Kitchen suppers : good food to share with good friends / Alison Becker Hurt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurt, Alison Becker.

Contributor:

Laurie Burrows Grad Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suppers.

Penn Provenance:

Grad, Laurie Burrows (donor)

Physical Description:

308 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, [1999]

Summary:

Hurt, a New York restaurateur, says kitchen suppers "are perfect in their imperfection." In these pages she shares more than 75 recipes for uncomplicated meals--from sizzling roasts to homey desserts--and explains the philosophy behind her style of cooking and entertaining. 25 line drawings.

Contents:

1. What Are Kitchen Suppers? 1

2. Why Do I Have to Do That? 11

3. Pantry Pride 39

4. Table Talk 53

5. Simple Food Is the Best Food 63

6. Nightmares of the First Course 75

7. A Chicken Isn't Just a Chicken 95

8. A Toast to Roasts 119

9. Everything in a Pot 143

10. Good Cheap Stuff 165

11. Saucettes and Sidekicks 177

12. Welcome to Auntie Pasti Night! 199

13. Sweet Everythings 213

14. Our Daily Bread 231

15. Say Cheese, Please 241

16. About Wine 251

17. You Can Be a Guest at Your Own Dinner Party 259

18. What to Do When All Else Fails 269

Appendix A Substitutions 285

Appendix B Food Equivalents and Serving Sizes 289

Appendix C Food Storage Times 295.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Laurie Burrows Grad.

ISBN:

0385488319

OCLC:

40632800

Online:

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