Jacques Pepin, the man who taught millions of Americans how to cook, shares the techniques he honed in the most famous kitchens of the world to show you how to create simple, special meals in minutes.
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LENGTH: 240 Minutes
OUR PRICE: $29.95
CATALOG #: 20314
UPC #: 6-4603203149-2
ISBN #: 1-56839-263-x
RELEASE YEAR: 2005
PRODUCER: KQED-TV
This 4-hour, 2-disc DVD set, adapted from the new PBS series, pays tribute to a very simple cuisine, with recipes that require little work and fit nicely into the fast-paced lifestyles of today. Use the interactivity of the DVD format to learn how to create 8 complete menus — 30 great-tasting dishes — all special enough for company, yet easy enough for those weekday evenings when you have no time. Easy and fast can still be deliciously elegant — with Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way.
DISC 1
Lesson 1:
thirty minute cassoulet, zucchini & tomato salad, smoked salmon timbales, orange & cream cheese
Lesson 2:
mock tiramisu, smoked trout salad with horseradish cream, chicken breast on mashed cauliflower with red hot salsa
Lesson 3:
salmon tartare on cauliflower salad, chickpea ragout, breaded pork scaloppine with mushroom sauce, caramelized peaches
Lesson 4:
pasta, ham & vegetable gratin, romaine & radicchio with salsa dressing, crab cakes in red sauce, big almond macaroons with apricot filling
DISC 2
Lesson 5:
egg & tomato gratin, stuffed scallops on mushroom rice, greens with quick cream dressing, pineapple wedges in caramel
Lesson 6:
sausage & potato packets, devil shrimp, mushroom & walnut salad in sour cream dressing, apple peel granite with apple puree
Lesson 7:
asparagus custards, slow-cooked tuna steaks with tomato relish, apple skillet cake
Lesson 8:
tomato tartare with tomato water sauce, rigatoni & mussels with saffron, puree of peas with mint & cilantro, strawberry shortbread panachee
The Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way TV series was sponsored by Cuisinart, Mealtime.org, and OXO.
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“…watching this grand chef whip up elegant fast food his way is exciting, and it’s perfect for people with a FedEx-lifestyle. Recommended. Three Stars.” – Video LibrarianThe editors of Southwest Airlines’ inflight magazine Spirit have voted Jacques Pepin the Best Television Chef from a Top Ten list which included Emeril Lagasse, G. Garvin, Lidia Bastianinch, Wolfgang Puck, Tina Nordstrom, Mario Batali, Alton Brown, Ming Tsai and Rachael Ray. Spirit said “His french-inspired recipes are always solid, and he’s one of the best technique teachers on television.”
There’s something to be said for watching a cooking demonstration versus reading a recipe in a book. For one thing, we live in the television/computer world and most of us are used to learning from watching, not from reading. Plus, when demonstrating a dish, a chef will often share tips that would probably never make it into a cookbook…Three volumes of Jacques Pépin Fast Food My Way demonstrates how to create deliciously elegant meals in minutes. – American Fitness Magazine
“I have to admit I had never heard of Jacques Pépin before reviewing this DVD, but he’s a dab hand at preparing and presenting his meals with a lot of energy and personality. I never really had a passion for cooking, but watching these lessons and trying out one myself turned out to be a whole lot of fun. As a matter of fact, I’m gearing up right now to go to the store and get the ingredients for my next menu. Bon appétit!” -DVDVerdict.com
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