Fresh & Fast: Inspired Cooking for Every Season and Every Day
Author: Marie Simmons
Fresh food is more convenient than packaged," writes Marie Simmons, who proves her point by providing more than 200 recipes, many of which can be prepared in less than half an hour. Seasonality, ease, and freshness are the hallmarks of dishes like Lemon and Basil Chicken, Spicy Marinated Shrimp, Green Beans with Basil and Mint, and Apple and Ginger Crisp.
Publishers Weekly
Life is too short to waste on a bad meal, suggests Simmons, coauthor (with Richard Sax) of Lighter, Quicker, Better. Drawing from her syndicated weekly newspaper column, she sets about to liberate home cooks from the processed tastes of convenience foods. Some 250 recipes showcase fresh ingredients in such uncomplicated dishes as Quick-Chilled Cumin-Scented Fresh Tomato and Corn Soup, Oven-Roasted Halibut with Herb Citrus Vinaigrette and Crystallized Ginger Ice Cream wtih Red Plum Sauce. Cooking times can run to close to an hour (as in Honey-Glazed Orange and Rosemary Chicken or Sesame Brown Rice Pilaf with Garlic and Vegetables), but preparation times are generally 10 to 15 minutes. The pasta recipes feature streamlined, tried and true combinations (e.g., Penne Rigate with Asparagus, Prosciutto and Mushrooms). The chapter devoted to sandwiches proves that a little attention and ingenuity can lift this common luncheon fare to full dinner status: Pan-Grilled Smoked Turkey, Fontina, Bacon and Avocado; Sliced Pork Loin Sandwich with Fennel, Garlic and Roasted Pepper. Side boxes review basic techniques and suggest recipe variations. Straightforward directions, generally short, affordable ingredient lists and suggestions for staples make this a valuable collection for novice and veteran cooks who want to prepare tasty, preservative-free meals. The Good Cook/BOMC and Better Homes & Gardens Cook Book Club main selection. (July)
Library Journal
Simmons, a cookbook author and food writer whose syndicated newspaper column is called "Fresh and Fast," asserts that "life is too short to waste on a bad meal," and the 250 easy recipes presented here should allow any busy cook to avoid such a fatewithout spending much time in the kitchen. Many recipes took fewer than 30 minutes from start to finish; a few that call for marinating or slower cooking, for example, are for "When You Have More Time," but even many of these require little hands-on preparation time. The recipes are simple but full of flavor: Brushcetta with Braised Escarole and Garlic, Pork Loin with Fennel and Garlic, Melon and Berries with Lime Syrup. Simmons also offers many suggestions for variations and alternatives and other tips to make life easier. In short, this is real food for real people. Highly recommended.
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Food & Wine Annual Cookbook 2006: An Entire Year of Recipes
Author: Food Wine Magazin
Every recipe from every 2005 issue of Food & Wine, America's top-selling cuisine magazine—all in one beautiful volume.
Almost one million subscribers heartily agree: there's always something delicious going on in Food & Wine. And it's all here in the annual cookbook, which includes every recipe published in the magazine during 2005—more than 500 dishes accompanied by scrumptious-looking photographs. The contributors remain absolutely stellar, cuisine's finest, including Jamie Oliver, Tyler Florence, Ferran Adria, Donna Hay, Daniel Boulud, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay, Todd English, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Such mouthwatering recipes as Ina Garten's Chunky Guacamole, Bobo Surles' Sizzled Shrimp Provençale, and Grace Parisi's Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding were tested on home appliances, making them easy to re-create. In addition, the volume includes 50 brand-new test-kitchen tips, as well as an extensive glossary of accessible wines. Here's real food that real people who want to eat well can actually prepare; dishes that reflect the many ways we cook today.
Table of Contents:
| Foreword | 7 | |
| Starters | 8 | |
| Salads | 34 | |
| Soups | 56 | |
| Pasta | 78 | |
| Poultry | 92 | |
| Beef & lamb | 122 | |
| Pork & veal | 152 | |
| Fish | 176 | |
| Shellfish | 198 | |
| Vegetables | 218 | |
| Potatoes, grains & beans | 248 | |
| Breads, pizzas & sandwiches | 266 | |
| Breakfast & brunch | 282 | |
| Pies & fruit desserts | 298 | |
| Cakes, cookies & more | 320 | |
| Drinks | 350 | |
| Wine pairings | 360 | |
| Sizes & substitutions | 372 | |
| Recipe index | 374 | |
| Contributors | 402 |
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