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Everyday Gourmet: Recipes from Ireland's Most Acclaimed Chef

✍️ Galvin, Gerry
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🏛 O'Brien Press 📅 1997 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9780862785376

📝 Description: Everyday Gourmet: Recipes from Ireland's Most Acclaimed Chef

The best modern cooking combines fresh ingredients, healthy outlook and creative simplicity. Gerry Galvin, restaurateur, award-winning chef, poet and author of this collection of delicious and simple recipes offers 80 of his favourites -- all tried and tested in his country house restaurant just outside Galway, and guaranteed easy to prepare. Try a simple cheese soup with celery sticks or go all out on baked avocado with fish mousse and curried coconut sauce. There's a section of mouth-watering vegetarian dishes, some innovative one-pot dishes plus a dessert pizza with fruit, chocolate and mint topping. There are also 12 essential items that you should never let your kitchen be without.

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This catalog entry describes a sparse edition focusing on simplicity rather than complex technique. It suits beginners or busy cooks wanting reliable, easy-to-prepare dishes with a modern twist. However, it does not suit serious culinary students seeking rigorous technical training or historians looking for deep cultural analysis. While the promise of 'creative simplicity' is appealing, the lack of detailed context in the source material makes it hard to judge its unique voice. It remains a functional tool for those prioritizing convenience over educational depth.
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Eatbook Family editorial team

This catalog entry describes a sparse edition focusing on simplicity rather than complex technique. It suits beginners or busy cooks wanting reliable, easy-to-prepare dishes with a modern twist. However, it does not suit serious culinary students seeking rigorous technical training or historians looking for deep cultural analysis. While the promise of 'creative simplicity' is appealing, the lack of detailed context in the source material makes it hard to judge its unique voice. It remains a functional tool for those prioritizing convenience over educational depth.

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