FREE: Cooking with Curtis : Easy, Everyday and Adventurous Recipes for the Home

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Curtis Stone - host of The Take Home Chef, TLC's biggest show of the year - celebrates seasonal fare and brings his chef's expertise down to earth for the home cook. Learn to understand food through a choice of 3 recipes for each featured ingredient. The simple color key tells you whether the recipe is easy, everyday or adventurous. Easy, Easy recipes represent only 5-6 ingredients and should take no more than 20 minutes to prepare and cook. Ideal for simple suppers and snacks when you're short of time. Everyday, These dishes are achievable on an everyday basis and include 6-8 ingredients and take less than 1 hour. Food for the whole family to enjoy. Adventurous, This is the type of recipe that you cook to impress someone. It may take an hour or more and even call for some exotic ingredients. Give one a try. Book jacket.

Three steps to astonishing meals.Divided by season, Cooking with Curtis features such traditional ingredients as lamb, chocolate and rhubarb along with scallops, vanilla and even truffles. Professional chef Curtis Stone points out that his dishes are often chosen from a restaurant menu, but are rarely prepared at home. He selects 24 ingredients, then offers three different recipes for each: one for beginner cooks, one for the experienced and the last for the adventurous. This three-step approach ingeniously builds confidence in even the most timid cook. After all, cooking basics can be mastered by anyone -- and this book promises that a complex dish can successfully be prepared by following Chef Stone's expert directions.Recipes include: Tagliatelle of white truffles from Alba King prawns with caramelized endive Roasted sea scallop wrapped in pancetta with tomato and gremolata Zuppa ribolita (lentil soup with vegetables) Classic apple tarte tatin with vanilla ice cream.Cooking with Curtis serves up a remarkable repertoire of delightful dishes for cooks of all levels of expertise.