Indian cuisine is not about eating?it?s about entertaining. So says Komali Nunna, known as ?the Indian Martha Stewart,? a California-based chef born in South India. Her lavish new coffee-table cookbook, "Entertaining from an Ethnic Indian Kitchen," would be too pretty to cook from if it didn?t have aqueous-coated pages that can be wiped clean. Nunna presents hundreds of original recipes, including adaptations of traditional favorites, the best of regional Indian cuisine (Hyderabad, Gujarat, and Punjab), Indian festival foods, and even American holiday fusion dishes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year?s. The recipes accommodate both vegetarians and nonvegetarians?and 80 percent of the recipes are also gluten-free and vegan. The book is organized around complete menus designed for different types of entertaining, ranging from a backyard Indian barbecue and an opulent Moghul banquet to a ladies tea party and intimate dinner by the fire. Nunna has a passion for the oft-overlooked details of artful Indian entertaining that turn meals into memorable experiences for your guests. Every page features spectacular color photographs, fascinating commentary about the Indian people, languages, festivals, rituals, historical and geographical influences on the cuisine, health benefits of Indian spices, and memorable personal stories from Nunna's childhood. This book evolved from my passion for cooking, decorating and entertaining. I had the opportunity to learn the art of entertaining and the privilege to host many parties over the past 25 years. You will see my love for cooking, entertaining and decorating all throughout the book. For me, cooking is an art, decorating is a craft and entertaining is a passion. Whether it is creating a culinary feast or decorating a dazzling table, I do it with the same passion and zeal. Entertaining is not just the act of serving food and wine, since food and wine are only the part of the whole process. Entertaining is also about creating an ambiance that people will remember. The food, china, linens, candles, flowers, music, and accessories are all necessary components of that ambiance. -Komali Nunna

With fresh, sweet, savory, and full-bodied flavors, the Talk Of The Town Cabernet Wine Gift Basket is definitely something for your friends and family to talk about. Packed inside a reusable two-handled wicker and rope-trim basket is a bottle of rich cabernet sauvignon wine, monterey jack cheese, breadsticks, truffles, cream crackers, sponge cake, truffles, cookies, chocolates, Italian ladyfingers, mixed nuts, and seven fresh, ripe pieces of fruit. Gift it quickly - you won’t be able to keep these goodies a secret for long. Because of restrictions on fruit by the California Department of Agriculture, this basket cannot be shipped to California. Gift Basket IncludesBeringer California Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine, 7 pieces of farm fresh fruit, Monterey Jack cheese, Italian breadsticks, Barber cream crackers, Wedel Delicje chocolate covered fruit-filled sponge cake, Chambery chocolate raspberry truffles, Krombach Café Kränzl shortbread cookies, Michaszki chocolates filled with crushed peanuts, Tonon Duepiu chocolate filled cookies, Torino Italian ladyfingers, Fancy mixed nuts in gift tin, Two-handled wicker and rope oval basket Ensure freshness: During warm weather, we highly recommend selecting "Next Day" or "2 Day" shipping at checkout. We can guarantee proper delivery of chocolates and perishable goods only if one of these delivery options is chosen. After all, you selected chocolates, not chocolate sauce. Also, please note that to avoid spoilage, some perishables may be replaced with items of comparable value and deliciousness.Please note that for this item, the following services are available during the checkout process:Multiple Ship-To, which allows you to send gifts to several recipients with a single order.Future Delivery, which lets you select a specific date for delivery, so your gift arrives a

