Jean-Georges VongerichtenHome Cooking with Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipes: A Cookbook

This is my go to book these days, which is surprising to me since it is somewhat limited in it's selection. Yes, it has all the sections you would expect (appetizers, salads, fish, chicken, etc...), just each section isn't that big. Honestly, it doesn't matter because each recipe is so excellent everyone of them is a keeper - can't say that about most cook books. I have made at least half of the recipes in the book and truly loved each one. Unlike most of Jean-George's stuff, these are pretty simple preparations and most ingredients are easy to find. Whenever I make something from it, people ask for the recipe. I have purchased several of these as gifts as well.If you have had the pleasure of eating at ABC Kitchen in NYC in the past year or so you will recognize many of the dishes as they are straight off the menu and often easier to make than you might guess.

Just got this cook book and flipped through it and really love it. I will make quite a few dishes using the recipes in there.

This cookbook is beautiful, and the few recipes I have cooked from it so far have been delicious and surprisingly easy to prepare. Even though Vongerichten is a big name chef, these recipes really are geared toward the home cook - the ingredients are relatively easy to track down, and the preparations, for the most part, are not especially complicated. The book's recipes are also pretty unique, so it is worth having even if you already own lots of cookbooks. If you tend to shop at farmers' markets or get produce from a CSA farm, you will find this especially useful, as it contains plenty of recipes for vegetables. The quinoa with spinach, mushrooms, and goat cheese is very quick and very tasty.

Another excellent book from one of the worlds best chefs, I am enjoying reading the book and finding lots of interesting things about Chef Jean George and loving trying his recipes. I have all his books and they all are great inspirationally and some of the best recipes that I have reproduced, the taste buds and excited just thinking about the recipes. I could highly recommend the book to anyone for them selves or a great present

I pre-ordered this book in August and it arrived today, November 4, 2011. I opened and devoured it page by page -- in about an hour. I had previously made many of the recipes presented in another one of his cookbooks: "Jean-Georges: Cooking At Home with a Four-Star Chef", co-authored with Mark Bittman. While, like in most cookbooks, I like the recipes but they aren't particularly healthy, but far from being Paula Dean unhealthy. Lots of butter, heavy cream, but does use some heat providing spices and grape seed oil, too. Jean-Georges looks pretty fit to me and I have a hard time believing he eats what he says he cooks. Don't get me wrong -- he has some great recipes, but just a little bit high in fat and sodium (as suggested by the ingredients as there is no nutritional information provided with the recipes). I would really like to see a book called "Physically Fit Chefs: What WE really eat".

Jean-Georges tells us that this is the simple fare he likes to prepare for himself and his extended family when he is not tending to his international restaurant empire, and we have no reason to disbelieve him.And the recipes are indeed simple, some, like turkey and bacon sandwiches, and bagels, smoked salmon and cream cheese, embarrassingly so. However, the majority of the recipes are for savoury, easily prepared dishes, often with a burst of innovation such as an oriental spice or fruit here and a touch of lavender there. And the photographs are lovely.Surely, this attractive book will inspire the home cook at any level of competence to head to the kitchen and cook something delicious. That is the highest praise for any cookbook.

Read through the whole book in one sitting. Cannot waiting to try many of the recipes. I am impressed that a world renowned chef who loves his art and share his love with his family and us. Great for him to take 2 days off each week for his family and thus time to cook for them and share the recipes with us.

I am an avid cookbook collector and I tend to read them like novels. Jean-Georges has so much to share with the culinary world with this latest contribution. The recipes are clear and easy to follow. Every one I have tried so far has been excellent. There are also anecdotes into his life that are charming.

Love this cookbook! Recipes are delicious and interesting

Great!!!!

HiThe recipes are simple to follow, ate at market place in Vancouver at Shangrila, liked the food, short rib was delicious, wanted to cook once at home, hence the purchase

Obwohl ich bis jetzt nur wenige Rezepte ausprobieren konnte, war ich von der Beschreibung und den erkochten Ergebnissen begeistert. Die Rezepte sind wirklich so beschrieben, daß der Hobbykoch zu Hause sie selbst nachkochen kann; die kleinen Zusatzbemerkungen unter der Rubrik "C'est bon" enthalten weitere hilfreiche Tipps. Äußerst sympathisch geschrieben, schön fotografiert; für mich überraschend und positiv die vielen Gemüserezepte als Beilagen (Swiss Chard with Shiitake/Mangold mit Shiitake, Salsify in Lemon Butter/Schwarzwurzel in Zitronenbutter, u.v.a.). Kann das Buch nur wärmstens empfehlen. Auch wenn manche Rezepte relativ aufwendig sind, oder manche Zutaten bei uns in Europa nicht leicht zu finden sind (dafür gibts andere, die wir leichter finden als die Amerikaner), wird es für jeden genug Rezepte geben, die große Freude beim Kochen und gemeinsamen Essen mit Familie und Freunden machen werden!

Great book ! Enjoyable and simple. However it arrived with a damaged spine (corner) !