New England Invite: Fresh Feasts to Savor the Seasons

by Kate Bowler

Overview

Classically, deliciously New England. This essential cookbook for the New England table gives the seasoned host and the busy novice the ingredients they need to fill their plates and homes. New England Invite is the complete package for creating a welcoming, beautiful, fun feast for all seasons. More than 70 seasonal recipes make for great gatherings all year round. Sidebars include local wine and beer pairing tips, guides to seasonal blooms, and super doable DIY projects to make any party pop, from a family clam bake to harvest-season pumpkin porch parties. Author Kate Bowler captures the spirit of New England cooking and presentation to get friends and family excited to celebrate and make life entertaining.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493034673
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2018
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	592,238
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Kate Bowler is the author of the popular lifestyle blog Domestikatedlife.com where she writes about festive entertaining tips, easy recipes, DIY projects and life as a new mom. Her recipes and styling work have been featured in publications such as Martha Stewart Living, Family Circle Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens and The Boston Globe. She is the co-President of the Boston Bloggers association, and lives with her husband and daughter in a charming seaside town outside of Boston. You can follow along with Kate on instagram and Twitter at @domestikateblog, or on her website at: www.domestikatedlife.com

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

The Entertaining Basics xii

Spring

Spring Garden Luncheon Menu 3

Easter Egg Hunt Brunch Menu 23

Farmer's Market Dinner Party Menu 39

Summer

Classic New England Clambake Menu 51

Berry Picking Potluck Menu 71

Grilled Pizza Dinner Party Menu 85

Autumn

Oyster Shucking Party Menu 107

Fall Harvest Porch Party Menu 123

New England Thanksgiving Dinner Menu 141

Winter

Christmas Eve Open House Menu 163

New Year's Day Luncheon Menu 181

Family Game Night Menu 199

Acknowledgments 218

Index 218

About the Author 228

Editorial Reviews

08/20/2018
Lifestyle blogger Bowler (of Domestikatedlife) presents the basics of cooking for friends and family with more than 85 seasonally inspired recipes reflecting New England seasons . Each one features menus for different occasions: in spring, for example, a Garden Luncheon includes a seasonal vegetable crudité platter, as well as a mushroom, asparagus, pea, and leek risotto; and for an Easter Egg Hunt Brunch, Bowler suggests honey almond granola, deviled eggs with chives, and baked breakfast strata with goat cheese and Italian sausage; a Farmer’s Market Dinner Party includes crispy crab cakes and seared scallops. Summer features a classic New England clambake (clams, mussels, lobsters, corn, potatoes, and kielbasa);s; and menus for Berry Picking Potluck (including blackberry naan flatbread, strawberry orzo salad, and blueberry cobbler), and Grilled Pizza Party (simple pizza sauce, roasted garlic, pizza antipasto salad). Autumn brings pumpkins, apples, maple-based dishes, and a Thanksgiving dinner menu with sweet potato–stuffed mushrooms and skillet apple-sausage-corn bread stuffing. Winter’s holiday menus for Christmas Open House and New Year’s Day luncheon offer such appetizers as an apple-walnut baked brie and pear-and-Gorgonzola bites for effortless entertaining. Though this is not a traditional regional cookbook, Bowler’s “just stick with the basics” planning techniques and love of New England deliver an inspiring and comforting cuisine. Her meticulous details, and chatty style are sure to please her fans. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly