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A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes
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 served—on 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 stress—whether 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 Jalapeño
Butter; Blueberry-Blackberry Crumble), or "Too Darned Hot,
Alors!" (Provençal Toasts; Melon and Figs with Prosciutto
and Mint; Deconstructed Salade Niçoise; Lavender Honey Ice
Cream). "David’s 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 book—and
rediscover the pleasure of cooking at home.
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