Fast Food My Way by Jacques Pepin Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Fast Food My Way
Book Review: Fast Food My Way
Summary: 5 Stars
I really like this book. I sometimes watch Jaques Pepin's show on PBS. He has great ideas on food that would not necessarily come to my mind. The book showcases these ideas very well. He truly makes cooking easy and fast, and the food is of high quality. A good European way of preparing food, which is by and large to my taste. Also, the book displays good photographs and clear recipes, which is all anyone could want. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys food that is not fussy yet delicious. I think this is a book that would make an excellent gift.Book Review: Fast Food My Way is the perfect title for this perfect book.
Summary: 5 Stars
My son-in-law, a gourmet cook, requested this book for his birthday. Knowing how particular he was about his cooking, I was reassured by his insistence on having this book on his shelf. I am sure my daughter is looking forward to many tantalizing meals to issue from this book.Book Review: Fast and Delicious
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a busy person who still loves really good food every night, this is the cookbook for you. My husband and I have always enjoyed Jacques Pepin's TV shows and cookbooks, but this particular cookbook was dog-eared and food-stained within a month of its arrival in our home.
The recipes are as quick as he says. We especially love the beef stew and the incredibly easy cassoulet. We've also tried many of the ideas he has in the front of the book for quick snacks and meals. Everything has been delicious -- it definitely doesn't taste like "fast food!"
Bon Appetit!
Book Review: Fast and Wonderful Food
Summary: 5 Stars
Jacques Pepin uses cooking and food to love people, and it shows in this wonderful and usable book. The recipes consistently reflect simple but important techniques, such as grating the onions rather than chopping them in the "Fridge Soup," or "Instant Vegetable Soup." You can't get much simpler than "Grapefruit Gratinee," yet the flavors meld delightfully.
This book goes on the shelf beside my favorite 3-4 time-tested, proven, yet fun cookbooks. I appreciate Jacque Pepin's contributions to cooking, and so do my family!
Book Review: Fast, yes, but also incredibly delicious
Summary: 5 Stars
I began buying cookbooks in the 60's, with Julia Child's first book -- how's that for sheer dumb luck? My kitchen library now consists of hundreds of them, but this is my first review -- that's how impressed I am. I'll skip right to the point now: What have I made that I would recommend (My pet peeve is a review that consists mainly of generalities without the specifics).
The supreme of chicken with balsamic vinegar is ridiculous in its simplicity, yet packs a gustatory wallop! The corn/pea side dish is perfect with it. Just for fun I made the entire "Instantly Delicious" menu -- not as quickly as Jacques does it, but still do-able in a short time, and everything was excellent, although I felt it necessary to "spike" the soup with additional herbs -- a little too bland for my taste. The recipe for broiled lamb chops and spinach is perfection. The chicken bouillabaisse is a great cold-weather dish (although having spent the summer in Aix, it's a far cry from its namesake -- oh well, let's just think apples to oranges -- they're both good.) The chicken breasts with garlic and parsley are worth doing, but I prefer the balsamic version. The halibut on fresh polenta with pepper oil (part of the "Instantly Delicious" menu) was quite good -- found the fresh polenta an eye-opener. And that silly little cubed potatoes with garlic and sage recipe was nothing short of dumbfounding. I'm making the poached tilapia with herbed cream sauce tonight, and if it isn't delectable I'll be shocked! I've recently purchased "Bouchon", both Union Square books, two Portale's, two of Vongerichten's, four of Michael Chirarello's -- all excellent, but this is the book that I'm having the most fun with!