650 Best Food Processor Recipes [Paperback]

George Geary (Author), Judith Finlayson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 2010

The ultimate recipes for great dishes prepared with a food processor.

Millions of home cooks have a food processor, yet many underutilize this versatile appliance. George Geary and Judith Finlayson show busy home cooks how this time-saving appliance can help eliminate lengthy prep times and ensure great results.

These superb and innovative recipes have been specifically created for use with food processors. From appetizers to soups to main courses to cookies and cakes, these recipes make full use of this indispensable kitchen appliance. Many of the recipes have also been designed so that the bowl does not need to be cleaned along the way -- another time-saver.

Here is a sampling of these delicious and foolproof dishes:

• Lemon-laced butterbean dip
  
• Tzatziki
  
• Country terrine
  
• Summer borscht
  
• Navy bean soup
  
• Turkey mole
  
• Chicken pot pie with mushrooms and leeks
  
• Beef fajitas with guacamole
  
• Southwestern brisket
  
• Chorizo cakes
  
• Creamy salmon lasagna
  
• Three-herb pasta salad
  
• Potato latkes
  
• Tomato tartar sauce
  
• Homemade ketchup
  
• Red onion salsa
  
• Onion marmalade
  
• trawberry muffins
  
• Fresh tarragon dill bread
  
• Chocolate chunk cookies
  
• Lemon mist cheesecake

The authors also include comprehensive information on the food processor, its safe usage and its basic parts, plus an A to Z list of ingredients and how to process each. Extensive tips and techniques round out this complete reference to an appliance that should be in every home kitchen.

(20100922)

Editorial Reviews

Review

This fine book shows the wide variety of recipes made in minutes with this indispensable appliance. (Julian Armstrong Montreal Gazette 20101130)

If you have been letting your [food] processor gather dust, this rundown on how to use one is handy. (Julian Armstrong Calgary Herald 2011)

A unique cookbook. (Parenting Tips 365 20101110)

If you don't own a processor, or tend to let yours gather dust, or are thinking of investing in one, this lively, international collection will improve your culinary life. (Julian Armstrong Montreal Gazette 20110123)

650 Best Food Processor Recipes is a cookbook that will have you falling in love with that appliance all over again. (Karen Ciancio CookingNook.com 20110105)

I'm a food processor foodie so when this book came in for review I grabbed it immediately. And, I'm happy to report I wasn't disappointed. (Irene Watson Reader Views 20101115)

I never realized the food processor could be used to create everything from appetizers to soups to desserts. (Thrifty Things Blogspot 20110408)

George Geary, a cooking instructor, teams with food writer Judith Finlayson with this impressive array. (LuAnn Schindler Sacramento Book Review 20110302)

Here is a fabulous cookbook for more inspiration. (One 2 Try 20110323)

The Comeback of the food processor. (Emily Richards Metro News )

If you've fallen into the rut of using your food processor only to chop veggies, you'll enjoy the myriad adventures found in a new book, 650 Best Food Processor Recipes, by George Geary and Judith Finlayson. (June Naylor Star-Telegram Newspaper )

This cookbook features innovative recipes specifically created for use with food processors. (Gay Francisco Paris Post-Intelligencer )

About the Author

George Geary teaches cooking classes for more than 100 cooking schools across North America every year. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Judith Finlayson is a food writer, journalist and author whose cookbooks have now sold more than 750,000 copies. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

(20100919)

Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: Robert Rose (July 27, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778802507
• ISBN-13: 978-0778802501
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #85 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Appliances

More About the Author

George Geary CCP teaches in over 120 schools world wide. A regular contributing editor to several magazines and newsletters, he has also been the pastry chef and production manager for the Wait Disney Corporation and the Marriott Corporation.
Currently George conducts food tours of Europe (www.georgegeary.com) and you can also find him aboard Holland America Lines teach in the Food and Wine Kitchen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dust off your food processor, November 1, 2010

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Red Hot Cook - See all my reviews

This review is from: 650 Best Food Processor Recipes (Paperback)

My husband and I were given a very fancy food processor for our wedding several years ago. I used it once or twice and then tucked it away in the storage room as it didn't seem to be worth all the trouble to just make coleslaw and juice.

Was I ever wrong! A friend recommended I buy a copy of 650 Best Food Processor Recipes and give my processor another shot. I haven't put either the book or my processor away since. And, I'm now honestly wondering how I ever lived without it!

The recipes in this book have inspired me to make everything from party appetizers, to main courses for my family, to desserts for the school bake-sale. I can't believe I didn't think of using it for all these things before! If you're like me and have a busy work day, followed by a busy night of running around with the family, you will truly appreciate this time-saving tips in this book.

I've learned to use my food processor in a much more time efficient manner after reading (yes, it's all in the book!) about safe usage, understanding basic parts, and how to process a huge list of ingredients properly. This book - which is now my go-to reference book - lists tips and proper techniques on food processor usage (ideal for individuals like me who are a little technologically challenged).

I highly recommend this title - and I also highly recommend you give your own unused food processor another chance - I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised if you follow the advice and recipes in this book! Who knew cooking could be so easy?

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cookbook, May 15, 2011

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Joyce E Wickman (Fiskdale, MA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 650 Best Food Processor Recipes (Paperback)

This is a really good cookbook. I have made several recipes from it already and loved everyone of them. I am thoroughly enjoying my new food processor and I am amazed at how beautifully flavors combine when processing the vegetables and herbs in the processor. I make at least one or more recipes every week, so I can enjoy my food processor and try new recipes. It is well worth the very reasonable price. Most of the ingredients are commonly found in kitchens and grocery stores.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Processed, September 21, 2011

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Lori Adkins - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 650 Best Food Processor Recipes (Paperback)

This cookbook has great and varied recipes. With arthritis it has been difficult to stir, chop, and cut. Now I have recipes which require a limited amount of stirring, chopping, or slicing. I just let my food processor do most of the work.