How to plan the perfect party with over 150 recipes for special occasions.

Originally published: Canada: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 2016.

How do you throw a party without stressing out? Plan ahead and do-ahead. This entertaining guide from Diane Phillips, the Diva of Do-Ahead, with help you get out of the kitchen and into your own party. She presents nearly 500 recipes that can all be made ahead of time--some days and even weeks--that taste delicious, and are designed to be served buffet style. Handy icons show which recipes are just right for a backyard barbecue, an elegant cocktail party, or an all-night blow-out bash. Dozens of menu suggestions, templates for figuring out the menu range and quantities, easy decorating tips, and guidelines for stocking a bar complete this essential guide to entertaining.

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

115 recipes--wholesome new creations and celebrated favorites from the blog--from the husband and wife team behind Two Peas & Their Pod TWO PEAS & THEIR POD celebrates a family, friends, and community-oriented lifestyle that has huge and growing appeal. Maria the genuine, fun, relaxed mom next door who's got the secret sauce: that special knack for effortlessly creating tantalizing and wholesome (and budget-friendly) meals with ease. From a Loaded Nacho Bar bash for 200 guests to quick-and-easy healthy weeknight dinners like never-fail favorites like One-Skillet Sausage Pasta or Asian Pork Lettuce Wraps (always followed by a fab dessert!), Maria shares her best lifestyle tips and home cook smarts. An essential resource for parents looking to update their healthy, inexpensive, time-saving, kid friendly meal roster; aspiring home cooks who want to eat-in delicious food more than they eat out; as well as anyone looking to share their love of food and the giving spirit with their neighbors, TWO PEAS & THEIR POD will help readers bring home that (achievable!) slice of Americana, where families come together to enjoy fresh and nutritious meals and there's always a batch of still-warm cookies waiting on the counter.

How do you throw a party without stressing out? Plan ahead and do-ahead. This entertaining guide from Diane Phillips, the Diva of Do-Ahead, with help you get out of the kitchen and into your own party. She presents nearly 500 recipes that can all be made ahead of time--some days and even weeks--that taste delicious, and are designed to be served buffet style. Handy icons show which recipes are just right for a backyard barbecue, an elegant cocktail party, or an all-night blow-out bash. Dozens of menu suggestions, templates for figuring out the menu range and quantities, easy decorating tips, and guidelines for stocking a bar complete this essential guide to entertaining.

This doable, do-ahead, stress-free entertaining guide will help get you out of the kitchen in time to enjoy your party. Diva of Do-Ahead Diane Phillips gives you nearly 500 recipes, from appetizers to desserts, and loads of advice so you can pull it all together ahead of time so most of the work is done before the party begins, allowing hosts to relax and enjoy the party along with their guests. Perfect Party Food is the ultimate resource for throwing every kind of party imaginable, from casual, last-minute get-togethers with friends to intimate and elegant holiday soirees to overflowing, festive bashes. Her philosophy is that preparing food for a crowd should be fun - after all, it's not like having a root canal. Each recipe comes complete with ''Diva Do-Ahead'' tips for preparing a day, a week, or even months ahead, and has been developed in most cases to taste delicious whether served hot or at room temperature. The 4-color design clearly shows where in each recipe cooks can stop and refrigerate or freeze something and for how long. There are recipes to fit anyone's schedule, budget, and level of ambition, and scattered throughout the book are sidebars with serving and decorating ideas, menu suggestions, recipe shortcuts and variations, money-saving tips, ideas for using a slow cooker to simplify food preparation, and plenty of other strategies to help home entertainers host the best parties they've ever thrown with the least amount of pre-party fretting. Perfect Party Food is the only entertaining book you'll ever need! Perfect for kitchen novices and seasoned entertainers alike, this book provides what anyone who has even thought about entertaining wants - a foolproof plan for organizing ahead of time so hosts have time to actually enjoy their own party.

Includes plastic insert with equivalent measurements and metric conversions.

'Easy Party Food' contains more than 100 easy-to-prepare recipes for delicious party bites and drinks that will take the stress out of throwing the perfect gathering.

"How to plan the best celebration ever with fantastic snacks, party dishes and desserts, all shown in 650 photographs"--Cover.