Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking

Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking

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Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking

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Hundreds of recipes designed to get exceptional meals on the table in under an hour
 
With Kitchen Simple, James Peterson, one of America’s most celebrated cookbook authors and renowned cooking instructors, delivers a definitive resource for the busy home cook. Elevating routine, weekday fare into exciting culinary creations, Peterson proves unequivocally that great food need not be complicated or time-consuming to prepare.
 
More than 200 recipes, such as Summer Steak Salad, Mexican-Style Gazpacho, White Bean Bruschetta, Red Cabbage with Bacon and Apples, and Ricotta Ravioli, are thoughtfully streamlined to require no more than thirty minutes of active prep time with delivery to the table in under an hour. For leisurely meals and celebratory occasions, there are also dozens of luxe dishes, like Red Wine Pot Roast, Eggplant Parmigiano, Duck Confit, and Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce. And, from the master of sauces, comes a paired-down primer on making foolpr

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful Simple food, September 5, 2011 By  wogan "the book reader" - See all my reviews    This review is from: Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking (Hardcover) James Peterson's `Kitchen Simple' presents recipes that have 30 minutes or less preparation, not counting cooking time. The elegance for these dishes is in their presentation the twist in some added ingredients. Not every finished dish is pictured and there are usually two recipes per page. Peterson gives a list and descriptions of ingredients equipment to have on hand. A short section on cooking techniques is included. These are not the usual run of the meal recipes for the usual comfort food, but they are perhaps the modern day equivalent of that. There are recipes with a bit of a difference for your family or your guests. The recipes are not that hard, they are short and basically simple, especially if you are an experienced cook, but determined beginners would be able to handle these. There are some great ideas for making medallions out of salmon or other fish to keep thin parts from overcooking. Our family has especially enjoyed the Russian tea cookies, the garlic soup with poached eggs, the fresh tuna salad and Peach Melba. The book contains; hors d'oeuvres, soups, salads, vegetables, cheese dishes, seafood, pasta and grains, meat, poultry, sauces and desserts., breakfast, hot and cold drinks. An index is included. This is a book for those that want to add something just a little bit different to their collection. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comments (2) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful Kitchen Simple, October 4, 2011 By  Becky (beckygardens) (new orleans, LA, United States) - See all my reviews       This review is from: Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking (Hardcover) James Peterson is known for his technique books, like Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making. Kitchen Simple is Peterson's entry into the more everyday cooking. Most recipes can be made in 30 minutes, though he does have "weekend recipes" that take more than 30 minutes, like chicken broth. There is also an entire section on sauces that could be made ahead, like homemade mayonnaise. The chapters are divided with such headings as soup, salad, poultry, etc. There are excellent ingredients and techniques chapters at the beginning of the book that really helps with understanding recipes and makes the recipe faster, if you don't know what the technique is just reference the front of the book. There are a lot of pictures of the finished product, very drool worthy, but not every recipe has a picture. The recipes themselves are, on the surface, an odd mix. Everything from mashed potatoes to slow roasted duck legs with sauerkraut. The potato recipe has a bunch of variations to elevate it, from the simple additions of basil or garlic, to fancy truffles. Beef tacos sit next to roasted leg of lamb. There is a wide variation from very simple to more advanced, but still streamlined, proving that everyday cooking can also be fairly complex tasting, using techniques to simplify the recipe and steps but still end up with a wow factor. And then some days you just want delicious tacos. There are even dessert recipes to round out the meal. The sauteed spinach with garlic is a delicious side dish. Served beside the grilled country ham and aged Gouda sandwiches it was a fast and easy meal that really satisfied, though my Gouda was from Sam's and I'm not sure how aged it was, still really good. The Asian poached chicken was wonderful with rice. The next day we put leftover chicken in soft tortilla wraps with a little rooster sauce and hoisin sauce mix, a few mixed salad greens, and it was a great second meal. The roast pears with butterscotch sauce was like a restaurant dish, but amazingly simple to make at home. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comment

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