• A collection of fresh ideas, recipes & easy how-to's for entertaining in your own backyard.


• Chapters include Country Weekends...Breakfast & Brunch, Leisurely Lunch Under the Trees, Garden Tea, Portable Menus, Dinner Fresh from the Garden, Mouth-Watering Grilled Dishes, Spring Supper on the Lawn, Candlelight Dinner on the Porch, Child's Play, End-of-Summer Gathering at the Lake


• Exclusively designed by Gooseberry Patch


• Hardcover, 224 pages


• 9-1/4" x 6-1/2"

Baskets of red-ripe tomatoes and golden sweet corn sit on a shady side porch, fresh herb bundles dangle fro the kitchen rafters, crickets chip, fireflies dance and the sound of children's laughter can be heard in the distance. Family and friends gather together for a leisurely lunch under a shade trees,an old-fashioned box social or a trip to the lake. We celebrate with softball, picnics, gardening, fishing and backyard parties...only the warm days of spring and summer can lead us to these foot-loose pleasures.

In Backyard Gatherings you'll find a variety of fresh recipes from summer's bounty, quick how-to's and gardening ideas for entertaining in your own backyard. We've gathered together a sampler of easy tips for you to welcome friends to a garden tea, a candlelight dinner or a children's party...without ever leaving home! So settle down in your porch swing with an icy glass of pink lemonade and start planning to enjoy the lingering days of summer's pleasures. Hardcover, 224 pages. (9-1/4" x 6-1/2")