<B>What is it about the word ‘entertaining’ that sends people into a state of panic? In <I>Nothing Fancy</I>, <I>New York Times</I> food columnist Alison Roman shows you instead how to ‘have people over’, with her signature laid-back, approachable style and visually stunning recipes.</B><BR/><BR/> Featuring over <B>150 all-new recipes</B>, <I>Nothing Fancy</I> includes time-saving tips, like using store-bought ingredients where homemade is unnecessary, batch-made punches for an easy cocktail, and ideas for putting your friends to work! This recipes – heavy on the easy-to-execute vegetables and versatile grains, paying lots of close attention to crunchy, salty snacks, and with love for all the meats – is for gatherings big and small, from the weeknight to the weekend. Alison Roman will give you the food your people want (think <B>DIY martini bar, platters of tomatoes, pots of coconut-braised chicken and chickpeas, pans of lemony turmeric tea cake ..