num_pages: 269
description: As a chef I work at a thousand miles an hour but when I'm at home I want to slow down. way from the high-octane energy of the professional kitchen Gordon Ramsay makes meals at home that are more re-laxed where cooking is fun and everyone gets involved in preparing food for family and friends. The way Gordon cooks here embodies his strongly held views: use in-season fresh ingredients at their peak; support local producers and farmers' markets whenever possible; and celebrate the food culture and its many influences. And while Gordon loves to celebrate traditional food he proves that it doesn't have to be boring bland or uninventive. Cooking for Friends is full of Gordon's best-loved versions of classic dishestry a slow-cooked dish like Honey Roast Ham or Corn-Fed Chicken Legs with Braised Peas and Onions or invite people around for a Sunday lunch of Roast Rib-Eye with Caramelized Shallot and Red Wine Gravy. Cook the ultimate in comfort food Shepherd's Pie with Branston Pickle or Bakewell Tart and get the kids involved in making Farfalle with Bacon Peas and Sage or Grilled Vegetable Lasagne. Cooking for Friends contains more than one hundred of Gordon's favorite recipes that he loves to cook and eat with friends and familyuncomplicated recipes but all with Gordon's remarkable feeling for flavor and his extraordinary technical know-how.
language: English
title: Cooking for Friends
publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks