Lauren Groveman's Kitchen [Hardcover]

Lauren Groveman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1994

Lauren Groveman makes delicious, simple, comforting meals possible again with a comprehensive book that reinvents cooking as a relaxing, creative, fulfilling activity for even the busiest people. Detailed, clearly written instructions, tips on time management, and a chapter on bread making are just some of the features that make this a great teaching cookbook.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This ambitious book includes a long introductory secton on equipment, ingredients, and culinary terms, dozens of sidebars devoted to cooking questions, and pages of tips on all sorts of kitchen matters, as well as several hundred recipes. Groveman, a dedicated cooking teacher, has appeared on many of the morning TV shows; while her text is sometimes a bit syrupy and her recipe titles too cutesy, she knows her stuff. The recipes are sophisticated and satisfying, but many require a fair amount of time; there are advance preparation instructions for each dish. The impressive amount of information presented here makes this a valuable reference-and the author's television appearances should ensure demand.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

Once taken for granted, delicious, homemade meals every day of the week are now an achievement only dreamed of by today's schedule-driven cooks. Lauren Groveman makes them possible again with this comprehensive and remarkably accessible new books that reinvents cookings as a relaxing, creative, fulfilling activity for even the busiest people.

Replete with expert advice on the basics--along with innovative twists and numerous helpful variations on recipes drawn from a wide array of culinary traditions--Lauren Groveman's Kitchen teaches novice and experienced cooks alike how to make soul-satisfying meals ranging from the gratifying simple to the wonderfully sophisticated.

Spinach-Stuffed Mushrooms Baked with Bread Crumbs. Hearty Potato Leek Soup. A quick and lsight Ginger Scented Grilled Salmon or Honey Mustard Roast Rack of Lamb. Simply elegant Maple-Basted Delicata Squash. A heavenly Coconut Rasberry Cloud Cake. These are among the recipes you'll rely on again and again for memorable family meals and outstanding dinner parties.

Clear and detailed instructions, informative, sidebars, tips on time management, a thorough discussion of the pros and cons of commercially prepared foods, and an entire chapter on bread making are just a few of the features that make this generous volume the most relevant teaching cookbook for the nineties--and a marvelous resource for busy people everywhere.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 527 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; 1St Edition edition (September 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081180609X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811806091
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK, February 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lauren Groveman's Kitchen (Hardcover)

even if you are able to take classes with Lauren, as I was. Just bring your book to have it autographed! Having this book in your kitchen is really like having your own private cooking teacher standing at your elbow. The recipes are clearly written, but what's more important, they are not just rehashed versions of recipes in other books. They are unique and delicious. If you make the banana bread pudding, and everyone you feed it to doesn't swoon, you need new friends. Learning how to easily slice an onion and cut up a chicken is worth the price of the book alone. If you love to cook and feed people, this cookbook is a very worthwhile addition to your collection. I promise, you'll be buying it to give as a present to all the cooks you know.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Wonderful Cookbook!, February 2, 2005

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SM (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lauren Groveman's Kitchen: Nurturing Food for Family and Friends (Paperback)

I bought this book after purchasing Lauren Groveman's latest cookbook, I Love to Cook. I became intrigued with Ms. Groveman's message after I visited her website. Her philosophy of nurturing family and friends through cooking really resonated with me. As the mother of three boys and wife of a very hungry husband, mealtimes have always been a struggle for me. I was very glad to read I am not alone and there was someone who had devoted her entire career to spreading her message of hope for those of us who want to create a delicious and satisfying life.

After just a short time I have had phenomenal success with the recipes in this cookbook and I Love to Cook. Already the Sloppy Joes, Honey Roast Chicken and Macaroni and Cheese have become favorites. The Tuna Spread is to die for! Mom's cocoa mix has come in so handy this winter as have all of her pantry staple mixes and spice blends. Cooking has become easy now, this book has shown me how to make meals happen in a big and wonderful way. No more agonizing about what to make for dinner, now I just open the book and there is always something just right for dinner, lunch or breakfast!

This is the kind of recipe collection I have always dreamed about. The recipes run the gamut and there is something here for every appetite and every occasion. This is hands down the most delicious food I have ever made or eaten! My kids are trying things I never thought they would, they especially love knowing I am making things from scratch just for them! The recipes are so well written and so precise that I feel like she is in the room with me helping me along!

I have so many post it notes on different pages with recipes I cannot wait to try; Homemade Bagels, Potato Leek Soup with Chicken and Vegetables, Midnight Brownies( with or without a peanut butter pocket, yum!), the list goes on and on!

I would highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to lavish love and delicious food on those their loved ones. I never thought I could make food like this! I have made homemade bread twice already. For years I just could not figure out through my other cookbooks just how to have success with yeast breads and now after only a month I have had success twice! Ms. Groveman's quick and yeast bread recipes are THE best I have ever had.

I read the bread baking notes(Ch. 9) and it seemed as if the walls of Jericho came tumbling down. Finally I understood exactly what to do! That is the kind of teaching this book has to offer. Precise, accurate and totally delicious!

Not only is Ms' Groveman trying to show us what to cook but how to cook with a purpose, with a larger picture in mind. It is apparent to me now that each time I shop for my family's meals, I am creating a memory through my cooking, not only a sensory memory but a memory my family will carry with them forever- perhaps to their own families and friends, of time shared and love deeply felt. Is there anything else more I could ask for?

I am so glad I found this incredible book(so is my family). It has been a wonderful and delightful journey so far.

Very Highly Recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the most user-friendly& thorough cookbook I've seen!, November 18, 1998

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Janet FitzGerald (SF Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lauren Groveman's Kitchen (Hardcover)

Lauren Groveman must have read my mind when she wrote this book! Somehow she does it all with every piece of information a busy neophite appreciates as well as the sophistication one aspires to for impressive meals and desserts of every kind.

The "Tips from a Teacher," "Time Management Tips" and "Q&A" inserts save time and frustration and have increased my confidence that culinary genius is not just for the pros any more! Ms. Groveman's personal touches and philosophy make me feel as though I have a private gourmet cooking teacher -- like a genie in a bottle -- on my kitchen shelf. :-)