The Simpler the Better: Sensational One-Dish Meals in 3 Easy Steps

by Leslie Revsin

Praise for Leslie Revsin
Author of Come for Dinner, a James Beard Award Finalist
and Great Fish, Quick, a Julia Child Cookbook Award Finalist "Leslie Revsin cook(s) with a flair for flavor, a steady hand, and a generous heart."
—Sylvia Carter, New York Newsday "I have never stopped wishing I could cook just like [Revsin] does every night of the week."
— Molly O’Neill, host of the PBS series Great Food and author of the New York Cookbook "The food revolution simpler, less fussy, more delicious dining. Leslie Revsin is leading the charge!"
—David Rosengarten, Editor-in-Chief, The Rosengarten Report

Genres: Cookbooks

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read cookbooks a lot like I read novels, digesting every morsel and description. I searched out this cookbook after making one of the recipes featured in it that was saved from a newspaper food section. This doesn't disappoint and I've put it on my wish list to own, once I do get it I think I'll start cooking at the front and work my way through it. I'm anxious to check out her other books. If you are looking for simple techniques that come together quickly, help yourself to this.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fabulous cookbook. Sadly, the author died the same month the book was published, which I feel is part of why there aren’t more people who know about it, and the others in the series.

She was the first female chef at the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC. She knows her stuff. In this book, she pares recipes down to their absolute essence, eliminating any unnecessary steps or ingredients. Her goal was meals that could be prepared in three steps, with about 30 minutes cooking time, and no more than 8 ingredients.

Some of my family’s favorite meals are from the books in this series. We just say “It’s a Leslie recipe” as shorthand for “it’s good.” I wish more people knew about her.