CookSmart : perfect recipes for every day / Pam Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Pam, 1957-

Contributor:

Laurie Burrows Grad Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, American.

Penn Provenance:

Grad, Laurie Burrows (donor)

Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor) (inscription) (Blank Collection copy)

Anderson, Pam, 1957- (autograph) (Blank Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Cook smart

Place of Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

Summary:

Pam Anderson's infallible renditions of favorite dishes have made her America's most trusted cook. In CookSmart, she returns with can't-fail recipes for everyday meals we all love, from spaghetti and meatballs, oven-fried chicken, and fajitas to foods for special occasions like crab cakes and vegetable lasagna. Pam knows today's cooks are too busy to tolerate less than superb results. She has tested and retested every recipe dozens of times so each one works flawlessly in real cooking and entertaining situations. Cooking smart is about cooking sensibly. It means reducing the time and effort that go into a dish while delivering every bit of the flavor. You'll find oven-cooked ribs as succulent as those barbecued all day over a fire, a voluptuous chocolate cake as easy as a boxed mix, and fragrant cinnamon buns that are also perfectly convenient.

Cooking smart means creating dishes the whole family can enjoy, such as turkey burgers as juicy as the best allbeef burgers but much lower in fat and cholesterol, and a crisp and creamy Caesar salad that isn't made with raw eggs. CookSmart recipes eliminate the unnecessary steps and troublesome quirks that keep you from making your favorite dishes. You'll learn how to prepare a pot roast as juicy and tender as the old-fashioned kind in just 90 minutes. You won't need special equipment for the meals in this book. Every ingredient used can be found in your local supermarket. In CookSmart, you'll be able to choose from dozens of holiday standbys: fresh shrimp cocktail, stuffed mushrooms, beef tenderloin for a crowd, silky pumpkin pie, and perfect pecan pie. And you'll find just as many effortless family-pleasing meals to rely on during the week, such as Chicken Parmesan and Pork Tenderloin with Curried Apple Crust, which comes with many flavor variations.

Cooking smart always means making a dish the very best it can be: a gazpacho full of summer-vegetable flavor, a pasta salad that -- for once! -- tastes as good as it looks, and a peach pie with a crisp crust and a fruity flavor that slices to perfection. In CookSmart, you'll not only get more than 100 impeccable dishes that will become part of your cherished repertoire, but you'll acquire a wealth of culinary knowledge that you can apply to other recipes.

Contents:

Super Bowls 1

Great Gazpacho 2

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Without the Cream 9

Exceptional Ham and Split Pea Soup, When You Don't Have a Ham Bone 15

Weeknight Warriors 21

Simplified Chicken Parmesan 22

Oven-Fried Chicken That's as Good as Fried 29

Beefed-Up Turkey Burgers 34

Phenomenal Fajitas 41

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Two Meals in One 51

Tender Pot Roast in 90 Minutes 59

Crusty, Juicy, Grilled Pork Tenderloin 66

Blue-Ribbon Chili 75

Weekend Classics 83

Stuffed Mushrooms Done Right 84

Shrimp for Cocktail 92

Crab Cakes Worth the Price 101

The Only Vegetable Lasagna Recipe You'll Ever Need 108

Salmon for a Crowd 121

Foolproof Beef Tenderloin 135

Chicken and Dumplings: One Stew, Three Styles of Dumplings 142

Ribs That Taste Like You Slaved All Day 149

Carefree Leg of Lamb 158

Ham for the Holidays 167

Supporting Sides 172

Simple, Scrumptious Caesar Salad 173

Flavorful Green Beans 180

Perfect Pasta Salad 196

French Fries for the Home Cook 220

The Ultimate Onion Rings 223

Sweet Potatoes for the Holidays 229

Proper Iced Tea in Under 15 Minutes 242

Bread Lines 250

Light, Flaky Biscuits 251

Waffles Crisp to the Last Bite 258

Big, Beautiful Cinnamon Buns 264

Perfect Endings 271

Puffy, Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies 272

Not-Your-Average Peanut Butter Cookies 279

Clean-Cut Peach Pie (Blueberry, Blackberry, and Cherry, Too!) 284

Light, Just Right Key Lime Pie 295

Silky Pumpkin Pie 301

Sensational Pecan Pie That Isn't Sticky Sweet 306

A Chocolate Cake That's Got It All 310.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Laurie Burrows Grad.

Blank Collection copy has dust-jacket retained.

Blank Collection copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.

Blank Collection copy is inscribed to Chef Fritz Blank by the author.

ISBN:

0618091513

OCLC:

48475068

Online:

Laurie Burrows Grad Collection Home Page