Fast Appetizers

Hugh Carpenter and Teri Sandison

Description
From The Publisher:
The authors of the immensely popular HOT series put their taste for international flavors and visual flair on the fast track to quick, easy-to-prepare appetizers with dazzling results. Each of the 100 recipes in FAST APPETIZERS, from spring rolls to pizza to caviar, can be made in a flash, most in under 15 minutes. Whether you're hosting a cocktail party or an intimate dinner, Carpenter and Sandison deliver maximum flavor in minimum time. The first title in a fresh new series from Ten Speed's most popular cooking duo. As with the HOT series, bonus pages full of tips for quick cooking and presentation enliven this book. Includes dramatic color photos in Teri Sandison's signature style.

About the Authors
Hugh Carpenter, one of America's most popular cooking instructors and writers, teaches at cooking schools throughout North America and at his own school in California's Napa Valley. Hugh's wife, Teri Sandison is adjunct instructor in food photography and food styling at the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone campus and lives in the Napa Valley community of Oakville, California.

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