The Milk Street Cookbook (5th Anniversary Edition)

Christopher Kimball's James Beard, IACP, and Emmy Award-winning Milk Street TV show and cookbooks give home cooks a simpler, bolder, healthier way to eat and cook.

Now featuring more than 400 tried-and-true recipes, including every recipe from every episode of the TV show, this book is the ultimate guide to high-quality, low effort cooking and the perfect kitchen companion for cooks of all skill levels. Every recipe is paired with a photograph.

At Milk Street, there are no long lists of hard-to-find ingredients, strange cookware, or all day methods. Instead, every recipe has been adapted and tested for home cooks like you. You'll find simple recipes that deliver big flavors and textures fast, such as:

Colima-Style Shredded Braised Pork

Lebanese Baked Kafta with Potatoes and Tomatoes

Braised Beef with Dried Figs and Quick-Pickled Cabbage

Japanese-Style Chicken and Vegetable Curry

Turkish Stuffed Flatbreads

Banana Custard Pie

Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Cream Cheese-Caramel Frosting

Italian Flourless Chocolate Torta

Organized by type of dish--from salads, soups, grains, and vegetable sides to simple dinners and extraordinary desserts--this book is an indispensable reference that will introduce you to extraordinary new flavors and ingenious techniques.

Back in March, everyone seemed to be getting reacquainted with their kitchens, rediscovering untouched corners of the pantry and nurturing sourdough starters... Eight months in, even the most enthusiastic cook could use a break from routine. Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Kitchen... is perfectly poised to meet that need.

--The Capital Times
"...the essence of good cooking."--Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Every recipe has an implicit guarantee... Easy, quick, works, boom."--The Atlantic, on Tuesday Nights
[R]eaders will delight in these fresh, surprising dishes, which usually take 30 minutes or less to prepare...The splashy color photos of the finished dishes are smartly laid out, and the recipes are easy to follow, certainly plentiful, and helpfully organized into vegetable, beans and grains, pasta, seafood, chicken, pork, beef, and dessert chapters. Another strong outing by Kimball and his popular Milk Street crew. --Booklist
Kimball says when he founded the Milk Street empire from which this latest cookbook was born, he seized onto a more global view of cooking -- that it's the ingredients that matter most. Here he makes a compelling case for what he deems is a "powerhouse supermarket pantry" -- miso, garam masala, harissa and ground turmeric to name a few -- and delivers on the promise the investment brings...This is a recipe collection bursting with ease, allowing a handful of key ingredients to orient a dish.--CNN Travel
Learn how to make recipes that take less work, fewer gadgets, and come alive with flavor. Every cook can find something here that will become a family favorite or simplify the process of getting supper on the table every night.--Waco Tribune-Herald
Milk Street delivers another winning resource for home cooks seeking flexible, practical recipes that deliver maximum flavor with minimal time and effort.--Library Journal
Milk Street founder Kimball (Milk Street: The New Rules) collects solid recipes with six ingredients or fewer that build flavor with powerhouse components rather than fussy prep. Most of these meals, in which 'time is no longer the key ingredient, ' are prepared in a single pot. The simplicity is appealing and the flavors are bright...The quick-and-easy concept is carried out consistently, and this clever title will be a boon for weeknight cooks.--Publishers Weekly
Once again, Christopher Kimball and the rest of the James Beard Award-winning team at Boston's Milk Street have penned a cookbook that uses transformative ingredients and clever techniques to make deliciously quick weeknight dinners. --Mercury News

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street is changing how we cook by searching the world for bold, simple recipes and techniques. Adapted and tested for home cooks everywhere, these lessons are the backbone of what we call the new home cooking. We are located at 177 Milk Street in downtown Boston, site of our editorial offices and cooking school. It also is where we record Christopher Kimball's Milk Street television and radio shows, and is home to our online store, which curates craft food and cookware products from around the world. Visit 177milkstreet.com to shop and for more information.

Christopher Kimball's James Beard, IACP, and Emmy Award-winning Milk Street TV show and cookbooks give home cooks a simpler, bolder, healthier way to eat and cook.Now featuring more than 400 tried-and-true recipes, including every recipe from every episode of the TV show , this book is the ultimate guide to high-quality, low effort cooking and the perfect kitchen companion for cooks of all skill levels. Every recipe is paired with a photograph.At Milk Street, there are no long lists of hard-to-find ingredients, strange cookware, or all day methods. Instead, every recipe has been adapted and tested for home cooks like you. You'll find simple recipes that deliver big flavors and textures fast, such as: Colima-Style Shredded Braised Pork Lebanese Baked Kafta with Potatoes and Tomatoes Braised Beef with Dried Figs and Quick-Pickled Cabbage Japanese-Style Chicken and Vegetable Curry Turkish Stuffed Flatbreads Banana Custard Pie Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Cream Cheese-Caramel Frosting Italian Flourless Chocolate Torta Organized by type of dish--from salads, soups, grains, and vegetable sides to simple dinners and extraordinary desserts--this book is an indispensable reference that will introduce you to extraordinary new flavors and ingenious techniques.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.