Can I Get the Recipe? Cookbook Feature:
Recipes by Chef Michael Smith
Photographs by James Ingram
Published by Whitecap Books
Exerpts and Recipes reprinted with permission.
From the Publisher:
“A table full of local flavour and creative energy is one of life’s great miracles. There are few things as powerful and rewarding as cooking a simple meal and then sharing it with your family and friends.”
- Chef Michael Smith
Now, in the much anticipated companion to his bestselling cookbook, Chef at Home, Food Network star Chef Michael Smith brings us back to the basics with his new book, The Best of Chef at Home. With a collection of the everyday comfort foods he and his family crave, this guide provides all the essential recipes you need for today’s kitchen. From weekday classics like macaroni and cheese, to dinner party favourites like short ribs braised in red wine, you have every recipe you need, complete with a photo for each—all in one book!
Using everyday ingredients easily available at grocery stores, The Best of Chef at Home provides easy-to-follow instructions for each dish and helpful suggestions to help you achieve great results every time. In addition, each recipe includes suggestions on how you can “freestyle” these dishes, such as adding pine nuts to your chocolate chip cookies or leftover chicken to your baked potato.
Chef Michael encourages home cooks to experiment with their dishes, adjusting and adding different flavours until they are truly their own. Bring Chef Michael’s cooking philosophy right into your own home with recipes like Country Inn Granola, Apple Roast Chicken, Orange Mustard Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Potato Fish Cakes, Penne with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Sauce, Risotto with Parmesan and Peas, Triple Chocolate Brownies and much, much more...
And now for Can I get the Recipe readers, a sneak peek at three delicious, sure to please recipes from Michael Smith's The Best of Chef at Home for you to try:
Classic Chicken Stew
Penne with Red Pepper Sauce and Spinach
Chocolate Chip Cookies
From all of us at Can I Get the Recipe? happy cooking and we hope you enjoy these fabulous recipes.To purchase Michael Smith's The Best of Chef at Home, visit our Can I get the Recipe store, your favorite local book store or online book seller like Chapters, Amazon.ca, or Amazon.com.
