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My books arrived safely packed with paper to prevent them from moving around and my box was pretty heavy. There wasn’t a product info card this time around.
Southern Living The Way to Fry by Norman King and the Editors of Southern Living Magazine ($22.95 $4.95) I was a little disappointed when I saw the title because I don’t own a deep-fat fryer but it turns out I don’t need one since most of these recipes are either fried in a skillet, sauteed, or baked in the oven. Yep, some of these dishes can be oven “fried” and there’s even a chapter called “Lightened Favorites”. Some of my favorite recipes come from Southern Living Magazine and I can’t wait to pick some new ones to try!
Discover the art of frying with a quick and easy primer that shows you the essential tools for perfect frying, then move onto making more than 125 delicious recipes, from Bacon-Grits Fritters, Crab Cake Hushpuppies, and Beer Batter-Fried Pickles to the classic fried chicken. Color photos.
Here’s one of the recipes and although it is sautéed I expect it to still be rich and decadent since it calls for bacon, cream cheese, and half-and-half.
This Chicken Fried Steak recipe calls for 3 cups of vegetable oil but there was also a baked version which has much less fat.
Tasty by Roy Finamore ($30 $5.49) I had never heard of this author but I have heard of Ina Garten so I knew it was going to be ok!
For the past twenty years, Roy Finamore has shaped America’s most popular cookbooks, publishing such influential authors as Martha Stewart, Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa), and Lee Bailey and working alongside chefs and other food authorities to help them streamline their recipes. Now, in Tasty, he shows you how to make the most of your time and have fun in the kitchen.
Tasty proves that a meal doesn’t need to be showoffy to be uncommonly good. When you serve food from this book, your family and friends will sit up and take notice, and you’ll be relaxed and smiling when you sit down at the table. Among the simple but exceptional dishes in Tasty:
- Buttermilk Pancakes with Hazelnut Butter: breakfast with a minimum of effort; unbelievably light and fluffy.
- Sicilian Spinach Pie: perfect for a lunch or picnic, with the easiest pastry you’ve ever made.
- Fresh Pea Soup: with three common ingredients, it’s ready in five minutes.
- Chicken Milanese: Crisp chicken and tart salad — the kind of food you crave when it’s hot out.
- Pork Roast with Fruit Stuffing: a fine company dish or Sunday supper.
- Chinois Noodles: Asian-inspired and equally good warm or cold.
- Chocolate Whipped Cream Cake: Whip cream, add eggs and a few dry ingredients, and you’ve got cake!
As Roy says in his introduction, “Good simple food is meant to be shared and enjoyed. Cook often.”
There were a few photographs of dishes in here but I had a hard time getting past the first chapter (Breakfast) due to all of the recipes that I kept bookmarking. Ricotta Pancakes. Raspberry Muffins. Proper Scrambled Eggs (made with lots of butter).
I was afraid the recipes were going to be difficult or call for odd ingredients but nope, just good food cooked simply. I did see a recipe calling for Bisquik (for a fried shrimp batter) but I also saw a recipe for making your own oil-packed tuna, using fresh tuna.
Both of the books I received are older and out of print and were very inexpensive. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t good, though. I thought the recipes looked easy and, yes, tasty with choices for new cooks as well as seasoned pros. I’m looking forward to adding some new meals in the new year and this gives me plenty to choose from!
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