Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy

Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy book cover

Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy

Author(s): Robin Donovan (Author), Juliana Gallin (Author)

  • Publisher: Viva Editions
  • Publication Date: May 1, 2011
  • Edition: Illustrated
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 244 pages
  • ISBN-10: 157344653X
  • ISBN-13: 9781573446532

Book Description

The Lazy Gourmet is for anyone who dreams of dazzling guests with fabulous home-cooked fare, but fears that such a feat would require Thomas Keller’s talent, Martha Stewart’s ingenuity, Gandhi’s patience, and Charles Manson’s free time. The goal of The Lazy Gourmet is to conquer the misguided belief that preparing an elegant meal requires spending hours–or days–in the kitchen. With the help of an army of volunteer testers–regular people with no culinary training–Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin developed this collection of recipes that can be prepared using readily available ingredients and common kitchen appliances, and without any previous cooking experience or training. With our recipes, anyone can prepare delicious and sophisticated, yet surprisingly simple dishes that will impress fussy in-laws, placate implacable bosses, and seduce sexy strangers through the proven method of knocking their socks off at the dinner table.

As the lazy gourmets themselves like to say, “Cooking a great meal can be just as easy as cooking a crappy meal!” So relax! Stop fretting over elaborate recipes and cumbersome techniques and start cooking the Lazy Gourmet way.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“”The Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy” is exactly what its title suggests–a resource packed with recipes to satisfy a connoisseur’s palate, yet which require a minimum of preparation time.”
–Midwest Book Review
“I’d prefer to call this the Relaxed Gourmet… the brainchild of Robin Donovan & Juliana Gallin… it’s filled with the most marvelous and truly inspired dishes. Just because you don’t have hours and hours to spend in the kitchen, does not mean you can’t prepare spectacular meals. Your guests will really rave about the ‘coolness’ factor of whatever you serve them. The recipes are so simple to prepare, yet give the impression that you’ve been slaving away… BOTTOM LINE: This is one book you’ll turn to often in 2012, making brilliant dishes in no time.”
–Cookbooks and Apps blog
“The recipe section made me as happy as my favorite cooking shows do… Don’t lump this in with other books on food and cooking. It’s creative, funny, and a quick read. Think about putting it near the register as a potential impulse purchase.”
–Anna Jedrziewski, New Age Retailer, June 2011
“As a “frugal party girl,” and busy working mother, I love good recipes I can throw together without a lot of fuss and complication. “The Lazy Gourmet” is making my life much easier, but the great thing is, the resulting delicious dishes don’t LOOK EASY!
–Lara Starr, author of “The Frugal Foodie”
“”The Lazy Gourmet” is one of those rare cookbooks that also feeds the mind. I love this book for the savvy secrets and food facts that show Juliana and Robin are fabulously passionate about great food. The real “joy of cooking,” is sharing meaningful meals with family and friends and “The Lazy Gourmet” shines a light on doing just that.”
–Margie Lapanja, author of “Romancing the Stove: Goddess in the Kitchen, Food Men Love and Food That Rocks!”
“Each member of my family is very social; we have people dropping over frequently. I often need too

“I’d prefer to call this the Relaxed Gourmet… the brainchild of Robin Donovan & Juliana Gallin… it’s filled with the most marvelous and truly inspired dishes. Just because you don’t have hours and hours to spend in the kitchen, does not mean you can’t prepare spectacular meals. Your guests will really rave about the ‘coolness’ factor of whatever you serve them. The recipes are so simple to prepare, yet give the impression that you’ve been slaving away… BOTTOM LINE: This is one book you’ll turn to often in 2012, making brilliant dishes in no time.”
–Cookbooks and Apps blog
“The recipe section made me as happy as my favorite cooking shows do… Don’t lump this in with other books on food and cooking. It’s creative, funny, and a quick read. Think about putting it near the register as a potential impulse purchase.”
–Anna Jedrziewski, New Age Retailer, June 2011
“As a “frugal party girl,” and busy working mother, I love good recipes I can throw together without a lot of fuss and complication. “The Lazy Gourmet” is making my life much easier, but the great thing is, the resulting delicious dishes don’t LOOK EASY!
–Lara Starr, author of “The Frugal Foodie”
“”The Lazy Gourmet” is one of those rare cookbooks that also feeds the mind. I love this book for the savvy secrets and food facts that show Juliana and Robin are fabulously passionate about great food. The real “joy of cooking,” is sharing meaningful meals with family and friends and “The Lazy Gourmet” shines a light on doing just that.”
–Margie Lapanja, author of “Romancing the Stove: Goddess in the Kitchen, Food Men Love and Food That Rocks!”
“Each member of my family is very social; we have people dropping over frequently. I often need to pull together a quick meal to share with our dear friends so “The Lazy Gourmet” is now my go-to resource for marvelous recipes that “impress for less.”
–Billee Sharp, author of “Fix It, Make It, Grow It, Bake It”
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“The recipe section made me as happy as my favorite cooking shows do… Don’t lump this in with other books on food and cooking. It’s creative, funny, and a quick read. Think about putting it near the register as a potential impulse purchase.”
–Anna Jedrziewski, New Age Retailer, June 2011


“As a “frugal party girl,” and busy working mother, I love good recipes I can throw together without a lot of fuss and complication. “The Lazy Gourmet” is making my life much easier, but the great thing is, the resulting delicious dishes don’t LOOK EASY!
–Lara Starr, author of “The Frugal Foodie”
“”The Lazy Gourmet” is one of those rare cookbooks that also feeds the mind. I love this book for the savvy secrets and food facts that show Juliana and Robin are fabulously passionate about great food. The real “joy of cooking,” is sharing meaningful meals with family and friends and “The Lazy Gourmet” shines a light on doing just that.”
–Margie Lapanja, author of “Roma

From the Back Cover

“Food that’s simple, seasonal, fresh and doable.” –Joanne Weir
“The Lazy Gourmet” is for anyone who dreams of dazzling friends and loved ones with fabulous home-cooked fare, especially cooks short on time, patience, skill or experience. Authors and food bloggers Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin conquer the misguided belief that preparing an elegant meal requires spending hours–or days–in the kitchen. With the help of an army of volunteer testers, regular people with picky palates and little cooking experience, they have created this collection of more than 125 easy recipes. Elegant, party-worthy dishes like Orange-Spiced Pecans, Basil Leaf and Goat Cheese Wraps, Pistachio-Crusted Leg of Lamb, Seared Sea Scallops with Mint and Pea Puree, and Lazy Chocolate “Mousse” all rely on readily available ingredients, common kitchen appliances and basic techniques. With these deceptively easy recipes and a bevy of useful tips and tricks, “The Lazy Gourmet” shows that anyone can prepare delightfully simple yet surprisingly delicious and sophisticated dishes that are certain to impress.

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