Entertaining is My Love Language, Reviewed

 

Back in my, let’s call it heyday, like author Dawna Pitts, I used to look for any excuse to have a party. Ahh, youth. If any excuse to have a party describes either how you currently roll, wish you could, or if you simply prefer to wax nostalgic, then you will certainly enjoy Pitts’ new book Entertaining is My Love Language. Whether you are interested in entertaining spur-of-the-moment, on a small scale, or putting together a grand event, this step-by-step guide to stress-free parties with delicious foods is for you.

Pitts was born in South Korea, lived in Australia, and now resides in Arizona, ergo she has global dining and party experience, all of which is reflected in this lovely book. Here she provides you with step-by-step information on how to prep for entertaining both dinner guests and house guests, but also goes the extra mile to advise you on how to prep yourself to be beautifully ready so that you, too, can enjoy the entertaining experience.I have a lot of books on entertaining; I honestly won’t tell you how many, as it’s far too embarrassing. This book is unique in that it provides so much needed information on party planning, prep work, step-by-step tips on how to be infallible, not to mention wonderful recipes, party and menu ideas, as well as her personal tips that she has gleaned over her years of successful entertaining. Just looking at the pictures of Pitt herself automatically make you happy and ready to party.

The pictures are stunning, the food mouthwatering, and she is making me wish that I had been able to attend every one of the parties that she discusses. She also includes information on various cooking techniques that you perhaps may not yet have tried such as sous vide cooking.On the downside, there are two things lacking here, one (and this is probably just me)  is more pictures of table settings. I love to set a beautiful table, employing a wide variety of crystal and dinnerware, as well as various themes.

Don’t get me wrong, there were some in this book, but I could have used a whole lot more. On the other hand, it’s a weighty tome as is, so I doubt much more could have been included.

Perhaps there will (hopefully) be a volume two. The other thing is that there is no index. As a former researcher, let me say that indexes are invaluable when it comes to finding things that might otherwise be missed. It would have been very helpful to have had an index to the recipes in this book. Do I still recommend it? Yes I do, but for lack of an index, it only gets four out of five stars.

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 Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.