I received this book from
Blogging for Books for free in exchange
for my honest review.
Michael Symon is one of the hosts of ABC's The Chew, a show I
enjoy watching if I'm home during the day. The show is a fun approach to
cooking, so I thought this would be a great addition to my cookbook
library. Plus who wouldn't love the concept of 5 in 5? 5 in 5 is based
on a speed cooking segment that Michael does on the show. 5
ingredients = a prepared dish in 5 minutes. Sign me up!
Michael Symon's 5 in 5 for Every Season is
a nice cookbook. The size is good, not too large and not too small.
The cover is colorful and attracted me right away, it's also glossy
which is nice for wiping away food spills. Michael has arranged the
recipes according to season. The first category is spring, it works
through each season and ends with holidays. He is a big proponent of
using fresh produce that is seasonal. The spring section, for example, includes lots of peas, asparagus, mushrooms and ramps.
The 5 in 5 concept is for fresh
ingredients. There are also pantry items and spices included in most
recipes. Michael gives a nice pantry list in the beginning of the book
to help the cook. It's a good list for almost any cook of items to have
on hand to make meals with. They are shelf stable products that will
keep for a good while. Still, even with including those additional
items, the ingredient lists for each recipe are short, which to me
translates to easier.
I have not yet prepared any of the recipes
in the book, but have several marked to try. My only complaint from my
initial reading of the book is that I wish there was a color picture of
each recipe. There are a lot of attractive photos in the book, but not
one of each dish. I received this book from
Blogging for Books for free in exchange
for my honest review.
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