Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food by Diana Kennedy

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  • Good pork lard

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Ingredients: leaf lard; store-cupboard ingredients
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  • Little cazuelas (Cazuelitas)

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters
    • Ingredients: chorizo sausages; grated cheese; cooked potatoes; Chihuahua cheese; lard; tortilla dough
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  • Mushrooms in oil

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters
    • Ingredients: mushrooms; sweet paprika; scallions; parsley; basil
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  • Chinese chicken liver and gizzard hors d'oeuvre

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Canapés / hors d'oeuvre; Chinese
    • Ingredients: chicken gizzards; chicken livers; soy sauce; dry sherry; fresh ginger; five-spice powder; scallions; vegetable oil; Szechwan peppercorns
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  • Roasted pepper-salt

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Spice / herb blends & rubs
    • Ingredients: Szechuan peppercorns; salt
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  • Romanian eggplant spread

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters
    • Ingredients: eggplants; store-cupboard ingredients
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  • Serbian vegetable caviar (Srpski ajvar)

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Serbian
    • Ingredients: green peppers; red peppers; eggplants; peppercorns of your choice
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  • Taramasalata, English style

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Winter; English
    • Ingredients: cod roe; store-cupboard ingredients
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  • Terrine de campagne

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; French
    • Ingredients: pork livers; pork belly; stewing veal; black peppercorns; juniper berries; mace; dry white wine; brandy; pork lard; leaf lard
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  • Chicken liver pâté

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead
    • Ingredients: goose livers; canned truffles; Madeira wine; nutmeg; ground ginger; brandy; pork belly; egg yolks; leaf lard; chicken fat
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  • Chile ancho with melted cheese (Chile ancho con queso)

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Mexican
    • Ingredients: ancho chiles; safflower oil; onions; melting cheese
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  • Headcheese

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead
    • Ingredients: pig head; dry white wine; Dijon mustard; mixed herbs; green peppercorns
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  • Ensalada trompa de res, Estilo Chalet Suizo

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead
    • Ingredients: saltpeter; purple onions; store-cupboard ingredients; beef muzzle
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  • Chicken broth

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Stocks
    • Ingredients: chicken pieces; white onions; carrots; peppercorns of your choice
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  • Asparagus soup

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Soups
    • Ingredients: scallions; asparagus; chicken broth; oranges; cream
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  • Carrot and coriander soup

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Soups
    • Ingredients: scallions; potatoes; carrots; coriander leaves; chicken broth; serrano chiles
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  • Philadelphia snapper soup

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Soups; Winter
    • Ingredients: chicken fat; veal knuckles; onions; carrots; celery; all-purpose flour; chicken stock; bay leaves; whole cloves; tomatoes; Madeira wine; Tabasco sauce; hard-boiled eggs; snapping turtle
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  • Meatball soup (Sopa de albóndigas)

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Soups; Winter
    • Ingredients: long grain rice; ground pork; ground beef; cumin seeds; mint; Mexican oregano; black peppercorns; tomatoes; lard; carrots; zucchini; meat broth; serrano chiles; cilantro
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  • My mushroom soup

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Soups
    • Ingredients: mushrooms; garlic; safflower oil; chicken broth; crème fraîche; Madeira wine; croûtons; chives
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  • Epazote and potato soup (Sopa Diana Kennedy)

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Soups
    • Ingredients: waxy potatoes; seasoned chicken broth; serrano chiles; epazote; tortillas
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  • Swiss chard and zucchini soup

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Soups
    • Ingredients: Swiss chard; zucchini; chicken broth
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  • Gazpacho

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Soups; Spanish
    • Ingredients: green peppers; tomatoes; whole wheat breadcrumbs; cucumbers; croûtons
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  • Sautéed spinach

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Side dish
    • Ingredients: spinach; serrano chiles; store-cupboard ingredients
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  • Corn soufflé

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Egg dishes; Side dish; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: corn; nutmeg; eggs; store-cupboard ingredients
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  • Potato scones

    from Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food Nothing Fancy by Diana Kennedy

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Breakfast / brunch
    • Ingredients: quick-cooking oats; potatoes
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  • Lemon chicken

    • Avocet on December 31, 2021

      Made this with chicken thighs. Super easy and delicious. Increased the oregano and didn't need the water called for. Better to cook the thighs skin side up for the whole time.

  • Cactus salad (Ensalada de nopal)

    • mcvl on March 19, 2022

      It's spring, nopales are in season. Good tasty salad, but all the other ingredients drowned out the delicate, elusive taste of the raw cactus. Next time I'll adjust accordingly.

  • Sautéed spinach

    • KissTheCook on April 10, 2020

      p. 50 - recommends for omelette or souffle filling. I say also under fish.

  • Easy peach jam

    • KissTheCook on August 28, 2018

      Way sweet even using 1/2# less sugar. Fruit never broke down from original quarters. After requisite simmer time, boiled on high an hour and a half (instead of 40 min. per recipe) and never reached set point.

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  • ISBN 10 0385278594
  • ISBN 13 9780385278591
  • Linked ISBNs
  • Published Jan 01 1984
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 262
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Dial Press
  • Imprint Dial Press

Publishers Text

Nothing Fancy is a highly personal book brimming with its author's legendary vitality and style-essential reading for any serious cook. The unusual recipes and warm recollections in this book are the result of a lifetime of adventurous cooking and eating around the world.

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