The Comfort Table: Recipes for Everyday Occasions [Hardcover]

Katie Lee (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 20, 2009

Food has a nostalgic power. Just like hearing a favorite song, cooking and eating can transport us to a moment in time: Sunday family suppers or brunch with friends, a Fourth of July barbecue or a Chrismukkah feast. Katie Lee grew up in a small West Virginia town where her grandmother's kitchen was not far away, and her warmest memories are of being around the table with loved ones. In The Comfort Table: Recipes for Everyday Occasions, she brings her roots in southern hospitality to the table with year-round menus for occasions big and small.

Whether she's throwing a Super Bowl party for friends or putting a pot roast in the oven for the first snowfall of the year, Katie shares her favorite home-cooked menus for making holiday feasts delicious and ordinary meals special. With more than 100 mouthwatering, easy-to-prepare seasonal recipes, she provides sumptuous soup-to-nuts menus, along with practical tips for effortless entertaining, including suggested wine pairings, playlists, hostess gifts, and general cooking tips.

Welcome autumn with the rustic elegance of a home-baked apple pie. Roast an irresistible turkey rubbed in herb butter for Thanksgiving (and stir up a spicy gumbo with the leftovers). Host a relaxing day for your friends with a healthy vegetarian spread and spa recipes for postprandial pampering. From the decadent -- Nutella French toast sandwiches and juicy lamb burgers -- to the sublime -- creamy curried chicken salad and crispy zucchini chips -- Katie serves up a rich assortment of seasonal recipes for the home cook for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

A guide to enjoying great food with good friends around the Comfort Table, Katie Lee's simple recipes for cooking and entertaining guarantee the best kind of meals -- ones prepared with love that turn every occasion into a celebration.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Katie Lee's new book about easy, fun entertaining rides the delicious rail between comfort and inventiveness, and makes the real core of delicious fiestas seem a cinch. The recipes are easy to make, the menus are parties waiting to be uncorked, the drink recipes are refreshing and fun,Êand the music suggestions make for a party ready to happen at the drop of a hat in any location with no effort at all...this is the new party bible in our house." -- MARIO BATALI

"My feet are the happiest when under Katie's table. I bet your feet will be tapping all the way to the table with these recipes." -- PAULA DEEN

About the Author

Katie Lee is the food and lifestyle contributor for The Early Show and has appeared on Oprah, CBS Sunday Morning, The Rachael Ray Show, The Nate Berkus Show, and Iron Chef America. She writes a regular column for Cosmopolitan and has been featured in publications such as People, Vanity Fair, Food and Wine, Town & Country, and InStyle. She is the author of the cookbooks The Comfort Table and The Comfort Table: Recipes for Everyday Occasions. She lives in the Hamptons.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Gallery Books; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition (October 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439126747
• ISBN-13: 978-1439126745
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #439,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent cookbook from Katie Lee December 28, 2009

By Blair Waldorf

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I own Katie Lee's other cookbook, and because I love that one so much, I had to order this too. This book has a different layout than her previous book. Whereas in her first cookbook the recipes were arranged by type (soup, desserts, salads, etc.), the recipes in this book are arranged by occasion (example - she has a section of recipes entitled Chrismukkah, and another is for a day at the beach). She also has music and wine suggestions for each theme/occasion. Lately I haven't had time to make very many of the recipes, but the ones I have tried have all been great (Sweet Potato Casserole, Herbie's Tacos). If you liked Katie Lee's other cookbook, or even if you're new to Katie Lee, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this! The recipes all sound (and I'm sure taste) delicious.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for entertaining February 6, 2010

By The Kitchenista

Format:Hardcover

I have both her cookbooks and I love them both. I love how every recipe has a picture, they're so helpful and really beautiful pictures. This book has a wide range of recipes from southern cooking to cultural dishes which includes sole meuniere, fried chicken, nutella french toast, crispy orange beef, pumpkin roll, pot roast, onion dip, mojitos, cilantro-lime rice, shrimp potstickers,and sausage balls. They're very easy and stress-free recipes. It's like a young woman's beginner manual to entertaining. She has menus for spa day, brunch, cinco de mayo, super bowl, garden party, thanksgiving and much more. Only tried one recipe so far, Herbie's Tacos, my friends enjoyed them...they were very good and easy. I have more than 150 cookbooks so its hard to get around. I will try more recipes soon.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas and fun recipes! July 1, 2012

By Matthew Ripley

Format:Hardcover

I bought this book in hopes that unlike the other 100 recipe books i own, would bring much use in the kitchen. Most other recipe books I buy would have major cook times or hours of prep, or expensive specialty items to buy, that I would never get around to using any of their recipes. being a mom with kids and a picky husband, i struggle to cook gourmet meals that my 2 year old will just throw on the floor. :) But I can say with great relief, that I have used this book more that 10 times!!! Each recipe is doable and came out with perfect results. And yes, the recipes are simple, but elegantly done. Who said that every meal has to be outrageous? Her meals are comforting and warming, easy for a kids palate to enjoy and elegant enough to serve to guests! I would Highly recommend this book to everyone, even the most experienced, some of the recipes may be simple, but down right delicious!