At home, it will be a feast for the taste buds every time you receive!
(Editions Larousse - Collection "Gourmet spirit" - January 2, 2013)
"Aperitif dinners are in fashion. Far from any starched protocol, they allow you to receive friends or relations in a chic and relaxed way, while treating them to delicious little bites.
But to be sure to enjoy your guests, it is better to know how to organize yourself. Also, before you start, list your guests and think about their tastes or diet. Then, calculate the variety and quantity of bites needed:for a dinner aperitif, plan on average eight different recipes, and count two pieces per recipe and per person.
Choose recipes that are certainly tasty, but also easy to make according to your abilities (available work plan, storage, level of difficulty...).
Make a shopping list, in the order that seems most practical to you (by department, by type of store...), without forgetting the necessary equipment (glasses, verrines, cocktail skewers, mini-tart molds... .) - don't hesitate to rent one or have one lent to you, if necessary.
Get started in the kitchen, starting with anything that can be prepared in advance and can be stored in the fridge or in the freezer, such as tart shells, for example.
Finally, remember to take care of the presentation of the dishes and the decoration. The effect produced can transform your event into a memorable evening.
With these tips and recipes, dinner aperitifs will quickly become as easy to launch as an invitation to casual dining between friends. The important thing is to have fun preparing them, and above all, to enjoy them."
