Cook and cookbook author Diane Phillips loves to cook and entertain, and both her books and cooking classes feature her as the “Diva of Do-Ahead.” These recipes are from a class she taught at the Great News! Cooking School in San Diego, California. The class included cocktail and hors d’oeuvre recipes for “A Do-Ahead Holiday Cocktail Party.” Other recipes were featured in November’s Traditional Home magazine.
Diane’s newest book, “Happy Holidays from the Diva of Do-Ahead,” published by Harvard Common Press, is available in bookstores and at Amazon.com. These recipes are adapted from the book and exclusive to Traditional Home Magazine.
Recipes
Champagne Cosmos
Boiled Shrimp
Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce
Asian Peanut Sauce
Cucumbers with Smoked Salmon Spread
Mediterranean Pesto Torte
Pesto Tenterloin Crostini