When it comes to cooking, everyone needs to start somewhere. Some people have a passion for cooking…and others, like me… Are Lazy when it comes to cooking. The Lazy Gourmet was published for people who believe that creating an elegant meal requires a crazy amount of hours and tons of effort.
A little about The Lazy Gourmet: The Lazy Gourmet is for anyone who dreams of dazzling guests with fabulous home-cooked fare, but fears that such a feat would require Thomas Keller’s talent, Martha Stewart’s ingenuity, Gandhi’s patience, and Charles Manson’s free time. The goal of The Lazy Gourmet is to conquer the misguided belief that preparing an elegant meal requires spending hours—or days—in the kitchen. With the help of an army of volunteer testers—regular people with no culinary training—Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin developed this collection of recipes that can be prepared using readily available ingredients and common kitchen appliances, and without any previous cooking experience or training. With our recipes, anyone can prepare delicious and sophisticated, yet surprisingly simple dishes that will impress fussy in-laws, placate implacable bosses, and seduce sexy strangers through the proven method of knocking their socks off at the dinner table. (Amazon.com)
I have had the opportunity to check out the Lazy Gourmet. This is one of my most favorite Books for the beginner cooks. I love watching those cooking shows on tv, but I am always Afraid to try to cook any of the meals myself. I always think… “They are Trained Professionals… It’ll take me forever to learn to cook that way” But The Lazy Gourmet has showed me that even elegant meals are easily made. You just need an open mind and it doesn’t take nearly as long as you may think!
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