A phenomenal ensemble of wine and food that is sure to emit a round of applause for ThanksGiving. WineGlobe?s experienced gift specialists custom build each and every one of these baskets from scratch. Every wine we use in these baskets delivers excellent quality for the price. You can be assured that your recipient will be delighted with our fine wine, gourmet food, and exquisite presentation. This Basket Contains: Your choice of a 750mL bottle of Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah/Shiraz, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir (+$8), or Cabernet Sauvignon (+$8). Popcorn Cheese Spread Sausage Pate Crackers Pretzels Nuts Cookies Chocolate Bar Biscotti Coffee Complimentary Gift Card and Customized Message About the Wines Chardonnay: A White Wine originally cultivated in Burgundy, France, although Chardonnays are now produced all over the world. Flavors range from tropical fruits, apples, pears, and peaches to butter, oak, mineral, and vanilla. Merlot: A Red Wine originally cultivated in Bordeaux, France, although Merlots are now produced all over the world. Merlot is similar in flavor to Cabernet Sauvignon--flavors of berry, currant, plum, vanilla, oak, and rose, yet without the hard edges of tannin and acid. Shiraz/Syrah: A Red Wine originally cultivated in France?s Rhone region, although it is now produced worldwide. Australia is one of the major producers of Shiraz due to the perfect climate. Syrahs and Shirazes tend to be very herbal and spicy, making them perfect food wines. Zinfandel: A mysterious Red Wine that mutated from indigenous Croatian grape varietals. It?s cousin is the Italian Primitivo. It has proven to be a great wine in California. Zinfandels tend to very fruity, with jammy flavors of berries, cherries, licorice, candy, and spice. Pinot Noir: Another one of the great wines originally from Burgundy, France. Pinot is famous for its difficulty in production. It?s hard to grow, and hard to make wine out of. However, when it?s done right, Pinot is an amazing wine. It is very soft across the palate--the exact opposite of Cabernet. Flavorwise, Pinot tends to have some fruit like cherry, raisin, strawberry, but also very intriguing spice and floral flavors, as well as savory flavors such as tomato, olive, mushroom, and tea. Cabernet Sauvignon: The "King of Wines", hailing from Bordeaux, France. Cabernets are B I G wines, with full body, firm tannins, and huge flavor. These are the best aging wines, and hold up to the most rich of meals. Flavors in Cabernet tend to be of currants, blackberries, black cherry, spice, oak, vanilla, leather, and ginger.

Labor Day Celebration California Wine Basket will show those who deserve a great deal of thanks just how thankful you are. WineGlobe?s experienced gift specialists custom build each and every one of these Thanksgiving baskets from scratch. Every wine we use in these Thanksgiving baskets delivers excellent quality for the price. You can be assured that your recipient will be delighted with our fine wine, gourmet food, and exquisite presentation. This Basket Contains: Your choice of a 750mL bottle of Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah/Shiraz, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir (+$8), or Cabernet Sauvignon (+$8). Popcorn Cheese Spread Sausage Crackers Nuts Chacolate Chips Cookies Chocolate Bar Biscotti Complimentary Gift Card and Customized Message About the Wines Chardonnay: A White Wine originally cultivated in Burgundy, France, although Chardonnays are now produced all over the world. Flavors range from tropical fruits, apples, pears, and peaches to butter, oak, mineral, and vanilla. Merlot: A Red Wine originally cultivated in Bordeaux, France, although Merlots are now produced all over the world. Merlot is similar in flavor to Cabernet Sauvignon--flavors of berry, currant, plum, vanilla, oak, and rose, yet without the hard edges of tannin and acid. Shiraz/Syrah: A Red Wine originally cultivated in France?s Rhone region, although it is now produced worldwide. Australia is one of the major producers of Shiraz due to the perfect climate. Syrahs and Shirazes tend to be very herbal and spicy, making them perfect food wines. Pinot Noir: Another one of the great wines originally from Burgundy, France. Pinot is famous for its difficulty in production. It?s hard to grow, and hard to make wine out of. However, when it?s done right, Pinot is an amazing wine. It is very soft across the palate--the exact opposite of Cabernet. Flavorwise, Pinot tends to have some fruit like cherry, raisin, strawberry, but also very intriguing spice and floral flavors, as well as savory flavors such as tomato, olive, mushroom, and tea. Cabernet Sauvignon: The "King of Wines", hailing from Bordeaux, France. Cabernets are B I G wines, with full body, firm tannins, and huge flavor. These are the best aging wines, and hold up to the most rich of meals. Flavors in Cabernet tend to be of currants, blackberries, black cherry, spice, oak, vanilla, leather, and ginger.

