Canapés: Over 200 recipes and step-by-step guides Paperback – 5 Oct. 2017

I bought this book hoping it would inspire me when we have friends over. It definitely does that. Lots of ideas and techniques and just different things. The book was sold as very good and it actually looks new! I only paid 70p for the book plus postage but well worth buying. My mind always goes blank when we have friends coming over so, no excuses now!

This book was given to me a present several years ago and it is now dogged-eared and covered in baking remnants! I have made most of the canapes in the book and it has served as a great starting point for creating my own! The recipes are simple and easy to follow, with very small amounts of ingredients - great for keeping the shopping bill down when catering for large numbers.Canapes look great when set out on a large table or set around the party room. Guests will be awe struck by your talents and be delighted at the vast array of little treats! Many of the 'bases' can be made in advance and frozen or refrigerated until the day of the party, so that you can effortlessly dress and decorate your bases, and still have enough time to shower and change before the greeting your guests with a glass of red in hand!Canape parties have been a huge success for me and I know they will be for you if you have this book! The bang bang chicken always makes a regular appearance! Homemade canapes are also so much nicer than the frozen varieties from supermarkets.Enjoy!

A useful book, and some good ideas for simple easy to make canapés. It will be a resource.

I love cooking and entertaining without food never seems to be an option for me. Luckily this little gem of a book helps in a major way.Canapes are not just those cheese and onion cocktail sticks or sandwiches cut small-canapes are bitesize morsels that you'll want to eat again and again.With so many recipes and presentation ideas you'll find recipe and menu ideas for any occasion.I'm currently working on a menu for a small business gathering and I know all my cooking will be done in an afternoon leaving me stress free to get on with other areas.Perfect book for those who get to called on to to cater for little gatherings. Maybe I shouldn't say this but I would also recommend this book to caterers-you may even learn something from this book (and lets face it catering is a competative business).Not recommended for anyone looking for little bitesize treats for children as I don't think children's palettes can handle 'posh' food compared to the stuff they get given that is sugar/salt loaded. Saying that though, if you're a parent wishing to do something different for your childrens birthday maybe this is the book for you.Thumbs up-excellently layed out, no room for mistakes and beautiful photographs to boot.

Nice recipes

This is a lovely book. Loads of easy to follow recipes to impress your guests. It has a planning section, menus and oodles of useful information. Make from scratch and easy to follow step by step instructions. It’s makes the most of your mini muffin tins. Highly recommend.

Great ideas and tips for canapésBook arrived in good time and is in great condition.The price was a bonusThank you

Whatever the level of your kitchen skills you will get much from this book. You don't need to make all the recipes from scratch if good shortcuts are available (I won't make my own blinis, for example) but the range of options is creative and inspiring. Making decisions what to take on or not will be your biggest challenge. NB being an older book if does not specifically cover vegan or other dietary concerns but I did not find this a problem. You'll just need to expand your invention from other sources or just use some imagination.