Off The Shelf or Small Plates Perfect Wines

Off The Shelf: Cooking From the Pantry

Author: Donna Hay

Donna Hay gives cooks of all skill levels the confidence to create stylish meals on short notice in Off the Shelf. Apply Donna's signature style for turning pantry basics into spectacular meals. Like her previous cookbooks, recipes are streamlined from start to finish. Ingredient lists are short. Quick cooking techniques are simple.

Select a pantry staple—from pasta, grains, lentils, and rice—and combine it with a handful of fresh ingredients. Using a range of popular tastes used in modern cuisine, Hay's food results in clean, fresh flavors. There's also more than 250 gorgeous photographs. Off the Shelf promises to become the ultimate guide for every cook.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	6
	Shopping list	8
1	Pasta	10
2	Rice	32
3	Noodles	50
4	Grains + lentils	68
5	Mediterranean	86
6	Asian	108
7	Pastes	126
8	Bake	144
9	Sweet	162
	Glossary	182
	Conversion chart	187
	Index	188

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Small Plates, Perfect Wines: Creating Little Dishes with Big Flavors

Author: Lori Lyn Narlock

Small plates in the form of Middle Eastern mezze, Spanish tapas, Mexican antojitos, and Venetian cicchetti are usurping traditional entrée-driven meals by offering greater selection and gastronomic fulfillment. To satisfy this growing niche, cookbook author Lori Lyn Narlock presents 50 delicious small-plate recipes and complementary wine pairings from the culinary experts at the Kendall-Jackson Wine Center, including celebrated chef Justin Wangler and winemaster Randy Ullom.

·In addition to specific chapters on salads, vegetables, meat, seafood, and desserts, Narlock includes sample party menus accompanied by preparation plans, as well as tips on buying and serving wine, planning and executing entire menus, sample table settings and presentation ideas, and more. More than 50 appetite-inspiring four-color photographs illustrate Small Plates, Perfect Wines: Creating Little Dishes with Big Flavors.

Instead of languishing in a culinary quandary this holiday, consider flavorful pairings like Asparagus with Melted Brie served with sauvignon blanc or Duck and Spinach Empanadas with Persimmon Chutney complemented by a glass of pinot noir.