We all know people who love to cook for others, they host dinner parties, bring special dishes to family celebrations, volunteer to bake for school fundraisers and workplace gatherings, and for friends’ parties throughout the year. Yet even the most accomplished home cook could use an infusion of great new menu and recipe ideas. Our Entertaining Set collection makes a thoughtful gift for the most generous cooks in your life.

THE GIFT SET INCLUDES:

Best Potluck Recipes

We scoured the country to discover the best of the take-it-with-you recipes that make Potluck dinners an American tradition. Whether a home cook is looking for an easy-to-prepare main dish for a holiday buffet, a crowd-pleasing starter for the next game-day party, or an easy-to-serve dessert, Best Potluck Recipes will have them covered (and inspired)! And because they have been tested by our trusted test kitchen, you know that they are guaranteed to work every time.

. 139 recipes

. 256 pages, spiral-bound hardcover

. 150+ photos

Menu Cookbook

Coming up with a great menu idea, one that can be prepared from appetizer to dessert without losing your mind, is perhaps the hardest part of entertaining. Our test cooks and editors assembled 40 seasonable menus that really work, taste-wise and timing-wise, as well as a chapter focused on holidays that will put home cooks in control when they need to serve a crowd. Menu options for both casual and fancy dinners are offered, as are game plans with make-ahead steps such as brining, salting, marinating, and baking that streamline preparation time. Now home cooks can prepare great meals and spend time with their guests.

. 250 recipes

. 344 pages, hardcover

. color photos and illustrations throughout

This landmark book is the result of thousands of hours of trial and error in our test kitchen as we made our way to the best way to bake, period. It is for any cook who has struggled over a pie crust, been baffled by cookies that are hard and crispy instead of soft and chewy, or made a layer cake that resembled the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In other words, for everyone who has ever baked anything. We’ve exhaustively examined every technique, ingredient, and piece of equipment critical to successful baking, and describe the results of our experiments throughout so home cooks can benefit from understanding why recipes succeed, and why they fail.

. 350 recipes

. 528 pages, hardcover

. 48 pages of color photos, 500 illustrations