Nathalie Dupree Cooks Great Meals For Busy Days: A Cookbook

by Nathalie Dupree

Overview

More than 90 million television viewers have come to count on Nathalie Dupree's popular PBS series for down-home recipes that make sense in today's world. With this book, Nathalie proves once again that anyone can make delicious home-cooked meals, even if they can't spend long, uninterrupted hours in the kitchen. Line drawings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780609899601
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	07/31/2001
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Nathalie Dupree has long been one of the South's most celebrated cooking teachers. She founded Rich's Cooking School in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives, and appeared regularly for three years on Atlanta's PM Magazine. The recipient of an advanced certificate from Le Cordon Bleu in London, she won a Tastemaker Award for her cooking of the South. Her PBS television series, New Southern Cooking with Nathalie Dupree, was launched locally in the spring of 1986 and nationwide in the fall.

Editorial Reviews

TV cooking star Dupree's book offers even the casual cook hope that tasty meals can be made without too much trouble. But this is not a five-ingredients-or-less primer that relies on tuna fish or other canned staples. A well-stocked pantry is required to whip up most of the meals. ``Very Wild Rice Salad'' calls for wild rice, dried figs, pecans and cashews--and uses real wild rice, which requires an hour or more to cook. Preparation times for recipes are not included, though a clock symbol indicates those which may be partially prepared ahead. Dieters will adore Dupree's guacamole, made with shredded zucchini, while children will devour the amply sugared desserts, such as the Heath Bar cheesecake. Though sophistication is an avowed interest of the book, fresh pork roast with dried fruit, duck with orange and mint, and braised lamb with carrots are all examples of make-ahead dishes for entertaining that are not particularly inspired. More eclectic and intriguing are the two dozen recipes for vegetables and side dishes. Two-career couples who enjoy cooking for company will find ideas for plush menus that may be made in advance, but families with children to feed may find many of the dishes rather expensive and time-consuming. (June)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Dupree (Nathalie Dupree's Matter of Taste, LJ 2/15/90), the host of several popular PBS series, has collected her favorite recipes for busy cooks. Most can be prepared at least partially in advance, many can be frozen and reheated, and a few require much last-minute attention. Some are more homespun Southern-style dishes, others are more exotic; just about all could be served either to company or just family. Dupree's fans will ensure demand.

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