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Summary: Tasty, Simple, Clever Recipes
Review: I've made 7 or 8 recipes from this book and they've all turned out wonderfully. The Lamb Chops with Spiced Apricots and Garbanzos were so easy and delicious, as were the Roasted Clams with Peppers and Spicy Sausage. Rick Rodgers writes easy to follow recipes that aren't fussy or time consuming. He has very clever tips to bring out flavors, particularly for creating simple, yet inventive vegetarian dishes (he includes a good chapter on vegetarian main dishes). I've used Rick's Thanksgiving and Christmas 101 books for years with great success. I've also attended a couple of his classes, which are always fun and informative, since he's a natural performer and teacher. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Love it
Review: In preparation for working with Rick at a local bookfest I went searching for his new book. Immediatly I was struck by how basic but gourmet these recipes were. We're talking after work fair, something you can make for dinner any night of the week. What we're not talking about is cream of soup casserole plop. So far I've made 2 recipes from the copy of the book I purchased. I'm looking forward to trying more. The recipes were the pork souvlaki and the viennese noodles. The pork was easy, and using the broiler fooled my family into thinking it came off the grill. The Viennese noodles are not light fare but talk about an indulgent dish. Next on the horizon, bacon and guacamole sandwhiches...
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Summary: Love it
Review: In preparation for working with Rick at a local bookfest I went searching for his new book. Immediatly I was struck by how basic but gourmet these recipes were. We're talking after work fair, something you can make for dinner any night of the week. What we're not talking about is cream of soup casserole plop. So far I've made 2 recipes from the copy of the book I purchased. I'm looking forward to trying more. The recipes were the pork souvlaki and the viennese noodles. The pork was easy, and using the broiler fooled my family into thinking it came off the grill. The Viennese noodles are not light fare but talk about an indulgent dish. Next on the horizon, bacon and guacamole sandwhiches...
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Summary: New Category of Cooking: Carefree
Review: Rogers is a prolific cookbook writer, having over twenty already! They range from basic, Christmas 101 to the exotic Kaffeehaus Desserts from Vienna.
This one has unique theme of carefree. Rogers explains that it's not using five ingredients, or cooking in less than 30 minutes or such, but great cooking using fantastic flavors with minimum effort. He relates that when chefs gather to eat they don't shave truffles or elaborate desserts, but rather lavish on well prepared food with maximum flavor and minimum prep. The intro is worth reading about this philosophy.
The recipes which flow from this concept are that: flavor packed and minimize the effort. The likes of "Pork Chops in Creamy Mushroom Sauce"; "Double Baked Potatoes with Goat Cheese and Cremini Mushrooms"; "mangoes Foster"; "Tuscan Roasted Spareribs."
What especially would be good for many home cooks is his writing on knife selection and skills, prep helps and aids throughout. There is some color shots, and the writing is exceptional as all Rogers' works are.
This would make great gift for wedding or just for someone who likes to cook or would like to cook better.
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