Bite by Bite by Callahan, Peter -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword by Martha Stewart Introduction Kitchen Tools + Conveniences Comfort Foods

Peace of Pizza Caprese Tea Sandwiches Tuna Cheesesteaks Mac and Cheese Canapés Baked Beans in Bacon Cups Sweet Onion Canapés with Mashed Peas Twice-Baked Stuffed Potatoes Steamed Pork Buns Spaghetti and Meatballs Vegetable Lasagnas Chicken Noodle Soup Cheeseburgers and Frites Hot Dogs Lobster Rolls

Shots + Bites

Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Cheese and Wine Caviar Spoons and Vodka Buckwheat Blinis, Caviar, and Vodka Fried Clams and Bloody Marys Spicy Chicken “Fortune Cookies” and Cherry Sake Fried Chicken and Coke Beef and Beer Fish Tacos and Gazpacho Quesadillas and Margaritas — Spicy Tomato Salsa Corn Soup and Bacon Beer and Pretzels

Lollipops, Cones, + More

Artichoke Lollipops Mango-Shrimp Lollipops Watermelon-Mint Lollipops Butternut Squash Lollipops Chicken-Parmesan Lollipops Lamb and Mint Pesto Lollipops Tuna Tartare Plantain Cones Crab in Potato Cones Grilled Vegetables in Plantain Cones Caviar Cones Grape Leaf Cigarettes Chicken Nori Cigarettes

Classics Reinterpreted

Foie Gras Truffles Stuffed Mushrooms Mini Challah Loaves Lobster-Potato Petit Fours Salmon Tarts Pheasant Under Glass Pigs in Blankets, Two Ways Potted Shrimp Deviled Quail Eggs Vegetable Spring Rolls BLTs Turkey Canapés with Stuffing and Cranberry Relish

Minis Go Main

Spaghetti and Meatballs with Caesar Salad and Garlic Bread Croque Monsieurs Short Rib Burgers with Onion Rings BBQ Chicken Spicy Beef “Fortune Cookies” Truffle Risotto Lollipops Pea Soup and Caprese Salad Lobster Under Glass

Hors d’Oeuvres for Breakfast

Rice Krispy Canapés with Yogurt and Berries Bagels and Lox — Homemade Gravlax Scrambled Eggs and Bacon Ham, Egg, and Cheese Pancake Stacks French Toast Sugar Donuts Oatmeal Crème Brûlée

Dessert

Fudgesicles Sweet Frites Chocolate Ice Cream “Burgers” Milk and Cookies Limoncello Popsicles Chipwich Lollipops Baked Alaskas PB and Js Cotton Candy Lollipops Strawberry-Rhubarb Pies Fluffernutters Caramel Lady Apples with Chocolate Ganache Cores Triple-Scoop Ice Cream Cones S’mores Bagel Profiteroles Pecan Tarts

Open Bar

Bourbon Pecans Salty Edamame Sgroppinos Mint-tini — Simple Syrup Cranberry-tini Bubblegum-tini Tini Trio: Tomato-tini, Lime-tini, Plum-tini Pomegranate Mojito Watermelon Margarita Cucumber-Basil Margarita Lemonade Hot Mulled Cider

Themes + Menus

WINTER CELEBRATIONS MENUS — Untraditional Thanksgiving Dinner — New Year's Eve Party KIDS AND SHOWERS MENUS — Baby Shower — Bridal Shower — Kids Party CELEBRATIONS FOR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS MENU — Dog Party A DINNER PARTY FOR SIX MENU — Minis Go Main BIG DATES MENUS — Engagement Cocktail Party — Post-Wedding Brunch — Birthday or Graduation Party SUMMER PARTIES MENUS — Summer Holiday Party or Barbecue — Alfresco Garden Party KOSHER PARTIES MENUS — A Dairy Party — A Meat Party WHEN DESSERT IS THEME ENOUGH MENU — Dessert Party

Resources Acknowledgments Index