The Reluctant Entertainer

July 1, 2010
Too seldom does this column get to savor a good recipe. Coughlin ("Ask Sandy" column, Christian Women Online) mixes recipes—complete with almost luridly brilliant photographs—with adjurations on ways to make entertaining an opportunity for deeper connections with family and friends. Though not all women have the time or means for the labor expended here, Coughlin should find an audience. VERDICTThis lavishly illustrated and warmly written guide emphasizes the Christian and faith-enriched aspects of Coughlin's approach with such subtlety that it could easily find a place on the shelves of homemakers of all persuasions.

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