Good Time Cooking: Show-stopping menus for easy entertaining
“Entertaining made easy with beautiful food from the dinner party Queen.” — Gennaro Contaldo
Good Time Cooking is your one-stop-shop for cooking cohesive, composed, and delicious dinner party menus for every occasion.
This book will be your saviour when hosting, from date night to the first BBQ of the summer, or even a chic cocktail party, Good Time Cooking will prep you to create simple yet impressive multi-course meals while giving you confidence in the kitchen and most importantly time to enjoy your own dinner party too!
Sharing her expert knowledge from working in busy London kitchens, Rosie MacKean gives you all the tools to host a dinner party with ease. Teaching you what to prepare in advance and how to create a sense of flow in the kitchen, Rosie shares 20 multi-course menus full of crowd-pleasing recipes that will have any guest asking for seconds.
Each menu comes with its own curated time plan and mise-en-place to make your life easier. These dishes work in harmony with each other, both logistically and stylistically and if you don’t want to cook every course, you don’t have to. Menus include:
- The Game is On one: French Onion Dip; Scotch Bonnet, Honey and Lime Wings; Shrimp Po’Boys; and Chocolate Cream Pie
- The Two Hours Notice one: Tomato and Salmoriglio Toast; Rigatoni Ai Quattro Formaggi; and Raspberry, Orange and Campari Pavlova
- The Plant-Based one: Pumpkin with Harissa and Dill; Courgette, Kale and Potato Pie; and Clementine Pudding
The dishes are vibrant, celebratory, exceedingly delicious and highly cookable. As your confidence grows, you can even mix and match with other menus. Even better Rosie’s helpful time-plan can start three days before the big event, giving you the option of spreading your prep into manageable chunks.
Rosie’s menus enable you to wow your guests without losing a whole evening to cooking, so you can relax and enjoy your own dinner party too.
”'Visually stunning, simple recipes but above all else, super tasty. Every recipe packed full of flavour!” - Tom Kerridge
”'A gorgeous cookbook, packed with joyous and deeply delicious recipes, that makes entertaining easy and stress free.” - Edd Kimber
”'Rosie is a master of effortless entertaining, offering a mouth-watering collection of menus, the hardest part will be picking which one to cook next.” - Ben Lippett
”'Rosie makes the art of entertaining effortless and beautiful. I love every single menu she has in her book, they are very well thought through, full of delicious recipes and tips.” - Dina Macki
”'With Rosie you know you are in very safe hands. Good Time Cooking is a wonderful world of fresh flavour combinations and outrageously delicious food. Utterly mouth watering dishes that have you dreaming up reasons to have a gathering. I want it all now, all at once, it is that good.” - Joe Woodhouse
”'Rosie encapsulates the beauty of hosting with every single page.” - Basma Khalifa
”'Nothing short of delightful! Every page has a menu for every occasion, with vibrant recipes that are as fun to make as they are to eat. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned cook, this cookbook is a bible for anyone who enjoys hosting dinners with friends with a lot of flair.” - Ana Da Costa
”'You can count on Rosie’s recipes to deliver comfort and flavour. I love how her food is rooted in the classics yet with Rosie’s own unmistakable style. It is exactly what you want to cook and eat when you have people coming over.” - Sophie Godwin