A Great American Cook or Essential Mormon Cookbook

A Great American Cook: Recipes from the Home Kitchen of One of Our Most Influential Chefs

Author: Jonathan Waxman

To Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Thomas Keller, Bobby Flay, Deborah Madison, and other movers and shakers of the food world, Jonathan Waxman is a culinary giant who has helped invent contemporary American cooking. His exuberant style ushered in a new spirit of excitement in food. The forceful flavors of his dishes are unabashedly rustic and engagingly straightforward.

In A Great American Cook, Waxman presents his greatest recipes to the home cook for the first time. They include

Red Pepper Pancakes with Corn Sauce and Smoked Salmon, a classic appetizer he created when he ran the kitchen of Chez Panisse

Crispy Chicken and Goat Cheese Burritos, one of his most-ordered items

His signature Grilled Chicken with JW Fries, the dish that made him famous

Pizza with Bacon, Scallions, Parmesan, and Tomatoes, his favorite family supper

"Restaurant-Style" Vegetables, the colorful accompaniment to any main dish

Publishers Weekly

Waxman, hailed as one of the founders of New American cuisine, brought California cookery to the East Coast. After stints in Paris and at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., Waxman went on to found several prominent restaurants, including Manhattan's Jams and Sonoma's West Country Grill. In this handsome cookbook, his first, he offers recipes ranging from simple to complex, a tantalizing mix of rustic, ethnic and regional cooking that includes Wild Mushroom and Leek Soup, Pulled Beef and BBQ Sauce Sandwich, and Pork Tenderloin with Portobello Mushroom Sauce. Recipes are relatively short and easy to prepare, and instructions are clear and concise. Some dishes, such as Perfect Roast Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Spinach, are pleasantly familiar, while others, like Pheasant with Oyster Stuffing, are somewhat beyond the standard fare but still appealing. Waxman also includes a chapter on sandwiches and pizza. Bobby Flay, a Waxman disciple, provides a foreword. More than 50 color photos not seen by PW. Author tour. (Sept.)

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Table of Contents:

Foreword   Bobby Flay     xii
Introduction     1
Edicts on Selected Ingredients and Techniques     5
Starters     13
Soups     51
Salads     68
Sandwiches and Pizza     94
Pasta     119
Poultry     138
Meat and Game     164
Fish     196
Shellfish     218
Vegetables     239
Desserts     257
Index     274

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Essential Mormon Cookbook

Author: Julie Barder Jensen

The Essential Mormon Cookbook is a time-honored collection of recipes not found in standard cookbooks- family favorites passed down from generation to generation, traditional potluck dishes served at Church gatherings, and other gifts from the kitchen shared by neighbors and friends. This is the perfect source for these hard-to-find recipes you remember from your childhood, such as Christmas Morning Casserole, Pot Roast with Gravy, and Fresh Peach Cobbler. Also included are recipes to feed a crowd, compassionate service casseroles, and a conference-weekend brunch. More than 200 recipes, gathered from four generations of family cooks, are divided by seasons and event in this unique collection of Mormon comfort food.

Author Bio

Julie Badger Jensen has had a lifetime passion for cooking and entertaining.  She began a recipe box at age eight with the entry of "Lovable Lime Jell-O."  As a young teenager, she published her first recipe in the Deseret News food column.  She graduated from the University of Utah and has been food editor of Utah.

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