Product Description

In cooking these days, the trend is toward easy--and nothing could be easier than these fabulous recipes, both everyday and fancy, each made with a maximum of four ingredients plus some simple pantry items. From Hungarian-style Baked Chicken to Savory Spinach Casserole to Almond Custard Tarts, the 1001 dishes in this user-friendly volume provide tasty menus for lunches, dinners, cocktail parties, picnics, potlucks and more. It's the busy cook's dream-come-true! Full-color photographs accompany every recipe, and a helpful "Pantry List" of things to keep on hand at all times, as well as other appendices, provide all of the general information needed by novice and expert cooks alike.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1095975 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 432 pages

From the Inside Flap
For a tasty, healthy, economical meal, home-cooking is best - but all of that shopping, chopping, mixing, and fixing can be daunting. Gregg Gillespie to the rescue! With his help, all you need are 4 ingredients and some simple pantry items to whip up a wonderful dish for any meal of the day. There has never been a cookbook like 1001 4 - Ingredient Recipes. It is the biggest, richest, most colorful collection of simple dishes ever assembled. Ideal for the novice cook but featuring dishes fit for the most discerning palate, this fully illustrated, user-friendly volume is sure to become your first stop for menu inspiration every day of the week. Use 1001 4 - Ingredient Recipes to design simple and delicious menus: appealing appetizers, mouthwatering main courses, savory soups, salads, side dishes, tasty pastas, delectable desserts, and more. Bestselling recipe wizard Gregg Gillespie, the mastermind behind 1001 Cookies, 1001 Chocolate Treats, 2001 Chicken Recipes, and many others, has now produced his most ambitious cookbook yet. Frittata Italiana, Loin of Pork Smothered in Onions, Lebanese Rice with Cucumbers, and Polenta Stuffed Peppers are just a few of his unique but simple dishes - many of which were created especially for this volume. A luscious chapter on desserts includes treats with chocolate, and baked, broiled, and poached fruits and nuts, including Zabaglione, Apricot Kumquat Balls, Banana Wrapped in Tortillas, Blueberry Couscous Cake, and Carambola with Strawberries. Each made with, yes, only 4 ingredients! And an entire chapter offering great seasoning blends, toppings, spreads, dips, mustards, mayonnaises, and flavored butters provides the 4-ingredient cook with all the important tools for the ready-to-go kitchen. To further entice you into the kitchen and ease you along your way, 1001 4-Ingredient Recipes is generously illustrated with full-color photographs of each easy-to-follow recipe. One look and you'll be eager to try every ingenious dish in the book. How can so much be made with so little? Easy: the simpler the cooking the better the food. The trick is knowing how to create flavor and texture. Once you realize how well garlic unlocks great taste and how bacon adds moisture...once you understand poultry's versatility and how olive oil adds flavor, you can cook with less. Today, it's easier than ever to cook simply but well. Grocery stores and supermarkets stock a variety of quality dressings, easy-to-use canned beans, zesty salsas, and sauces that can be transformed into delightful dishes - if you know the secrets to 4-ingredient cooking. This indispensable book not only shows you how to create amazing meals, it gets you out of the kitchen in time to enjoy them!

From the Back Cover
Great home cooking doesn't have to be difficult! Not when you have Gregg Gillespie's 4-ingredient magic at your fingertips. The wide range of tasty recipes he's put together here - the largest such collection ever compiled - including everything from appetizers, soups, and salads to poultry, fish, meat, vegetables, side dishes, and desserts. Each and every recipe is illustrated in color and features easy-to-follow instructions, serving suggestions, and cross-references to a handy chapter on seasoning blends, sauces, dips, and dressings. A quick and satisfying meal may just be 4 ingredients away!

About the Author
Peter Barry is a contributor for the following Black Dog & Leventhal Title: 1001 Four-Ingredient Recipes

Gregg R. Gillespie, the mastermind behind the successful 1001 series of cookbooks, has owned, operated and managed retail and commercial baking establishments in New England and California. He lives, cooks, and collects recipes in Niagara Falls, New York.