You don't need to be a chef you don't need special ingredients you don't even need a big kitchen. There is a half-galley kitchen in New York with just a single counter a tiny stove pans stacked high in the corner
- yet it has conjured up stews & slaws salsas & pestos tatins & cheesecakes. All to-die-for. This is Deb Perelman's kitchen. Deb is an ordinary home cook who believes food should be a pleasure & deliciousness a guarantee. So she founded www.smittenkitchen.com her award-winning blog where she concocts tweaks & obsessively tests the best imaginable recipes for the everyday cook. These are recipes you'll bookmark share & make your own whether it is Courgette Ribbons with Almond Pesto for a summer lunch Everyday Margherita Pizza for the family Seared Halibut with Gazpacho Salsa for a weekend dinner or Tiny But Intense Chocolate Cake for a special treat. 'I'm a longtime fan of the blog & this is a wonderful cookbook' Rachel Khoo Little Paris Kitchen.