The New Thanksgiving Table -- Thanksgiving is the favorite holiday of millions of Americans. And with so many diverse regions across the United States, it's no surprise to find that the Thanksgiving menu changes significantly from New England to the Pacific Northwest. These are the best wines for our national day of thanks, capturing this diversity with these 3 different Pinot Noir wines for the perfect dinner and providing the key to a stress-free occasion. Thanksgiving West Coast Pinot Noir 3 Pack 2006 La Crema Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast : Fresh aromas of raspberry, red cherry, nutmeg and cola.The bright cherry/raspberry flavors and lively acidity carry the mouthfeel with accents of plum and subtle mineral nuances 2004 Carmel Road Pinot Noir, Monterey : Dark ruby in color with a purple hue and excellent clarity. The nose offers up opulent cherry and raspberry aromas with a light cola element and a floral note of violets. The cherry and cola continue on the palate and are backed by light sweet oak notes. Delicate tannins and soft acids give this light bodied wine a smooth, plush mouthfeel. The medium length finish carry the cherry and cola theme and ends on a rosy note. 2007 King Estate Signature Pinot Noir : Aromas of cherry, tobacco, spice and currant fill the nose. Cherry, currant, black pepper are present, while lingering oak and caramel appear on the finish. On the palate, this wine possesses a soft, elegant entry, firm tannins miday and a lingering finish.

Show your everlasting love and affection with a timeless assortment of treats! Inside this charming basket they?ll unfold a delightful collection of gourmet favorites, including gourmet favorites tastefully presented in a charming basket. Its flavorful menu includes gourmet coffees and cappuccinos, irresistible cookies, pretzels, assorted nuts, snack mixes, bread sticks, cheese, olives, crackers and caramel popcorn.. We have right to substitute same value wines if item is out of stock.

This year send some warm wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving with our Thanksgiving Sonoma County Pinot Noir 3 Pack which are very good with the Thanksgiving turkey. Thanksgiving Sonoma County Pinot Noir 3 Pack contains: 2007 Mark West Pinot Noir - Enticing aromas of rich cherry pie, raspberry preserves and ripe plums with barrel notes of exotic vanilla, golden molasses and shortbread cookie. Oak aging rounds out the palate and gives the wine its body. Juicy fruit on the palate tasting of dark red raspberry, jammy strawberry and baked peaches. Castle Rock Pinot Noir 2008 - The wine is elegant and medium-bodied, offering aromas of cherry, tea and herbal spice. On the palate it is smooth with a silky texture and mild tannins, giving flavors of black cherry, plum and spice, and finishing long and harmoniously, This versatile food wine pairs well with lamb, veal, salmon and light pasta dishes. Stephen Vincent Pinot Noir 2006 - Deep dark crimson color, with lots of black fruit in the nose. Soft tannins round out rich flavors of licorice, blackberries and cinnamon.

Because we all know that turkey day is about the food, give the Corso's Cookies Thanksgiving Cookie Bouquet . Not only does it feature all the key players of this day of thanks, including the turkey himself, autumn leaves, and seasonal pumpkins, it's a decadent feast of delicious cookies. Each piece is hand-decorated with care and baked from our signature shortbread recipe.Gift Basket IncludesYour choice of 5, 7, 9, or 12 sugar cookies in the shapes of pumpkins, turkeys, and autumn leaves inside a reusable gift box.Ensure freshness: During warm weather, we highly recommend selecting "Next Day" or "2 Day" shipping at checkout. We can guarantee proper delivery of chocolates and perishable goods only if one of these delivery options is chosen. After all, you selected chocolates, not chocolate sauce. Also, please note that to avoid spoilage, some perishables may be replaced with items of comparable value and deliciousness.Please note that for this item, the following services are available during the checkout process:Multiple Ship-To, which allows you to send gifts to several recipients with a single order.Future Delivery, which lets you select a specific date for delivery, so your gift arrives at the perfect time.About Corso's CookiesFounded in 2001 by Tina Corso, Corso's Cookies specializes in custom-made, hand-decorated cookies and cookie bouquets. What began as a home-based business has grown into a successful bakery and decorating operation with more 100,000 corporate and consumer customers. The Corso's Cookies Crew consists of nearly 30 talented bakers, gift designers, and decorators who work together to create unforgettable gifts for you and the people you love. All of their cookies are made from all-natural ingredients, and every decorated cookie is hand-decorated by icing artists. Corso's Cookies is located in Syracuse, N.Y.

