Stylish One-Dish Dinners: Stews, stir fry, family dinners, and entertaining friends

Stylish One-Dish Dinners: Stews, stir fry, family dinners, and entertaining friends





The James Beard Award-winning authors of Entertaining 101 are back with another invaluable book for the modern, overextended cook.

Throughout history, one-pot cooking has been a practical and convivial way to share a meal. Now, at the dawn of the new century, one-dish dinners speak directly to busy lives and fulfill our desire to share a home-cooked meal with family and friends.

In Stylish One-Dish Dinners, award-winning authors Linda West Eckhardt and Katherine West DeFoyd provide the recipes for 100 delicious meals that are stir-fried, sautéed, roasted, or braised, cooked in the oven or on top of the stove, including not only traditional soups, stews, and chilies, but also noodle and rice dishes, eggs, salads, and pizzas. Poultry, meat, seafood, and vegetables star in such tempting culinary creations as Beer Braised Pork Chops with Onions, Apples, Cabbage, and Currants; Slow-Roasted Barbecued Brisket and Southwestern Vegetables; and Seafood Paella with Artichoke Hearts.

Each one-dish recipe is accompanied by a menu with side dishes and desserts that can be bought ready-made or quickly prepared; a beverage suggestion; and a mini cooking lesson involving a technique, a utensil, or an ingredient that the reader can then use to prepare a different recipe on another occasion. In short, the authors have thought of everything, thus liberating the busy cook from anxious speculation, the better to concentrate on the pleasures of sharing a worry-free meal.In Stylish One-Dish Dinners, the mother-and-daughter team who wrote Entertaining 101 gives us more creative ways to please company. This time, they focus on homecooked dishes you can turn into complete meals by adding storebought side dishes and dessert. (In their usual thoroughly organized way, they suggest what these could be, along with the ideal wine to serve.) Ever practical, Eckhardt and DeFoyd include abundant tips, such as using a large skillet for stir-frys in place of a wok. At times the authors also let the cook figure out a detail or two. In their Thai Curried Salmon and Spinach Stir-Fry with Basil, it's up to you whether the frozen spinach should be defrosted and the salmon skinned (probably yes to both).

Mostly, they wow you with 101 dishes that have unexpected twists. For a formal party, try gin-marinated Martini Scallops served on a bed of spinach zested with orange. Steak lovers will delight in the hearty Roasted Vegetables with Sirloin of Beef, where the vegetables and meat are made in the same pan and then the meat is sliced and served with the vegetables. For a sauté with a twist, try the Turkey and Cranberry Couscous, using cooked turkey meat you purchase beforehand. Having Stylish One-Dish Dinners in your kitchen makes it easy to produce complete brunches and dinners with minimal effort that will also be enjoyable and entertaining for your guests. --Dana Jacobi









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