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The Milk Street Cookbook
The complete Milk Street TV show cookbook, featuring every recipe from every episode—nearly 700 dishes in all, including 70+ new recipes from the 9th season.
Christopher Kimball’s James Beard, IACP, and Emmy Award-winning Milk Street TV show and cookbooks give home cooks a simpler, bolder, healthier way to eat and cook. Now featuring nearly 700 tried-and-true recipes, including every recipe from every episode of the TV show, this updated book is the ultimate guide to high-quality, low effort cooking—the perfect kitchen companion for cooks of all skill levels. Every recipe is paired with a photograph.
At Milk Street, there are no long lists of impossible-to-find ingredients or esoteric cookware. Instead, every recipe has been adapted and tested for home cooks like you.
You’ll find simple recipes with big flavor for any day of the week, such as:
- Romaine Salad with Manchego
- Smoky Pepper Dressing
- Patatas Bravas, Zucchini Carbonara
- Pakistani-Style Chicken Biryani
- Georgian Cheese Bread
- Babas au Rhum
- and more!
Organized by primary ingredient and type of dish—with chapters on salads, soups, grains, vegetable sides and mains (including simple chicken, beef and pork dinners), plus memorable desserts—this book is an indispensable reference that will introduce you to extraordinary flavors and ingenious techniques.
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