Synopses & Reviews
On the wildly popular show Iron Chef America, Cat Cora uses her instincts to transform random ingredients into exciting creations on a momentand#8217;s notice. In this book, she turns her eye to some of our most popular dishes to make them faster, fresher, and lighter. These are the swift meals that Cat relies on when she comes home from work to cook for her own family: Greek-Style Nachos, Grilled Chili-Lime Flank Steak Soft Tacos, Crispy Baked Fish Stix with Mustard Dipping Sauce, Quick Chicken Curry with Peas, and Sour-Cherry-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes. and#160; In dishes like Baked and#8220;Friedand#8221; Calamari with Marinara Dipping Sauce and Tex-Mex Tuna Casserole, Cat puts a new spin on old favorites. She updates others, tossing chipotle-spiced croutons into a Caesar salad, or replacing the usual beef in stroganoff with chicken and adding fresh tarragon. Each recipe illustrates Catand#8217;s motto: just because a dish is a classic doesnand#8217;t mean it canand#8217;t be improved upon.
Synopsis
"Iron Chef America"'s Cora puts a new spin on some old favorites making each dish faster, fresher, and lighter. Each recipe illustrates her motto: just because a dish is a classic doesn't mean it can't be improved upon.
Synopsis
Traditional dishes with a twist, from the star of the Food Network's Iron Chef.
About the Author
CAT CORA made television history when she became the first female Iron Chef on the Food Network in 2005. In 2006 she received the Teacher of the Year Award from Bon Appétit and was named executive chef of the magazine. She is the president and founder of Chefs for Humanity, which raises funds for emergency andhunger-related causes. The mother of four boys, she is the author of Cookingfrom the Hip
, and she recently launched the restaurants CCQ at Macy's in Costa
Mesa, California, and Kouzzina at Walt Disney World.
Ann Krueger Spivack co-wrote Cooking from the Hip and is a co-writer of The Essence of Chocolate and Elizabeth Faulkner'sandnbsp;Demolition Desserts.