Review: Easy to Make, Minimal Ingredients with A Gourmet Taste
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
Food combining for flavor is an art form and Lisa is gifted. Six (sometimes more, sometimes less) ingredients and you can have a meal for your family, or yourself and a few house guests, that didn't cost you an arm and a leg but isn't standard fare. Although I have been cooking for over 30 years I found many ideas in this book. Last night we had the Haddock and Cheese Sauce - delicious and on the table in less than 30 minutes without a lot of fuss. I'll make that one again but there are many others from the book to try first. If you get this book, be sure to skim through all the recipes because there are quite a few hidden gems within the recipes - especially about prepared salad dressings and spice blends. The author must be from the UK because in a few recipes she mentions a "vegetable marrow" - I had to google it. I can't say I've ever seen these in our grocery stores, but I believe any summer squash would be a decent substitution. Every other term or ingredient was standard fare and easy to find in the grocery store. Great book for ideas, but also for new cooks not wanting to spend hours in the kitchen for every meal.