On the Side (William-sonoma Kitchen Library)

By Time-Life Books

This collection of favorite side dishes, culled from the Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library volumes, includes such delights as Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chile-Lime Butter, Zucchini with Mint Salad,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737020016
• ISBN13: 9780737020014
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Time Life Education
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

Nothing awe-inspiring, just good everyday recipes

I've had this cookbook for three or four years, and I'm surprised at how often I turn to it. There aren't all that many recipes -- perhaps 40 or 50? -- and few of them sound like a terrifically exciting and different thing to cook. Yet, the book flips open to three or four of its recipes without effort, and a few are on my Thanksgiving standards list -- the "oh, you *have* to make your cranberry chutney again!" no-brainers.The recipes are simple without being stupid... only a little more involved than steaming that asparagus (make the "asparagus with caper and pine nuts, with shaved parmesan" instead, with not a whole lot more effort), or boiling carrots (the glazed carrots with marsala and hazelnuts recipe takes the dull veggie to new heights). Befitting the book title, you won't find a veggie main course here; they're all accompaniments. Few, if any of the recipes, use chicken stock, so the book is suitable for vegans.Not all the recipes are winners -- the baked ratatouille is pretty dull -- but the book's inexpensive enough to keep for its several winners.

wonderful recipes

I have yet to read a William-Sonoma cookbook that did not have wonderful pictures and equally wonderful tasting dishes. This book lived up to my expectations. I would recommend this as a must for anyone who cooks frequently, especially vegetarians out there or people who are looking to decrease the amount of meat they eat. You'll never miss it with this recipe!