Guy Gourmet: Great Chefs' Best Meals for a Lean & Healthy Body: A Cookbook

Guy Gourmet: Great Chefs' Best Meals for a Lean & Healthy Body: A Cookbook

Guy Gourmet: Great Chefs' Best Meals for a Lean & Healthy Body: A Cookbook

Guy Gourmet: Great Chefs' Best Meals for a Lean & Healthy Body: A Cookbook

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Overview

Man cannot live on bread alone. He also needs chili and steak, tacos and jambalaya, barbecued ribs and burgers. But what about keeping body and mind in top-notch condition? How do you satisfy your appetite and stay lean and healthy?

From Adina Steiman, the food and nutrition editor of Men's Health, and Paul Kita, who oversees the Guy Gourmet blog on MensHealth.com, comes Guy Gourmet, the ultimate guide to crafting easy, delicious meals at home.

Guy Gourmet, the first-ever cookbook from Men's Health magazine, features more than 150 healthy, delicious recipes, many from the best chefs in the nation--including Thomas Keller, Rick Bayless, Kenny Callaghan, Tyler Florence, Adam Perry Lang, Chris Lilly, Anita Lo, Masaharu Morimoto, Seamus Mullen, Eric Ripert, John Stage, and Marcus Samuelsson.

Written for seasoned cooks and beginners alike, Guy Gourmet satisfies readers' hunger with nutrient-packed, soul-satisfying dishes like Steak au Poivre with Roast Potatoes, Crab Cakes, Grilled Fish Tacos with Chipotle Crema, Backyard Baby Back Ribs and more.

Highlights of Guy Gourmet include:

- Fast Weeknight Meals
: Instead of takeout, try these fast, protein-packed, delicious dinners
- Cooking for a Crowd
: Round up the crew for big-batch meals designed to feed the masses
- Celebration Meals
: Craft holiday meals that won't wipe out or weigh down readers (or their guests)
- A Guide to Imbibing
: Pair the right beers and wines with food; make cocktails a breeze and more
- Date Night Meals
: Impress her with failsafe recipes and chef-worthy tricks
- How to Master the Grill
: Learn all the skills you need to become a backyard grilling champ

In addition to tons of great recipes and cooking techniques, the 320-page manual packs in all the basics on essential cooking equipment and tools, tips on stocking a pantry, organizing a fridge, and more. And throughout, quick kitchen tricks on how to flip a flapjack, roll dough with a wine bottle, and zest a lime will transform any hungry guy into a confident home cook.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609619817
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 05/14/2013
Sold by: Random House
Format: eBook
Pages: 336
File size: 25 MB
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About the Author

Adina Steiman is food and nutrition editor of Men's Health magazine and a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She lives in Brooklyn.

Paul Kita is an editor and writer for Men's Health magazine who edits the Guy Gourmet blog on Menshealth.com. He lives in Allentown, PA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Foreword xii

Introduction xiv

1 What's Cooking? 1

Great meals don't happen by accident. They require inspiration, planning, and good ingredients, plus the tools and skills to prepare them right.

2 Breakfast 21

Wake up and smell the protein! Green Eggs and Ham 24

Make Perfect Omelets 26

Pumpkin Pancakes 28

Protein-Boosted Oatmeal with Berries 30

Almond Pecan Wattles 31

Egg, Avocado, and Spicy Mayo Sandwich 32

Smoked Salmon and Scrambled Eggs on Toast 33

Stuffed French Toast 34

Granola, Upgraded 36

Skillet Eggs with Leeks and Arugula 38

Green Burrito Breakfast 40

Huevos Rancheros 42

A Java Well Done 44

3 Lunch 47

We've come a long way from the humble PB&J

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich 50

Grilled Chicken and Pineapple Sandwiches 52

Vietnamese Steak Sandwiches 53

Asian Beef Salad with Sriracha Honey Dressing 54

Fast Open-Faced Sandwiches 56

Muscle Salad Matrix 58

Do-It-Yourself Dressings 61

Gazpacho Chopped Salad with Fresh Mozzarella and Prosciutto 63

4 Muscle Snacks 65

Refuel in between main meals to keep your brain and body humming and your fat-burners stoked.

Guac, Roast Beef, and Swiss Roll-Up 68

Spicy Roasted Chickpeas 71

Spicy Oven Fries 72

Smoky Paprika Kale Chips 72

Mix Up a Trail Snack 73

Rosemary Bar Nuts 75

Chocolate-Covered Pretzels 75

Better-for-You Beef Jerky 76

Salute the Kernel! 79

Snack Matrix 80

Make the Ultimate Pickle 82

Smoothie Selector 84

5 Fast Weeknight Meals 91

When you come home tired and hungry, don't turn to a takeout menu. Just make one of these fast, protein-packed, delicious dinners.

