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Seriously Simple Holidays

A Rustic Home — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:14:45 +0000

Seriously Simple Holidays — When the joys of the season are upon us, wouldn’t it be great to enjoy them for once? Best-selling author Diane Rossen Worthington offers all the secrets for entertaining with no stress, just lots of style.

Essential equipment, suggestions for setting up an in-home bar, great homemade gift ideas, knowledgeable wine and cheese pairing notes from wine expert Peter Marks, and plenty of simple and simply delicious menus cover any occasion from Rosh Hashanah to Thanksgiving to New Year’s.

From drinks and appetizers to entrées and desserts, each festive recipe is designed to reduce prep time and streamline cooking techniques, so hosts can spend more time at the party and less in the kitchen.

Seriously Simple Holidays

The Thanksgiving Table

A Rustic Home — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:29:04 +0000

The Thanksgiving Table — For novices, orchestrating The Feast is no easy task. And even for old pros it’s a bit of a challenge. Enter The Thanksgiving Table—offering you everything you need from foolproof cooking secrets and techniques and classic and innovative recipes, to menu suggestions and simple, elegant table settings.

The Thanksgiving Table

Easy BBQ ribs with your CrockPot

A Rustic Home — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:45:23 +0000

As we head into fall, I like to break out the slow cooker. I love being able to throw in some ingredients and go about my day, knowing there is a warm, delicious meal waiting at day’s end. I thought you might enjoy the simple recipe for BBQ ribs.

2 lbs. boneless ribs (Beef, Pork, Baby-back)
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 tbsp. garlic salt
1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce

Broil the meat under the broiler in your oven for about 10 minutes each side. Long enough to slightly brown them. I like to brown the meat before putting it in the slow cooker. Browning tends to release the natural juices while reducing some of the fat.

Combine all ingredients in crockpot and cook on the low setting for 6 to 8 hours.

The result – tender ribs that melt in your mouth. Simple and delicious!

The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market Cookbook

A Rustic Home — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:38:30 +0000

The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market Cookbook — Internationally known as one of the most magnificent farmers’ markets in the world, the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market has inspired this gorgeous illustrated market companion. The perfect guide and cookbook—no matter where you live—each page celebrates the abundant seasonal produce grown by local organic and specialty-crop farmers along with more than 100 fresh, remarkably easy-to-assemble recipes.

Organized by season, the book details the availability of products at the market and offers advice on choosing, storing, preparing, and freezing items. A foreword by Alice Waters, the history of the market, and vivid color photos throughout bring this farm fresh market guide to life.

Weber’s Big Book of Grilling

A Rustic Home — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:33:52 +0000

Weber’s Big Book of Grilling — Building on the tremendous success of Weber’s Art of the Grill (over 100,000 copies sold!), the world’s best-known and most trusted grilling experts bring us the ultimate in barbecue cookbooks. Destined to become a sauce-stained classic, it’s packed with 350 of the tastiest and most reliable recipes ever to hit the grill, hundreds of mouthwatering full-color photos, and countless sure-fire, time-honored techniques and tricks of the trade guaranteed to turn anyone into a barbecue champion. For the chef who’s barely flipped a burger to the local grilling guru, here’s all the advice and all the fabulous food required to wow the neighborhood–and at a price that’s as red hot as the coals!

Weber’s Big Book of Grilling