Cooking for the Weekend: Food for the Best of Times

by Michael McLaughlin

Book Overview

A guide to cooking food for fun features forty-eight menus and more than 175 recipes for family-style breakfasts, chic yet easy brunches, comforting Sunday suppers, and others. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671725785
• ISBN13: 9780671725785
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The perfect reference when entertaining houseguests!

I purchased this book several years ago, and use it more than ever now that I work at home. Some of the recipes are a bit more time-consuming than you will want to attempt for an after-work meal, but they are just the thing for socializing around the kitchen during the weekends. The book is nicely divided by seasons, so for example, if you're looking for a great Saturday night dinner in Summer, there are many recipe suggestions suited to the very best foods of the season. The Sunday breakfast/brunch ideas are all excellent. One of my year-round favorite dinners: Pork Chops with Bourbon-Maple Pan Gravy--a dish that receives rave reviews every time that I serve it! McLaughlin provides clear and thorough directions, and has an entertaining writing style throughout. This book is a must-have for anyone who ever entertains stay-over houseguests!

Everything I've tried has come out great!

This is the first cookbook that every recipe has been fabulous, the first time I try it. The Crab cake sandwiches and the bean and corn salad have become staples around our house. I especially like the menu and season format for the recipes.