Product Description

At last it's here, a definitive cookbook starring fruit from one of America's most popular food writers, Nicole Routhier. Author of The Foods of Vietnam--awarded the Cookbook of the Year in 1990 from both the James Beard Awards and the IACP--Ms. Routhier has had a love affair with fruit since growing up in the tropics, and now she combines her passion for fruit with her culinary gifts to create 400 recipes of fruit magic. Borrowing from cuisines around the world, reinventing traditions, and adding a twist to classic pairings, Nicole Routhier presents dishes with fruits for every course. In each case her use of fruit--sweet or tart--adds an unexpected depth of flavor; a cleaner, fresher taste; and a festive, sensuous appeal. There are fruit and fruit-influenced starters: Steamed Shrimp with Roasted Pepper and Apple Dip and Fruity Bruschetta. Soups: Mexican Lime Soup, Cream of Fennel and Pear Soup. Salads: Sicilian Orange Salad, Tropical Lobster Salad. Entrees: Pepper Steak with Plum Ketchup, Braised Cranberry Pork Chops, Lemon Chicken. And of course, desserts: Sour Cherry Pie, Blackberry-Lime Parfaits, Best Raspberry Brownies. In addition, there are beverages, preserves, and chutneys; plus how to buy and store fresh fruits; boxes on exotic fruits; and suggestions for substituting one fruit for another or dried, frozen, or canned fruits for fresh.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2052347 in Books
• Published on: 1995-12-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 480 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Routhier (The Foods of Vietnam and Cooking Under Wraps) is a generous cookbook author. This outstanding compendium of dishes with fruit is not only packed with interesting, flavorful recipes, but sidebars and tips?on everything from best-taste combinations for a fruit-and-cheese board to working with chocolate? could almost stand alone as a second book. And all this guidance comes without clutter or filler. Drawn from many cultures, even the traditional recipes take an innovative edge. Rosy Baba Ghanoush is perked up with pomegranate juice and seeds. Shiitake mushrooms float atop Mom's Green Papaya Soup ("the Asian equivalent of Jewish chicken soup"); in Fruited Noodle Pudding, white wine and beaten egg whites stand in for sour cream. Routhier often brings tastes together in new combinations like Steak Salad with Blackberries, Grilled Tuna Steaks with Strawberry Salsa, and Iced Apple Tea with Apricots. Other recipes introduce unusual ingredients and/or techniques (always with meticulous instructions) such as Veal Scaloppine with Grapefruit, Festive Cactus Pear and Wine Jelly, and Tea-Smoked Baby Back Ribs with Tangerine Glaze. American cooks, many of whom are just learning how to make the most of vegetables, are well served by Routhier's authoritative guide to the unfrequented culinary world of fruits.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Here are 400-plus recipes using fruit in more ways than most cooks might think imaginable, from Roasted Pepper and Apple Dip to Lemon-Lime Spaghetti to Gratin of Red and Black Berries. Routhier is author of the acclaimed The Foods of Vietnam (Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, 1989) and a cooking teacher in New York City. The wide-ranging recipes reflect her Vietnamese-French heritage and her interest in a variety of cuisines. Some of the recipes are intriguing, others seem a bit contrived (Grilled Banana Pizza?), but the author's enthusiasm is contagious, and there are certainly lots of imaginative ideas here. Elizabeth Riely's A Feast of Fruits (LJ 6/15/93) and Rolce Payne and Dorrit Senior's Cooking with Fruit (LJ 3/15/92) provide more basic information on selection, storage, and so forth, but neither can match the number or diversity of Routhier's recipes. For most collections.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Drawn from a wide range of international cuisines and combining traditional and innovative culinary approaches, a delectable fruit cookbook features four hundred imaginative recipes that use fruit for every course of the meal, from appetizer to dessert. Simultaneous. Tour.