Dinner at Home: 140 Recipes to Enjoy with Family and Friends

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

2016 IACP Cookbook Award winner in Children, Youth & Family category
"An intuitive cook, a passionate cook, a knowledgeable cook. . . JeanMarie and I have been in cooking sync for more than two decades." Rick Bayless
JeanMarie Brownson has long been a beloved chef and food writer, from her professional partnership with the iconic Rick Bayless (Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco) to her time as the test kitchen director and associate food editor for the Chicago Tribune. Since 2007, Brownson has chronicled her life of cooking in a series of columns, the best of which have been hand-picked to form her newest cookbook, Dinner at Home.
This book features inventive and easy-to-make recipe ideas, along with gorgeous full-color photography. Organized by course, Dinner at Home also devotes chapters to holiday dinners, party snacks, rubs and sauces, and breakfast for dinner. Readers will enjoy the seasonal menus for special occasions such as Anniversary Dinner, Ultimate Fathers Day, and Sunday Brunch, as well as themed meals like Manhattan Cocktail Party, Saturday Night Beer Tasting, and Wish We Were in Ireland Supper.
This book is a must-have for home cooks who love the time spent gathered around the table with friends, family, and delicious meals.

Reviews

Advance praise for JeanMarie Brownson's Dinner at Home: "Since JeanMarie and I have been in cooking sync for more than two decades, I can tell you she's a great cook-an intuitive cook, a passionate cook, a knowledgeable cook. She also knows how to write a good recipe, which most great cooks struggle with. As you read through these pages, you'll realize that JeanMarie reflects the way we Americans like to eat. There's nothing dumbed down here, only honest cooking: simple stuff for everyday meals and gloriously rich, complex dishes for special occasions. This is a book that reflects our spirit as Americans who love deliciousness wherever we are lucky enough to find it." -Rick Bayless, James Beard Award-winning chef "Some cookbooks show photos of food you hope to serve on the table, but disappoint. This book shares flavorful recipes that are backed by years of solid testing and include straightforward nutrition notes. I'll refer to this cookbook for years to come." -Antonia Allegra, founder of The Symposium for Professional Food Writers "When it comes time to make dinner, I can't think of a better companion in the kitchen than JeanMarie Brownson, one of the best cooks I know. This book lets you savor her creative-yet-practical recipes, menu ideas, and essential tips for the daily meal." -Carol Mighton Haddix, former food editor of the Chicago Tribune Praise for the James Beard award-winning cookbook, Mexico: One Plate at a Time, co-authored by JeanMarie Brownson and Rick Bayless: "Communicates the sense of joy, satisfaction, and community to be found in traditional Mexican cookery... Highly recommended." --Library Journal "In Mexico: One Plate at a Time, you will discover Mexican cooking as you've never had it in your life. Great dishes and easy techniques make this book a must." --Jacques Pepin co-author of Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home "Present[s] honest recipes in a friendly, relaxed fashion that nonetheless touches every technical base... an inspired place to start or continue a Mexican cooking journey." --Arthur Boehm, author of The Modern Seafood Cookbook "Rarely has a cuisine been so epically dissected, analyzed, pined over and exemplified in the name of a tasty dinner." Publishers Weekly "Rick Bayless's passion and thorough knowledge of authentic Mexican food has truly changed our minds and our palates! Great food!" --Emeril Lagasse "[The] recipes are lucid, allow for error and encourage innovation... The results were delicious, my friends were delighted and we laughed and lingered late into the night." --Scott Simon correspondent for National Public Radio's Weekend Edition "Has demystified Mexican cuisine for American home cooks." --Sara Moulton host of Cooking Live with Sara Moulton "A splendid book and anyone who cares about world cuisine will want it in their library." --Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall and The Road Home

Author Bio

JeanMarie Brownson writes the "Dinner at Home" column for the Chicago Tribune served as assistant food editor and test kitchen director between 1980 and 1996. She is the culinary director of the Rick Bayless-founded Frontera Foods and Frontera Media Productions, which produces Bayless's PBS TV show. She has co-authored three books with Rick Bayless, including Mexico: One Plate at a Time, winner of the James Beard Foundation's International Cookbook Award. Brownson lives in Chicago.