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Michael Symon's 5 in 5 for Every Season: 165 Quick Dinners, Sides, Holiday Dishes, and More: A Cookbook

✍️ Symon, Michael
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🏛 Clarkson Potter Publishers 📅 2015 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9780804186568
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📝 Description: Michael Symon's 5 in 5 for Every Season: 165 Quick Dinners, Sides, Holiday Dishes, and More: A Cookbook

5 fresh ingredients + 5 minutes of heat = 165 recipes Ridiculously easy from-scratch recipes to get you in and out of the kitchen in a flash every day of the week--now with sides and holiday dishes, too The follow-up to the bestselling Michael Symon's 5 in 5, this new book delivers 165 quick, easy, fresh recipes organized by season with an entire section devoted to making the holidays simpler than ever. Each chapter features inspired main courses as well as recipes for sides and 5 fun ways to celebrate the season, including no-bake summer fruit desserts and spiked drinks to warm up with in winter.

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This title targets the exhausted cook who wants scratch-made food without the labor. It succeeds by offering clear, rigid constraints that simplify shopping and prep. However, it does NOT suit serious culinary students or those seeking complex technique instruction; the 'five minutes' claim is aggressive and may disappoint if one expects deeper flavor development through slow cooking. The seasonal organization is helpful, yet the tone remains purely functional rather than inspirational. It is a utilitarian shelf companion for efficiency, not a literary feast. Readers expecting profound cultural exploration or advanced gastronomic theory will find it shallow, but it fulfills its specific promise of speed and simplicity effectively.
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This title targets the exhausted cook who wants scratch-made food without the labor. It succeeds by offering clear, rigid constraints that simplify shopping and prep. However, it does NOT suit serious culinary students or those seeking complex technique instruction; the 'five minutes' claim is aggressive and may disappoint if one expects deeper flavor development through slow cooking. The seasonal organization is helpful, yet the tone remains purely functional rather than inspirational. It is a utilitarian shelf companion for efficiency, not a literary feast. Readers expecting profound cultural exploration or advanced gastronomic theory will find it shallow, but it fulfills its specific promise of speed and simplicity effectively.

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