Fresh, Flavor, Fast on Today
Thursday, on the Today show, I was so pleased to demonstrate some wonderful recipes from our latest cookbook, Everyday Food: Fresh, Flavor, Fast. Since its recent release, this book, which happens to be my seventieth, has been very well received. It was designed and written for the way we cook and eat now - a lighter fare with fewer ingredients, but with tasty and nutritious results. I think you will agree that Fresh, Flavor, Fast, a collection of 250 recipes for easy, delicious meals all day long, is a useful and practical addition to your library. It also makes a great gift.
1 Here is the cover of our latest cookbook.
2 The ingredients for a great flavor-filled sandwich - fig jam, arugula, sliced asiago cheese, and prosciutto assembled on a baguette
3 Calimyrna figs are used to make this fig jam, which is also delicious as a snack with raisin bread and blue cheese.
4 Here I am explaining to Matt how easy it is to make fig jam.
5 Matt confessed that he loves fig jam and spread a generous amount on the baguette.
6 Elegant, simple, and delicious
7 As you can see, we had a lot going on.
8 Moving down the line to Meredith - here are the ingredients for Asian chicken soup.
9 Low-sodium chicken broth, soba noodles, snow peas, red pepper, thinly sliced chicken breast, lime juice, and scallions
10 Hot, flavorful, and satisfying - Asian chicken soup
11 Al giving a thumbs-up approval for the next recipe - Spicy shrimp and tomato pasta. He said he was going to make it for dinner.
12 The shrimp are sauteed in olive oil.
13 This is the tomato sauce flavored with garlic, capers, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
14 The finished meal - really great!
15 The ingredients for the peanut-crusted chicken breasts - Boneless/skinless chicken breasts are first dipped into beaten egg and then dredged in chopped peanuts mixed with breadcrumbs.
16 The chicken is baked for about 20 minutes in the oven.
17 Here I am showing Natalie how it's done.
18 Delicious peanut-crusted chicken breast served with lemon-zested asparagus
19 Anthony Sorensen - hairstylist and Charlie Green - makeup
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Greetings from London, here visiting my kids. I ordered your book from Amazon UK, another addition to my Martha Stewart Library, amazing! You look great and the recipes are so simple and easy.
Thank you Martha
Regards,
Rowaida Flayhan
Posted by: Rowaida Flayhan | March 5th, 2010 at 7:36 am
I love this book idea. Congratulations on your seventieth milestone! I love the recipes in Everyday Food. So easy. So delicious. So healthy!
Thank you!
Posted by: Teresa Touey | March 5th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Great TV spot Martha. Congrats on your seventieth book! Wow!
I read about your new show, Help Me, Martha, coming out soon. I think it's a wonderful concept! Can't wait to see it.
Posted by: NeatNicole from Illinois | March 5th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Hi Martha,
All of these recipes looked so good when you prepared them on the Today Show but I'll be making the shrimp with pasta first since I'm a pasta freak. I had to run out and get capers this morning, and I also just ordered the book through Amazon with the link you provided. I was going to get it at our Costco store but didn't see it on any of the tables.
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Have a nice weekend - I'm enjoying your contests on Twitter! Trish
Posted by: Trish | March 5th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Looks like a winner. I do get tired of the fast Trader Joe meals, and this looks like the solution. Thanks! Matti
Posted by: Matti | March 5th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Must try the chicken recipe as my family love their chicken dishes.
Congrats on the new line of cleaning supplies...i love them! Love how fresh and clean the labelling looks as well.
Thanks for another good cookbook Martha...Everyday Food is a blessing for our busy lives. We use many of the recipes which means we are eating well!
Posted by: sherey | March 5th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Hi Martha, I love watching you on the 'Today Show'! For some reason, I almost forgot you were on yesterday and only got so see the last part about the peanut coated chicken. Thank you for showing the video along with the great photos. I could have gone online to 'The Today Show', but it's more fun seeing it on your blog! Those recipes sure were great from your 'Everyday Food-Fresh Food Fast' new cookbook that I just love! Seventy books so far-absolutely fantastic!! I have about half of them and I wish I had them all!!! Your TV show yeaterday was super! My favorite part was watching handsome little G.K. learning to respond when you called him!! He is so special!!! Loved today's show, also. Emeril is something else!!! He is a great chef!!! Love, Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | March 6th, 2010 at 12:46 am
Martha - Thank you so much for recommending the use of Olive Oil. It is a healthy and flavorful oil suitable for most all of your cooking needs. At City Olive we recommend tasting it before buying - you will taste the difference. Thank you for encouraging healthy choices!
Posted by: Karen Rose | March 9th, 2010 at 10:54 am
I can't wait to pick up a copy of this book. I have Great Food Fast and just love it. Those recipes really work for busy families and show that you can eat well without having to spend half your day cooking.
And by the way: love the colors you chose for the cover of your new book. Beautiful!
Posted by: Jessica B. | March 9th, 2010 at 3:42 pm