Beautiful Buffets II

After delighting visitors to Chicago's Apparel Mart with her home-cooked meals, fashion professional Cookie Stagman, with Arlene Michlin Bronstein, published "Beautiful Buffets" more than a quarter century ago-a "local" success that made it to the national shelves of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and many of the large booksellers. It received rave reviews from home cooks and pro chefs alike.

Now the team is back with a second helping of quick and easy recipes, combining common ingredients into dishes perfect for enjoying at home or entertaining large groups of friends and family. Like the original "Beautiful Buffets," there is a decidedly stylish twist.

In "Beautiful Buffets II," you'll find twenty-one favorite recipes from many of the top fashion designers, including Oscar de la Renta, Donna Karan, Judith Leiber, Isaac Mizrahi, and Carolina Herrera.

In addition to fresh updates to many of the original book's most treasured dishes, Stagman has added forty crowd-pleasing new recipes, suitable for cooks of all types and levels of experience.

The result is an inspired new take on a long-time culinary favorite, destined to find its way onto the bookshelves of fashion and food devotees alike.