When it comes to gift giving make the executive decision - go for the CEO Cabernet Wine Gift Basket. Tucked inside a reusable thick-cut wicker market basket a bottle of cabernet sauvignon pairs with savory cheese and crackers breadsticks truffles tiramisu chocolate biscotti creme wafers ladyfingers mixed nuts and 11 pieces of ripe farm-fresh fruit. Because of restrictions on fruit by the California Department of Agriculture this basket cannot be shipped to California. Gift Basket Includes Beringer California Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine 11 pieces of farm fresh fruit Monterey Jack cheese Monet crispy crackers Italian breadsticks Chocolat Classique Belgian truffles Freddi tiramisu cake Capalbo's Belgian milk chocolate Tonon Dolci Fantasie assorted Italian biscotti Royal Dansk crème filled luxury wafers gift tin Torino Italian ladyfingers Fancy mixed nuts in gift tin Thick cut wicker market basket Ensure freshness: During warm weather we highly recommend selecting Next Day or 2 Day shipping at checkout. We can guarantee proper delivery of chocolates and perishable goods only if one of these delivery options is chosen. After all you selected chocolates not chocolate sauce. Also please note that to avoid spoilage some perishables may be replaced with items of comparable value and deliciousness. Please note that for this item the following services are available during the checkout process: Multiple Ship-To which allows you to send gifts to several recipients with a single order. Future Delivery which lets you select a specific date for delivery so your gift arrives at the perfect time.

This Wine and Cheese Combo is the perfect way to show your appreciation. it will be well received. Included one lively northern California cabernet sauvignon which pairs beautifully with an assortments of Cheese, Popcorn cookies, Biscotti, Chocolate with Almond Nougat & Carr's Table Water Crackers.

An appropriate thank you is always appreciated by the recipient. This Thanksgiving California Pinot Noir 3 Pack is a best combination with Turkey dinner. Thanksgiving California Pinot Noir 3 Pack contains 2005 Artesa Carneros Pinot Noir - This wine is beautifully subtle. Harmoniously multi-layered with oak spices of clove, all spice and smoke. Perfectly balanced with the gentle tingle of acid which keeps the berry fruit lively yet still preserving a silky texture and finish. This wine will age well. 2006 Stephen Vincent Pinot Noir - This wine has Deep dark crimson color, with lots of black fruit in the nose. Soft tannins round out rich flavors of licorice, blackberries and cinnamon. 2006 Cartlidge and Browne Pinot Noir - Medium-full garnet in color, the wine leaps from the glass with loads of baked cherry/berry fruit character, along with anise, spice cake and the "beety" notes so appreciated in Pinot Noir. Showing lots of vigor and sweet juicy fruit on the palate, the wine's muscle is matched by a supple texture and velvety tannins that give it great accessibility.

Your friends and family members are definitely going to score a sweet, savory dessert course or snack time with the Winner’s Circle Cabernet Wine Gift Basket. Neatly packed inside a reusable woven seagrass basket is a bottle of rich cabernet sauvignon wine, selected to play off the other flavors inside the basket - cheddar cheese, breadsticks, truffles, Italian ladyfingers, smoked almonds, and four fresh, ripe pieces of fruit. Because of restrictions on fruit by the California Department of Agriculture, this basket cannot be shipped to California. Gift Basket IncludesBeringer California Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine, 4-piece seasonal fruit tower, Cheddar cheese, Italian breadsticks, Chocolat Classique Belgian truffles, Torino Italian ladyfingers, Smoked almonds in gift tin, Seagrass basket Ensure freshness: During warm weather, we highly recommend selecting "Next Day" or "2 Day" shipping at checkout. We can guarantee proper delivery of chocolates and perishable goods only if one of these delivery options is chosen. After all, you selected chocolates, not chocolate sauce. Also, please note that to avoid spoilage, some perishables may be replaced with items of comparable value and deliciousness.Please note that for this item, the following services are available during the checkout process:Multiple Ship-To, which allows you to send gifts to several recipients with a single order.Future Delivery, which lets you select a specific date for delivery, so your gift arrives at the perfect time.