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Family Meals:
Family Meals: Creating Traditions in the Kitchen by Maria Helm Sinskey
Release Date: November 1, 2008. Available exclusively from RSV and Williams-Sonoma nationwide.
About Family Meals:
For Maria Helm Sinskey – author, award-winning chef, and mother – one of the best ways to spend time with family and friends is to gather in the kitchen and cook up a storm. Whether tossing together a salad of lettuces fresh from the garden, or filling the house with the scent of crusty Sourdough Bread and hearty Braised Beef Stew, Maria, along with her family, shows you how effortless it is to have fun in the kitchen and get everyone’s mouth watering in anticipation of a simple, well-prepared meal.
Filled with delicious, easy to prepare, made-from-scratch recipes such as Fresh Rosemary Focaccia, Corn Fritters with Lime, Chicken-Coconut Curry, and Baked Butterscotch Puddings, Family Meals is written for family members of all ages. Maria’s experience with her own children and those of friends and family prove that when kids help select ingredients and join in the fun of meal preparation, they’re more eager to eat what they’ve cooked, and revel in their culinary triumphs at the family table.
Family Meals is much more than just a collection of recipes. Each chapter sparks the curiosity of where food comes from and how the foods we love are made through culinary projects such as curing bacon, smoking salmon, and making homemade ricotta cheese. This book is sure to become a staple in your kitchen, and will launch the small to the tall on a delicious culinary journey filled with fresh, wholesome, seasonal meals that are a joy to create and satisfying to eat.
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“Maria Sinskey is someone I admire greatly. She is a wonderful wife and mother, a gracious host and gifted cook all rolled into one. Her new book “familymeals” reflects her talent in the kitchen. She cooks intuitively, while remaining lighthearted and nurturing at the same time. Her recipes will make you feel right at home.” Thomas Keller, The French Laundry
“When as many as eighty-five percent of all American children don’t sit down and eat with their families at dinnertime, it’s vital that we teach our children the importance of a shared meal. Maria Helm Sinskey shows how deliciously you can introduce your children to the principles of caring for each other and the land by shopping at farmers markets and preparing fresh, local, organic, and seasonal meals.” Alice Waters, Founder, Chez Panisse Restaurant
“Family Meals is the perfect how-to book for families of all ages, exposing you to the importance of good ingredients, good nutrition and good techniques. Those essential elements add up to great food for all.” Bobby Flay, Chef, Restaurateur, Author