The Art of Friday Night Dinner: Recipes for the best night of the week

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_______________ Youve made it to Friday, now what are you going to eat Having spent years gathering friends around her kitchen table, Eleanor has perfected the art of Friday night dinner. It usually starts with a sip of something cold and ends with friends tipsily heading home, full and happy. But most importantly, theres always something good to eat. Here are more than a hundred recipes for the best night of the week. If youre planning to spend the evening on the sofa, have your closest friend over or even host the masses, why not try Eleanor's fail-safe crowdpleasers: - Frozen jalapeo margaritas - Baked potato with hot smoked salmon, soured cream and pickled radishes - Bucatini with mushroom cream and crispy sage - Sausages with lemony, caraway cabbage and apples - Roast chicken with chicken juice rice and orange and onion salad - Ginger, prune and PX cake with cardamom custard And amongst the recipes are thoughts on the glamour of mixing a martini for one, the lifesaving magic of a really good spaghetti carbonara, and the joy of a table laden with bits, waiting for hungry hands. So, fill your favourite glass, choose something mouth-watering to cook and embrace all that Friday night has to offer. _______________

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A joyous read that completely captures the special-ness of Friday nights... Bursting with generosity and great recipes -- Mark Diacono * Delicious Magazine *
Imagine if home cookery royalty Nigella Lawson and the Norah-Ephron-of-our-time Dolly Alderton had a baby thats about where Steafels sumptuous writing hits home * The Caterer *
Eleanor has a recipe to fit any occasion... this is a generous and gorgeously written cookbook * The Simple Things *
A warm and witty ode to the experience of hosting at home and cosy nights in * Harper's Bazaar *
There are over 100 recipes in the book, perfect for every kind of Friday night, from cosying up on the sofa with a big bowl of something satisfying to serving a full dinner table of hungry friends * Stylist *

Author Bio

Eleanor Steafel is a features writer and columnist for the Daily Telegraph. Her popular column The Art of Friday Night Dinner, and her love of getting friends round for dinner to shake off the work week, is the inspiration behind this, her first cookbook.