HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING MADE EASY WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF WILMINGTON’S COOKBOOK

The stress of the holidays puts even the most seasoned host or hostess on edge. The answer to holiday entertaining dilemmas is the latest cookbook from the Junior League of Wilmington, Dancing On the Table: Easily Elegant Recipes to Keep the Joy in Entertaining. More than just a cookbook, it is an A to Z how-to manual featuring over 200 recipes for real people.

Wilmington, DE, December 1, 2003-- The stress of the holidays puts even the most seasoned host or hostess on edge. The answer to holiday entertaining dilemmas is the latest cookbook from the Junior League of Wilmington, Dancing On the Table: Easily Elegant Recipes to Keep the Joy in Entertaining. More than just a cookbook, it is an A to Z how-to manual featuring over 200 recipes for real people.

“Every hostess wants her party to sparkle and what’s more inviting than a tabletop dancing with delicious foods? Entertaining can be a joy, despite everyone’s busy schedule,” says Cookbook Chair Dinah Kirby of the Junior League of Wilmington. Dancing on the Table is a collection of favorite recipes from the Junior League of Wilmington. These easily elegant recipes are all triple-tested, perfect for family or entertaining, and topped off with presentation ideas, cooking tips, timesaving strategies, and other information every host or hostess can use. Not only are its delicious recipes easy to prepare well in advance of your party, they can be combined using sample menus to plan the perfect event.

Whether it’s a simple wine and cheese event or a sit down dinner for ten all of your needs will be met with the cookbook that has already become an entertaining bible to many. A sample selection of recipes includes a rich, creamy pumpkin mushroom soup, which is the perfect menu addition as the weather gets colder, while lobster and guacamole on a seasonal tortilla and hot onion soufflé add a twist to any cocktail party.

The perfect gift for any hostess, teacher or daycare provider, proceeds from Dancing on the Table go towards funding community projects and programs the Junior League of Wilmington supports. “We are proud to create a cookbook that will benefit those who buy it, as well as our community,” says Kate Cowperthwait President of the Junior League of Wilmington. This year the Junior League of Wilmington’s primary community focus is on literacy. Known for collaborating with community organizations, addressing the community’s most urgent needs and developing projects and programs that make a difference in the community the Junior League of Wilmington support includes partnerships with Friends of the Woodlawn Library, Social Venture Partners Delaware and Delaware Coalition for Literacy.

Founded in 1918, the Junior League of Wilmington is committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The Junior League of Wilmington is a volunteer organization for women interested in their community. We are part of the Association of Junior Leagues International, which is made up of 296 Junior Leagues in four countries.
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