The Silver Palate Cookbook

I've had my first edition silver palette cookbook for three decades, and I ordered this copy for my nephew. Every recipe in here is a no – fail winner, with clear directions for flawless preparation. Even the cookie and cake recipes are delicious, The sorrel soup and pasta puttanesca recipes are the best I have ever eaten. It should be on the bookshelf of every serious cook.

If you’re a beginner and could choose only one cookbook, this is the one to get! Multiple generations in my family have used it, and it continues to be updated over time. The recipes are excellent, and the book itself is high quality—it doesn’t feel cheap or flimsy. Considering how big and extensive it is, the price is very reasonable. Highly recommend!

A book that my husband and I love!!! Great recipes!

This book is a must have if you are a so so home cook, newly married couple or just trying to capture restaurant quality food at home AND better. Every step guide to great food cooked correctly. Sauces, soups, salads no fail entrees and wonderful desserts. Step by step to guide to get you through to the most beautiful meals. Roast chicken, homemade salad dressing, Mediterranean chicken salad to die for as is Pasta Primavera Gregory. So many to name! Love Italian it is here. Full menus for entertaining. Charcuterie to dessert! I forgot just how wonderful this book is. You want to prepare the best filet of beef tenderloin without it failing it's here. This is your book ! A perfect shower or wedding gift. A young individual just wanting to learn how to cook food correctly (your book)! I purchased two copies recently for a couple individuals that love fabulous food and are now going to have a full no fail guide. It is so nice when you cook a lot and find resources that fire up that passion for food. We are now empty nesters, my husband is getting ready to re live some of our old favorites without the peanut gallery moaning. You cook one way with kids and daily. It will be date night many nights of the week with a new fire lit again by this book. It was like seeing an old friend and catching up as if no time at all had passed yet it was a lifetime.

I heard about this book on Rachel Belle's podcast - Your Last Meal, and had to get it for the Chicken Marbella recipe. The cookbook is beautiful and I can't wait to start cooking. However, the content of the book is spread out, all through the book. Soups, salads, veggie-sides and more are interspersed with meats, seafood and poultry dishes; it's very strange. This makes it hard to zero in on a specific food category, that you may want to make. It's not the most user-friendly cookbook. Also, as some others have mentioned, some of the portions are huge. 4 whole chickens for the Chicken Marbella. (This would make Jake Blues proud.) A version online portions it down to a more realistic recipe, 1 bird. And, for some recipes, the ingredients, I don't even recognize. Fortunately, I'm a seasoned (pun intended) cook and know how to improvise. I do recommend this cookbook, but just know what you're getting into. :)

I ordered this book and was pleasantly surprised! Nice recipes from a restaurant in the past. They are "fancy" recipes but, to me anyway, "most" are simple as compared to a lot of new modern cookbooks that feature fancy food. Much simpler than some of the French recipes from Julia Child as an example. I have tons of cookbooks, but I am always looking for new takes and new ideas, and lately I have been attracted to some of the more classic recipes. If you are a fan of Julia Child, Jaques Pepin, etc, you will love this book. If you have little kids, stick to the basic recipes, but if you need new ideas, and like to make the same things new ways, try this!

This is cookbook is as fresh and relevant today as it was when it was first published in the early 80s. It truly revolutionized home cooking in America with its emphasis on fresh ingredients and basic cooking techniques. It isn't a particularly long cookbook, but it still manages to be incredibly comprehensive. You'll find everything from elegant appetizers to comfort food desserts. Any time you're interested in trying something new or wanting to revitalize an old classic, this is the place to start. The authors went on to write other cookbooks which also contain lots of great recipes, but even "Basics" is not as comprehensive as this one. I can honestly say that I've cooked just about every recipe in this book and that each one has been a success. Not only are the recipes consistently good, but this book also makes great reading. In very practical terms the authors share truly useful tips on cooking techniques, kitchens gadgets and how to select produce. The book is particularly well organized so it's easy to find the recipe you're looking for.

The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins Workman Publishing Company ISBN : 13 978-0-7611-4598-1 Julee Rosso was a businesswoman, Sheila Lukins a chef trained at Le Cordon Bleu in London. They met at a party. Their lively interaction sparked an impulse. Both had cultivated tastes and European experiences. Both loved entertaining and prized quality cooking. Yet there was never time in a crowded professional life. The two suspected there were others much like them, and many professionals who wanted something different than usual restaurant fare. They were quite right. Very soon their small shop on Manhattan's west side opened, offering gourmet take-out and small scale catering and calling itself the Silver Palate. Business was brisk and its success was explosive. All of this predated and predicted the wide international offerings in produce, dry goods and spices that we expect in grocery stores today. The shop was sold in 1982. The two were then able to follow through on a long standing ambition: a cookbook dedicated to a format similar to that of their shop. Twenty five editions later, The Silver Palate cookbook faithfully fills its own special place. Turn to it for specialties. It is comprehensive only on the delicious and unusual; it is not necessarily a manual for the beginers looking for basics. Here find Chicken Marbella or Six Onion Soup or delicious cakes. Mouth-watering photographs are scattered throughout the pages. Browsing through, I found myself believing briefly that I was embracing THE GOOD LIFE - and only by reading!! Well,not quite -. But certainly a real classic, this is a wonderful book to add to a cookbook collection.

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This is a revised version of a much loved book. If you do not have this in your collection order now. This is an American classic and a complete game changer. Easy to follow recipes that turn out perfect every time . The new photo illustrations are a great addition - but the hand-drawn illustrations are charming. Recommended - if you love American cookery you need to own this.

brilliant

Reminds me of the kitchen at home. My mother used this book all the time and I just had to have it for my bookshelf. Simple, cler receipes. Easy for week night dinners.

Seriously solid cookbook with lots of variety, realistic meals and recipes, and a great book to reference when you don't know what to make! The pictures are lovely, the notes are great, the menus are fantastic and the illustrations are whimsical and fun to look at.