An American Family Cooks: From a Chocolate Cake You Will Never Forget to a Thanksgiving Everyone Can Master: From a Thanksgiving Everyone Can Master to a Chocolate Cake You Will Never Forget - Hardcover

"The charm of this book lies in the personal and lengthy narrative, Judie's explanations before each recipe that let you know why it was chosen, who makes it the most, tricks and tips to make it your own. I actually found myself reading every single recipe just to hear more of their story..." --Amber Turpin, Civil Eats, November 28, 2013 "I want to be adopted by Judith Choate and her two sons. So will you, when you get to know them from endearing stories of life backwhen sitting down every night to Judie's heartwarming, traditional American home cooking kept these three people going through rough times. Her sons Mickey and Chris grew into hard-working dads and expert home cooks in their own right. Together, they've written acookbook as personal as a family scrapbook and as indispensable as The Joy of Cooking.I went straight for the heart andsoul of Judie's classic weeknight cooking: meatballs and spaghetti. The meatballs are light and flavorful...and abundant. What she said made about 20 two-inch balls made about 30 or more for me, so my freezer is packed! Her recipe for marinara sauce makes about four quarts, so you'll be well stocked after a simple simmering of Pomi tomatoes (absolutely no additives), dried basil, and lots of fresh garlic.There's probably not a meal you want to make that isn't in here" - The Good Cook Book Club "A family that cooks together stays together--or so you'll think after perusing this delectable collection of recipes by Judith Choate (who has worked on over 100 cookbooks) and her sons, who have followed her footsteps into the culinary world." - Lindsay Hunt, Associate Food Editor, Real Simple, "7 Favorite Family Cookbooks," September 3, 2013 ..".full of invaluable recipes, beautiful illustrations and photographs, and sweet family insights. The Choate family truly does cook, and I am thankful to them for sharing." - Aleta Copestakes, The Sonoma County Gazette, November 1, 2013 "It is a beautiful book, and easily approachable for the home cook." - Steve Boss, Host, Great Taste Radio Show "Judie has been a wife, a mother, a ghostwriter for dozens of chefs, a co-author for others and a cookbook author in her own right. This is her quintessential book, written with her family and photographed by a great food photographer, her husband. She has poured her knowledge, her efficiencies, her sense of the delicious, the doable and eminently servable, and her laughter into this ultimate family cookbook. From her kitchen to yours." - Charlie Palmer, chef, restaurateur, hotelier "Judith's knowledge and history of ingredients and cooking is outstanding. Her ability to extract and portray the true flavors in a recipe by developing the dishes onto the pages for the readers is phenomenal! She is in a league of her own and a hell of a wonderful woman!"--Chef David Burke "An American Family Cooks shows the true spirit of what American cooking today should be. Family and friends honestly caring for each other. Passion about the food every step of the way. Sharing and passing on the great stories behind the traditions that arrive at the table. Creating new ones together for the next generation. Judie, Mickey, Chris & Steve, set a place at your table for me!" --Chef Dean Fearing, chef-owner Fearing's at the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas "To know Judie, Steve, Mickey, and Chris is to know that a family that cooks together is the root of all things important in life. This book shares the passion of a family that has experienced marvelous meals, great stories, world class ingredients, and great friends around their dining tables. Judie is the orchestra leader of her family, extended families, and a wealth of friends. Join her as she invites us to try simple but delicious recipes in the framework of great stories accompanied by Steve's stunning photographs. They will be your family as well after you have cooked with them!" --Alain Sailhac, Dean Emeritus, The International Culinary Center in NYC and Arlene Sailhac, Founder of the 33-year-old De Gustibus Cooking School An American Family Cooks will be the Featured Selection for The Good Cook Bookclub 's late September catalog (announce date 9/8/13, in homes approximately 9/25/13).

