Five-ingredient gourmet cookbook offers easy fine food for busy cooks

Easy Gourmet-Style Cooking with 5 Ingredients is good news for busy cooks who want luxury from their food, but dont have the luxury of time.

HIGHLAND VILLAGE, Texas (PRWEB) July 29, 2003 -- Easy Gourmet-Style Cooking with 5 Ingredients is good news for busy cooks who want luxury from their food, but dont have the luxury of time.
   
Author Deborah Anderson combines high-quality foods and fresh seasonings to create easy, elegant 5-ingredient recipes that might otherwise have 15 ingredients or more. Some well-chosen shortcuts, plus chefs notes and definitions written for the everyday cook, make Easy Gourmet-Style Cooking with 5 Ingredients a realistic cookbook for todays busy lifestyles.
   
Gourmet cooking has traditionally been associated with long lists of ingredients and complicated instructions. Those recipes just arent practical for todays busy cooks, Anderson said.
   
There was a time when long, complicated recipes didnt phase me. But marriage, motherhood and a full-time job changed all that!" she said.
   
I looked at those long recipes and came to the conclusion that all the ingredients might not be necessary. Maybe recipes could be simplified and still capture the essence of the flavors," she said.
   
Anderson first began modifying her extensive recipe collection so that each recipe contained just 5 ingredients. From there she created original dishes using fresh and robust ingredients, refusing to compromise on flavor.

The result is a simple, thorough, easy-to-follow cookbook that anyone can use. Even beginners can create dishes like Broccoli Dijon with Toasted Almonds, Grilled Garlic-Lime Chicken, Fettuccine Italiano, White Chocolate Cheesecake Bites and Red Strawberries in Pink Champagne.

Anderson uses simple language, chefs notes, cooking tips and definitions for a non-intimidating approach to what she calls a gourmet food adventure."

Easy Gourmet-Style Cooking with 5 Ingredients includes appetizers, salads, accompaniments, main dishes and desserts, plus menus for entertaining and a shopping list. A special Quick List" section offers an introduction to gourmet pastas, cheeses, oils, liqueurs, mushrooms, sauces and more.

Deborah Anderson is a native of Miami, Florida who began her avid interest in fine food from her multi-cultural exposure to regional and ethnic cuisines. She has traveled extensively in the United States and Europe and has attended cooking schools in Atlanta and the LeCordon Blue school in Paris, France. She has contributed to Gourmet magazine.

Published by Cookbook Resources of Highland Village, Texas, Easy Gourmet-Style Cooking with 5 Ingredients is part of the companys Cooking by the Numbers series designed for busy cooks. Other books in the series include The Ultimate Cooking with 4 Ingredients, Cooking with 5 Ingredients, Easy Healthy Cooking with 4 Ingredients, Best of Cooking with 3 Ingredients and Easy Dessert Cooking with 5 Ingredients.

Easy Gourmet-Style Cooking with 5 Ingredients is available at www.CookbookResources.com or by calling toll-free (866) 229-2665.

Food Editors: Email leeanne@cookbookresources.com for a review copy.