the book Men can cook? Or can men cook, that is the question. Karen Anand says yes. Men make the best chefs, yes they cook really well but only when they are paid for it. Karen Anand in her book ?Simple Cooking for Smart Men? decides to take upon herself the challenge of creating recipes and putting together a sort of ?how to? manual for smart men interested in finding their way into the kitchen. She gives men simple recipes - the kind of food they miss whilst living on their own; recipes which can be prepared much in advance; recipes to wine and dine your boss, your girl friends etc. She shares with us what smart men should know; the budget of the meal, the time it would take, etc. The recipes in the book are simple and quick to make. Recipes with which you can whip up a cool dinner and impress your woman! So here it is: Simple Cooking for Smart Men

Master the fire and discover the flavor of grilling—meat, fish, veggies, and more—with YouTube star Sam Zien. Your quest is over—the holy grail of outdoor cooking is here. Unique, charismatic, and a damn fine cook, Sam the Cooking Guy has made perfecting backyard barbecuing his worthy mission. From keeping a chicken breast tender to smoking a turkey, from “dino ribs” to artichokes, these recipes will take your grill game to the next level. Gas versus charcoal? Why is mayo magical? What if a vegetarian is coming for dinner? These questions and more are answered in this indispensable guide to cooking with fire and smoke. Perfect for beginners and seasoned grill aficionados alike, these 100+ recipes include appetizers, vegetables, chicken (and one duck!), seafood, kebabs, side dishes, and desserts. Start with the Caveman Steak and work up to the Whole Grilled Fish with Cilantro, Chile, and Lime. Make it a full-course meal with the Chopped Grilled Caesar and Angel Food Cake with Grandma Ruth’s Chocolate Sauce and Grilled Pineapple.

One of the best ways to enhance the quality of our lives is to treat ourselves to the foods we love Margie Lapanja interviewed hundreds of men to compile this collection of their favourite meals for this cookbook filled with recipes, fascinating food trivia, and fun stories from the kitchen.

“[A] smart yet tender tale. . . . Sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious . . . one of the finest food memoirs of recent years.” —The New York Times Book Review For a woman raised by a weight-obsessed mother and a father who rebelled by sneaking his daughter out to lavish meals at such fine dining establishments as Le Pavillon and La Grenouille, food could be a fraught proposition. Not that this stopped Elissa Altman from pursuing a culinary career. Everything Elissa cooked was inspired by the French haute cuisine she once secretly enjoyed with her dad, from the rare game birds she served at extravagant dinner parties held in her tiny New York City apartment to the eight timbale molds she purchased from Dean & Deluca, just so she could make her food tall. All that elegance was called into question when Elissa fell in love with Susan, a small-town woman whose idea of fine dining was a rustic meal served on her best tag sale TV tray. Susan’s devotion to simple living astounded Elissa, even as it changed the way she thought about food—and the family who taught her everything she understood about it—forever. Based on the James Beard Award–winning blog and filled with twenty-six delicious recipes, Poor Man’s Feast is one woman’s achingly honest, often uproarious journey to making peace with food and finding lasting love. “A brave, generous story about family, food, and finding the way home.” —Molly Wizenberg, New York Times–bestselling author of A Homemade Life “Luminous writing.” —Publishers Weekly “Reminiscent of Elizabeth David, M. F. K. Fisher, A. J. Liebling . . . reflective of Laurie Colwin and her praise of simple, home-cooked, ‘real’ food.” —New York Journal of Books “A beautiful story.” —Deborah Madison, James Beard Award–winning author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

Every great home cook needs a go-to list of delicious, fail-safe recipes, from the perfect crispy hasselback potatoes to the ultimate roast pork with crackling and the foolproof cheesecake that will have people requesting the recipe every time. Nobody is better qualified than Matt Preston to bring you this kind of knowledge, to share with you the secrets to cooking everything better. Matt reveals here for the first time the secrets and tips he has picked up over his many years food writing, TV presenting and working alongside some of the greatest cooks of our time - be they CWA matriarchs or Marco Pierre White. These are the building blocks for better cooking and they've never been easier to master. This is a specially formatted fixed layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book.

