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Cooking Under Cover : One Pot Wonders -- A Treasury of Soups, Stews, Braises, and Casseroles
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by:
Griffith, Linda
Griffith, Fred
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Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Co
Published: September 21, 1998
ISBN: 0395935210
Format:Paperback
Pages:352
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Book Description
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Considering any dish cooked in a covered pot (from a plain-old skillet to a smoke-filled wok) as fair game gives Linda and Fred Griffith a wide range. Using it to good advantage, they provide folk cooking that feels timely in dishes like a
well-paprika'd chicken fricassee, a brilliantly simplified cassoulet, and a sensibly oven-baked risotto. Mostly, this book contains wintery simmered and baked dishes that appeal to meat eaters, though the Ragout of Mushrooms, Shallots, and Leeks and Five
Bean Chili will please vegetarians. Unexpected dishes like tea-smoked scallops and a creamy rutabaga soup, along with creative versions of more pleasantly mundane dishes make this an interesting book. The Griffith's chatty, casually informative style
make it a pleasure, too. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
The secret to the success of one-pot dishes, say the Griffiths (Onions, Onions, Onions), is the cover, "the lid that
keeps everything in, retains the heat, captures the steam, holds the aromas, and enhances the flavors." Demonstrating the versatility of this technique, this collection borrows from many sources, e.g., an old Southern cookbook or Old World Jewish holiday
fare, and offers up such anything-but-humble dishes as Chicken Stew with Virginia Ham, Mushrooms, Peas & Cornmeal Dumplings or... read more --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
Cooking
Under Cover combines fabulous flavor and convenience in one pot. Whether for family or company, few dinners are easier or more welcome than a one-pot meal, which can bubble along unattended, then be served in the same dish. James Beard Award winners
Linda and Fred Griffith present 175 recipes from around the world: soups, stews, casseroles, braises, and other one-pot dishes.
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