With its irresistible recipes, gorgeous photographs, charming illustrations and narration by award-winning author Judith Choate, An American Family Cooks sets the table to which we all want to be invited. Join award-winning cookbook author Judith Choate in the kitchen and at the table as she and her family of foodies celebrate the new American home cooking. Within its beautifully photographed and delightfully illustrated pages, one will find a sophisticated, yet cook-friendly variety of recipes that meld influences from the fundamentals of traditional home cooking, classic follow-to-the-letter French techniques, contemporary California cuisine, exciting ethnic dishes, holiday classics and the most simple and satisfying of family meals. - An introduction from a veteran and much-published chef to the new American home cooking with a strong emphasis on organics and local and sustainable produce - Modern, produce-centric, organic, recipes--from French classics to California cuisine - Fundamental generations-old recipes and techniques no home chef should be without: stocks, stews, soups, pastries and cakes, canning and preserving - Richly photographed by renowned food photographer, Steve Pool; charmingly illustrated by Stephen Kolyer. 324 full color photographs, and 15 illustrations. An American Family Cooks will be the Featured Selection for The Good Cook Bookclub 's late September catalog (announce date 9/8/13, in homes approximately 9/25/13). Table of Contents Some Thoughts About How We Cook Shopping, Ingredients, Supplies, and Techniques Drinks and Nibbles Chris Talks About Wine Making Hootch Cocktail Treats Grilled Red Devil Quail Olive Swirls Hummus Spicy Bean Dip Holy Guacamole Scallop Seviche Marinated Yogurt Cheese Just Everyday Meals Heirloom Tomato Salads Every Night Salad Octopus Salad Braised Baby Artichokes Boy Oh Boy! Bok Choy (Bok Choy Saut and Bok Choy, Shiitakes, and Tofu) Champ The Chicken Pot Pie That Nana Made and We All Still Make Pepper Steak Beef Stew Stuffed Cabbage Mom's Crook Neck Squash Chris' Paella Roasting Chicken Chicken Meets Lemon Fried Chicken Favorite Chicken Chicken Under a Brick Braised Lamb Shanks with Green Olives Talking About Pork (Roast Loin with Garlic Scapes and Stuffed Pork Loin) Pork Scallopine with Arugula Salad Making Mole Fancy Dining Friday Still Means Fish Steve's Every Night Shrimp Creole Dungeness Crab at Home Soft Shell Crabs Scallops with Roe and Fiddlehead Ferns Linguine with Clam Sauce Salmon with Curried Carrot Couscous and Green Pur e Cod Cakes What Would We Do Without Pizza and Pasta? Pizza Correcto Risotto - sample pages Nana's Potato Gnocchi Butternut Squash Ravioli Raw Tomato Sauce Meatballs and Spaghetti Pork in Milk Eggplant Parmigiana Braised Radicchio We Can't Forget the French Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup Days Impromptu Soups Black Bean Soup Butternut Squash Soup Corn Chowder Talking About Sandwiches Really, Really Good Cheese Sandwiches Thin Yellow Boys Country Cooking Newsom's Country Ham Fried Green Tomatoes Corn Fritters Digging Ramps Waffles for Dinner Annie's Brown Bread Looking Back Chris on Vinegar Pickled Asparagus Easy Pickles Making Old-Fashioned Relish Fresh Fig Relish Making Jams Making Sausage Boston Brown Bread Banana Bread with Canada Making Bread A Short Order Cook; Isn't Breakfast Great Salt-Buzz Breakfast with Biscuits Hash Browns Mom's Waffles That We All Still Make Scotch Griddle Scones Laurel's Oatmeal Scones Easy Cinnamon Rolls We All Love Dessert Chocolate Chess Pie/Cake Devil's Food Cake Pineapple Upside Down Cake Laurel Makes Everybody's Birthday Cake Lemon Meringue Pie Shaker Lemon Pie Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie and Some Others Apple Pizza Chocolate Chip Cookies Ginger Cookies Poached Pears Mickey's Big Birthday Easter Scotch Eggs Greek Easter Bread Uncle Kol's Hors d'Oeuvres: Mini Black Bean & Corn Empanadas, Spinach-Feta Phyllo Cups Mickey's Easter Dinner Menu: Grilled Leg of Lamb au Jus and Chimmichurri; Potato Gratin; Orange-Cumin Carrots; Grilled Asparagus; Roasted Baby Artichokes; Pearl Onions and Cremini Mushrooms Thanksgiving Chris' San Francisco All-Day Thanksgiving: Champagne & Fried Eggs on Toasted Baguette with Shaved Truffles and a Drizzle of Honey; Iced Vodka & Caviar with Quail Eggs, Minced Red Onion, and Tiny Toasts; Traditional Turkey Dinner with All the Fixings Perfect Roast Turkey and Gravy My Stuffing Brussels Sprouts Cranberry Ice Easy Rolls, At Least I Think They Are Christmas Mickey's Christmas Dinner: Pickled Oysters and Caviar; Goug res; Foie Gras Torchon with Quince Compote (Roasted Beet Salad for the Ladies); Lobster Bisque; Tournedos Rossini on Potato Galette; Tourn ed Vegetables; Cheese Board with Grapes and Pears; B che de No l Making Fruitcakes for Christmas Giving Date-Nut Bread Cut-Out Sugar Cookies for Decorating My Never-Fail Fudge