Gourmet Every Day

Quick, easy, delicious. These are the words you want to hear when you're busy and trying to plan a meal. And these are exactly the kinds of recipes found in Gourmet Every Day, which is filled with more than two hundred recipes"”one hundred of them never before published"”all of which can be made in forty-five minutes or less and many in twenty minutes. From fewer ingredients to low-fat fare (there are over fifty leaner/lighter dishes in this collection) to one-dish dinners, the emphasis here is on bringing the gourmet into your everyday lifestyle with ease while cooking dinner for small groups of two, four or six. This book opens with twenty one-dish dinners. Ten chapters follow that offer more entree and side-dish ideas, including chapters on Quick Soups, Quick Pastas and Pizzas and Quick Grains. Each chapter also features a Kitchen Notebook section, a behind-the-scenes, closer look at various subjects with Gourmet's cooks. For example, the Quick Stovetop chapter has a Kitchen Notebook on seasoning cast-iron and nonstick skillets. There is also a Gerald Asher piece on reasonably priced wines that would be ideal for weekday dining. This user-friendly collection will appeal to both the beginner cook and the skilled chef and it makes fine dining extremely accessible.