At Home with Carolyne Roehm
 | Broadway, 2001, Hardcover Customer Rating: 24 reviews Recommend |
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Former fashion designer Carolyne Roehm is renowned for combining a keen appreciation of beauty with practical know-how. Now, with this gorgeously illustrated guide, readers can go behind the scenes of her memorable parties, learn her entertaining secrets, and visit the glamorous homes where she has dazzled her prominent guests.
Imparting fresh ideas and inspiration for knockout events on any budget, At Home with Carolyne Roehm follows the calendar’s seasons to provide year-round suggestions for place settings, floral arrangements, and menus. Emphasizing creativity and natural elements, Carolyne Roehm’s tips are not exclusively geared toward elegant functions: Picnics, cozy fireside meals for two, afternoon teas, and formal dinner parties are treated with equal verve. Drawing on ingredients and imagery appropriate for spring, summer, winter, and fall and all the major holidays, this handsome collection yields a trove of simple but sophisticated recipes along with perfect tabletop and decorative accents to accompany them. Biscuit sandwiches of Mustard-Glazed and Smoked Cheddar; Shrimp and White Bean Salad; Zucchini and Watercress Soup; and Fudgy Rum Chocolate Cake are just a few of the delicious and easy-to-prepare dishes. For successful festive occasions that friends and family will remember for years, from a grand New Year’s Eve gala to a spring brunch with a floral theme, At Home with Carolyne Roehm is itself glorious cause for celebration.
Title: At Home with Carolyne Roehm
Sales Rank: 53141 in Books
Author: Carolyne Roehm
Publisher: Broadway, 1 edition, 2001-10-30, Hardcover, 320 pages, ISBN: 0767908880
Package Dimensions: 12.1 x 9 x 1.4 inches, 4 pounds
- Recipe for Successful Entertaining
- After all the accolades are dispensed concerning the beautiful photography
and magnificent tablescapes, it still is imperative to note that AT HOME
WITH CAROLYNE ROEHM is a valuable resource tool for anyone who has a passion
for entertaining. I return to this book time after time for inspiration.
The ideas translate well to a diverse range of budgets.… More reviews
- Coffee table book
- This would be gorgeous book just to admire, but also has some great ideas for anyone willing to take a little extra time and effort. More reviews
- Carolyne Inspires you to Do your Best
- This is a wonderful coffee table book that inspires you to do your best. Carolyne entertains on a grand scale but her ideas would work in anyone's home. She is beautiful and accomplished and creates a world of sublime prettiness that made me want to do the same. Her china collection is out of this world. You will not be disappointed. More reviews
- A Woman of Extraordinary Taste
- For quite some years, I have been following the taste and style of this author. The photos are stunning, the writing informative. Carolyne Roehm continues to reinvent herself but without succumbing to trends. She is intelligent with a keen eye for balance and beauty. buy this book and enhance yourself with the pleasures of life. Life is to be lived… More reviews
- Carolyne Inspires Me
- I first discovered Carolyne many years ago and she has gone on to a wonderful life. Her NYC double height great room is out of this world and I just returned from Edinburgh, Scotland and stayed at The Balmoral....when I went in to Tea I was amazed. This room looks exactly like Carolyne's. I eagerly await her new Blue & White Book due out… More reviews
