Award-winning cookbook author Liana Krissoff presents an evocatively
written ode to home cooking with all the guidance you need to perfect
your own easy-to-master family recipes
Trusted cookbook author Liana Krissoff is back. Previously, she showed
you fresh, clever canning recipes; modern slow-cooker recipes; and easy
vegetarian crowd-pleasers. Now, Krissoff brings you In Praise of Home
Cooking--fit for anyone looking to perfect the staples, parents who
want to whip up something tasty, curious kids who want to learn
grandma's secret recipes, and everyone who has gotten tired of those
absurdly labor-intensive recipes.
To Krissoff, developing resourceful habits and perfecting uncomplicated
dishes--a pot of fluffy rice and one of creamy beans, a seared steak and
a colorful salad--are integral to living with great pleasure, and so she
shows us the way. Krissoff explores these simple but vital
subjects--ranging from how to start a fire in a clearing in the woods to
making a simple but celebration-worthy layer cake, and even remembering
to make a mug of hot cocoa just because it's the first cold, gray day of
fall--reminding us that appreciating these moments is key to a life
well-lived.
In this cookbook infused with memoir, there are charming step-by-step
illustrations that demystify key kitchen skills, vibrant food
photographs, and short essays that reveal keen insights gleaned from a
life as a recipe tester, cookbook author, and mom interspersed among the
recipes. The more than 85 recipes in this book are Krissoff's
essentials, perfected for your ease. They represent a chronicle of how
she learned to cook but also of ongoing efforts to help her daughter
develop a level of competence with improvisatory home cooking. From
kneading your own yeasted bread dough to refining your classic tahini
dressing, Krissoff brings you all the foolproof recipes you always
wished you had, while offering insight into the meaning and beauty
behind these simple moments.
