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Off the Eaten Path : Inspired Recipes for Adventurous Cooks

Name: Off the Eaten Path : Inspired Recipes for Adventurous Cooks
Author: Bob Blumer
ISBN: 9780345421500

by Bob Blumer

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Overview

Have you ever made watermelon margaritas, baked fish in a brown paper lunch bag, or created a meal inspired by the film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes? If not, let Bob Blumer, The Surreal Gourmet, jump-start your culinary repertoire.

Bob Blumer is today's most imaginative food personality. Whether he is poaching salmon in the dishwasher on the Food Network or designing a "surreal meal" for the Salvador Dali Museum, his wholly unique approach to cooking transforms everyday ingredients into a dining adventure.

With his contagious enthusiasm, Blumer ignites the culinary creativity hidden in everyone, then demystifies the process and demonstrates how cooking can become the springboard to a higher quality of life—whether you are making an intimate dinner for two, entertaining friends, or ironing a midnight snack. Off the Eaten Path's brightly flavored recipes, casual tone, and confidence-inspiring instructions are guaranteed to transform any cook into a culinary hero. Inside learn how to create

EXTREME CUISINE: Recipes and detailed instructions for cooking in your dishwasher, on your car engine, with your iron, and in a brown paper lunch bag
SURREAL MEALS: Cocktails, appetizers, and meals concocted from one set of ingredients—but presented in unexpected and visually arresting ways
"NOT LUCK" DINNER PARTIES: Just like a pot luck dinner—but tastier! Seven friends bring a designated ingredient (and a bottle of wine), and you assemble the meal
CINEMATIC SUPPERS: Cocktails, spiced popcorn, and main courses inspired by the author's five favorite food-related movies—to be enjoyed while watching the video
WINNERDINNERS: Five deceptively simple menus—all killer, no filler

Plus—music to cook and dine by - shopping tips - foolproof wine recommendations - whimsical illustrations by the author - and more fun than a food fight

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Known as the Surreal Gourmet, Blumer is one wacky guy--the cover features him riding a unicycle-cum-egg beater, and he has been known to poach salmon in the dishwasher. The author of two previous cookbooks, he has appeared on the TV Food Network and is an artist as well; Off the Eaten Path is illustrated with his drawings and various culinary "objets d'art" he's created. Recipes are organized under headings such as Winner Dinners (e.g., a menu for Slammin' Salmon Extravaganza), Cinematic Suppers, Extreme Cuisine (the aforementioned dishwasher technique, along with grilled cheese sandwiches made on an iron, and more), and Surreal Meals (Pound Cake "Fries" with Raspberry "Catsup"). An entertaining book that should appeal to cooks with a sense of humor as well as Blumer's fans; for larger collections. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\