Monday to Friday cookbook

368 Pages·1995·105.926 MB·English

by  Taback, Simms;Urvater, Michele

MONDAY
to
FRIDAY
Cookbook
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MONDAY
to
FRIDAY
Cookbook
MICHELE URVATER
Illustrations by Simms Taback
For Alessia
Copyright © 1991, 1995 by Michèle Urvater
Illustrations © 1991, 1995 by Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced—mechanically, electronically,
or by any other means, including photocopying—without written permission of the publisher.
Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Urvater, Michèle.
The Monday-to-Friday cookbook by Michèle Urvater.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-56305-035-8—ISBN 0-89480-764-1 (pbk.)
1. Cookery. I. Tide
TX652.U783 1991
641.5—dc20 90-50947
CIP
Book design by Flamur Tonuzi with Barbaralynn Altorfer
Front cover photo by Michael Harris
Book illustrations by Simms Taback
Back cover photo by Walt Chrynwski
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Acknowledgments
A
million thanks to: Workman writing, for her inexhaustible enthusiasm
Publishing for the timely, for my work, and especially for her love
wonderful Monday-to-Friday and belief in me.
concept. Hans Mautner, for his special dietary
Peter Workman for wanting me as his needs, which led to my discovery of new,
Monday-to-Friday Cookbook writer. more healthful cooking techniques, and
Suzanne Rafer, my tireless and inspir­ for his sincere encouragement of this
ing editor, whose suggestions were so work.
helpful, and who demonstrated time and Michael Cook, my husband, for his
again, unending patience and creativity in unwavering love and support, and for his
dealing with the myriad details involved honest critique of the recipes.
in producing such a complicated book. And lastly to my daughter, Alessia,
Barbara Ottenhoff for her pain-staking whose birth changed my life for the better
and meticulous copyediting. in countless ways, great and small, and
Andrea Glickson, in publicity, for her who unknowingly led me to come up with
cheerful encouragement, and Bert Snyder culinary solutions for everyday family
and Janet Harris, in sales, for all their dinners.
hard work.
Susan Ginsburg, my agent, for her ex­
traordinary professionalism and compe­
tence, and mostly for her support and
friendship.
Mary Bralove, for her help in writing
the proposal, for her invaluable sugges­
tions and constructive criticism about my
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MONDAY tO FRIDAY
Contents
INTRODUCTION: Confessions of a MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY
Professional Cook 1 STRATEGIES 46
Cooking for a New Reality • Strategic
Planning • The Art of Recycling and
P A RT O NE Repackaging • Planning for the Week
Ahead • Monday-to-Friday Menus •
The Monday-to-Friday The Monday-to-Friday Dinner Party •
System Ready to Go.
How to put the system into action.
SETTING UP THE PANTRY: THE
MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY KEY
Supermarket Trip • Gourmet and Ethnic P A RT T wo
Stores • Health Food Store •
Spirits • Pantry on the The Monday-to-Friday
Run • Monday-to- Recipes
Friday Shopping List,
How to stock your PURE PANTRY 67
pantry to guarantee
Tempting, imaginative dinner recipes that
successful weekday
come straight from a well-supplied cup­
cooking.
board.
THE MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY
SOUPS 83
KITCHEN 37
The Foundation Flavors • The Liquid •
Equipment • One Cook's Dice Is Another The Seasonings • The Vegetables and
Cook's Mince • Monday-to-Friday Clean­ Starch • Finishing Touches • Making and
up • The Efficient Cook. Storing Soup
Tips that will help make dinner prepara­
Steamy, restorative bowls full of quick-
tions go smoothly. cooking soups, perfect for any weekday.
PASTA 100 ONE-POT MEALS 180
With pasta in the pantry, dinner is min­ Stews and Casseroles • Skillet Suppers or
utes away. It is a great Monday-to-Friday Stir-Fries • Pressure Cooking.
mealtime solution. Tasty, comforting, nutritious dishes that
reheat quickly and require little clean-up.
GRAIN & BEAN DISHES 203
Not only are they good for you, they are
delicious as side dishes or main courses,
and cook up in no time.
SEAFOOD 119
What Fish to Buy Monday to Friday •
Buying Fresh Fish • Buying Frozen Fish •
Best Ways to Store.
Salsa-Baked Bluefish, Mediterranean
Tuna, Crackling Fish Fillets, and many
other flavorful preparations for seafood.
POULTRY 140
Buying Chicken • Chicken Breasts • Chicken
VEGETABLE ASIDES 225
Pieces • Roasts • Game Hens • Turkey •
Poultry Cooking to Avoid • Best Ways to Stocking Up on Vegetables » The Seasoning
Store Poultry. Vegetables • Vegetables That Save on
Shopping Time • To Save on Shopping
Sautés, stir-fries, plus twelve ethnic varia­
Time • Shop for Vegetables in Season • How
tions on preparing chicken breasts.
Fresh and Good Tasting Vegetables Should
Look and Feel • On Storing Vegetables •
MEAT 157 Vegetables That Should Be Stored Away
Meat in a Hurry • Looking Ahead- from Each Other.
Planning Leftovers • Shopping for Meat—
Emerald Broccoli, Carrot Threads with
What to Buy.
Tarragon Limas, Mexican Corn and Sweet
Easy, savory dishes, including Sunday Potato Sauté—a selection of irresistible
Start-Up dishes. recipes for tasty vegetable preparations.
SALADS: MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY NO-FUSS
QUICK FTXES 256
Mostly main-course salads that are great
for sweltering summer nights or any night
when a speedy meal is needed.
OMNIUM GATHERUM: A HODGEPODGE P A RT T H R EE
OF LOVELY RECIPES FOR GUILT-FREE
DINNERS 286 The Monday-to-Friday
Appendixes
Dinners that seem makeshift, but are deli­
cious and totally satisfying.
QUICK-REFERENCE RECIPE
DESSERTS: SPECIAL WAYS TO END A
LISTINGS 327
MEAL MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY STYLE ...303
A MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY MENU
Some are refreshingly light, some are out­
SAMPLER 332
rageously rich, all are perfect finales for
weekday dinners. INDEX 338