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A PLATTER OF FIGS AND OTHER RECIPES
By: David Tanis
Artisan
September 2008
On Sale: September 1, 2008
294 pages
ISBN: 1579653464
EAN: 9781579653460
Hardcover
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David Tanis might cook in the most famous restaurant in America, but here he is all about keeping meals simple at home. In this eloquent appeal for good sense in cooking great food, Davis Tanis serves up twenty-four seasonal menus that are simply conceived and simply servedβon platters, family style. His food bursts with invention and flavor, such as wild salmon with spicy Vietnamese cucumbers to celebrate spring and braised duck with fried ginger for a cool-weather dinner. Tanis has an elemental, unpretentious finesse with ingredients and a genuine gift for words. Deliciously down-to-earth, his intuitive menus make cooking a pleasure, not a stressβwhether you're "Feeling Italian" (Steamed Fennel with Red Pepper Oil; Roasted Quail with Grilled Radicchio and Creamy Polenta; Italian Plum Cake), "Slightly All-American" (Sliced Tomatoes with Sea Salt; Grilled Chicken Breasts; Corn, Squash, and Beans with JalapeΓ±o Butter; Blueberry-Blackberry Crumble), or "Too Darned Hot, Alors!" (ProvenΓ§al Toasts; Melon and Figs with Prosciutto and Mint; Deconstructed Salade NiΓ§oise; Lavender Honey Ice Cream). "Davidβs recipes are simple and marvelous," says cookbook author Paula Wolfert. "What more can a food lover want?" Tanis shows you how to slow down, pay attention, give ingredients their due, and provide meals that will delight friends and family. Here, at last, is a cookbook that has nothing to do with celebrity chefdom and everything to do with real life. Cancel the dinner reservations and pick up this bookβand rediscover the pleasure of cooking at home.
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