Dad's Own Cook Book - Hardcover

Sloan, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563054795 ISBN 13: 9781563054792

Publisher: Workman Publishing, 1993

Synopsis

Whether it's pancakes on a Saturday morning or dinner on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday when Mom's away on a business trip, today it's as important for men to know how to cook as it is for women, and to redress that all-to-typical imbalance here is DAD'S OWN COOKBOOK.

As much about attitude as it is about technique, DAD'S OWN takes fear out of the kitchen and replaces it with a reassuring camaraderie. Bob Sloan is a self-taught professional chef who knows how to teach the basics in jargon-free language, from how to hold a knife to why heat a pan before sauteing to what parts of a chicken to buy. There are tips on shopping, storage, preparation, timing; primers on meat, fish, cheese, grilling, and wine; plus dozens of feature boxes.

Chicken Breast Piccata. Asparagus and Orange Vinaigrette. Baked Mackerel with Sundried Tomatoes and Herbs, Dad's Official Meatloaf, Mexican Chicken Stew, and Apple Brown Betty. Not only does DAD'S OWN solve the problem of how to cook, but it deliciously solves the problem of what to cook. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service. 233,000 copies in print.

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Review

"An extraordinary cookbook. Sloan covers all the basics...in admirable recipes that are a pleasure to eat. If I had had this book 20 years ago, I could have saved myself a river of frustration in the kitchen."
--Jim Harrison, Esquire

From the Back Cover

FROM DADiS OWN MEATLOAF TO TIRAMISU, FROM CANAPES FOR 25 TO PIZZA NIGHT.

Itis time to put aside your fears of the kitchen. Whether showing how to juggle three dishes so dinner comes out on time, which cuts of meat to roast and which to pan-fry, or how to bake bread with your kids during Sunday football, DADiS OWN is the cookbook that assumes nothing.

Its lively charts, tips, and directions replace intimidation with pleasure, and its spirit of camaraderie will instill confidence in every cook-to-be.

yThe other day I came across an extraordinary cookbook. . . . Beginning cookbooks usually contain nothing you might want to eat. But Bob Sloan covers all the basics . . . in admirable recipes that are a pleasure to eat. . . . If I had had this book twenty years ago, I could have saved myself a river of frustration in the kitchen.OJim Harrison, Esquire

yFor the culinary neophyte, Dadis Own Cookbook is one of the best primers published.O Florence Fabricant, The New York Times

yDads who say they canit put a meal on the table have just run out of excuses.O Associated Press

Edition details

• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563054795
• ISBN 13: 9781563054792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 319