Stylish One-Dish Dinners: Stews, stir fry, family dinners, and entertaining friends (Hardcover)

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Amazon.com Review

In Stylish One-Dish Dinners, the mother-and-daughter team who wrote Entertaining 101 gives us more creative ways to please company. This time, they focus on homecooked dishes you can turn into complete meals by adding storebought side dishes and dessert. (In their usual thoroughly organized way, they suggest what these could be, along with the ideal wine to serve.) Ever practical, Eckhardt and DeFoyd include abundant tips, such as using a large skillet for stir-frys in place of a wok. At times the authors also let the cook figure out a detail or two. In their Thai Curried Salmon and Spinach Stir-Fry with Basil, it's up to you whether the frozen spinach should be defrosted and the salmon skinned (probably yes to both).

Mostly, they wow you with 101 dishes that have unexpected twists. For a formal party, try gin-marinated Martini Scallops served on a bed of spinach zested with orange. Steak lovers will delight in the hearty Roasted Vegetables with Sirloin of Beef, where the vegetables and meat are made in the same pan and then the meat is sliced and served with the vegetables. For a sauté with a twist, try the Turkey and Cranberry Couscous, using cooked turkey meat you purchase beforehand. Having Stylish One-Dish Dinners in your kitchen makes it easy to produce complete brunches and dinners with minimal effort that will also be enjoyable and entertaining for your guests. --Dana Jacobi

From Publishers Weekly

Cook in one pot, serve on one plate. Although it's hardly a new concept, cooks who are short on time but big on entertaining will savor the sophisticated simplicity of this latest entr?e from Eckhardt and DeFoyd, winners of a James Beard Award for their previous book, Entertaining 101. Borrowing from one-pot cooking traditions around the world, they offer recipes for dishes as diverse as Chinese-style Braised Bok Choy and Chicken in a Ginger Sauce, Italian-inspired Risotto with Apples and Sausage and even Real Texas Chili. Cooks should keep in mind, however, that cutting down on the cleanup by using only one pot doesn't necessarily reduce the time spent cookingAabout half the recipes require more than an hour of preparation and cooking time. Still, there are as many that take less than 30 minutes to make, and the authors offer advice on taking advantage of such time-cutting devices as the pressure cooker and microwave oven. Accompanying each recipe are tips on presenting the dish to make a singularly memorable meal. (Aug.)
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Broadway; 1 edition (August 17, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385491794
• ISBN-13: 978-0385491792
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #893,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stylish one-Dish Dinners - EASY!, March 18, 2000

By	kathleen donatello "yorkchiro" (York, ME) - See all my reviews

What a great cookbook, I saw the author on TV, and was so impressed, that I immediately logged on amazon and ordered it. I have made about 8 dishes and my husband is so impressed. Better yet, I have two children (2 1/2 and 10 months) and this book and recipes have afforded me the extra time I need with them, while still providing our family with very YUMMY meals. I highly recommend this book!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, TASTY one dish meals!, November 8, 1999

By A Customer

I was lucky enough to attend a cooking demonstration/tasting conducted by the author and was thrilled to find a book that lives up to it's title! Not only are the recipes wonderfully flavorful, they are indeed stylish and EASY.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars this book needs better design, October 4, 2006

By	bookloverFLA (south of Sarasota FL) - See all my reviews

My main problem with the book is that it is difficult to read. The ingredients are put in a bold, difficult to read type. All the recipes as well as chapter titles are on the left hand page and many of the right hand pages have a lot of blank, poorly utilized space.
It just makes me out of sorts trying to read it.
I'm sure other reviewers will say I haven't really reviewed the book and passed judgement on the actual recipes but that's the way I feel. I can't use a cookbook unless it is user friendly.