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bring Ss Out the jitters

.YOU CAN always spot a
-“*party-phobic.” That’s the
person —. who miglit even be
- a good cook — whose palms

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of invitations dangling in the °.

stationery store and come up -
with lengthy excuses for why
‘he or she doesn’t entertain,

“Anyone can entertain; it’s just a
. matter of being organized,” says’
Chuck Williams, founder of the
_ Williams-Sonoma stores. His chain
of shops began’as hardware stores
-and has ‘provided props for fetes.
since 1956. To prove his point, he
“authored the Festive Occasions’
. ‘Cookbook, one of my favorite
~ books.
“) <The menus and recipes ‘were cre-
ated by award-winning cook book.

“te, author, Joyce Goldstein and are,

“ divided into 16 occasions for posh
arties and holiday feasts.
One myth about successful .
: entertaining is that every dish has to.
“be a shiow- st pper. But that’ s not
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“meal,” says Goldstein, “Sometimes,
“it’s the dessert and soniietimes you

“have two climaxes; it depends on’ ~.,.:

the occasion and when you want to,
pack the punch for the event.”.
She added: “But at every meal
there should be some things going
on in the background. They still:
ontribute. to the balance of the
;'meal and I often include salads in,

‘this way. They refresh the palate but :

they are not the’star of the meal.”

... Another. myth firmly debunked :
by. Goldstein is that you can’t enter
tain’ without silver, china and ele-.
“gant accessories. Centrepieces in -
““Festive Occasions Cookbook” are ;,
“simple wooden bowls of pie cones
and glass Christmas ornaments, jars *:

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« For a Poolside Fiesta, the deco-
rations are oranges and limes
carved with a citrus zester and the
centerpiece is chilies and flowers
housed in colorful empty tomato
cans:

“People should feel they set

their own style,” Goldstein main- |

tains; “This book is a guide but not’
a blueprint. If you can't afford

roses, daisies and bowls of fruit are -
= nice. What we were after was creat-

ing a festive. look for festive .
‘events.””

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Try this recipe for pre-theatre
cocktails:

. Tomato Tart

Similar.to quiche, this French-,
style tart could be given an Italian
Nair by substituting basil for the
mint and mozzarella for the-
Gruyere. vs
basic pie pastry fora single- -crust

: pie sheti

3 large tomatees, cut into “inch
thick slices.

salt to taste:
2 Thsp. Dijon mustard

3 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint

4 oz. Gruyere or’ Emmenthaler |

cheese, cut into 8 thin stices

2 eggs

lc. whipping cream:

freshly ground pepper to taste -
Roll out pastry and use it to line

- a 10-inch pie or tart pan.

Set it aside in the freezer for 30
minutes: —

With your fingers, carefully
push out the'seeds and watery
juices from the tomato slices.

Sprinkle the sticed tomatoes

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