Cooking with Curtis: Easy, Everyday and Adventurous Recipes for the Home Cook - Softcover

Stone, Curtis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552858170 ISBN 13: 9781552858172

Publisher: Whitecap Books, 2006

Synopsis

Three steps to astonishing meals.

Divided by season, Cooking with Curtis features such traditional ingredients as lamb, chocolate and rhubarb along with scallops, vanilla and even truffles. Professional chef Curtis Stone points out that his dishes are often chosen from a restaurant menu, but are rarely prepared at home. He selects 24 ingredients, then offers three different recipes for each: one for beginner cooks, one for the experienced and the last for the adventurous. This three-step approach ingeniously builds confidence in even the most timid cook. After all, cooking basics can be mastered by anyone -- and this book promises that a complex dish can successfully be prepared by following Chef Stone's expert directions.

Recipes include:
Tagliatelle of white truffles from Alba
King prawns with caramelized endive
Roasted sea scallop wrapped in pancetta with tomato and gremolata
Zuppa ribolita (lentil soup with vegetables)
Classic apple tarte tatin with vanilla ice cream.

Cooking with Curtis serves up a remarkable repertoire of delightful dishes for cooks of all levels of expertise.

About this title

About the Author

Curtis Stone was head chef at London's Quo Vadis for four years, where he received critical acclaim. He has also worked at Cafe Royal and Mirabelle. Filming has begun of Curtis Stone's 60-episode TV series, The Take Home Chef, for airing this fall on the Discovery Channel. He divides his time between London, England, and Sydney, Australia.

Reviews

Stone, a former head chef in a major London restaurant, is the host-chef of the cable television show Take Home Chef. His charm and creativity, hallmarks of his show, come across in print as well, as indicated in this stunningly illustrated cookbook. His focus here is on seasonal ingredients. For each of the 24 ingredients he features, he offers three recipes in order of difficulty (Stone labels them easy, everyday, and adventurous). These ingredients, which include asparagus, pumpkin, veal, raspberries, mushrooms, and chocolate, are arranged into four chapters corresponding to which of the four seasons the ingredient is most available or most weather suitable. From prosciutto with figs and balsamic vinegar to a warm salad of smoked lamb with a cabernet sauvignon vinaigrette to slowly braised oxtail, Stone carefully guides cooks through recipes not nearly as daunting as they may sound. Brad Hooper
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Edition details

• Publisher: Whitecap Books
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552858170
• ISBN 13: 9781552858172
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160