Choosing Sides - From Holidays to Every Day, 130 Delicious Recipes to Make the Meal (gnv64)

Choosing Sides: From Holidays to Every Day, 130 Delicious Recipes to Make the Meal
by Tara Mataraza Desmond
Andrews McMeel Publishing | September 2013 | ISBN-10: 1449427111 | ePUB | 186 pages | 21.9 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Choosing-Sides-Holidays-Delicious-Recipes/dp/1449427111

Choosing Sides, a cookbook devoted entirely to side dishes, honors the standards and offers fresh ideas for new favorites. It capitalizes on our obsession with accessorizing meals using quality ingredients in inspired, varied, and memorable recipes. Every recipe offers multiple entrée suggestions and helps cooks design an entire meal. Instead of tagging bland afterthoughts on your plate at the last minute, you can create exciting combinations.
The chapters offer a range of recipes for broad appeal, crossing cuisines, techniques, and complexity. You’ll find recipes for breakfast, intimate gatherings, picnics, holidays, and more. Coconut Cilantro Toasted Israeli Couscous, Pumpkin Cozy Rolls, Honey Balsamic Peaches and Burrata, and Sesame Braised Bok Choy are just a few. A helpful chart, organized by main entrée, gives you a quick look at what to serve with chicken, beef, fish, and the like. Choosing Sides is a singular source for answering the mealtime question, “What should I serve with this?”

About the Author

Tara Mataraza Desmond writes about food, cooking, and nutritious eating. She has developed original recipes and contributed to media and corporations including Parents magazine, Better Homes and Gardens Specialty Publications, Clean Eating magazine, Whole Foods Market, and the Food Network Kitchens and television productions. She is the co-author of Almost Meatless: Recipes That Are Better for Your Health and the Planet, a cookbook about using smaller quantities of better quality meat. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter and twin sons.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments Introduction
how to use this book
• how to choose your sides
• main-course pairings
• recipe notes
chapter one: Brunches and Luncheons
chapter two: Breads for Any Occasion
chapter three: Salads and Dressings
chapter four: Weeknight Dinners
chapter five: Warm-Weather Cookouts
chapter six: Intimate Gatherings
chapter seven: Potlucks and Parties
chapter eight: Holiday Feasts
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