Cook with Me
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Alex Guarnaschelli
Through 150 decadent and smart recipes, the Food Network icon explores how the relationships with her family have shaped her as a chef and home cook. “Each recipe overflows with love and purpose, technique and soul, and, most of all, genuine joy for nourishing the people in your life who matter most.”—Gail Simmons, food expert, TV host, and author of Bringing it Home NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND FOOD NETWORKGrowing up with a legendary cookbook-editor mother and a food-obsessed father, Alex Guarnaschelli has always loved to cook. Now, with a daughter of her own, food and cooking mean even more to Alex—they are a way for her to share memories, such as shopping in Little Italy with her father for cured meats and aged cheeses, and tasting the recipes her mom would make from the cookbooks of the iconic authors she worked with. And, more than anything, cooking is what Alex and her daughter, Ava, most love to do together. In Cook with Me, Alex revives the recipes she grew up with, such as her mom’s chicken with barbecue sauce and her dad’s steamed pork dumplings, offers recipes for foods that she wishes she grew up with, such as comforting and cheesy baked ziti, and details dishes new to her repertoire, including sheet pan pork chops with spicy Brussels sprouts and a roasted sweet potato salad with honey and toasted pumpkin seeds. From meatballs two ways (are you a Godfather or a Goodfellas person?) to the blueberry crumble her mom made every summer, Alex shares recipes and insights that can come only from generations of collective experience. These recipes reflect the power that food has to bring people together and is a testament to the importance of sustaining traditions and creating new ones.
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Author
Alex Guarnaschelli
Pages
336
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Published Date
2020-10-13
ISBN
0593135091 9780593135099
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"This cookbook has it ALL! It is amazingly laid out for any craving, or meal of the day! I literally spent a good amount of my first evening with this book gazing through the beautiful photos and reading the recipes (and more!). it’s 150 recipes worth of delicious meals, and good conversations with family and friends. <br/><br/>This cookbook is extra unique, it’s not your typical cookbook. The chef Alex, gives us a special insight, and story behind every recipe. It’s so interesting to read in it on its own, but once you start cooking these recipes the stories behind them take on a whole new meaning. <br/><br/>The photos are spectacular, and each ones portrays all the beautiful colors of the ingredients in all the dishes. This book has given me more confidence to be in the kitchen, since I don’t consider myself to be a good cook, but the recipes are written and instructed really clearly. Which I appreciate so much!<br/><br/>I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves healthy, colorful meals. Delicious desserts, AND even some cocktails/mocktails recipes included! This cookbook is just 100% complete for any kitchen!"
Ellie