From the New York Times best­selling author of Jew-Ish and I Could Nosh and star of A&E’s Jake Makes It Easy comes a fun, unfussy, and inven­tive col­lec­tion of recipes to enter­tain with ease and enjoy any day of the week.

An impromp­tu cock­tail par­ty, casu­al brunch with friends, or cel­e­bra­to­ry din­ner with fam­i­ly — food just tastes bet­ter when shared. For chef Jake Cohen, mak­ing a home­made meal from scratch for those you love is noth­ing short of mag­ic. Now he’s giv­ing you every­thing you need to cook and enter­tain with ease in this high­ly antic­i­pat­ed col­lec­tion of 100 deli­cious recipes and six­teen inven­tive menus for every mood, occa­sion, and pos­si­ble guest list.

With menus rang­ing from Treat Your­self Brunch to Veg Out, Meat­balls to the Wall, Ride or Pie (a whole meal of pies!), That Was Tonight? (recipes that come togeth­er in a hur­ry), and even the ulti­mate Passover and Thanks­giv­ing feasts, these are recipes you’ll turn to again and again for spe­cial occa­sions and week­night din­ners alike:

• Brown But­ter Park­er House Rolls
• Chick­en and Bis­cuits Pot Pie
• Cheese­burg­er Arayes Sliders
• Sour Cream and Onion Mashed Potatoes
• Za’atar Roast­ed Egg­plant and Toma­to Salad
• Spicy Sausage Gnoc­chi Bake with Pesto Ricotta
• Yogurt-Roast­ed Salmon with Leeks
• Roast Chick­en with Lemo­ny Sauce Soubise
• Lemon-Almond Blondies with Sumac Glaze
• Tiramisu Cake
• Apple Pie Calzone

Each menu comes with a gro­cery list, prep and make-ahead guide, store-bought short­cuts, and a day-of run-of-show to take the stress out of host­ing. Jake reminds us that we don’t have to be per­fect or even have a din­ing room table to enter­tain: any­one can do this, whether you’re a com­fort­able home cook or a new­bie in the kitchen. With cameos from Jake’s array of celebri­ty friends — includ­ing Isaac Mizrahi, Ben­ny Blan­co, Taffy Brodess­er-Akn­er, Alex Edel­man, Jill Zarin, Joan Nathan, Debra Mess­ing, and more — this deli­cious book is guar­an­teed to turn you into the ulti­mate Din­ner Par­ty Animal.