Party Hearty: Hot, Sexy, Have-a-Blast Food & Fun All Year Round

I have all of Marilu's books, and if you're looking for great recipes, this is the one for you. It has dishes that are more gourmet/restaurant quality. Grilled Tuna with Washabi Whip was on the menu this week, as was Tofu Olive Wraps (sun-dried tomatoes, olive spread, watercress, fresh rosemary, carmalized onions). Everytime I cook from this book, my hubby can't stop raving. I use this cookbook daily, not just for holidays. However, it does have some great holiday ideas. Not just for food, but for decorating and music and games. But, the recipes are what's the best part....

Marilu Henner has a winner here! This book is packed with ideas to help us plan special parties and celebrations throughout the year. New Year's, Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine's, - even an Academy Awards Party! Name a special day - Marilu covers it. She explains the tradition of each holiday. She offers delicious and healthy menu suggestions and recipes. She also helps to plan the invitations, set the atmosphere, create activities, and propose the toast! And she makes it all so much fun with great personal stories along the way. This is a great book for anyone planning a special celebraton day - Marilu shows us how to do it all!

I wanted to add a good review for this book because people have written negative things about it. The recipes are so good! I made several for different parties and everyone loved them. There's lots of other info, but if you're not interested, don't read it! Yes, it's true that the index is not thorough enough for a book that's organized differently like this one is, but that's the only drawback to this healthy cookbook.

I've been following Marilu Henner's plan for a number of years and I was counting the days for this book to be released. I am so thrilled to have it and have already given some away as gifts. The food is the main event of course, but there is so much more to this book. First and foremost the emphasis is on enjoying the holidays and making them a celebration. And I just love the fact that maintaining a healthy lifestyle gives us more energy for doing just that. The recipes in all of Marilu's books contain high quality ingredients. When I first started following this plan I wondered what I would eat if I wasn't eating meat dairy or sugar. I found out that the answer is GREAT FOOD !!!This book also contains a lot of tips and suggestions for parties, even mentioning ideas for invitations and scents. What I love about that is that it adds another dimension. It's not just about the food. And those lists can inspire you to come up with even more ideas. The creativity in this book makes it so much fun to read. So much more than just a recipe book !!!I love to entertain and this book is giving me so many ideas for ways to make entertaining more interesting and special. I have so much more energy, and love life so much, since starting this plan. I have Marilu to thank for that. And now I can thank her for making my holiday shopping so easy !! I am giving copies to anyone who may have me to dinner this year !

As an avid follower of Marilu's books and nutritional ways for the past two years, those that know me know that I spend only the time I need in the kitchen, and mostly that is food prep and fruit and veggie prep!! I received a copy of Healthy Holidays as a gift two weeks ago and already I made a whole PILE of stuff from the Halloween section...my kids were DELIGHTED to follow the recipes on their own for GOBLIN CRUNCH and CREEPY SPIDERS while I made the BRAINS and SKELETON and WITCHES HANDS..what a wonderful way to spend time with the kids and for the FIRST TIME EVER, I brought food to a function....my friends were SHOCKED!! I think I will entertain more often as this book makes it so easy to prepare the recipes AND has such fun and silly suggestions to lighten up the holidays! Enjoy!~