Simple Pleasures - Hardcover

by Chris Fennimore (Author), Daniel Aguera (Author)

This is a book about good food with heart: 80 easy-to-prepare comfort food recipes. What is it about comfort food...especially in stressful times. That's when food becomes more important to us than ever. We now know that certain foods can trigger the part of our brain that connects to pleasurable early memories: think of apple pie, mashed potatoes and butter, the smell of garlic and onions sizzling in olive oil... By early childhood we are imprinted with these sense and taste preferences.

For co-authors Chris Fennimore and Chef Daniel Agüera, their food memories started as children in their grandmothers' kitchens. Chris's Italian grandmother could make magic out of the simplest ingredients; Daniel's Spanish abuela taught him to cook from the heart. In this book, they showcase their families' best-loved comfort food traditions, along with American classics that should always have a place at the table. Test kitchen approved - with mouthwatering color photos for every recipe.

Back Jacket

A COOKBOOK WITH A STORY

All of us remember special mealtimes from our youth. Early Sunday afternoon dinners with Mom or festive holiday gatherings at Grandma's house... these get-togethers remind us forever of the loving bond of food and family.

Simple Pleasures is a book about good food - real food - and the stories behind them. Popular TV cook Chris Fennimore and Chef Daniel Agüera celebrate home cooking at its best with 80 easy-to-make recipes, from pasta e fagiole to flan. Drawing from the authors' own Italian and Spanish family food traditions as well as all-American classics, Simple Pleasures invites us to get into the kitchen and create our own lasting food memories.

Author Biography

Chris Fennimore is a popular figure on Pittsburgh's WQED public television. Since 1993 he has produced and hosted the series "QED Cooks," winning an Emmy and a James Beard Award along the way. He has produced, contributed to and edited more than 100 community cookbooks in WQED's "America's Homecooking Series," used in membership drives.

Daniel Agüera is a world-traveled chef - born in northern Spain to a restaurant family and now lives in Pittsburgh. He has a formal culinary education and long experience in restaurants (including his own), hotels, stadiums and large commercial food centers. His philosophy is "simple ingredients done well."