Bestselling TV cook Rachel Allen brings her down-to-earth style and easy-to-follow recipes to entertaining in this, her ‘Entertaining At Home’ cookbook.

Even the most confident of cooks can find preparing food for friends and family nerve wracking. However, in this beautiful, fully illustrated cookbook, Rachel shows you how easy entertaining can be, and with her doable, delicious recipes there's no need to worry!

Whether you want to cater for a weekend dinner party, organise a fun children's party, cook for a large gathering or celebrate an anniversary with a romantic meal, Rachel will take you step-by-step through the preparation, cooking and table setting. Including both simple but stunning dishes and slightly more demanding recipes that will encourage you to stretch your culinary skills, she always keeps the novice cook in mind. Her wise words, clever hints and tips and, above all, irresistible recipes will inspire readers to cancel their dinner reservations and entertain at home – no matter what the occasion or number of people.

Recipes Include

* Tagliatelle with smoked salmon and avocado

* Pork rillettes

* Sweet rotato and chickpea tagine

* Slow roast ginger and citrus shoulder of pork

* Peaches with mascarpone, walnuts and honey

* Crab, chorizo and anchovy toast

* Raspberry and amaretto tart