Olive: 101 Easy Entertaining Ideas - Couverture souple

When you're short on time and ideas, hosting an impressive dinner party or making lunch for family and friends can seem like a stressful task. In 101 Easy Entertaining Ideas, olive magazine has inspiration for even the most daunting occasions. Including modern classics like Sugar-cured salmon and Fillet of beef with shallots and mushrooms to more unusual ideas like Crisp noodle wrapped prawns with tomato jam and Roast goose with sour cherry and red wine sauce, there are plenty of starters, mains and sides to wow. There are also lots of meat-free suggestions for vegetarian dining, and some delicious desserts to complete the meal.

olive is the stylish monthly magazine for food lovers. As well as easy, seasonal recipes, restaurant recommendations and food-focused travel, olive features ethical shopping guidance, unpretentious wine advice and expert cooking tips and techniques from leading chefs Gordon Ramsay and MasterChef's John Torode.

Janine Ratcliffe began her career in food at Leith's School of Food and Wine. Whilst training to be a chef at Leith's, she won the Good Food Scholarship and spent 6 months working at Good Food magazine. Janine left the magazine to become a freelance home economist and food writer working on various projects including books, magazines, advertising and TV. Janine joined olive magazine in August 2004 and is currently Food Editor.