Cooking for Two: 120 Recipes for Every Day - and Those Special Nights
Author: Bruce Weinstein
Tea for two. That's what it's all about, right? So how come every recipe you pick up says "serves 4 to 6"? Or more! What do you do when you want macaroni and cheese, but don't want to be reheating it for three nights? Or a couple of cookies, but don't want to be tempted by two dozen sitting on the counter all week?
Creative cookbook authors and cooks Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough have all the answers in Cooking for Two.
Brimming with 120 smaller-serving, big-taste recipes,Cooking for Two offers cooks familiar favorites such as PastaBolognese, Chicken Pot Pie, and Mushroom Barley Soup, as well as new dishes for today's tastes like Pork Satay Salad and Snapper Fillets Sautéed with Orange and Pecans.
Simply cutting down larger recipes leads to wasted ingredients. But Bruce and Mark have developed each recipe so you buy only what you need, and use all of what you buy. Instead of opening a can of vegetable stock only to use three tablespoons, use the liquid the dried mushrooms have soaked in. If an onion is too large for a recipe, chop a shallot instead.
The dessert chapters are filled with cookies, puddings, and cakes, all designed for two servings. Small-batch baking requires strict attention to detail. A regular egg can be too big for a small batch of six cookies, so they suggest quail eggs or the easy-to-find pasteurized egg substitutes, which you can measure out in tablespoons.
Truly a cookbook for everyday use, each recipe is labeled as quick (ready in minutes with minimal cooking), moderate (requires a bit more preparation or cooking), or leisurely (perfect for quiet celebrations or weekend meals) to help you decide whichdish best fits into your day.
With ingredient and equipment guides, as well as tips on how to stock your pantry to avoid those there's-nothing-in-the-house-so-let's-go-out moments, Cooking for Two will surely become the cookbook you reach for every night of the week.
It's just two perfect.
Library Journal
Authors of the best-selling "Ultimate" series (Ultimate Ice Cream; Ultimate Potatoes), Weinstein and Scarbrough now offer recipes from soup to desserts for intimate dinners, whether a casual weekday supper or a festive special occasion. Part of their goal is to avoid leftovers so that one night's dinner doesn't have to be endlessly recycled and the refrigerator filled with wilting produce or half-empty cans of stock. Although this is a sensible aim, it works better with some courses than others. For example, while soups and stews can be somewhat time-consuming to prepare (no matter what the quantity), they are often better on the second day, and many of them freeze well, making leftovers a bonus. And in order to adhere to their guidelines, the desserts here yield, for example, only six Chocolate Chip Espresso Cookies or two Brownies-and the quantities of eggs called for are likely to be "1 tablespoon egg substitute or 2 quail eggs"! A good idea, but most cooks will find the main-course chapters the most useful ones. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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The Silver Palate Cookbook
Author: Julee Rosso
Celebrate the Silver Anniversary Edition of THE SILVER PALATE COOKBOOK, now with a feast of full-color photographs throughout and a vibrant new cover. This edition is the perfect gift to replace the millions of bedraggled copies in kitchens across America and will introduce its timeless pleasures to a new generation of cooks. An incon with over 2.3 million copies in print, it feels as fresh and exciting as the day it was published, mixing remarkable recipes (Salmon Mousse, Curried Butternut Squash Soup, Decadent Chocolate Cake, the entire pasta chapter, and of course, Chicken Marbella) with those passionate sidebars, boxes, tips, and lore that make every reader fall I love with food all over again.
What People Are Saying
Thomas Keller
"It is hard to believe that it's been 25 years! The Silver Palate Cookbook remains as fresh and beloved as when it was first released. Congratulations to Julee and Sheila for achieving this milestone - and for the constant inspiration" --(Thomas Keller, author and chef and owner of The French Laundry)
Martha Stewart
"The Silver Palate is a wonderful, useful cookbook. How nice to have a beautifully illustrated version of the original."--(Martha Stewart, author and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia)
Ina Garten
"With The Silver Palate Cookbook, Julee and Sheila connected with how people really wanted to cook - fresh, easy, and very delicious - and they changed the cookbook world forever."--(Ina Garten, author and Food Network star)
Rachael Ray
"What tasty food innovations - I have definitely riffed on Sheila and Julee's themes often. The Silver Palate Cookbook will be around for another 25 years . . . maybe it will be called The Gold Palate Cookbook then!"--(Rachael Ray, author and Food Network star)
Paula Deen
"A big old Southern toast to The Silver Palate ladies. They got people into the kitchen who never would have turned on the stove. This new edition of their classic cookbook (with pictures!) should be in your kitchen; it is in mine."--(Paula Deen, author and Food Network star)
Giada De Laurentiis
"As someone who grew up in an Italian home, cooking primarily Italian food, I've always considered The Silver Palate my go-to source when I needed a recipe for quintessentially American food - that's just as true today as when I started cooking from it as a teenager!"--(Giada De Laurentiis, author and Food Network star)
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