Chili-Mango Chicken 94

Perfect Stir-Fry 96

Sweet-and-Sour Pork 97

Salmon Teriyaki with Asparagus 98

General Tso's Chicken with Broccoli 100

Asian Dumpling Bowl 102

Thai Beef Lettuce Wraps 103

Creamy Corn-Potato Chowder 105

Creamy Spinach-Mushroom Soup 105

Buttermilk Pea Soup 105

Spinach Salad with Corn, Shiitakes, and Bacon 106

Spicy Broccoli with Salami and Fried Egg 107

Italian Seafood Stew 108

Quick Chicken Adobo and Black Bean Tacos 109

Chipotle Shrimp with Cilantro 110

Smoky and Spicy Sausage Heroes 112

Chicken Cacciatore 114

Shrimp Creole 115

Honey-Mustard Salmon with Roasted Asparagus 116

Blackened Tilapia with Garlic-Lime Butter 117

Ziti with Asparagus, Prosciutto, and Egg 119

Spaghetti with Roasted Ragu 119

Spaghetti with Lima Beans and Goat Cheese Pesto 119

Linguine with Clams and Cherry Tomatoes 120

Ziti with Chicken, Mushrooms, and Walnuts 122

Pasta with Eggplant, Lamb, and Pecorino Romano 122

6 Cooking for a Crowd 125

Round up the crew. These big-batch meals are designed to feed the masses.

New Orleans Jambalaya 128

Spicy Monterey Jack and Cheddar Grilled Cheese 130

Korean BBQ Wings 135

Lightened-Up Buffalo Wings 135

Chili-Garlic Wings 136

Inferno Wings 136

Sirloin Steaks with Bacon-Blue Cheese Butter 137

Ancho, Beef, and Bulgur Chili 139

Four-Alarm Green Chili with Pork 140

Chunky Tex-Mex Chili 142

Winter-Vegetable Chili 143

Carrie Asada 146

Carnitas 147

Mexican Chorizo 148

The Ultimate Guacamole 149

Salsa Verde 150

Salsa Roja 150

Spicy Lamb Meatballs with Tomato Sauce, Olive, and Feta 156

Classic Italian Meatballs with Marinara Sauce 156

Asian Pork Meatballs with Mango Chutney 157

Swedish Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy 157

Meal-in-a-Bowl Beef Soup 158

Better 'n Mom's Tomato Soup 159

Smoky Black Bean Dip 161

Caramelized Onion Dip 162

Stout Cheese Dip 164

Johnnie's Italian Beef 166

Chicken-and-Sausage Stew with Greens and White Beans 167

Make Chicken Soup from Scratch 172

Pair Beer to Food 174

7 Eating Outside 177

From grilling to barbecuing to camp cookery, here's how to make yourself the lord of the fires.

Balsamic Lamb Chops 181

Cedar-Plank Salmon 182

Grill a Whole Fish 183

Grilled Tuna with Sauce Vierge 184

Grilled Fish Tacos with Chipotle Crema 185

Backyard Baby Backs 186

Rib Rub 188

Real BBQ Sauce 188

Real Jerk Chicken 189

Summer Corn 190

Watermelon Salad with Warm Basil Oil 191

Memphis Baked Beans 192

Cookout Coleslaw 193

Potato Salad with Arugula and Bacon 194

Build a Better Hot Dog 197

Fried-Onion and Cheddar Burgers 198

A Veggie Burger Worth Eating 200

Ryan Fair's Spicy Lamb Burger with Scallions 202

Grilled Soy-Lemon Chicken Under a Brick 203

Kebabs 204

Smoke Joint Prime Rib 208

How to Cook at Camp 209

8 Date Night 215

As long as the food is good and you make the evening all about her, you'll earn four stars, chef.

Seared Scallops with White Beans and Bacon 218

Crab Cakes 220

Warm Goat Cheese Salad with Fried Egg 221

Steak Au Poivre with Roast Potatoes and Green Beans 222

Sea Bass with Asparagus 224

Chipotle Sweet Potato Fondue 225

Orzotto with Burst Tomatoes 226

Polio Alia Diavola 228

Chocolate Pot de Creme 230

Lemon Semifreddo with Strawberries 232

Ice Cream Affogato 233

Ice Cream Sauces 234

9 Celebration Meals 237

Party smarter with holiday meals that won't wipe you out or weigh you down

Dates with Bacon 242

Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus with Dijon 243

Spicy Cocktail Nuts 244

Baby-Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese and Pistachios 245

Squash-Apple Soup 246

Guinness-Braised Short Ribs 247

Pear-Stuffed Pork Roast 246

Classic Turkey and Stuffing 251

Turkey in a Trash Can 255

Chili-Spiced Mashed Sweet Potatoes 256

Healthier Green Bean Casserole 258

Baked Apples 259

Create a Cheese Platter 260

10 Drinks 264

A guide to imbibing

Old School

Manhattan 271

Bloody Mary 271

Hot Toddy 272

Old-Fashioned 272

Sazerac 273

Tom Collins 273

Margarita 274

Negroni 274

Martini 275

Whiskey Sour 275

New School

Hemingway Daiquiri 277

Mexican Summer Smash 277

Watermelon Daiquiri 278

French 75 278

Gin Rickey 278

Presbyterian 279

Blood a Sand 280

Tequila Go-To 280

Ginger Smash 281

High Line Cocktail 281

Infused Liquor 282

Cocktail Matrix 286

Best Beers 288

Appendix 291

Index 306

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