One-Pot Wonders.One-Pot Wonders James Barber James Barber is the Canadian cooking show host of the Urban Peasant. Born in the United Kingdom, he formerly worked as an engineer before becoming a cookbook author and restaurant critic for the Vancouver Sun. He currently resides in British Columbia. Harbour Publishing PO Box 219, Madeira Park, BC, Canada, V0N 2H0 1550173782, $24.95 www.harbourpublishing.com 1-604-883-2730 James Barber is perhaps Canada's most popular television chef and the author of more than fourteen superbly produced cookbooks. In "One-Pot Wonders: James Barber's Recipes For Land And Sea" he draws upon his decades of experience and expertise whipping up meals while cruising on seiners, yachts, and dinghies to present a compilation of savory savory, name for any plant of the genus Satureja, aromatic herbs and subshrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family). Commonly cultivated as border ornamentals or potherbs are two species of the Mediterranean region and surrounding areas: summer savory (S. recipes that can be accomplished in tiny (and even non-existent) ship galleys. Quick and easy in preparation, utilizing readily available ingredients, and requiring only a few essential kitchen tools, now anyone having to be 'ship's cook' on anything from a rowboat to a cruise ship can accomplish culinary wonders regardless of their circumstances. In addition to a culinary wealth of delicious recipes, Barber also provides tips on stocking a galley, as well as suggestions for recipe substitutions and variations often necessitated by diminishing supplies (a common occurrence at the end of a long voyage). From Hot Bacon Salad; 25-minute Chicken with Tomatoes and Ginger; and Sesame Salmon Stir Fry Verb 1. stir fry - fry very quickly over high heat; "stir-fry the vegetables in a wok" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in ; to Barbecued Flank Steak Noun 1. flank steak - a cut of beef from the flank of the animal flank - a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg beefsteak - a beef steak usually cooked by broiling ; Pasta with Baby Clams; and Asian Almost Risotto ri·sot·to n. pl. ri·sot·tos A dish of rice cooked in broth, usually with saffron, and served with grated cheese. [Italian, from riso, rice, from Old Italian; see rice. , "One-Pot Wonders" is one cookbook that truly lives up to its title. |
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