Good Time Cooking: The stunning dinner party cookbook from the Pasta Queen, with recipe plans for hosting and entertaining family and friends including gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan cover image
Good Time Cooking: The stunning dinner party cookbook from the Pasta Queen, with recipe plans for hosting and entertaining family and friends including gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan cover image

Good Time Cooking: The stunning dinner party cookbook from the Pasta Queen, with recipe plans for hosting and entertaining family and friends including gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan

by Rosie Mackean
Publication date: September 17, 2024
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“Visually stunning, simple recipes but above all else, super tasty. Every recipe packed full of flavour!” –Tom Kerridge

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.

Physical Info: 2.54 cms H x 24.64 cms L x 18.8 cms W (0.91 kgs) 256 pages

The ultimate dinner party cookbook for home cooks who want to host with confidence and still enjoy the evening.

Chef Rosie MacKean draws on her experience in London's busiest kitchens to give you 20 complete multi-course dinner party menus for every occasion — date nights, summer BBQs, cocktail parties, and casual entertaining. Each menu comes with a curated time plan and prep guide so you know exactly what to make in advance.

Recipes include French Onion Dip and Shrimp Po'Boys for game night, Rigatoni Ai Quattro Formaggi for a two-hours-notice dinner, and Pumpkin with Harissa for plant-based entertaining. Gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan menus are included throughout.

Whether you're a beginner host or an experienced home cook, mix and match across menus and start prepping up to three days ahead so hosting feels effortless.

"Visually stunning, simple recipes but above all else, super tasty." — Tom Kerridge

Rosie MacKean is a freelance chef, food stylist, home economist and recipe developer. Having completed chef training and 2 years working in London kitchens, Rosie turned her lifelong obsession for cookery books and shows into a career, which includes the hugely popular Substack 'The Dinner Party'. Rosie is comfortable with all elements of cookery and relishes the variety of challenges she encounters in life behind the camera. Rosie lives in Hackney, London and is usually eating or cooking when she is not working. She has a degree in Modern Languages and speaks Spanish, Italian and French.