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Cookbooks for
perfect parties.

BY DONNA PACE

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ith the holiday season a not-
so-distant memory, many of
us have hung up our aprons
for a well-deserved rest. But with the
approach of Super Bowl Sunday — to
many, the most important event of the
year — the pressure is on.
No need to panic: Two new resources
are must-haves for any kitchen and can
prove to be the true winners on Feb. 5.
Peifect Par/v Food (The Harvard
Common Press; $24.95), is written by
the self-proclaimed Diva of Do-Ahead,
Diane Phillips,
known for her
Do-Ahead
Perfect
Thanksgiving
Dinner classes,
which are taught
across the coun-
try. Chock full of
more than 600
recipes with do-
ahead compo-
nents that can be prepared then refriger-
ated or frozen – and designated Casual,
Grazing, Holiday, Informal or Elegant –
the book will help get you out of the
kitchen well I in advance of party time.
For those looking to throw a no-fuss-
but-big-hit Super Bowl party, check out
the chapter on appetizers and small first
courses ("Small Bites"). Just add chili

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entertaining.
Pamela Anderson's Perfect Recipes for
Having People Over (Houghton Mifflin;
$35) simplifies the party-giving process.
An entertaining perfectionist who began
cooking in the 1970s, Anderson's grow-
ing family and
full-time job
forced her to find
Perfect Recipes
a simpler, more
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flexible enter-
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taining style
while maintain-
ing her high stan-
dards.
Anderson
offers nearly 200
convenient, flexi-
ble yet always-elegant recipes. Each is
followed by a question section that offers
suggestions for ingredient substitutions,
how to take shortcuts, what to serve with
your main course, how to make it ahead
of time and how long it can be left in the
freezer for leftovers. The Really Good
Lasagna, for example, features two dif-
ferent sauces – one, a meaty Bolognese;
the other, a sharp white sauce – that will
wow guests without sacrificing your own
sanity.
Other easy-on-the-chef crowd-
pleasers include Chicken Soup for Cozy
Nights, Bake-Ahead Pizza for a Crowd
and Buttermilk-Honey Fried Chicken
Fingers. Now that's a good thing! ❑