2500 Recipes: Everyday to Extraordinary (Paperback)

by Andrew Schloss (Author), Ken Bookman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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This is a user-friendly collection that does not require trips to gourmet shops in search of difficult-to-find ingredients. (Larry Cox Tucson Citizen 20080320)

This compendium is way better than good. It's superb. (Marlene Parish Pittsburg Post-Gazette )

This book is jam-packed with thousands of recipes that are easy to follow and find because [it] is well organized (South Florida Sun-Sentinel )

You'll never want for a basic recipe when you have this cookbook on your shelf. (Rainbo Electric Reviews )

Product Description

How to escape the cooking routine of the same old dishes, meal after meal.

Many home cooks are stuck in a food routine that includes preparing the same 10 or 15 recipes over and over again, week after month after year.

2500 Recipes, the ideal guide to escaping that routine, offers 50 recipes each for foods ranging from snacks and sandwiches, to chicken and ground meat; from shellfish to grains; from winter vegetables to summer fruit. There's also a special section of dishes for special occasions.

Consider this common scenario. There is a chicken waiting to be roasted for dinner. Stop. Go the chapter that has 50 recipes for roast chicken. Each one is different. Most important, there are sure to be a few that are more interesting than that old reliable one prepared out of habit -- too often a bad habit. Without doubt, there will be dozens of recipes based on ingredients commonly on hand to please cook, family and guests. There's even a chapter with 50 scrumptious recipes for burgers and hot dogs. Each one is sure to delight.

All the recipes are quick, and most use just a small number of ingredients. But each recipe includes a "power flavor" that's easy to obtain and easy to incorporate into cooking routines. Examples include oils, herbs, olives and sun-dried tomatoes.

There is also an entire section on basic cooking techniques and preparations, featuring seasonings, marinades, sauces, dressings and machines.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Robert Rose; illustrated edition edition (September 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778801624
• ISBN-13: 978-0778801627
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #284,605 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FIFTY COOKBOOKS IN ONE!, October 3, 2007

By	M. L Martindale "Owner/Operator http://www.Fo... (LARGO, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

10/3/2007
2500 RECIPES:
EVERYDAY TO EXTRAORDINARY
By Andrew Schloss with Ken Bookman


A Review by Mary Martindale

This is a great book to consider giving to those just starting to keep house, for it's many cookbooks in one. First, it teaches basic techniques (Schloss terms it The Toolbox), tools and tips for making marinades, sauces and dressings, even explains small appliances one might want to acquire for their kitchen. Next, it covers 36 categories of food and gives 50 different recipes for each category. Some of these categories, or really many cookbooks, as mentioned earlier are: Snack Plates, Sandwiches, Stir-Frying, Soups, Chili, Pizza, Rosas Whole Chickens, Meatless Dishes, Summer Fruit, Breakfast, Cookies, Drinks and a whole lot more. In addition, Schloss includes his "Special Occasions" section covering topics such as Entertaining, Romantic Recipes, Health Food, Homemade Gifts and more.
"Mark our Words:" states Schloss, "a couple of years from now, this book will bear the scars -- dog-eared pages, marginal notes, food stains," and more. He's probably quite correct about this.

Below are some examples of wide varieties of recipes in their category:
LITTLE PLATES:
Hot Pepper Pecans, Eggplant Bruschetta, Bagna Caoda, Smoked Salmon Mousse
GRILLING:
Chili Grilled Lobster, Lamb and Leek Kebabs, Grilled Chilied Shrimp, Grilled Potato Chips
HEATLESS COOKING:
Gingered Mango Soup, Tomato Dill Salsa, Three-Can Salad, Mexican Serviche
PASTA:
Feta and Artichoke Sauce, Tomato Sauce with Tequila and Cream, Quick Meat Sauce, Smoked Salmon, Caviar and Cream Sauce
GROUND MEAT:
Wild Mushroom Sausage Patties, Ham and Cheddar Meatloaf, Apple and Bacon Turkey Loaf, Turkey Fennel Potstickers, (also dipping sauce for Potstickers)
FISH:
Curried Grouper Chowder, Salmon Serviche, Escabeche of Sole, Grilled Tuna and Roasted Papper Salad
GREENS:Rub Salad, Spinach Pilaf, Chard with Chorizo, Kale with Sausage and Apple
WINTER VEGETABLES:
Gorgonzola Gratin, Mashed Potatoes with Yogurt and Herbs, Buffalo Fries, Creamed Parsnips
ENTERTAINING:
Anise Tea Eggs, Blue Cheese Grapes, Eight-Hor Brandy Cheese Cake, Pepper Peanut Shrimp
LOW-CALORIE RECIPES:
Flounder and Salmon Steamed in Romaine, Artichoke Ratatouille, Venison in Mustard Cruise, Mussels in Tomato over Orzo
HOMEMADE MUFFINS:
Brown Sugar Pecan Muffins, Currant Carrot Muffins, Lemon Yogurt Muffins, Walnut Fig Sinkers
How did Schloss arrive at 2500 recipes? Simply, he has included easy-to-follow recipes, 50 categories of food, 50 recipes in each. Best of all, none have very long lists of ingredients. This is a whole lot of cookbook in one volume only one-and-one-half inches thick!
Marty Martindale operates FOOD SITE OF THE DAY.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Book, September 26, 2008

By	B. Czarniecki "briczar" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First and briefly, a drawback: there are no pictures. My partner, who does most of the cooking, will usually not pick up a cookbook without a tantalizing photo of a dish. But. After I made him make a few of these recipes he was hooked. So am I! Part of the beauty of the book is that the authors give variations on a theme. For example, you've got your basic meatloaf. Then you've got instructions to swap out a few simple ingredients, and you then have recipes for Apple Sage Meatloaf, Sweet & Sour Meatloaf, Turkey Cornbread Meatloaf, etc... and a lot of the recipes are like that! So easy too! And amazing variations on Meatless dishes as well!! Pick this up. Now. And send a copy to your mother while you're at it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Recipe A Day For EIGHT YEAR IN A ROW!!!, November 29, 2007

By	Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Man "Jimmy Moore" (Spartanburg, SC) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I've never seen a book that contains two-thousand five-hundred recipes in it! Well, yeah I have--THIS ONE! WHOA! There are FIFTY chapters with FIFTY recipes each that run the gamut when it comes to cooking--from snacks to grilling and stir-frying to stews and fish to fruit and chocolate recipes to homemade pies--and would make the cooking king or queen in your life a very happy person. From simple to complex, these recipes will keep that cook in your life quite busy (enough new recipes to have one brand new one every single day for the next EIGHT years!!!).