Everyday Epicurean

Cookbook

Everyday Epicurean
Simple, Stylish Recipes for the Home Chef

By Catherine Bell

Everyday Epicurean is a celebration of good, simple food. New Zealand chef Catherine Bell combines simplicity and sophistication in this mouthwatering collection of recipes that incorporates a variety of styles and cuisines.

Since 1993, Catherine Bell's popular "Gourmet on the Run" cooking classes at Auckland's Epicurean Workshop have introduced the home cook to food that is approachable, healthy, stylish, and easy to prepare. Everyday Epicurean is a collection of the very best fresh and fast dishes from the classes.

Recipes include:

Eggplant Caviar

Butternut, Carrot, and Cilantro Soup

Grilled Vegetable Lasagne

Leek and Goat Cheese Tart with Mushrooms

Ten-Minute Stroganoff

Lemon, Lime, and Poppyseed Trickle Cake

From appetizers (what Catherine Bell calls "Small Bites") to vegetables, from one-dish meals to desserts and puddings, Everyday Epicurean combines innovative ingredients with time-honored favorites and encourages the home cook to be more spontaneous and experimental with ingredients and pairings.

Inspired by the author's celebrated "Gourmet on the Run" cooking classes.

Includes over 140 fantastic and easy-to-prepare recipes, as well as gorgeous full-color photography.

About the Author

Catherine Bell is he founder of the Epicurean, a specialty cookware shop and cooking school in Auckland, New Zealand. A Certified Culinary Professional, she regularly conducts classes, both in New Zealand and the U.S., and contributes articles on food and travel to several newspapers and magazines.

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Everyday Epicurean
Simple, Stylish Recipes for the Home Chef
By Catherine Bell
Ten Speed Press, September 2000 Paperback, $19.95
200 pages, full-color
ISBN: 1-58008-225-4
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