Sara Moulton Cooks at Home
Sara Moulton is a very, very busy woman: Food Network host and personality, executive chef forGourmetmagazine, food editor forGood Morning America, and the mother of two children. Now add to that author of her first cookbookSara Moulton Cooks at Home, in which Moulton delivers easy-to-prepare recipes as well as plenty of timesaving tips. If you wonder where Moulton draws her inspiration from, this book is all about family, including her extended family of friends and professional associates. Her recipe introductions read like an autobiography. She shows how it is done, and then she challenges the reader to do much the same with his or her own family of recipes. Moulton's 200-some recipes break down into standard sections such as hors d'oeuvres, soups, salads, meat, pasta, and so on. But she also pays homage to vegetarian main courses, light lunches, and breakfast and brunch. Look for Gingery Chicken Broth with Wonton Ravioli, Blasted Chicken (it's about roasting at high temperature), Sautéed Pork Loin with Mustard and Grapes, Roasted Salmon with Warm Lentil Salad, Andrea's Blackberry Crumble, and her own daughter's contribution, Ruthie's Chocolate French Toast with Raspberry Sauce.Sara Moulton Cooks at Homeis about real food for real people. Sometimes it's homey, sometimes it's homely, and sometimes it puts on a string of pearls.--Schuyler Ingle