The Simpler the Better: Sensational Italian Meals Book

125 quick-and-easy recipes for swift, sophisticated cooking Today's home cooks demand books that provide quick, convenient ways to serve tasty meals. That's what The Simpler The Better series is all about. This unique cookbook features 125 short, fabulously appealing Italian recipes that require only three to eight ingredients, three easy steps, and a maximum cooking time of 30 minutes. From savory soups to sweet desserts, readers can choose among such delights as Rosemary-Pepper Pizza Bread; Fresh Arugula, Blood Orange, and Fennel Salad; Linguini with Butter, Parmesan Cheese, and Mushrooms; Chicken Breast with Pancetta and Sage; and Figs with Orange and Basil. Acclaimed chef Leslie Revsin makes the recipes accessible but inventive enough to serve for company as well as for everyday dinners. Beautifully packaged, the book features a stylish interior design and 16 pages of striking color photographs. Leslie Revsin (Seattle, WA) has won wide acclaim for her work as a chef, food writer, and consultant. The first woman chef hired by New York's Waldorf Astoria, she went on to One Fifth Avenue and the Inn at Pound Ridge before achieving cult-status success with her own popular bistro, Restaurant Leslie. Revsin was chosen as one of 13 "Master Chefs of New York" on PBS as well as one of Food & Wine magazine's Top Chefs. A regular contributor to Fine Cooking magazine, she is the author of the James Beard Foundation Book Award nominee Come for Dinner (0-471-42010-7) and The Simpler The Better: Sensational Home Cooking in 3 Easy Steps (0-471-48231-5).Read More