Need to take a meal outdoors and still make it a culinary delight? Try a Picnic in the Park featuring Chili Steak and Spicy Corn Relish Sandwiches, Tomato Soup with Orange and Basil, Green Bean and Roasted Onion Salad and Fresh Fruit in Red Wine and Ginger Syrup. Looking for an easy way to feed a large group? Take your guests on a worldwide culinary tour with an International Salad Buffet spotlighting Chinese Noodle and Chicken Salad, Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Salad, Greek Orzo and Shrimp Salad, and Tabbouleh and Lamb Salad. This new volume in the Flavors or Bon Appetit series features inventive and exciting solutions for every occasion, with 10 superb menus and more than 200 of the best recipes from the past year's issues of America's most popular food and entertaining magazine.

Classic dishes brought up to date and imaginative dishes with unrivaled convenience are divided into four sections -- Starters, Main Courses, On the Side and Desserts. Want a memorable holiday dinner? Try Roast Goose with Port-Thyme Gravy garnished with Apple and Onion Dressing with Fresh Sage. It's your anniversary and you want a romantic supper at home just for the two of you? Veal Rib Roast with Orange and Rosemary topped off by Berry-Filled Meringue Hearts. Looking for the dessert that will indulge a sweet tooth and also satisfy the diet-conscious? Frozen Yogurt Meringue Torte with Peach and Raspberry Compote. Comfort food as fall turns to winter? Risotto Primavera. A chicken salad that will delight your guests? Grilled Chicken and Nectarine Salad. Want to make your next brunch one to remember? Jazz it up with a New Orleans flair with Shrimp and Fall Greens Gumbo and a Paneed Chicken with Potato-Andouille Hash.

Food tips, food facts, menu and wine suggestions and fresh serving ideas fill the side-bars of the book and provide information and inspiration. And it's all accompanied by more than 125 full-color photographs. With recipes such as Provencal Vegetable Terrine; Tortilla Soup with Smoked Turkey; Sea Bass with Gingered Vegetable Stirfry; Ziti with Tuna, Capers and Raisins; Goat Cheese and Mushroom Souffle; Thai Basil Beef; Macadamia Nut Creme Brulee with Tropical Fruit and Frozen Hazelnut-Tangerine Tiramisu, the solution to any type of culinary challenge is here.

Whether it's a low-fat menu, a variety of souffles, the perfect dish for vegetarian friends, wonderful breads or super soups and salads, The Flavors of Bon Appetit is the perfect source of culinary ideas.

Bon Appetit is America's most famous food and entertaining magazine, with a circulation of over one million.