A superb collection of 500 recipes featuring a starter for every type of occasion, from first courses and nibbles to party bites and finger foods. Here are dips and dippers, hot and cold soups, salads, pat s, terrines and mousses, cheese and eggs, poultry and meat, fish and shellfish, and all kinds of vegetable snacks. With a wealth of ideas to choose from, you will be spoilt for choice. There are classics such as French Onion Soup; Mediterranean favourites such as Tapenade and Herb Aioli with Summer Vegetables; Scallops wrapped in Prosciutto for a dinner; tasty party bites such as Thai Spring Rolls; and more substantial snacks and starters such as Beef Empanadas. Enjoy tempting appetizers such as Baba Ganoush dip with Lebanese Flatbread, Mini Saffron Fish Cakes, Crab Dim Sum with Chinese Chives, and Halloumi and Grape Salad. There are tips throughout to ring the changes by varying the recipe ingredients, and at-a-glance nutritional notes for each recipe allow you to plan a healthy menu. Illustrated with over 500 photographs and explained with clear step-by-step instructions to ensure great results every time. Including handy hints on making dressings, garnishes and marinades as well as advice on presentation, this cookbook is all you will need for the perfect start to every meal.


Anne Hildyard is an experienced cookery editor and food lover. For this volume she has collected an international selection of appetizing recipes sourced from leading cookery writers.