Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures
Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining
By Cornelia Guest
Published by Weinstein Books
Hardcover: 256 pages
June 12, 2012; $32.50 US/$37.50 CAN; 9781602861626
Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining
By Cornelia Guest
Published by Weinstein Books
Hardcover: 256 pages
June 12, 2012; $32.50 US/$37.50 CAN; 9781602861626
Description
CORNELIA GUEST breaks new ground in vegan cooking with Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures, and you'll find having your friends over is a breeze with her tips on how to take the stress out of entertaining. Cornelia's recipes raise the bar for vegan cooking, with food so delicious that your family and friends will not even miss the meat. The daughter of fashion icon C. Z. Guest and polo champion Winston Guest, Cornelia learned from the best -- entertaining is in her blood, and now she's passing her secrets on to you.
Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures, a book as practical as it is beautiful, will show you how to incorporate affordable, cruelty-free eating into your daily life and to serve that luscious, wholesome food to friends. Organized by season, each part begins with a terrific meal -- a light spring lunch of chilled asparagus soup and quinoa salad; an alfresco summer dinner of veggie carpaccio and stuffed squash blossoms; a fall breakfast buffet of pecan waffles, faux buttermilk pancakes, and raspberry muffins; and a cozy winter's dinner of shepherd's pie with a chocolate tart for dessert. Each seasonal section contains recipes for beverages, soups, salads, pastas, side dishes, main courses, and an abundance of desserts that everyone will love. Special sections feature recipes for grains, greens, and beans. In "Notes from My Friends," which appear throughout the opening chapters, chefs, doctors, Cornelia's favorite veterinarian, and other health and food experts have contributed tips, advice, and eye-opening information.
Dismissing fussy food and pretention, Cornelia believes the key to entertaining well is simplicity. Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures is filled with advice on how to set a lively and original table, bring nature inside, and stay calm in the face of entertaining disasters. She shows how a little thought and effort make it a snap to create both a relaxed, warm atmosphere and fabulous food free of animal products that will please your friends and let you enjoy your own party. Richly illustrated with photographs of Templeton, Cornelia's legendary home, Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures captures the feeling of a well-lived life. Cheerful, colorful, and accessible, Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures will give you all you need to know to eat in the most nutritious way possible and to serve it up with great style.
Author Bio
Cornelia Guest, author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining, is an activist, philanthropist, and businesswoman. In 2009, she founded Cornelia Guest Events and Cornelia Guest Cookies, catering charity and entertainment events with healthy, delicious vegan food. She is launching her own line of animal-friendly handbags, wallets, and dog accessories made with a vegan alternative to leather. She lives in New York.
Cornelia Guest, author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining, is an activist, philanthropist, and businesswoman. In 2009, she founded Cornelia Guest Events and Cornelia Guest Cookies, catering charity and entertainment events with healthy, delicious vegan food. She is launching her own line of animal-friendly handbags, wallets, and dog accessories made with a vegan alternative to leather. She lives in New York.
For more information please visit http://www.corneliaguest.com, and follow the author on Facebook and Twitter
Reviews
"Cornelia Guest not only brings you the very best in healthful cuisine, but also brings you on a tour of the bounty of nature with each changing season. I love her recipes, as will everyone you invite to join you in the elegant dining experience she has in store."
-- Neal Barnard, MD, President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
-- Neal Barnard, MD, President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
"Cornelia Guest shows with style and grace how beautiful and delicious the most healthy way of eating can be. What matters most is not just how long we live, but also how well we live. Now, we can have both. Highly recommended!"
-- Dean Ornish, MD, Founder and President of Preventative Medicine Research Institute
-- Dean Ornish, MD, Founder and President of Preventative Medicine Research Institute
"Not only does Cornelia Guest make us feel welcome in her high society world, she enables us to re-create the same understated elegance she invokes for her affluent guests. Who knew being fancy could be so simple?"
-- Rory Freedman, coauthor of Skinny Bitch
-- Rory Freedman, coauthor of Skinny Bitch
"Cornelia Guest has created sensational recipes that will change your mind about eating vegan food -- they have certainly changed mine. I was amazed at what you can do without eggs, butter, cream, cheese, meat, fish, and seafood. And you will feel better, too."
-- John De Lucie, owner/chef of Crown and The Lion, formerly chef of Waverly Inn
-- John De Lucie, owner/chef of Crown and The Lion, formerly chef of Waverly Inn
"Cornelia Guest's great sense of style shines in everything she does. Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures reveals the secrets of her entertaining brilliance and is filled with her delicious recipes. We have tasted many and can definitely say that her vegan food is fantastic."
