Recipes for Disaster

You're planning a delicious meal, relaxed yet sophisticated, over which everyone can chat, drink a glass of fine wine and congratulate you on your culinary talent. And then, just as you were starting to enjoy it � disaster!

The pastry has burnt, the pudding has collapsed or the terrine won't turn out. Or the main ingredient has been eaten by the cat. Or perhaps the guests have forgot to mention that they're vegetarian.

But don't panic. There are few kitchen disasters that can't be successfully salvaged if you know how.

With the right attitude you are no longer accident-prone, but adaptable.

Recipes for Disasters is packed with useful tips and ideas for making sure that your entertaining always runs smoothly (or at least appears to, whatever is going on behind the scenes).

Yes, you still can have a reputation as a culinary paragon, even if it is all bluff.