Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello

Michael may not read anything but cookbooks, but he's on hand to help a friend put together a Book Club dinner. Easy foods that can be eaten around a coffee table with one hand on the food and the other on the books. It’s a classic!

Gameplan
Day Before Party:

• Mix dough for Shortbread, place in refrigerator.


• Season and poach the salmon for the Smoked Salmon Rilettes, place in refrigerator to cool.


• Roll out chilled Shortbread dough, cut into squares and bake.


• Break up chilled poached salmon and mix with remaining Smoked Salmon Rillette ingredients. Blend, cover and refrigerate.

1 1/2 Hours Before Party:

• Slice, salt and drain eggplant for Stuffed Foccacia.


• Mix Fennel Spice Rub for Fennel Spice Chips.


• Heat potato chips in oven and then sprinkle generously with Fennel Spice Rub.


• Bake eggplant for Stuffed Focaccia.


• Assemble Stuffed Focaccia, place in oven to bake.

At the party:

• Prepare and assemble tea and steamed milk for Tea-Chino.

Eat and Enjoy!