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About Cooking for CrowdsInspired by decades of fundraising dinners prepared by John Duncan and Dennis Goodenough for the New Amsterdam Singers and its loyal supporters, Cooking for Crowds chronicles how a small New York City arts organization entertains and endears a loyal clutch of contributors. Since many of the meals were made to send off singers on summer concert tours abroad, the book is also a scrapbook of these trips.Cooking for Crowds is a full-fledged guide to planing, preparing and presenting everything from a dinner for eight to a cocktail party for 50, with helpful hints on substitutions, cooking techniques and cocktail and wine pairings sprinkled throughout. The appendix is rich with event planning guides, an illustrated list of the chefs' best-loved tools and appliances, and plans for arranging buffets. All 112 recipes have received raves throughout the years of Duncan/Goodenough dinners. Some, like the Duncan's Glögg that is a command performance every Christmas, are favorites that have been reprised for more than one appreciative gathering of members of the New Amsterdam Singers and their friends. Finally, Cooking for Crowds is a celebration of the chorus' landmark 40th season and a tribute to the group's talented singers, tireless volunteers, loyal audience members, and generous financial supporters. In all, much friendship has gone into the making of this book. | |||
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