Make Your Friends and Family Feel Welcome, One Meal at a Time.Welcome to my home as we share life and laughter around the table. It means sharing my life in such a way that there is always room for one more.Barbara SmithSome people naturally have the gift of hospitality, instinctively creating inviting, mouth-watering meals and a warm environment that assures guests, Were glad youre here. Fortunately, says food expert Barbara Smith, the rest of us have the same potential to make guests feel nurtured, and here she offers an unforgettable, not-to-be-missed treasury of recipes, tips, and how-tos for everyone with the spiritual gift of hospitalityand for all the rest of us who want to look like we do. In Food That Says Welcome youll learn to: Make welcome food that is healthy and easy to prepare. Create an atmosphere that says to your guests, You are special. Make hospitality your ministry and service.The mother of Grammy Award winner Michael W. Smith, Barbara has cooked for and entertained numerous celebritiesextending to them the same warmth and exuberance as to her large family. Learn what makes Barbara Smiths meals and outreach so rave-worthy and discover how you can invoke the same spirit of hospitality in your own home and kitchen in Food That Says Welcome.From the Trade Paperback edition.