Research Catalog

Title

The Desperate housewives cookbook : juicy dishes and saucy bits / recipes by Christopher Styler ; text by Scott S. Tobis ; based on the series created by Marc Cherry.

Publication

New York : Hyperion, c2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Styler, Christopher.
• Tobis, Scott S.

Description

xii, 273 p. : col. ill.; 27 cm.

Summary

Wisteria Lane's tastiest morsels... Bree, Gaby, Susan, Lynette, Edie, ... - from their kitchen to yours.

Uniform Title

Desperate housewives.

Subject

• Cooking
• Desperate housewives

Genre/Form

Cookbooks.

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Bree -- First Courses -- Basil Puree Soup -- Tomato Bisque -- Corn Chowder -- Salad of Boston Lettuce with Chili-Toasted Walnuts, Blue Cheese, and Oranges -- Finger Sandwiches -- Olive-Cream Cheese -- Cucumber-Dill Butter -- Smoked Salmon-Caper -- Dressed-Up Deviled Eggs -- Caesar Salad -- Main Courses and Side Dishes -- Poached Turkey Tonnato -- Roast Turkey with Gravy -- Traditional Corn Bread Dressing -- Bree's Two-Step Braised Duck -- Bratwurst with Sweet-and-Sour Cabbage -- Chicken Cutlets Saltimbocca -- Chicken Broth -- Lamb Shanks Osso Bucco -- Stuffed Cabbage -- Fillet of Red Snapper Livornese -- Lobster Risotto with Herb Oil -- Rocky Road Sweet Potatoes -- Steamed Tiny Potatoes with Herb Butter -- Ginger-Spiked Baby Carrots -- Buttery Baked Tomatoes -- Breakfast and Quick Breads -- Buckwheat Pancakes -- Blueberry Muffins -- Buttermilk Corn Muffins -- Pineapple Bran Muffins -- Desserts -- Steamed Christmas Pudding, Brandy Flambe -- Blueberry Crisp -- Susan --^
• First Courses and Nibbles -- Margaritas -- Traditional Cheese Fondue -- Spiced Shrimp in the Shell -- Roasted Peppers and Fresh Mozzarella Topped with Arugula Salad -- Chipotle-Glazed Chicken Wings -- Hummus -- Butternut Squash Soup -- Homey Main Courses -- Foolproof Macaroni and Cheese -- Vegetarian Chili -- Sophie's Meatballs -- Pasta with Light Tomato Sauce (with or without Sophie's Meatballs) -- Baked Stuffed Shells -- Newfangled Noodle Casserole -- Chicken and Dumplings -- Asian-y Turkey Burgers -- Shopping Bag Chicken -- Basic Crepes -- Filled Crepes -- Spinach-Ham Filling -- Chicken-Mushroom Filling -- Bechamel Sauce -- Sloppy Joes, Two Ways -- Side Dishes -- Garlic Mashed Potatoes -- Easy or Easier Coleslaw -- Skillet Asparagus, with Variations -- Slow-Roasted String Beans -- Shortcut Polenta -- Desserts and Breakfast -- Fudge Cake or Cupcakes -- Caramel Frosting -- Chocolate-Butterscotch Bars -- Not-Too-Crunchy Granola -- Gabrielle -- Traditional Dishes -- Black Bean Soup --^
• Guacamole with Warm Chips -- Juanita Solis's Quesadillas -- Spicy Paella -- Sunset Chicken and Rice -- Tamales -- Green Rice -- Mexican Hot Chocolate -- Bloody Marias -- Simple and/or Healthy -- Fruit Salad with Yogurt-Honey Dressing -- Sweet and Tangy Chicken Stir-Fry -- Chicken (or Shrimp) Curry in a Hurry -- Shrimp with Chorizo and Bell Pepper -- Penne with Spiced Vodka Sauce -- Salsa Piccante -- Rum-Glazed Roasted Pineapple -- Toasted Angel Food Cake with Spiced Strawberries -- Pineapple-Peach Smoothie -- Lynette -- Kids' and Family Meals -- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grilled Cheese (But Were Too Busy to Ask) -- Warm Turkey, Muenster, and Coleslaw Wraps -- French Toast for Breakfast (or Dinner) with Blueberry Syrup -- Buttermilk-Soaked Fried Chicken -- Slow Cooker Pot Roast -- Stovetop-Barbecued Pork Chops -- Meat Loaf -- Better-Than-Packaged Breading (with Pork Chop, Chicken, and Fish Fillet Options) -- Glazed Brussels Sprouts -- Potato Casserole --^
• Broccoli or Cauliflower with Seasoned Bread Crumbs -- Old-School Buttered Noodles -- Coffee Frappe -- Babysitting Cookies -- Romantic Dinners/Dinners to Impress -- Mango Martinis -- Deviled Crab Dip -- Classic Bistro-Style Mussels in White Wine -- Do-Ahead Mushroom Souffle -- Broiled-Baked Salmon Fillets with Mustard Bread Crumbs -- Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan Cheese -- Look-Ma-No-Hands Mushrooms -- Irresistible Brownies -- Edie -- Camembert Baked in Its Box -- Perfect Crostini -- Warm Hetbed Goat Cheese Salad with Walnut Dressing -- Angel Hair Pasta with Smoked Salmon -- Oysters Poached in Champagne and Cream -- Sausage Puttanesca (with or without Pasta) -- Herb and Lemon Roasted Chicken -- Ambrosia -- Molten Chocolate Cake -- Make-Your-Own Sundae (Ice Cream Optional) -- The Neighbors -- Mrs. Huber -- Strawberry Smoothie -- Yellow Cake -- Chocolate Frosting -- Date Nut Bread -- Mike -- Mike's Rib Eye Steak with Onion Gravy -- Felicia -- Banana Walnut Bread -- Almond Macaroons --^
• Double Whammy Chocolate Pudding -- Vanilla Pudding -- Wisteria Lane Icebox Napoleons -- Mrs. McCluskey -- Mrs. McCluskey's Peanut Brittle -- From Snack Food to Haute Cuisine: A View from the Set of Desperate Housewives.

ISBN

• 1401302777
• 9781401302771

LCCN

^^2006043376

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library