The Title Says It All
Published by the editors of Glamour magazine (complete with a stick-girl drawing that makes Barbie look heavy), it’s easy to dismiss the collection as a guide to living and working in the big city while eating carrots and celery.
Not so.
The signature recipe is one close to my heart–a foolproof guide to making roasted chicken. Any great chef will tell you that if you can’t make an omelet or roast a chicken, you’re not a real cook. This particular version is called “Engagement Chicken,” which comes complete with not only the guide to making the dish, but also stories of people who made this dish and got engaged very soon after. How cool is that?
It’s basically a lemon-herb roasted chicken, but it’s indeed worthy of a serious proposal. Trust me, trust them. Follow this recipe, and your guest of choice will thank you and ask for more.
The signature recipe is not the only reason to seek the book, though. One of my favorites starts out with basic boneless, skinless chicken breasts–lightly dusted in flour–then you add other ingredients based on a particular spice palette. There are Mexican, Italian, bistro-style, Asian and provencal variations of the dish. All of them are quick, easy and taste amazing.
The book includes “Date Night” meals, budget dinners, a dip you can mix in the car on the way to an event (as long as you’re not driving) and great low-cal options that I’ve loved every single time I’ve made them.
Linguine with chorizo and clams is a personal favorite, as well as “Instant Seduction” pork chops (which are broiled with garlic, thyme, oregano and rosemary). Yum!
Romanced chicken and alluring pork?!? What could be more appropriate for this crowd?
So… Come on, we want to know all the juicy details…have you ever seduced anybody with a meal?
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