Sara Moulton Cooks at Home 
asked by glassysurf on November 6, 2006 1:35 AM
Sara Moulton is a very, very busy woman: Food Network host and personality, executive chef for Gourmet magazine, food editor for Good Morning America, and the mother of two children. Now add to that author of her first cookbook Sara Moulton Cooks at Home, in which Moulton delivers easy-to-prepare recipes as well as plenty of timesaving tips. If you wonder where Moulton draws her inspiration from, this book is all about family, including her extended family of friends and professional associates. Her recipe introductions read like an autobiography. She shows how it is done, and then she challenges the reader to do much the same with his or her own family of recipes. Moulton's 200-some recipes break down into standard sections such as hors d'oeuvres, soups, salads, meat, pasta, and so on. But she also pays homage to vegetarian main courses, light lunches, and breakfast and brunch. Look for Gingery Chicken Broth with Wonton Ravioli, Blasted Chicken (it's about roasting at high temperature), Sautéed Pork Loin with Mustard and Grapes, Roasted Salmon with Warm Lentil Salad, Andrea's Blackberry Crumble, and her own daughter's contribution, Ruthie's Chocolate French Toast with Raspberry Sauce. Sara Moulton Cooks at Home is about real food for real people. Sometimes it's homey, sometimes it's homely, and sometimes it puts on a string of pearls. --Schuyler Ingle
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It's not quite ten pounds and it's not intimidating at all.
I tend to resist buying popular cookbooks and use internet recipes instead. I will be referring to both of SM's recipe books before looking on the internet because her recipes suit my appetite. Also, I try to watch Sara's Secrets whenever it is on Food Network but I don't like Food Network's website so I tend to not get the recipes off their website. This book has some of the recipes including tomato pie.
In the introduction where Sara Moulton expresses her support for ingredients in their original state and cooking for yourself as opposed to grabbing convenience meals.
Here is what I particularly like about this book:
-the author's advice to adhere to the recipe the first time and then make adjustments in subsequent attempts; I actually need this to be expressed as I tend to veer off.
-roasting vegetables: I like this method and prefer to flavor soups with leftover baked veggies rather than sweating the veggies in butter and then adding liquid.
-using tahini with crab meat
- Plenty of the ingredients are yummy favorites but not super healthy e.g. chicken livers (slurp).
- The mushroom rolls recipe is just what I was looking for to make baked bao from my cuisinart french bread recipe.
- 450 degrees for Blasted Chicken
- The recipe of Indian Style Shepherd's Pie is the way to go with lamb leftovers: whenever we indulge in lamb chops, we always have at least two chops leftover and that's not quite enough for each person and leftover chops just aren't delicious. The only method that has worked is using the cubed chop meat in a lamb curry with both coconut milk and yoghurt. One person thought they were eating chicken and tasty chicken at that.
- I have to stock up on mustard and wine in a box.
- I agree with distinct portions for each person e.g. mini meat loaves.
- Bahamian Fish
- I have to make spaetzle!
- Mom's Brushed Eggplants
- Vanilla Sauce
I tend to resist buying popular cookbooks and use internet recipes instead. I will be referring to both of SM's recipe books before looking on the internet because her recipes suit my appetite. Also, I try to watch Sara's Secrets whenever it is on Food Network but I don't like Food Network's website so I tend to not get the recipes off their website. This book has some of the recipes including tomato pie.
In the introduction where Sara Moulton expresses her support for ingredients in their original state and cooking for yourself as opposed to grabbing convenience meals.
Here is what I particularly like about this book:
-the author's advice to adhere to the recipe the first time and then make adjustments in subsequent attempts; I actually need this to be expressed as I tend to veer off.
-roasting vegetables: I like this method and prefer to flavor soups with leftover baked veggies rather than sweating the veggies in butter and then adding liquid.
-using tahini with crab meat
- Plenty of the ingredients are yummy favorites but not super healthy e.g. chicken livers (slurp).
- The mushroom rolls recipe is just what I was looking for to make baked bao from my cuisinart french bread recipe.
- 450 degrees for Blasted Chicken
- The recipe of Indian Style Shepherd's Pie is the way to go with lamb leftovers: whenever we indulge in lamb chops, we always have at least two chops leftover and that's not quite enough for each person and leftover chops just aren't delicious. The only method that has worked is using the cubed chop meat in a lamb curry with both coconut milk and yoghurt. One person thought they were eating chicken and tasty chicken at that.
- I have to stock up on mustard and wine in a box.
- I agree with distinct portions for each person e.g. mini meat loaves.
- Bahamian Fish
- I have to make spaetzle!
- Mom's Brushed Eggplants
- Vanilla Sauce
reviewed by miceandmen on November 7, 2006 2:18 AM
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I enjoyed watching Sara on " Cooking Live " and " Sara Secrets" Her method of teaching all of us about cooking through experience gave me a good reason to purchase her cookbook " Sara Moulton Cooks at Home". Sara`s credentials in the food industry enabled her to author this cookbook and share with all of us wonderful recipes that are accompanied by colored pictures.Eventhough some of the recipes I tried weren`t at first very simple the end result was very good and it really felt in the process I learned something new! Just as fascinating as Sara`s recipes is her stories and pictures of her family and friends that were very important influences over the years to help her author this cookbook. A excellent cookbook to add to your collection and recipes that will be just as delicious for many years to come! Her attractive appearance combined with her long list of credentials and down to earth personality is a very unique combination ( Don Domingo, San Jose, Calif. )
reviewed by crick on November 11, 2006 3:33 AM