These recipes are anything but not fancy and unfussy. CHEF'S TIP: You can use Spanish onion or Texas Sweets when Vidalias are not in season. Learn how your comment data is processed. NOTE: Most winter squash works here, but my favorites are the larger, thick-skinned varieties such as Red Kuri, kabocha, and acorn, because you can eat the skin (and the seeds!). none of these recipes look appetizing! Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat in the oily business. Return the meatballs to the pot and reduce the heat to medium-low. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. "If I'm doing this for a party or for anything really, I always think 'OK, what's going to take the longest?' Does anyone else’s librarian read your books at checkout too? 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, plus more for serving October 22nd 2019 They also want some bitter green, which can actually be eaten out of the same bowl, the leaves taking a brief dip in the broth to soften slightly—wow, yes please. Place the grated garlic in a medium bowl along with the chives, parsley, yogurt, fennel seeds, paprika, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes. On the other hand, young entertainers will likely feel justified in spending $12 for locally made organic mustard but then serving a bunch of fruit “on ice” as dessert like that’s not a cop out. People also have to realize that you don't need a special occasion to have friends over for dinner, says Roman, and that you don't need to entertain your guests with matching dinnerware or by getting rid of the stacks of books and other things that make your home cozy. And “The Chicken,” with 500-plus reviews, in just over a month. Members save with free shipping everyday! It also feels almost radical for a young women born after 1975 to just write about good food that you will enjoy making and enjoy serving instead of trying to convince me that a toasted slice of sweet potato is just as satisfying as a slice of sourdough bread. 7. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Toast or crusty bread, for serving. (It seems to involve a golden ratio of undeniably bingeable flavors, recipe names so appealing that they’re practically NSFW, and image styling that’s equal parts approachable and aspirational.). VERDICT If Roman's wildly popular first cookbook, Dining In, is any indication, this title will be in high demand; recommended as a first purchase.—Kelsy Peterson, Forest Hill Coll., Melbourne, Australia, ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Her second, entertaining-focused book, “Nothing Fancy,” came out this past fall. "I wanted this book to kind of serve as a reality check of ... it's gonna be OK," she says. 4. I highly recommend the book. Serving different foods that all need to be hot at the same time should not be one of them. Alison Roman can have my children, that is a fact. This color illustrated guide for the beginning food “I want to be making things people incorporate into their lives forever.”, She’s been thrilled to see The Stew making another lap around the internet as temperatures cool, like an edible “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers.” Roman enthusiasts are declaring it “stew season.”, “I hope they make it every year for the rest of their lives,” she says. Not exactly poetry, but I realized after reading it that it was the first time I articulated exactly what I wanted this book to be about it and what I want you to get out of it: Using your time and resources to feed people you care about is the ultimate expression of love. I can make macarons without breaking a sweat. )”—Food & Wine “This has to be one of the most anticipated cookbooks of the year—Alison Roman’s Dining In is a modern day classic, and her new work is sure to join it on scores of ‘best’ lists soon enough. 1. Michele Moses on Alison Roman’s recent cookbook, “Nothing Fancy,” and its advocacy of making both food and entertaining accessible and stress-free. hide caption. ½ cup full-fat Greek yogurt I’m learning to love anchovies, but we will get there. This was an enjoyable read. Freddie Prinze Jr. from movies (She's All That, Scooby Doo, Star Wars Rebels) and as one half of beloved Hollywood power couple with Sarah Michelle ... Celebrated caterer Peter Callahan knows how to throw a party. 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (at least 67% cacao), chopped For more of The New Yorker’s literary coverage, check out Books, where our critics review the latest in fiction and nonfiction; Second Read, where writers revisit old favorites; and the fiction in the magazine. Looks like Millennials get their own cookbook with this collection focused on reducing anxiety about growing up and throwing a party.