The authors of the national bestseller The Silver Palate Cookbook now bring their acclaimed gourmet style to graceful entertaining at home. In The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook, Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins make the entire year a celebration of good food, good friends, and good times, as they offer menus, suggestions, and strategies. More than 450 new recipes have been developed especially for this collection. All add to the joyfulness of the rapidly growing Silver Palate legend: there are glorious soups, savory entrees, vegetables, salads, cheese, souffles, and showstopping, just-right desserts. As warmly inviting as the most rousing party, the pages of The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook abound with winsome line illustrations, pertinent quotations, unusual ideas -- and with dishes including Cajun Chicken Morsels, Duck and Dandelion Green Salad, Pesto Fondue, Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers, and more. The excitement begins in spring and continues right through to winter, with a lavish Christmas Goose accompanied by Scalloped Oysters and Baked Kumquats. The good times are here, with the compliments of The Silver Palate.;A toast to the good times -- The splurge of spring -- Fresh starts -- Spring fever -- On the grapevine -- Rainy days and sundays -- Easter -- A Tuscany retreat -- Daffodil weekend -- Spring chickens -- Derby weekend -- Mother's Day -- Tea for two -- Primavera wedding -- Easy living -- Porch brunches -- Pomp and circumstance -- Fireworks on the Fourth -- Summer when it sizzles -- Midsummer's vegetables -- Gone fishing -- Grill crazy -- Ice cream socials -- Siestas, sunsets, and stargazing -- Autumn hues -- Opening night openers -- Country fare -- Rising to the top -- Pastas with pedigrees -- The autumn hunt -- Americans in Paris -- Sassy ginger salute -- Apples and pears -- America gives thanks -- Rave reviews -- Winter wonderland -- The dinner party -- Dinner at eight -- Dressed to the nines -- Silver bells -- Nutcracker sweet open house -- Christmas Eve -- Christmas morning breakfast -- Christmas Day dinner -- New Year's Eve -- New Year's Day -- Fireside foods -- Ski weekends -- Winter escapes -- Valentine's day.