Cat Cora's Classics with a Twist: Fresh Takes on Favorite Dishes

Author: Cat Cora

Edition: 1

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• Hardcover book, whisk, tongs, pot holder, slotted turner, gift-wrap

Number Of Pages: 240

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Product description The host of Iron Chef America shares a collection of favorite family recipes that can be prepared in a minimum of time, in a volume that includes such options as Grilled Chili-Lime Flank Steak Soft Tacos, Quick Chicken Curry with Peas and Sour-Cherry-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes. Amazon.com Review On the wildly popular show Iron Chef America, Cat Cora uses her instincts to transform random ingredients into exciting creations on a moment's notice. In this book, she turns her eye to some of our most popular dishes to make them faster, fresher, and lighter. These are the swift meals that Cat relies on when she comes home from work to cook for her own family: Greek-Style Nachos, Grilled Chili-Lime Flank Steak Soft Tacos, Crispy Baked Fish Stix with Mustard Dipping Sauce, Quick Chicken Curry with Peas, and Sour-Cherry-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes. In dishes like Baked "Fried" Calamari with Marinara Dipping Sauce and Tex-Mex Tuna Casserole, Cat puts a new spin on old favorites. She updates others, tossing chipotle-spiced croutons into a Caesar salad, or replacing the usual beef in stroganoff with chicken and adding fresh tarragon. Each recipe illustrates Cat's motto: just because a dish is a classic doesn't mean it can't be improved upon. Recipe Excerpts from Cat Cora's Classics with a Twist From Publishers Weekly Cora, known best as the sweet and savvy female Iron Chef (Food Network), has jumped on the "fresh and fast" bandwagon with an impressive collection of popular favorites, tweaked and stylized for the modern, health-conscious cook. Easily identifiable recipes like Chili and Minestrone are infused with Cora's signature zesty flair (think grated ginger, pesto and sweet paprika), and she certainly proves she's got a lot to offer. Avoiding the pitfalls of the quick and easy genre, Cora serves up original combinations like Curried Orange Lentil Soup, Grilled Avocado Cobb Salad, and Lemongrass Coq Au Vin. Disappointingly, she ambles from one region to another with little coherence, following Italian Bucatini Amatriciana with Chicken Curry, which leaves the reader wondering where they're headed. A bit more direction would help readers navigate the Twists of her Classics. However, readers will easily identify with Cora's laid back, family-style approach to cooking, and find effective and valuable tips throughout. Over 70 full-color photos add style and remind the reader that casual trumps extravagant in Cora's kitchen. Her book will appeal to the home cook who wants to break from the monotony of the weeknight meal. Photos. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist When Food Network talent and cookbook author (Cooking from the Hip, 2007, to name one) Cora sets out to provide unique flavors, she delivers. Her premise is that regular dishes need a bit of variety, whether with new spices or unusual ingredients, to maintain their popularity. Her more than 100 recipes touch on every part of the menu, adding not only new tastes, but also new knowledge. All concentrate on fresh ingredients, healthy choices, yet no calorie counts are included. Chef-quality information is available in “chef’s touch,” in-depth sidebars on ingredients (sumac) or techniques (making a chiffonade, that is, slicing basil and mint in small slivers) and her how-to’s, such as toasting nuts and juicing fresh tomatoes. Most recipes too contain educational tidbits, such as how to stretch salad to feed more people. Borscht enters the twenty-first century with a dollop (plus) of horseradish feta cream. Cobb salad is updated with grilled avocado and an apricot dressing. Stroganoff gets a face-lift with the substitution of lamb or chicken for the traditional beef. For more experienced cooks and those willing to experiment. --Barbara Jacobs

About the Author:

CAT CORA made television history when she became the first female I...

EAN: 9780547126036

Release Date: 02-06-2010

Languages: English

Item Note: Great shape- pages are unmarked and sharp.Has a remainder mark. Hardcover Used - Very Good Ships fast! 20101st Edition

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood

Binding: Hardcover