-- Mark Badgley and James Mischka, Badgley Mischka
-- Mark Badgley and James Mischka, Badgley Mischka
My Review:
I love this book! It is a beautiful hardcover edition filled with so much - recipes, entertaining tips and ideas, beautiful pictures, sample menus and did I mention beautiful pictures?! Cornelia shares stories of her own personal experiences throughout as well giving this book such a personal feel. This is such a useful book for decorating and entertaining, but also a beautiful book to have sitting on the coffee table to pick up and page through in a few spare moments! I love the sections for each season with the lists of seasonal flowers, sample menus and recipes. Such a beautiful book, I cannot stress this enough! This is one that any hostess will get much use out of and enjoy all at the same time!
Here are two recipes from this book I am able to share with you - enjoy!!!!
Zucchini Blossoms Stuffed with Amaranth By Cornelia Guest,
Author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining
Author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining
Serves 4
Total time: 45 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Zucchini blossoms are so beautiful. This is so easy to make, and your friends will be very impressed. You can make the stuffing the day before so you can enjoy your friends, stuff the blossoms and have a great lunch. Amaranth is a gooey grain that works well as a stuffing. I serve this dish with iced tea with mint or a crisp white wine. Fresh tomatoes go well with the squash blossoms.
3 cups amaranth
1 medium onion
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 zucchini
1 small eggplant (you want to end up with 1-1/2 cups after its is cooked)
1 garlic clove
4 large blossoms per serving
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil and add amaranth. Simmer and cook until water is absorbed, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.
2. Quarter the onion and cook in 1 tablespoon olive oil for 30 minutes over medium heat until caramelized.
3. Dice zucchini and sauté in 1 tablespoon olive oil until soft, approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Dice eggplant and garlic and sauté in 1 tablespoon olive oil for 10 minutes.
5. Mix the cooked vegetables with the amaranth and add parsley. Fill the squash blossoms with the mixture. Serve at room temperature.
The above is an excerpt from the book Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining by Cornelia Guest. The above excerpt is a digitally scanned reproduction of text from print. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors may appear due to the scanning process. Please refer to the finished book for accuracy.
© 2012 Cornelia Guest, author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining
Author Bio
Cornelia Guest, author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining, is an activist, philanthropist, and businesswoman. In 2009, she founded Cornelia Guest Events and Cornelia Guest Cookies, catering charity and entertainment events with healthy, delicious vegan food. She is launching her own line of animal-friendly handbags, wallets, and dog accessories made with a vegan alternative to leather. She lives in New York.
Cornelia Guest, author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining, is an activist, philanthropist, and businesswoman. In 2009, she founded Cornelia Guest Events and Cornelia Guest Cookies, catering charity and entertainment events with healthy, delicious vegan food. She is launching her own line of animal-friendly handbags, wallets, and dog accessories made with a vegan alternative to leather. She lives in New York.
For more information please visit http://www.corneliaguest.com, and follow the author on Facebook and Twitter
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Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad
By Cornelia Guest,
Author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining
By Cornelia Guest,
Author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining
Serves 6
Total time: 25 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
There is nothing like sweet summer corn. This pairing is smooth and crunchy, colorful, and totally delicious.
4 ears of corn, shucked
1 avocado, sliced
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon coarse sea salt
1. Heat a grill to medium-high. Grill corn, rotating often, until lightly charred, about 15 minutes
2. Let cool slightly. Carefully cut kernels from cobs.
3. Gently toss corn kernels with avocado, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, and salt. Serve right away.
The above is an excerpt from the book Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining by Cornelia Guest. The above excerpt is a digitally scanned reproduction of text from print. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors may appear due to the scanning process. Please refer to the finished book for accuracy.
© 2012 Cornelia Guest, author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining
Author Bio
Cornelia Guest, author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining, is an activist, philanthropist, and businesswoman. In 2009, she founded Cornelia Guest Events and Cornelia Guest Cookies, catering charity and entertainment events with healthy, delicious vegan food. She is launching her own line of animal-friendly handbags, wallets, and dog accessories made with a vegan alternative to leather. She lives in New York.
Cornelia Guest, author of Cornelia Guest's Simple Pleasures: Healthy Seasonal Cooking and Easy Entertaining, is an activist, philanthropist, and businesswoman. In 2009, she founded Cornelia Guest Events and Cornelia Guest Cookies, catering charity and entertainment events with healthy, delicious vegan food. She is launching her own line of animal-friendly handbags, wallets, and dog accessories made with a vegan alternative to leather. She lives in New York.
For more information please visit http://www.corneliaguest.com, and follow the author on Facebook and Twitter
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