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Cooking Under Pressure | 
 enlarge | Author: Lorna J. Sass
Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks
List Price: $23.00
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Rating:  21 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 268
Number Of Items: 1
ASIN: B0002OKA2W
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Product Description
Remember how wonderful home cooking tasted when you were a kid? Remember the comforting aromas that filled your house, the delicious soups and stews that warmed your childhood winters? They can all be yours again. From the elegant to the ethnic to the traditional, this collection of recipes --developed for a whole new generation of pressure cookers and mindful of the healthier way we eat today -- is comfort food at its fastest and best. Today's totally safe pressure cookers -- sleeker, speedier, more user-friendly than the microwave oven -- turn out foods in one-third the time of conventional methods without sacrificing moisture, flavor, or aroma. Even inexpensive cuts of meat become tender and succulent; soups, stews, and sauces taste as if they've been simmering for hours; pot roast melts in the mouth; rice, beans, and grains, which used to take hours, are ready in minutes. Lorna Sass introduces us to an eclectic array of dishes that can be prepared on a whim: Imagine a classic ossobuco in only 18 minutes, chicken gumbo in an astounding 9, superb risotto in just 6 minutes without stirring -- even chocolate cheesecake and Grand Marnier bread pudding are done to perfection in record time. These are dishes that are right in tune with the eat-healthy eat-right life-style of the 1990s: The shorter cooking times allow foods to retain their nutritional content, and the pressure cooker is ideal for preparing grains and beans, so low in cholesterol and high in fiber. Also included in the book are charts and tables that take the guesswork out of cooking foods under pressure. Treat yourself to this wonderful world of satisfying flavors: Take the pressure out of cooking and put the taste and nutrition back in.
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 Great Purchase December 18, 2007
Lyn J (WV)
I LOVE purchasing used books and this merchant has fulfilled my Christmas wish! My book came in great condition and was shipped very quickly and I am very happy with my purchase experience. I recommend this merchant.
Pressure Cooking Made Easy! September 6, 2004
Nacho Mama (Seattle, WA, US)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
My mother and grandmothers all had pressure cookers... Mainly for beans and canning. I was using mine to quick cook chicken before making chicken soups. I am so glad I have this book. What variety and challenges! Now, lots of different bean soups without guessing the amounts of herbs and spices and how long to cook (which I am very bad at). Also, I modify reciepes for various meats (per my husband's request). It is so easy with this book!!
Who would have thought Dessert from the Pressure Cooker? Not me!
My favorite thing about this book is on the inside of the back cover are pressure cooking times for various beans. Definately handy when just whipping up a pot of mom's pintos.
If you have one of the new pressure cookers, or know a friend who does, this is a must for your kitchen library.
A Classic Cookbook October 30, 2003
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
You'll find few recipes in this book that aren't excellent. It's been a fast-selling book for years now, and there are so many fine dishes in this book that you'll probably add it to those three or four cookbooks that you can really rely on (such as "How to Cook Everything"). It's that good. Just try a few of the recipes...you'll be a fan I bet!
If more stars were available . . . October 2, 2003
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I cannot praise this book too highly. As a long-time cook,but novice pressure cook, I found Ms. Sass's recipes simple to follow, and always as promised. Delicious doesn't begin to describe her Mushroom Barley Soup, which she correctly bills as the same comfort food that is served at Ratner's Restaurant. I grew up in NYC, and ate often at that landmark, and my family has patiently tolerated my frequent references to how scrumprious that particular soup was--well--I just produced it, courtesy of Lorna Sass, in my own pressure cooker (Kuhn-Rikon, also divine to use). The risotto with leeks, mushrooms and olives is also noteworthy, but I am confident that all these recipes are. This book, as well as The Pressured Cook, also by Sass, are all anyone needs to produce exceptionally satisfying dishes made with wholesome ingredients, and ready quickly. The portions are generous, and the introductions to each recipe are accurate, informative and inspiring. If more stars were available, I would award them.
CUP is my Pressure Cooker bible June 25, 2003
Marian Cahir (Seattle, WA United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I rely on the charts for cooking beans and grains and love the risotto recipes. The timings are all right on the money. Chicken with lentils and spinach is also a great favorite. Lorna Sass really takes you by the hand and teaches you all the great things you can do in a pressure cooker.
I get rave compliments when I cook her easy-to-follow recipes.
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