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Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express: 404 inspired seasonal dishes you can make in 20 minutes or less
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| Part No: | B00381B7XW |
| Manufacturer: | Simon & Schuster |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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Cooking can be one of life's essential pleasures, even when you have to put dinner on the table every night. Now, with Mark Bittman's trusted voice as your guide, quick, easy, and fresh meals are always a realistic option.
Presented here are 404 dishes -- 101 for each season -- that will get you in and out of the kitchen in 20 minutes or less. Mark Bittman's recipe sketches provide exactly the directions a home cook needs to prepare a repertoire of eggs, seafood, poultry, meats, vegetables, sandwiches, and even desserts. Add a salad here, a loaf of bread there, and these dishes become full meals that are better than takeout and far less expensive.
These 404 recipes are as delicious and sophisticated as they are simple: Make the most of summer produce with Scallop and Peach Ceviche or Apricot Cream Upside-Down Pie. When the air starts to cool, try Salmon and Sweet Potato with Coconut Curry Sauce or Broiled Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnuts. On a cold winter night, warm up with White Bean Stew served over crusty slices of olive oil-brushed baguette. Or welcome spring with Shrimp with Asparagus, Dill, and Spice or Poached Eggs and Truffled Arugula Prosciutto Salad.
Because good ingredients are the backbone of delicious home cooking, Bittman includes a guide to the foods you'll want on hand to cook the Kitchen Express way, as well as suggestions for seasonal menus and lists of recipes for specific uses, like brown-bag lunches or the best dishes for reheating. With Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express, you can have dinner on the table in not much more time than it takes to read a traditional recipe.
| Mark Bittman is a Cookbook Genius! | 2010-07-10 | 5 / 5 |
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I checked this book out from my local library, and when it is time to return the book, I will definitely buy my own copy!
This cookbook is brilliantly devised. First of all, the recipes are divided into seasons, which is useful because there are no braising recipes in the summer, no grilling recipes in the winter, and so forth. Also, the seasonal recipes call for ingredients that are in season (and therefore cheaper and tastier!), so in summer you see lots of tomato and corn recipes, while in fall you see root vegetables and pork. There are 101 recipes for each season, which is a large enough number that most people will find many dishes they like for each season.
The recipes are not written in the traditional way. They read more like a paragraph, which is brilliant because it is the exact sort of "recipe" you would get if you asked your mother or grandmother how to cook something. You basically just need to read the recipe once, and you will immediately understand how to make the dish. There are no ingredient lists at the start of the recipes, but this is not a problem because the recipes use few ingredients, and the vast majority of the ingredients are very simple, common ones. This does not mean that the recipes are uninspired, however! I made the Tuna Tabbouleh last night, and I never would have thought of putting canned tuna in oil into tabbouleh salad, but it was absolutely delicious, refreshing, and it did not heat up my kitchen (it is summer now).
A brief word of warning, however: This cookbook is probably not very good for cooks who are just beginning to learn how to cook. Mark Bittman states this on the first couple of pages of the book. This is because it contains the sort of recipes that call for a "splash of this, a pinch of that, lots and lots of these", etc. A beginner cook might not do well with these loosey-goosey instructions. A better cookbook for a beginner would be "How to Cook Everything." |
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| I would have paid twice the amount for this book! The recipes are great and practical and the book is organized several different ways, not just one index. Very good book! |
| REAL GOOD COOKING BOOK FOR REAL HOME COOKS | 2010-03-21 | 5 / 5 |
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| MARK BITTMAN IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR RELIABLE, ADAPTABLE AND DELICIOUS HOME COOKING --SIMPLE. SPEEDY AND FIRST-RATE. THIS BOOK IS A TREASURE IF YOU WANT TO PUT GOOD FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR YOUR FAMILY WITHOUT LIVING IN THE KITCHEN. YOU CAN'T GO WRONG. |
| Thank you Mark Bittman | 2010-03-13 | 4 / 5 |
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Being raised in a family where most meals involve food from cans or boxes, I started my adult life with a real handicap in the kitchen. Mark Bittman helped me overcome it. I already owned "How to Cook Everything" and turn to it frequently. This book, however, fills a real need in our lives: how to eat well on weeknights with a baby pulling at my legs as I prepare dinner.
I love the paragraph style recipes. I have enough common sense to know how much chicken, onions or garlic to start with, and Mark knows that. I usually ignore given amounts in recipes anyway, so this approach just makes sense for me.
I love the flavors. I have cooked at least 20 recipes from this book and they have all been both quick and delicious.
I do not love the layout. The arranging recipes by seasons is a nice idea but in the end, lots of the recipes in the book are all-season recipes that a reader might miss out on if they only browsed the current season. This is a small complaint, however, because the index is comprehensive.
I have Mark Bittman to thank for teaching me broiling, braising and how to cook seafood. Thanks Mark!
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| I LOVE this book | 2010-03-08 | 5 / 5 |
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| This is a GREAT cookbook. The recipes are written in paragraph form instead of the standard form and somehow this makes recipes way easier. Bittman has a knack for helping you LEARN to cook instead of just making a recipe, because he is always giving tips on things you can substitute or other things you can try. I find myself coming up with my own dishes based on his. This is a great way to add variety into my everyday diet - plus I always love his whole food approach to cooking. Great cookbook! |
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