This Christmas cookbook and planning guide features simple-yet-festive recipes, decorating tips, gift ideas, and more! Dawn Hall knows how hard it is to prepare all the Christmas goodies and entertain guests on a budget while juggling an already busy schedule. In this holiday edition of her popular Busy People’s series, Dawn adapts her seven-ingredients or less, thirty-minutes or less formula for the Christmas season. Jam-packed with creative, low-fat recipes, this comprehensive cookbook is handily organized into menus complete with grocery lists, each listed according to various holiday meals. A special section provides creative recipes for leftovers including Turkey a la King over stuffing. You’ll also find recipe plans for cookie swaps, edible and affordable teacher’s gifts, an elegant Christmas eve buffet, and so much more. Make merry with delicious recipes such as: Yuletide Pork Roast with Lemon Pepper and Rosemary, Cranberry Salsa, Busy Holiday Bruschetta, Festive Frittata, Broccoli and Tomato Trifle, Snowball Cheese Balls, Cranberry-Walnut Mini Scones

20 master recipes, more than 100 dishes—weeknight cooking has never been so exciting or so easy! Say goodbye to fourth-night-in-a-row meat loaf and identical containers of tragically “meal-prepped” chicken thighs. YouTube cooking sensation and restauranteur Sam the Cooking Guy is here to save us from mediocre leftovers. With 20 bulk-cooking master dishes, each featuring a main protein, with corresponding follow-up meals that all benefit from the work you’ve already done, Sam ensures that you’ll never be bored in the kitchen again! Sam’s recipes are simple and quick, but never tired. Your Mexican Meat Loaf from Sunday can shapeshift into Tuesday night’s Tacos or Thursday’s Sloppy Joes. Monday’s Roast Chicken becomes Wednesday’s Thai Chicken Curry or Friday’s Baked Taquitos. “Aw man, Beer-Braised Short Ribs again?” “Nah: Short Rib Egg Rolls!” Sam’s genuine and engaging personality, along with vibrant color photography, makes this book a lifesaver for busy folks who are looking for dinners that they can finally be excited about.

Steven Raichlen really knows the pleasure men get from cooking, the joy they take in having the skills, the need to show off a little bit. His Barbecue! Bible books have over 4.7 million copies in print—and now he leads his readers from the grill into the kitchen. Like a Joy of Cooking for guys, Man Made Meals is everything a man needs to achieve confidence and competence in the kitchen. Man Made Meals is about the tools and techniques (guess what, grillers, you still get to play with knives and fire.) It's about adopting secrets from the pros—how to multitask, prep before you start cooking, clean as you go. It's about understanding flavor and flavor boosters, like anchovies and miso, and it’s about essentials: how to shuck an oyster, truss a chicken, cook a steak to the desired doneness. It’s about having a repertoire of great recipes (there are 300 to choose from), breakfast to dessert, to dazzle a date, or be a hero to your family, or simply feed yourself with real pleasure. These are recipes with a decided guy appeal, like Blowtorch Oatmeal, Fire-Eater Chicken Wings, Black Kale Caesar, Down East Lobster Rolls, Skillet Rib Steak, Porchetta, Finger-Burner Lamb Chops, Yardbird’s Fried Chicken, Blackened Salmon, Mashed Potatoes Three Ways, and Ice Cream Floats for Grown-Ups.

Bridget O'Bannon is ready for a do-over. After years of pretending she had a happy marriage and denying that she missed the friends and family she'd left behind, she's headed home to restart her life. But working alongside her family every day at their bakery isn't as easy as whipping up her favorite chocolate peanut butter cake. Her mother won't give her a moment's peace, and her sister Abby is keeping secrets of her own. And there doesn't seem to be enough frosting in the world to smooth over the cracks forming between them. Bridget can see the recipe for a happy life- including the possibility of a new romance- written out before her, but first she and her family will need to lay bare their secrets and rediscover the most elusive ingredients of all: forgiveness, laughter, and love.

No more burnt offerings! Whether it’s nachos or crock-pot kielbasa, a party, something quick for the kids’ lunch, a romantic date night, or dinner-for-one, this guy-friendly cookbook features over 230 real-food recipes for everything from vegetables, pasta, and desserts, to leftovers, appetizers, and grilling. Instead of relying on shortcuts, canned food, or unhealthy processed ingredients, it pares down complex cooking instructions, explains basic cooking terms, figures in prep time and cook time, and allots larger portion sizes. • Notes high-salt or high-cholesterol recipes. • Includes more than 230 recipes. • Provides special tips, advice, and recipe construction for beginners, plus bigger portion sizes for hungry men.