Rocco's Real Life Recipes: Fast Flavor for Everyday

by Rocco DiSpirito

Book Overview

- More than 175 of Rocco's best recipes for fast, flavorful main dishes, seasoned with his personal comments and favorite shortcuts. - Each recipe can be made in 30 minutes or less, using easy-to-find... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0696237032
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Easy to Follow!

This is my first Rocco cookbook and definitely wont be my last! His recipes are so easy to follow with simple ingredients that are bursting with flavor. I made the poached salmon with crunchy lemon zest broccoli and it was hands down the best salmon I have ever cooked. Even better, it only took 30 minutes from start to finish. thank you Rocco!

best seller for a reason...

With 175 recipes, Rocco's fourth book is humbly brilliant. Though Flavor holds a high spot in cookbook collection, this book is user friendly, and easy to get what you want...as you want it. The chapters have been thoughtfully broken down into sections that will help you take what you might make for dinner (or lunch) already... like chicken, salmon, pork, etc. and take it to another level, with more deliciousness than you knew you could do in as little time as most the recipes take. It's empowering to see that you can make restaurant quality tastes and flavors at home without hours of prep work or ingredients you have never heard of. There are even side notes about what pan to use, and the ingredients are split into fresh, prepared, and staple items. What more could a home cook ask for, really? Favorites? ... easy to use, realistically written, and the wine and food pairing section is great. even though dinner didn't take hours to prepare doesn't mean you can't have a perfectly paired (and affordable) wine, too. The fig and arugula salad is my current fall favorite, but I'm substituting fresh seckle pears as suggested... a great casual Nov. dinner with the chicken. I'm partial to all the shrimp recipes, but also find myself drawn to the "reserve recipes" which take a little longer...perfect for weekends in with family, alone, or for guests. The quotes throughout the book are touching and ring true to many, even those who feel cooking is some foreign untouchable subject. They add a personal feel, and show how much love Rocco really has for the food he makes, shares, and writes about for others. Such a great book... a great buy or gift for yourself, those you love, and even those you don't... Well done Rocco!

even bigger fan

At first I wasn't a fan and then I watched him on Top Chef.. Thought wow this guy is hot and knows everything about food. So I thought I would try the book after hearing about it hitting the BEST SELLERS LIST!!! Tonight my boyfriend and I tried the Shrimp Parm!! Amazing. everyone loved it. took 10 minutes to make.. Thanks Rocco cant wait to try the "rissoto" tomorrow.. This book is terrific... I am buying them for everyone I love.

You did it again...

Another great cookbook,easy to follow, everything you need to know to get the job done, and in little time.I already have tried some dishes, and they were a big hit,and I was able to complete them without frustration.Thanks for being "real " Rocco and helping the less fortunate in the kitchen. Cynthia M.Rocco's Real-Life Recipes

real life real easy

Ok this time he did it! If you liked any of his last books or even if you didn't you'll really love this one. Its got everything a cookbook lover could ask for; quick and easy 10 ingredient recipes with big flavor (I particularly love the shrimp parm on pg. 168, took about 15 mins to make), great photos, a tool bar (with actual diagrams of the cooking equipment required), shopping lists, a full "perfect" pantry list, how to pictures and he very astutely divided the book up by protein like beef, chicken, pork, tuna and shrimp, etc.. I don't know about you but that's how I cook. There are even wine pairings for EVERY dish!! A real tour de force. Bless you Rocco.