[.ca] Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition (ISBN 0761145982)

From Amazon.com:
The Silver Palate, a small but notable New York eatery, won several national awards and distributed their packaged goods to fine food stores across the country. Owners Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins wrote The Silver Palate Cookbook so that lovers of their chunky apple cake with cider glaze or their fruit-stuffed Cornish hens can re-create these dishes at home. In addition to a lively collection of recipes that are suitable for both entertaining and everyday, there are valuable menu and serving suggestions, literary quotes, food guides, food lore and whimsical illustrations by Ms. Lukins. The book won the 1991 James Beard Cookbook Award.

good for special occasions:
This cookbook has great recipes to make for special occasions - most of them have a few ingredients that you don't have lying around the house, but when you are looking to make something a little fancier without spending all day, this is perfect. I especially recommend the dessert recipes.

You cannot go wrong!:
I got this book from my husbands aunt about 6 years ago and it is still one of my favourites. Before this cookbook I never even bothered to cook and now I am inviting people to dinner. My husband and I have our own business and we have two kids. The recipes in this book are easy to prepare ahead of time and warm up later, great for a stay at home mom with a business to run. The poems, quotes, and little bits of knowledge make this a cookbook you enjoy reading.

Something Old, Something New:
I was so glad to see that this book is still in print and availabe NEW. Our son is just beginning a love affair with cooking and I couldn't think of a better book for him to start out with. We owned a Deli for 7 years and this book was one of our inspirations. The cover of our old book is ripped and the pages are dog-eared and worn and covered with splatters here and there. That is the sign of a good cookbook! Even though this cookbook is aged, it has, like fine wine, aged well! If it were on your shelf, I'm sure it would end up looking like ours.

One of my favorites!:
THE SILVER PALATE COOKBOOK was one of the first cookbooks to introduce new American cuisine into the kitchens of ordinary homes. With its emphasis on fresh ingredients and innovative dishes, it freed many cooks from mundane meals. Now, of course, two decades after its first printing, many of the recipes no longer seem inventive. Goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes are no longer exotic ingredients, and balsamic vinaigrette can be found at almost every restaurant. Now, instead of surprising cooks, THE SILVER PALATE COOKBOOK supplies them with a wonderful array of recipes that can liven up meal time. Most of the recipes contained in this volume are relatively easy to prepare, with some requiring more time and effort than others. The techniques do not require any special knowledge, and the recipes are logically laid out, with numbered steps and clear English. You'll find easily assembled dishes such as "Tomato, Montrachet, and Basil Salad" as well as the much more complicated "Layered Vegetable Terrine." My favorite recipes are "Marinated Beef Salad," "Curried Butternut Squash Soup," "Tarragon Chicken Salad," "Skewer Shrimp and Proscuitto," "Salmon Mousse," and "Coconut Macaroons." I can't come close to listing all the successful recipes I've prepared from this cookbook, although I occasionally find one that I don't like. Because most of the ingredients are now readily available in a good supermarket, you can assemble what you need without hassle. Anyone with a minimal amount of cooking experience should be able to succeed with these recipes. They are especially great for company since you can select impressive recipes that don't require long hours in the kitchen.

Get the Golden Touch with Silver Palate:
My roomate, when I first moved to NYC fresh out of college and had this book. It took me a little while before I discovered it, and used it for some very basic recipies. A few years later, I developed a keener interest in cooking and re-discovered this book and its been a staple in my cooking library ever since. Everything in the book is detailed, but not too complicated to achieve the desired results. And the results, from pretty much everything in this book are amazing. So whether you're seasoned (no pun intended) in the kitchen or just getting a bit of grease on your hands, its a teriffic book for people of all skills and skill sets.