From Pantry to Table: Creative Cooking from the Well-Stocked Kitchen (Kitchen Edition) [Hardcover]

Marlene Spieler (Author)

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A well-stocked pantry makes any cook's life easier, but Spieler's book shows how the pantry can also be the source of imaginative, unusual, but simple dishes. She first lists the items, from the essential to the exotic, to stock in a basic, intermediate, and advanced pantry; she then in successive chapters describes these ingredients and provides 200 recipes featuring them. Olives inspire Zinfandel-Braised Shortribs with Olives and Chive-Omelet Canapes, Peanut Butter is the base for a spicy Asian dip and a Chinese peanut sauce. Unusual and timely, this should be popular.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 435 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201567954
• ISBN-13: 978-0201567953
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,527,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you need this book, August 16, 2002

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This review is from: From Pantry to Table: Creative Cooking from the Well-Stocked Kitchen (Paperback)

Marlena Spieler is simply the BEST! Her recipes work, they're fully seasoned and colorful. I love her stuff. She writes columns in the SF Chronicle that are always a great read - as colorful as her recipes are and as colorful as SHE is! She's one of those fabulous, lively, energetic people who is way way OUT THERE. I recommend all her books -- and I'm a cooking/food professional so take it from me.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST Cookbooks ever!, December 5, 2000

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This review is from: From Pantry to Table: Creative Cooking from the Well-Stocked Kitchen (Paperback)

I think this is one of the most interesting, helpful cookbooks ever! In it Marlena Spieler shows you how to set up your pantry (which, if your like me, is a big plus) and cook hundreds of great recipes! She gives a description of each item that should go in your pantry and then gives you recipes that include it! And another good thing is, that if you have a 'well-stocked kitchen' it's a good deal easier to cook anything, not just recipes from her book.