Yum!: Tasty Recipes from Culinary Greats
Compiled by Jeffrey Spear and Dara Bunjon Edited by Julia M. Pitkin
Yum! Tasty Recipes from Culinary Greats is a collection of 100 wonderful recipes from more than sixty renowned chefs who share their personal favorites. Among the many contributors are Sara Moulton, Nick Malgieri, Suvir Saran, and Jacques Torres in New York; Roy Yamaguchi, Elizabeth Falkner, Tom Douglas, Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken, and Joanne Weir in the West; Charlie Trotter and Rick Bayless in the Midwest; Nathalie Dupree, Steven Raichlen, Michel Richard, and Jose Andres further south; Susanna Foo in Philadelphia; Jody Adams and Ana Sortun in Boston; and Susan Hermann-Loomis in France. The recipes are for appetizers, brunches, soups, salads, main courses, vegetables, desserts, and sauces.
Appetizers are Spicy Garlic & Lemon Crusted Shrimp, Oysters with Peas, Yogurt, Lemon and Altoids, and Braised Artichokes (in the Country/Roman style).
Brunch recipes are Gruyere and Bacon Tart, Honey-Orange Pancakes, and Bread with Chocolate. Among the soups are Persian Pistachio Soup, West Indian Pumpkin Soup, and Ladies Thighs with Red Pepper Broth & Fresh Peas. Salads include Cold-Poached Salmon with Hearts of Palm and Tamarind, Mango with Red Onion, and Watermelon and Green Tomato Salad.
Main course recipes are Cranberry-Teriyaki Lamb Rack with Couscous Salad, Earl Grey Crusted Salmon, Roasted Balsamic-Glazed Chicken, Sugarcane Barbequed Duck, and Roast Pork Loin with Pomegranate Orange and Ginger.
Desserts include Margarita Cheesecake, Ginger Citrus Pumpkin Pie, and Apple Crostata with Walnuts and Tipsy Cream.
Yum! Tasty Recipes from Culinary Greats also includes a glossary of cooking terms and conversion tables for metric and imperial measures as well as temperatures. It is sponsored by Microplane®, manufacturers of a wide range of culinary tools. All of the profits Microplane® receives from the sale of the book have been assigned to the National Kidney Foundation.
| JEFFREY SPEAR is president of Studio Spear LLC, a leading national consumer products marketing consultancy in Baltimore, Maryland, and an accomplished hobby chef. |
| Julia M. Pitkin, Editor-in-Chief of Cumberland House Hearthside Books, is the editor and creator of more than twenty cookbooks, including "Specialties of the House," a comprehensive country inn and bed and breakfast cookbook. She lives in Nashville. |
| DARA BUNJON is president of Dara Does It: Creative Solutions for the Food Industry, an active member of the Women Chefs and Restaurateur Association and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. |
$28.95, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-58182-616-8 (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-616-6 (Hardcover)
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