Gathering in the Garden or Food Color and Appearance

Gathering in the Garden: Recipes and Ideas for Garden Parties

Author: Shelley Snow

"Gathering in the Garden" is a unique collection of garden parties. Each party comes with delicious menus, recipes, and creative special effect ideas that transform ordinary events into unforgettable gatherings. The recipes center around the bounty of the home garden and make lavish use of its produce. Parties include The Unexpected for the Expecting (a surprise baby shower), Sunrise Service (an early morning back porch breakfast), Hard Body Wanna-beâЂ™s Lunch (low-fat, high fun), Pool Side Supper (a party evoking an island attitude), and Flavors of Fall (a cornucopia of ideas and recipes). Recipes include Tomato Green Chili Dip, Cheesy Tomato Melts, GauguinâЂ™s French Coconut Macaroons, Pickled Shrimp with Cherry Tomatoes and Olives, Roasted Corn on the Cob with Cayenne Lime Butter, Buttery Asparagus Roll Ups, Pear Tarts, and many others. This wonderful gift book is beautifully illustrated by the authorsâЂ™ watercolors.

UPCOMING AUTHOR APPEARANCES:

November 1 - Franklin Book Sellers, Franklin, TN
November 8 - Book Star, Nashville, TN
November 9 - Books-a-Million, Murphreesboro, TN

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	10
Chapter 1	The Tomato Taste-Off: A Coronation of the Queen of the Garden	13
Chapter 2	The Indoor-Outdoor Picnic: A May Rain Affair	25
Chapter 3	Sunrise Service: A Breakfast to Share the Morning's Glories	35
Chapter 4	Cafe en Plein Air: A Market Buffet with the Flavor of France	43
Chapter 5	A Covered Dish Country Supper: A Feast of Summer's Stars	53
Chapter 6	Art in the Dark: A Creative Approach to a Cocktail Supper	63
Chapter 7	Tea Time: A Treasured Tradition in the Garden	75
Chapter 8	The Unexpected for the Expecting: A Surprising Baby Shower	85
Chapter 9	A Little Twilight Magic A Dinner Party Honoring the Bride and Groom	97
Chapter 10	An Angel Luncheon A Heavenly Luncheon for the Special Angels in Your Life	107
Chapter 11	Fit to Eat Low Fat, High Fun	119
Chapter 12	Top of the Hill Birthday: Celebrating the Best That Is Yet to Be	127
	Index	138

Interesting book: Quickflip to Delicious Dinners or Little Wok Cookbook

Food Color and Appearance

Author: John B Hutchings

This book describes the philosophy of total appearance of food, the factors comprising it, and its application to the food industry. Beginning with an overview of food color and appearance attributes, the book describes the physics and chemistry of vision and color, sensory appearance and profile analysis, color measurement, color specification of food, and specification of other appearance properties. This new edition has been thoroughly updated, and includes new material on information transfer theory. The broad examination by the author attempts to bring into perspective the importance of food appearance to all sectors of the industry.