Going Solo in the Kitchen
Author: Jane Doerfer
Jane Doerfer, who runs a cooking school for solo cooks, has created 350 easy-to-make recipes for people who don't want to live in the kitchen and are tired of take-out food - people who want to eat more healthily and economically. Filled with practical advice on everything from selecting equipment to dealing with supermarket packages designed for a family, here are strategies for how to buy, store, and recycle food in quantities that won't get wasted, as well as ways of planning, preparing, and serving meals for yourself that can be a real pleasure.
Publishers Weekly
Eating alone need not be a dispiriting experience of takeout containers and stand-up ``sink cuisine,'' suggests Doerfer. She transforms the solo meal with strategies for food shopping, preparation and storage. Use a freezer as a cold-storage pantry for flavorful ingredients like bacon, herbs and ginger root, she advises; use smaller utensils for single servings. More than 350 recipes emphasize flavorful, often seasonal foods and include nods to ethnic cuisines (Sauteed Cucumbers with Lemongrass), vegetarian dishes (Red Beans and Rice) and old-fashioned favorites (Berry Pie for One). Most recipes are ready in less than 30 minutes: Watercress with Pork Soup takes considerably less time. Doerfer, who runs a Florida cooking school with the same name as the title, offers Southern specialties like Gumbo and Sweet Potato Corncakes; the co-author of The Legal Sea Foods Cookbook, she also details Baked Hake with Scallions and a simple Sole with Browned Butter. Noting that a meal chosen and prepared with care nourishes body and soul, Doerfer makes such meals possible for solo cooks. (May)
Library Journal
Doerfer, who publishes a travel newsletter called Going Solo, also runs Going Solo in the Kitchen, a cooking school for cooks on their own. She provides more than 300 single-serving recipes along with the tricks and strategies she has devised to make cooking for oneself appealing, efficient, and economical. Many of the recipes include two or more variations, and there are ideas for leftovers as well. Just about all are quick and simple to prepare, and they are also tempting enough to lure "solos" used to depending on takeout or microwave dinners into the kitchen for some real food. Recommended.
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Bobby Flay's From My Kitchen to Your Table: 126 Bold Recipes
Author: Bobby Flay
You've seen him on The Food Network, grillin' and chillin'. And on Lifetime's The Main Ingredient, demystifying cooking. And if you're lucky, you've eaten in one of Bobby Flay's three New York city restaurants. Now Bobby's using his formidable culinary talents to turn entertaining on its ear, sharing the secrets of his kitchen and making them accessible to you.
"Why make a meal that you can't enjoy with everyone else?" asks Bobby. "Let me introduce you to food that is fun!" And fun it is. Bobby's party dishes are a bold and fragrant mix. Nothing is designed specifically to be an appetizer or a main course--instead, everything is heaped in large bowls or arranged on oversized platters and set out on the table at the same time. To help you in the kitchen, recipes are organized according to where the dish is prepared or how it is served ("From the Oven," "Cool Platters"), with easy-to-find ingredients and simple-to-follow instructions. Many of the dishes or their components can be made ahead of time.
Publishers Weekly
Proprietor of three New York City restaurants, host of Lifetime's 'The Main Ingredient' and co-host of TVFN's Grillin' and Chillin', Flay (Bobby Flay's Bold American Food) is in the vanguard of current celebrity chefs. Again, he champions cuisine boasting big flavors. Featuring Mediterranean food with a Latin emphasis much like the fare showcased at his Bolo restaurant, the recipes are organized according to cooking method or presentation (e.g., From the Oven, From the Grill, From the Stovetop, Cool Platters). Menus are designed to serve eight in a casual family style. Heady combinations are exemplified by Roasted Turkey with Pomegranate Sauce and Wild Rice-Goat Cheese Dressing and Pan-Roasted Rabbit with Crushed Blackberry-Ancho Sauce served with Green Onion Tamales. Recipes such as these and Spicy Maple-Glazed Pork Chops with Red Onion Marmalade and Blue Corn-Sweet Potato Tacos may be more than a home cook can face with relative calm. Less threatening dishes offering considerable appeal include Tapenade Crusted Salmon and Garlic and Oregano-Marinated Grilled Chicken with Grilled Pepper and Black Olive Relish. Desserts range from Catalan Custard with Dried Fruits to a Very Rich Chocolate Sauce. True to the book's title, Flay keeps most preparations manageable (given their sophistication) and doesn't insist on too many specialty ingredients (long-grained rice, for instance, is fine for paella).
Library Journal
Flay's Bold American Food showcased the innovative Southwestern food he serves at Mesa Grill, one of his three popular New York City restaurants. From My Kitchen features the Mediterranean/Latin-inspired cuisine his restaurant Bolo is known for: Roasted Mushrooms with Goat Cheese and Chile Oil, Pork Tenderloin with Tapenade and Charred Yellow Pepper Sauce. All the recipes serve eight, and Flay says they are planned for 'casual, family-style meals but non-restaurant chefs will find some of the dishes more elaborate than casual.' That aside, his food is delicious and imaginative without being contrived.
Library Journal
Flay's Bold American Food showcased the innovative Southwestern food he serves at Mesa Grill, one of his three popular New York City restaurants. From My Kitchen features the Mediterranean/Latin-inspired cuisine his restaurant Bolo is known for: Roasted Mushrooms with Goat Cheese and Chile Oil, Pork Tenderloin with Tapenade and Charred Yellow Pepper Sauce. All the recipes serve eight, and Flay says they are planned for 'casual, family-style meals but non-restaurant chefs will find some of the dishes more elaborate than casual.' That aside, his food is delicious and imaginative without being contrived.
What People Are Saying
Sheila Lukins
Bravo Bobby Flay!
Rick Bayless
Perfect for the '90s table.
Chris Schlesinger
An outstanding book.
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