Mom's Secret Recipe File
edited by
Chris Styler
Order:
USA
Can
Hyperion, 2004 (2004)
Hardcover
Reviewed by Mary Ann Smyth
E
very copy sold of
Mom's Secret Recipe File
contributes money that will benefit the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. This worthy organization offers these less fortunate people education, empowerment, and a voice in their own future. That alone is a good reason to add this cookbook to your collection. But there's a bonus - all the wonderful recipes presented for your gustatory pleasure.
E
ach recipe is preceded by a thumbnail sketch of the featured chef as well as an account of his or her mother's influence on their cooking life. As you might expect, the recipes are varied. They range from Mary Ann Esposito's
Fried Ricotta
to
Simple Cabbage Soup
courtesy of Martin Yan, or
Madeline's Fried Chicken
from who else but Jim Purdue. There's
Meat - Porterhouse Steak
and
Potatoes Alla Mama
from Rocco SiSpirito and
Roast Beef, Best Spuds and Huge Yorkies
from Jamie Oliver. We find
Seafood and Chinese Fire Pot
from Ming Tsai and Delores Fenton's
Salmon Cakes
. This unique cookbook races on with recipes from Anthony Bourdain, Marcus Samuelson and Tom Colicchio, as well as Nigella Lawson, Mollie Katzan, Barbara Kafka - oh, too many to mention here.
T
his endeavor is a wonderful one to raise money for a very worthwhile cause, as well as a chance for well-known chefs to pay tribute to the women who raised, encouraged and inspired them.
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