The Mr. Food Cookbook - Hardcover

Ginsburg, Art

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688092586 ISBN 13: 9780688092580

Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks, 1990

Synopsis

The Ooh it's so Good!! cookbook from the television celebrity chef syndicated in more than 150 U.S. cities

In his syndicated Mr. Food cooking spots, Art Ginsburg has been telling television audiences across the country how to cut time, cost, and trouble in the kitchen without sacrificing any down-home taste. Now, in the The Mr. Food Cookbook, he provides 250 of the most requested quick, easy, scrumptious recipes and ideas from his national show. These dishes look and taste gourmet without the gourmet work, and the best part is they can be made from inexpensive ingredients right off the supermarket shelf. The Mr. Food Cookbook solves the ever-present problem of what to make for dinner and how to make it fast! From weekday dinners to entertaining menus, this book shows you how and you'll agree with Mr. Food when he exclaims, Ooh it's so Good!!

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About the Author

Art Ginsburg has been appearing as Mr. Food for more than fifteen years, and his show is the largest food news insert in the nation, seen in more than four hundred cities. He has sold almost two million of his Mr. Food cookbooks. A native of Troy, New York, he now resides in South Florida, where he produces his syndicated television show.

Reviews

Known to television audiences through his commercially sponsored "Mr. Food" food news inserts, Ginsburg (who has seen fit to trademark the phrase "OOH, it's so GOOD!!") has been demonstrating the art of quick cookery for more than 10 years. Only now, however, does he compile his most frequently requested recipes; this book is meant to answer such questions as "What can I make that's gourmet looking or tasting but not gourmet difficult?" Although the author's version of cuisine rapide affirms current food trends with recipes for the ubiquitous pesto sauce and an original, simple-to-prepare hot artichoke spread, the vast majority are steeped in anything-but-gourmet 1950s sensibilities. Many recipes rely on the sorts of "Ugly American" convenience foods (frozen whipped topping, instant potato flakes) that cooks have long since banished from their cupboards. Further, the microwave oven, today's most important convenience tool, is relegated, when mentioned, to defrosting frozen ingredients. To his credit, Ginsberg offers some inventive recipes suited to meat-and-potatoes tastes; the best (turkey lasagne, grilled meat loaf) call for ingredients of quality. Yet beginning cooks, the volume's obvious targets, may be befuddled by occasionally skimpy or illogical preparation methods. Author tour.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688092586
• ISBN 13: 9780688092580
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304