Potluck at Midnight Farm: Celebrating Food, Family, and Friends on Martha's Vineyard

A year of potlucks on Martha's Vineyard are reflected in Tamara Weiss's Potluck At Midnight Farm, a superbly presented cookbook which covers everything from brunches to grill fests, and a hundred recipes from the author and her guests. Add striking color photos of finished dishes and a seasonal arrangement and you have a gorgeous presentation of eyecatching ideas for potluck dinners and special occasions.

I Loved this cookbook! I first made the Lighthouse Lasagne and everyone raved, then onto the corn spoon pudding at another occasion, did I mention the Roasted Herb and Garlic Chicken, Tooo Good! This is a great cookbook for ANYONE that gets invited (To be so Lucky )a potluck with their children. How wonderful it is to spend an evening with friends and you're children and have great family food and fellowship. This is not a celebrity cookbook as some have mentioned, but rather a wAY TO get together book.

This beautifully photographed book is more than a cookbook. Each guest who brought a dish contributed a paragraph explaining the value their recipe holds to them personally. It is nice to see a warm sense of friendship and community so fashionably displayed and organized. The fear factor is taken out of shying away from trying the recipes as these are favorites and specialties of the recipe contributors. You will find something new everytime you open the book, just as if you were to visit Midnight Farm itself.

I love this book! I had pretty much given up on giving dinner parties -- who has time to shop, cook, and clean up after working all day? -- but this book opened my eyes to a new way to entertain. Everyone pitches in, everyone can relax and enjoy the meal and the company, and best of all, everyone helps clean up! Try it. You'll be very pleasantly surprised.

Ignore the parochial carping and celebrity baiting found in the previous reviews. This is actually a handsome and useful book. Not all of recipes are keepers, but that's true of any cookbook. The good ones, though, are quite good (the fried chicken is sensational), and the entertaining tips are savvy and valuable. Well worth the [money].