Over 100 recipes, plus time-saving planning tips and sanity-saving suggestions

Serve terrific food confidently and calmly, and wow your crowd!

Panicky about cooking for a casual church dinner, a posh graduation party, or a holiday feast for 50? With terrific recipes plus tips for everything from planning menus to preparation and presentation, you can serve a hungry crowd without getting all steamed up about it. You'll quickly grasp the basics you need to know to cook like an experienced pro.

Discover how to

• Serve great dishes, from appetizers through desserts
• Determine food quantities when cooking for groups
• Handle food safely
• Add ambience with easy decorations

Curt Simmons is the author of more than 50 books, including iPhoto For Dummies.