This is a beautiful cookbook full of joyous lifeenriching recipes. I love it. Nigel SlaterIts collection of foolproof elegant recipes calls to mind Nigella Lawson at her best VogueA Table for Friends celebrates the joy of eating with friends and family with over 100 simple and wonderfully inviting recipes that allow you to relax with your loved ones whilst the cooking takes care of itself. Drawing on years of cooking for more people than it ever seemed possible to squeeze into her kitchen Sunday Times columnist and cookery author Skye McAlpine shares the secrets to her stylish and relaxed way of hosting setting you up for success whether youre cooking for two or twenty.A Table for Friends has recipes for every occasion from lastminute weeknight dinners to large celebratory gatherings. Skyes recipes fall into four chapters Stars Sides Sweets and Extras which allow you to intuitively plan a simple and impressive menu and because juggling oven space is one of the biggest challenges when cooking for a crowd each chapter is ingeniously organised into Throw Together On The Hob and In The Oven so your menu works best for your mood your kitchen and your time. Alongside these beautiful deliciously doable recipes comes Skyes practical fussfree guidance for hosting a stressfree gathering from what to cook in advance to how to lay the table beautifully allowing you to step out of the kitchen and relax with your guests. For a supereasy roast why not try her Honeyroast poussins Butterampsage roast pumpkin Saffron fennel A really good chicory salad with creamy mustard dressing and Winter fruit amp mascarpone tart Or for a wonderfully soothing pasta supper Tagliatelle with gorgonzola pear amp walnut and Chocolate chestnut meringue cake is sure to be a crowdpleaser.This is a cookbook to cook from a helpful approachable downtoearth kitchen companion that will give you the confidence to gather friends around your table and the inspiration to do so more often.Its a winner a book Ill t