Synopses & Reviews
Tired of eating the same dinners week after week? Looking to spice things up without spending a lot of time and effort? Kabobs are the perfect solution! Easy enough to make on weekdays yet special enough for a party, kabobs span every ethnic cuisine and include almost all food groups, resulting in the perfect meal.
Recipe of the Week: Kabobs gives you fifty-two delicious kabob recipes—a different kabob for every week of the year. Prolific cookbook author Sally Sampson fires up her grill to show you how simple it can be to cut down on cooking time and expand your dinner menu with skewered foods.
Drawing on a variety of international flavors, these inventive dishes feature a wide range of meats, vegetables, and fruits, making for an endless number of tasty combinations. If you're a beef lover, Rosemary Garlic Beef, Beef with Herb Butter, and Horseradish Beef will more than satisfy. Curried Pork with Coconut and Cilantro and Pomegranate Pork add sizzle with spices. Smoked Paprika Chicken and West Indian Chicken with Honey Butter give chicken a new twist. If seafood is what you crave, try the delightful Asian Shrimp, Scallops BLT, and Swordfish with Brown Butter and Chives. You'll also find such tempting fare as Lamb with Rosemary and Mint, Zach Demuth's Tofu Satay, and Portobello Mushrooms with Balsamic Vinaigrette and Shaved Parmesan Cheese.
These are just a sampling of the delights that await you every week. Sampson also includes helpful background notes and serving suggestions with each recipe to make prep and presentation even simpler. For easy, flavorful variety at your dinner table, Recipe of the Week: Kabobs is your year-round companion!
Synopsis
Want new, fun ideas for quick and easy dinners? This full-color cookbook gives you fifty-two delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes [featuring] for beef, pork, chicken, lamb, fish, and vegetarian kabobs, many with intriguing international flavors. Author Sally Sampson, a former writer for Cooks Illustrated magazine, gives you background notes, serving suggestions, and wonderful tips for spicing up your menus with a different kabob every week.
Synopsis
The first volume in a new series of cookbooks features a delectable assortment of fifty-two kabob recipes representing a variety of ethnic cuisines and including poultry, meat, fish, and vegetable dishes that range from Asian Shrimp to Chicken Tandoori, accompanied by tips on equipment and grilling techniques. Original.
Synopsis
Great-tasting kabobs for every week of the yearNeed new ideas for dinner? Kabobs are tasty and healthy, and can be prepared in a pinch. This full-color cookbook gives you a year's worth of mouthwatering kabob recipes—from Chicken Tandoori, Five Spice and Lime Beef, and Salmon with Garlic, Herbs, and Pepper Flakes to Marmalade Mustard Pork and Greek Shrimp with Lemon and Feta. For variety, flavor, and fun, kabobs make the meal!
- Fifty-two delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes featuring beef, pork, chicken, lamb, fish, and vegetarian kabobs
- Tips on equipment, grilling, and skewering
- Ideas for selecting spices and preparing the perfect side dishes
About the Author
SALLY SAMPSON has cowritten six cookbooks and written seven others, including the James Beard Award–nominated The $50 Dinner Party. She was the editor in chief of Balducci.com and a senior writer for Cooks Illustrated magazine. Sampson has contributed to such publications as Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Self, the Boston Globe, Boston magazine, and Fine Cooking.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Tips on Grilling.
Tips on Skewers.
Essential Equipment.
The Recipes.
List of Recipe Titles by the Week.
Index.