Chef Michael Smith's Kitchen: 100 Of My Favourite Easy Recipes: A Cookbook - Softcover

Smith, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014317763X ISBN 13: 9780143177630

Publisher: Penguin Canada, 2011

Synopsis

Chef Michael Smith, Canada's most popular chef, is passionate about cooking and sharing great food and flavours. Inside you'll find Michael's all-time favourite recipes, the ones he cooks regularly in his own home kitchen—lots of wonderful, memorable flavours that you'll enjoy with your family and friends.

Chef Michael Smith's Kitchen features over 100 fabulous, easy-to-make recipes, each with a mouth-watering photo. Start your day with French Toast Sandwiches Oatmeal Crusted with Blueberry Stuffing and Marmalade Mint Butter or Apple Pie Pancakes with Caramel Syrup. Enjoy Coconut Crusted Chicken with Mango Mint Salsa or Honey Mustard Barbecue Baked Baby Back Ribs, or a great fish dish like Grilled Tuna Steak or Pan Seared Scallops with House Wine Sauce for a wonderful dinner. You'll also find lots of recipes for delicious vegetables, grains, and side dishes like Nutmeg Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Wilted Baby Spinach or Sausage Sage Bread Pudding. And of course, Michael's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups and Triple-Treat Creamsicle Marshmallows are sure to become your favourite treats to finish off any meal.

Chef Michael invites you to enjoy cooking his favourite recipes and to make them yours.

About this title

About the Author

Chef MICHAEL SMITH is the bestselling author of seven cookbooks, including Back to Basics, Fast Flavours, Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen, and The Best of Chef at Home. He is the popular host of several Food Network TV shows, including Chef Michael’s Kitchen, Chef at Home and Chef Abroad, and is a judge on Chopped Canada. Michael is a passionate advocate of simple, sustainable flavors and the growing Canadian cuisine movement. He lives on Prince Edward Island with his wife, Chastity, and their children, Gabe, Ariella, and Camille.

Review

 "Kitchen tips are embedded in every one of the 100 recipes, which are accompanied by high quality color photographs of the final dishes. It’ll be difficult to decide what to cook and serve...Throughout the collection, Smith emphasizes fresh ingredients and less-involved techniques, plus a flavor-centric approach to ensure the best results."
— Booklist

“Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen is a great addition to any cookbook collection, especially right now, because it’s heavy on the warm and healthy comfort food that won’t take you all day to make."
-- The National Post

“The most notable thing about this book is the discovery that Smith Force can inhabit both paper as well as your TV... What I’m talking about, of course, is that tranquil timbre with which he narrates his cooking, the calm, towering presence, the ease with which he culls up a lovin’ dish and those smiling eyes that look at you straight through the screen and say, hey friend, you certainly can do this!  Well, I’m excited to report that The Best of Chef at Home is full of Smith Force.”
-- Food Network

“Michael Smith’s relaxed approach to cooking has made him a Food Network favorite...”
-- The Globe and Mail

“Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen promises to deliver the same welcoming approach to a great meal without much fuss. The selection of recipes includes his favorites, ones that he cooks regularly at home. The best part of the cookbook might be that each recipe has a drool-inducing photo to help visualize the end result.”
--Vines Magazine

“Extolling the virtues of simple, clean food, Smith presents recipes versatile and interesting enough to be considered weekday night fare as well as entertaining friends and family."
-- The Cookbook Store

“I started out appreciating Michael Smith, however after going through this cookbook and trying several of the recipes, I am definitely now a full-fledged fan of Michael Smith...I now regularly reference this book when I’m planning out our family’s meals...If you are looking for a great overall cookbook that covers all facets of the meal, then this is the book for you. It’s easy to follow and helps you feel confident in the kitchen.”
-- TheDaringKitchen.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 014317763X
• ISBN 13: 9780143177630
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272