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April 29, 2008

Who wouldn't love to put fantastic foods on the table--extraordinary pleasures for everyday eating; simply delicious treats that can be prepared in record time; comfort food that brings family and friends together; luxurious meals that cost barely more than fast food; divine dishes perfect for guests or just for quiet nights at home? Now you can have all that and more, any time you choose, with this first-ever collection of 175 of the best recipes from O, The Oprah Magazine.

Featuring more than 60 great chefs and food writers, alongside mouth-watering photographs, this cookbook presents an exquisite array of dishes from cocktails to appetizers, main dishes to desserts, soups to sandwiches, and everything in between.

O, The Oprah Magazine Cookbook offers something for everyone--and for all types of occasions, whether you're preparing a feast or looking for a simple dish to satisfy a craving.

  • APPETIZERS range from an easy to make Crostini with Wild Mushrooms and Mozzarella to Crushed Potato with Smoked Salmon, Caviar, and Chives; from elegant Grilled Sea Scallops with Tomato-Black Olive Vinaigrette to delectable Fried Green Tomato Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing.

  • INSPIRATION comes from all across the country and around the globe, and you can now enjoy at home dishes such as a tantalizingly bright bowl of Callaloo soup, Moroccan Cinnamon-Rubbed Leg of Lamb, the best Tiramisu ever, an addictive Cuban Grilled Corn on the Cob with Queso Blanco and Lime, and a crazy-delicious New Orleans Creole Gumbo.

  • DESSERTS include decadent Black Currant-Tea Chocolate Truffles, amazingly simple Chocolate Pots de Crème, Heavenly Fresh Mint Ice Cream, and silky smooth Banana Pudding. For drinks? Here is a Pomegranate Daiquiri and a Strawberry Mint Iced Tea, both perfect for a summer party, and a frothy Mexican hot chocolate, the ideal thing for a cold winter night.

  • ALONG WITH THE RECIPES, professional chefs and celebrated gourmands provide informative, entertaining, and vibrant lessons and advice about food and cooking--and life. Maya Angelou talks about food as a way to soothe discord, but even more important, as a joyful part of life; Gayle King describes how a true food lover can take equal pleasure from fine dining in a fancy restaurant and a casual burger joint; Marcus Samuelsson explains how travel can expand your palate; Nina Simonds brings home vital lessons from Asia about family dining; Art Smith gives inimitable advice on how to make eating outdoors easy, delicious, and fun. Other wonderful contributions come from Govind Armstrong, Leah Chase, Colin Cowie, Rozanne Gold, Michel Nischan, Susan Spungen, and Rori Trovato.

  • ALSO INCLUDED are advice on brilliant pairings of wine with food and a special index that leads you right to holiday foods, snacks, vegetarian recipes, party favorites, and kid-friendly dishes.

Sixteen million readers a month turn to the recipe pages in O, The Oprah Magazine to see the featured chefs and their fabulous food as well as the gorgeous photography. Their recipes embody the spirit of O, The Oprah Magazine and will inspire you to create irresistible meals for your family and friends, both every day and on special occasions. More than a collection of recipes, this book is a guide to enjoying food, elevating every dining experience, and appreciating the special role that cooking and eating can, together, play in our lives.


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  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion (April 29, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1401322603
  • ISBN-13: 978-1401322601
  • Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Impeccable Recipes from Around the World, April 29, 2008
This review is from: O, The Oprah Magazine Cookbook (Hardcover)
As a former owner of a catering company and still-avid chef, I love to read cookbooks.

Oprah writes the introduction to this book. I liked this: "I definitely believe in the mystical, magical, healing power of a home-cooked meal."

The photographs in O, The Oprah Magazine Cookbook, are phenomenal. It's actually hard to look at the book without wanting to eat! They stand out as truly the most beautiful pictures of food that I've ever seen.
The book covers soup to nuts recipes, both fancy and simple. I want to make everything, thanks to those photographs!

I really enjoyed the commentary from chefs and foodies alike. On the page with the commentary there is also a list of that writer's recipes found in the book. Nice touch. For example, "At the Table with Michael Nischan," Nischan writes about his organic garden at his home in Connecticut and his commitment to feeding his five kids as healthfully as possible.

The recipes span the globe. There are classic dishes, like Avgolemeno soup, which is a classic Greek chicken soup. There is an egg salad sandwich. What makes the egg salad special is the addition of fresh tarragon, cilantro, shallots, capers and mustard.

Then there are creative dishes like crostini with wild mushroom and mozzarella , baby greens with asparagus and pistachios and many more fabulous sounding and looking recipes. I tried the crostini dish and it was absolutely delicious.

At the end of the book is a section titled "What to Serve..." The following are listed:

When you're really short on time
When you want to keep it simple
When you crave something healthy
For the vegetarians you love

There is also a nice proportion of different types of dishes. Simple meals, holiday fare, snacks, vegetarian meals and lots of healthy dishes...it's all in the book.

If visuals motivate you to experiment with new dishes, buy this book immediately!

From the author of the award winning book, Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet.


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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Someone's in the kitchen with Oprah (60 chefs, all user-friendly), April 29, 2008
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Oprah cooks? Well, she does everything else, it seems. But really...cook?

Duh. Read the title. The Oprah MAGAZINE Cookbook. Someone's in the kitchen with Oprah --- in a manner of speaking --- and those noted chefs have served up recipes that delighted the magazine's editors and readers before being blessed by Herself.

Will these recipes help you live your best life? Fractionally. Will they lure celebrities into your home to jump on your couch? Unlikely. Will they save you time, boost your creativity in the kitchen and dazzle your friends and family? Definitely.

Sixty chefs present 175 recipes in these easy-to-follow, appealingly photographed dishes. The absence of specialty ingredients is welcome. So is the lack of a twenty-page catalog of drink recipes that too many cookbook writers use as filler. Best of all, there are no complicated sauces and dressings here. The emphasis is on the natural flavor of fresh ingredients --- and modest, internationalized twists on battle-tested favorites.

We have made a green salad with asparagus and pistachios; the one specialty ingredient we needed was lemongrass, and then we had glory. In cool weather, broccoli leek soup will unite two overlooked vegetables. Tarragon mustard makes a nice addition to egg salad. Ditto the combination of Cognac, horseradish mustard and beef stew.

I was thrilled to see a recipe for Ropa Vieja, a Cuban dish translated as "old clothes". As you may know, it's a stew of shredded beef, peppers and onions; serve it with red beans and yellow rice, and you might as well be in Havana. Continents away, adding curry powder and its Indian cousins to a roast chicken will liven up a Thursday.

Only one duck recipe: good. No exotic fish: better. Grill recipes that include --- how's this? --- spicy shrimp and...watermelon. A potato gratin with two kinds of potatoes. A basic oil and vinaigrette dressing --- with nine variations. "Oprah's favorite" crab cakes and (cue the trumpets) her very own corn fritters. And, for those who, like Oprah, have personal trainers at their beck and call, some dazzling cakes and tarts.

Along the way, chefs and friends share food memories and fantasies. Nice. Pleasant. Unhelpful. Those pages are redeemed by a What to Serve guide in back --- recipes grouped under time of preparation, simplicity, child-friendliness, healthy eating, entertaining and snacking. There's a whole page of suggestions for vegetarians. And a primer to wine pairings.

My expectations for this book were modest. Silly me. It bears Oprah's name. Oprah rules.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Oprah Magazine Cookbook, June 2, 2008
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