The Silver Palate Cookbook

Now here's the Silver Anniversary edition, with a feast of full-colour photographs throughout and a vibrant new cover. This edition is the perfect gift to replace the millions of bedraggled copies in kitchens across America, and will introduce its timeless pleasures to a new generation of cooks. Supporting the 25th anniversary edition will be a $150,000 advertising/promotion celebration, featuring: national advertising; instore promotion kits; and extensive national publicity, in time for Mother's Day. Yes, Chicken Marbella in full colour! Join the party!

Sheila Lukins, one of America's best-known and best-loved food writers, was the co-founder of the legendary Silver Palate take-out shop. Her celebrated cookbooks, written alone and with her Silver Palate partner, Julee Rosso, helped change the way America's eats. For the past 23 years, she was also the Food editor of Parade Magazine.
Julee Rosso Miller co-authored the Silver Palate in 1979, and wrote The Silver Palate Cookbook in 1982, followed by The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook and The New Basics Cookbook. She also wrote Great Good Food and Fresh Start, and with her husband runs the Wickwood Inn in Saugatuck, Michigan.

Chapter One: To Begin a Great Evening
Fancy Finger Food
Fresh From the Sea
The Crudités Connection
The Charcuterie Board
Dazzlers

Chapter Two: Soup’s On
Soups to Start
Soups of the Sea
Summer Soups
Sunday Night Soups

Chapter Three: Pasta Perfect
Piping Hot Pasta
Summer Pasta

Chapter Four: The Main Course
Chicken Every Way
Sweet and Savory Meats
Fork Suppers
Game
Catch of the Day
Baking in Foil
The Stew Pot

Chapter Five: Great Garden Vegetables
Artichokes
Asparagus
Beans
Carrots
Eggplant
Mushrooms
Potatoes
Scallions, Leeks, Garlic, Shallots, and Onions
Tomatoes
Vegetable Purées

Chapter Six: Salads
Significant Salads
Summer Salads
All-American Salads
Salads of the Sea
Salads on the Green

Chapter Seven: Cheeses and Breads
Artisanal Cheeses
Best Breads

Chapter Eight: Sweets
The Cookie Basket
American as Apple…
It’s the Berries
Mousse Magic
Essentially Chocolate
Hot from the Oven
Comforting Conclusions

Chapter Nine: The Brunch Bunch
Rise and Shine
The Big Bread Sandwich
Brunch Drinks
Chapter Ten: Basics
Metric Conversion Charts

Index