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Elegant recipes for dishes that are just right for the family and perfect for entertaining.

All the Best Fine Foods is the leading caterer and gourmet food shop in Toronto. The 275 recipes in this cookbook reflect their years of experience preparing great food that keeps people coming back again and again.

Jane Rodmell's innovative approach to elegant food rivals The Silver Palate Cookbook. The recipes cover a wide range of dishes -- starters, soups, sandwiches, main dishes, vegetarian options, side dishes, salads, salad dressings and even fabulous desserts. These recipes are perfect for entertaining and the baking section is extensive. Here's a sampling:

• Spicy coconut shrimp with tropical salsa
• Roast beef tenderloin with cracked pepper Dijon crust and Madeira reduction
• Tuna marmitako
• Potato parsnip latkes
• Roasted vegetable lasagna
• Papaya guacamole
• Brown sugar chocolate shortbread
• The best trifle.

Twenty food essays provide fascinating backgrounds on such topics as the countless varieties of salt to the many types of olive oil and their uses. One of the very best recipes is a foolproof guide to making a perfect roasted chicken and gravy.

Extensive tips and techniques, preparation suggestions and make-ahead ideas make All the Best Recipes indispensable in the home kitchen.