stephenson – drinks industry consultant, bar owner, restaurateur and author of best-selling drinks books – offers his expert advice on the fundamentals of home mixology and shares his perfected recipes for classic cocktails. Enjoy a Manhattan, Negroni and Martini, discover lesser known vintage gems including the Martinez and Aviation as well as modern favourites the Espresso Martini and Mojito.


Party-Perfect Bites

Party-Perfect Bites

Author: Milli Taylor

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2018-07-12

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1788790111

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A mouthwatering collection of recipes for small bites and fingerfood – ideal for serving at parties or any social gathering, large or small.


The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies

The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies

Author: Tristan Stephenson

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2014-10-09

Total Pages: 859

ISBN-13: 1849759073

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An innovative, captivating tour of the finest whiskies the world has to offer, brought to you by bestselling author and whisky connoisseur Tristan Stephenson. Tristan explores the origins of whisky, from the extraordinary Chinese distillation pioneers well over 2,000 years ago to the discovery of the medicinal 'aqua vitae' (water of life), through to the emergence of what we know as whisky. Explore the magic of malting, the development of flavour and the astonishing barrel-ageing process as you learn about how whisky is made. In the main chapter, Tristan takes us on a journey through 56 distilleries around the world, exploring their remarkable quirks, unique techniques and flavours, featuring all new location photography from the Scottish Highlands to Tennessee. After that, you might choose to make the most of Tristan's bar skills with some inspirational whisky-based cocktails. This fascinating, comprehensive book is sure to appeal to whisky aficionados and novices alike.


The Curious Bartender

The Curious Bartender

Author: Tristan Stephenson

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2013-10-10

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1849759065

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Preparing a first-class cocktail relies upon a deep understanding of its ingredients, the delicate alchemy of how they work together. In The Curious Bartender, Tristan Stephenson explores and experiments with the art of mixing the perfect cocktail, explaining the fascinating modern turns mixology has taken. Showcasing a selection of classic cocktails, he explains their intriguing origins, introducing the colourful historical characters who inspired or created them. Moving on, he reinvents each drink from his laboratory, adding contemporary twists to breathe fresh life into these vintage classics. Stay true to the originals with a Sazerac or a Rob Roy, or experiment with some of his modern variations to create a Green Fairy Sazerac topped with an absinthe 'air' or an Insta-age Rob Roy with the 'age' on the side. Also included is a reference section detailing all the techniques you will need, making this an essential anthology for the cocktail enthusiast.


The Curious Bartender: In Pursuit of Liquid Perfection

The Curious Bartender: In Pursuit of Liquid Perfection

Author: Tristan Stephenson

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2022-11-08

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 1788794958

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Tristan Stephenson is back to shake up the cocktail world once more, perfecting classic cocktails and offering his signature reinventions using his world-renowned mixology skills. The Curious Bartender: In Pursuit of Liquid Perfection is the sixth book by bestselling author and legendary bartender Tristan Stephenson. You'll find 64 of the finest cocktails there have been, are or will be: 32 perfected classics and 32 game-changing reinventions of classics. Tristan makes you discover tastebuds and talents you never knew you had. You will find recipes for everything from a White Russian or a Tom Collins to an Umami Bomb or a Giraffe. He'll show you the tools of the trade, the techniques he swears by and how to experiment to create your own cocktail sensations. Tristan's done all the hard work for you, selflessly trying every drink known to man to uncover what partners perfectly. All you have to do is leaf through the pages of this — the holy grail of cocktail books.


Cocktails & Canapes

Cocktails & Canapes

Author: Kathy Kordalis

Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 178488409X

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A sleek and chic guide to party food and drinks, this book is filled with smart ways to make entertaining effortless. Divided into two sections, food and drink, the book will run the gamut of accessibility. You’ll find everything from make-ahead alcohol infusions for a ‘just add soda water’ situation to big-batch versions of cocktail classics – think negroni-style punches and a serves-10 piña colada. In the Food chapter, there will truly be something for everyone, with date, parmesan and pancetta bites to flavour-packed, free-from options such as bang bang noodle lettuce cups and quick snack ideas that are almost as fast as opening a packet. What’s more, you’ll find a list of simple menu planners, the dos and don’ts of party hosting that will make your life simple and tips and symbols throughout that will indicate what can be made ahead, batch cooked and frozen, as well as prep and cook times and allergen information.


Nigella Christmas

Nigella Christmas

Author: Nigella Lawson

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Published: 2011-11-30

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 0307364011

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Nigella Christmas comprises reliable, practical, easy-to-follow recipes and inspiring and reassuring advice, presented in a gorgeous package that will make this the ultimate gift to yourself, your family and friends. Nigella Christmas will surely become an all-time perennial favourite, the book we will all reach for – for minimum stress and maximum enjoyment – at holiday season. Recipes include everything from Christmas cakes and puddings to quick homemade presents (cookies and chutneys); food to cook and freeze ahead; oven slow-cooking; “hero” ingredients; as well as party food and drinks. And, of course, exciting and inspiring variations for the Main Event – from traditional turkey, festive ham and special trimmings; to a Swedish or Polish Christmas à la Nigella; to a vegetarian Christmas feast.


Christmas with His Cinderella

Christmas with His Cinderella

Author: Jessica Gilmore

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0369713117

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Could their festive fling… Last a lifetime? With a string of luxury hotels to his name, brooding Baron Xander Montague needs help to freshen his public image. Reluctantly agreeing to adopt a rescue dog for Christmas, Xander isn’t prepared for the whirlwind that is also part of the deal—free-spirited dog nanny Elfie. But whisking her into his world, he discovers there’s more to Elfie than he bargained for, and soon he can’t imagine life without her—or the dog… “Totally loved every page. I was hooked right into the story, reading every single word. This book has to be my new favorite. Honestly this book is most entertaining….” -Goodreads on Honeymooning with Her Brazilian Boss “Gilmore is that good a writer and their journey to the HEA [is] one filled with delightful scenes, touching revelations, droll banter, heartfelt conversation, and such emotional honesty and poetry to their final avowals of love that I grew teary. I loved Baby Surprise For the Spanish Billionaire and it has ensured that I won’t be bypassing any Gilmore romances in future.” -Goodreads