Williams-Sonoma Family Meals: Creating Traditions in the Kitchen

by Maria Helm Sinskey

Overview

For Maria Helm Sinskey—author, award-winning chef, and mother—one of the best ways to spend time with family and friends is to gather in the kitchen to cook. Whether tossing a salad of lettuces fresh from the garden, or filling the house with the scent of Banana-Brown Sugar Muffins and hearty Braised Beef Stew, Maria and her family show you how effortless it is to have fun in the kitchen.

Filled with delicious, easy to prepare, made-from-scratch recipes such as Fresh Rosemary Focaccia, Corn Fritters with Lime, Chicken-Coconut Curry, and Baked Butterscotch Pudding, Family Meals is written for people of all ages. Maria's experience with her own children and those of friends and family prove that when kids help select ingredients and join in the fun of meal preparation, they're more eager to eat what they've cooked, and revel in their culinary triumphs at the table.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780848732639
Publisher:	Oxmoor House
Publication date:	03/03/2009
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Maria Helm Sinskey is a cookbook author, mother, noted chef, and Culinary Director at her family’s winery, Robert Sinskey Vineyards, in Napa Valley, California. She is a frequent contributor to Food & Wine, Bon AppŽtit, and Fine Cooking magazines. She celebrated the release of her first cookbook, The Vineyard Kitchen, in September 2003. Her many accolades include Best New Chef by Food & Wine magazine and San Francisco Magazine’s Rising Star Chef in 1996. She is currently participating in the prestigious Masters of Wine program, and hopes to become the first notable chef to hold the Masters of Wine title. She believes strongly in the importance of the family table and eating locally and organically.