Everything Tastes Better with Garlic: Positively Irresistible Recipes [Paperback]

Sara Perry (Author), France Ruffenach (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2004

Wake up and smell the stinking rose -- with more than 65 delicious ways to celebrate glorious garlic. Sara Perry shares her favorite recipes for everything from classic Caesar Salad to tangy Beef Tenderloin with Port Garlic Sauce to flagrantly daring Nervy, Heavenly Garlic Ice Cream. With its powerful flavor and surprising ability to mix well with others, garlic makes for pastas with punch; soups and salads that have something important to say; meats, poultry, and seafood that rise up and sing; and vegetables with enough talent to be the main attraction. Whether mashed, minced, chopped, crushed, or sliced, garlic always shows off its distinctive flavor, from tried and true Old-Fashioned Garlic Bread to Perry originals like Forty-Cloves-and-Who's-Counting Chicken and Chilled Cucumber Soup with Garlic and Mint. For garlic gourmands, there's a handy resource guide with farms and garden sources, a year-round calendar of garlic festivals, and tips on interesting books and Web sites. With recipes this delicious, no one will need convincing: Everything Tastes Better With Garlic.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Garlic can certainly kick the flavor of any dish up a notch or two, and Perry (Everything Tastes Better with Bacon; Summertime Treats) offers this slim volume dedicated to the intense bulb. She explains the various ways garlic can be stored and prepared (chopped, minced, pressed, grated, roasted, sautéed, etc.) and gives an exhaustive list of garlic gadgets (including a cellar, peeler, press, slicer and odor bar). Her recipes run the gamut from appetizers and dips to soups, pizzas and sandwiches, not to mention pastas and main courses. Alongside such traditional recipes such as Spaghetti Aglio E Olio and Forty-Cloves-And-Who’s-Counting Chicken, she includes recipes for Grilled Shrimp with Tomatillo-Garlic Salsa and Grilled Corn on the Cob with Festival Garlic Butter. Contrary to her premise, some recipes are simply just fine without garlic: for example, the Grilled Garlic Bruschetta with Basil, Tomato and Fresh Mozzarella, is a classic, subtly flavored dish without the grilled garlic—and the addition of garlic butter overpowers those flavors. Although garlic is ubiquitous enough that it hardly demands a book dedicated to it, in the end, this is a charming volume from which to pick and choose.
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About the Author

Sara Perry is the author of numerous cookbooks including The New Complete Coffee Book (0-8118-2867-0), The New Tea Book (0-8118-3053-5), and Summertime Treats (0-8118-2323-7). A columnist for the Oregonian and radio commentator, she lives in Portland, Oregon.

France Ruffenach is a San Francisco based photographer whose work has appeared in such magazines as Bon Appetit and Parenting .

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; First edition. edition (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811838161
• ISBN-13: 978-0811838160
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #948,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "must" for all garlic enthusiasts, September 15, 2004

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Superbly illustrated with full color photography by France Ruffenach, Everything Tastes Better With Garlic: Positively Irresistible Recipes by Sara Perry completely lives up to its title by offering a culinary wealth of mouth-watering recipes that will compel dedicated kitchen cooks into action! From Crudites with Garlic Goddess and Curried Garlic Dips; Grilled Shrimp with Tomatillo-Garlic Salsa; Asian Slaw with Garlic, Ginger, and Carrot Dressing; and Garlic Risotto with Baby Peas and Truffle Oil; to Pizza Bianco with Roasted Garlic and Fingerling Potatoes; Grilled Lamb Chops with Garlic and Rosemary; Pan-Roasted Seafood with Smoky Paprika and Roasted Garlic; and Crispy Garlic Potato Chips, Everything Tastes Better With Garlic will prove to be a "must" for all garlic enthusiasts!