Cook with Confidence
Over 100 Inspiring Recipes to Cook and Eat Together
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
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From chef and social media star Dennis Prescott, over 100 bold and delicious recipes to ignite your cooking and make mealtimes fun and stress-free.
For Dennis Prescott, cooking is all about connection—sharing great food with those you love. Cook with Confidence encourages you to do just that, loaded with recipes guaranteed to satisfy and accessible techniques to elevate your cooking. Packed with advice, Dennis guides you step-by-step through tackling any cooking quandary, from opening an oyster to making fresh pasta, choosing sustainable fish, or mastering the grill.
Inside you’ll find recipes that are impressive as they are approachable, inspired by Dennis’s travels, his work in professional kitchens, and his Maritime roots. There’s no shortage of scrumptious options, starting with snacks and starters for every occasion like Carrot and Coriander Fritters with Turmeric Yogurt. Add a seasonal salad or succulent side by serving Roasted Squash and Heirloom Tomato Panzanella or Zucchini, Blue Cheese, and Leek Gratin. Enjoy plant-powered, mouth-watering mains like Falafel Mezze Bowls or Mushroom Ragù with Cheesy Grits. While showstopping fish and meat dishes include Grilled Halibut Tacos with Creamy Slaw and Avocado Crema, and Steak Frites with Creamy Whiskey Peppercorn Sauce.
Dennis invites cooks of all levels to approach each recipe through his eyes: as your next great adventure. Exploring dishes that hone important kitchen skills and impart crucial cooking wisdom, Cook with Confidence inspires readers to get excited about cooking—and to create community and conversation over irresistible food.
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Restaurants on the Edge host Prescott (Eat Delicious) presents an inspired collection of memorable recipes meant to share with loved ones. He pays tribute to his native New Brunswick, Canada, with an impressive array of seafood dishes ranging from crab bisque with rosemary croutons and classic maritime fish chowder to fish cakes with tarragon aioli and a clambake (which he deems "a festive summertime feast for a crowd"). Elsewhere, Prescott draws inspiration from around the globe, resulting in such recipes as Kenyan-style coconut chicken curry, roasted squash and heirloom tomato panzanella, and lamb shawarma with labneh and pine nuts. Vegetarian fare, including spicy gochujang green beans and a mushroom ragu with cheesy grits, is equally flavorful. The easy-to-follow instructions often helpfully explain why certain steps must be taken; for example, Prescott instructs readers to use less water than normal when boiling pasta for cacio e pepe because the extra-starchy pasta water is key to the sauce. Handy sidebars teach readers how to open oysters and remove pin bones from a salmon filet, as well as provide alternative cooking methods (the grilled teriyaki chicken can be pan-seared instead). Home cooks will be motivated to whip up something special for their loved ones. Agents: Sarah Passick and Mia Vitale, Park & Fine.
