Recipes By Michael Psilakis
Published by Little, Brown and Company
Exerpts and Recipes re-printed with permission.
When I first received How to Roast a Lamb in the mail, I was instantly impressed and I hadn't even cracked open the book. Magnificently large, with a smooth cover photo that invites the reader in, I was instantly looking forward to what I might find inside.
Eleven chapters of recipes, techniques, personal memories, plus black and white and color photos graced the pages of this cookbook. What I like most about How to Roast a Lamb is that it appeals to a wide range of home cooks from the mildly experienced to the very experienced home chef. Many of Michael's recipes are straightforward and quite doable with minimal ingredients and average prep and cooking times while some of his recipes are more complicated and require time, a strong cooking background and lots of ingredients. But for anyone who enjoys cooking for family and friends, the broad range of authentically Greek recipes, techiniques and ingredients is very appealing.
In addition to recipes and bold, beautiful photos, Michael also provides highly readable and enjoyable stories about his family, his upbrining, his Greek culture, and his love of Greek cuisine, making this cookbook a touching memoir as well as a cookbook, which I found quite appealing.
How to Roast a Lamb is a fabulous cookbook for the Greek food enthusiast and anyone interested in learning how to cook it and I think it would be the perfect gift for those who enjoy not only cooking but reading their cookbooks from cover to cover.
And now for Can I get the Recipe? readers, a sneek peek at three delicious recipes we had the pleasure of enjoying from Michael Psilakis's How To Roast a Lamb:
Lamb Burger
Pan Roasted Chicken
Shrimp and Orzo
For those of you interested in purchasing Michael Psilakis's How to Roast a Lamb, you can find it online at Amazon.com ($23.10 USD), Amazon.ca ($26.96 CDN), or Chapters Indigo ($28.38 /$26.96 CDN for irewards members) or visit your favorite local bookstore.
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I received the cookbook How to Roast a Lamb by Michael Psilakis to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine. Please read the disclaimer posted here for more information.
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