Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family by Art Smith

  • Seeded cheddar cheese straws

    from Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family Back to the Table by Art Smith

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters
    • Ingredients: cheddar cheese; ground cayenne pepper; sesame seeds; store-cupboard ingredients
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  • Eat Your Books

    2002 James Beard Award Winner

  • sck on July 28, 2010

    Recipes are a bit too simple and predictable for my taste. Art's DC restaurant is wonderful, but this book is nothing special.

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Mango kiwi smoothie

    • hbakke on May 10, 2022

      Not my favorite smoothie. Two tablespoons of honey per serving was too much sweetener especially combined with the sweet mango.

  • Cuban paella

    • cindy_xbrgsw on June 13, 2026

      I have been making this recipe for at least 15 years and there is an error in the recipe. It tells you to brown the chicken and take it out although it never tells you to add the chicken back in to the Paella recipe so make sure you put the chicken backito he pan leaving enough time for it to cook through.

  • Deviled eggs

    • billcranecos on July 20, 2021

      The chopped sweet pickle is really good in this.

  • Spring vegetable lasagne

    • JimCampbell on May 27, 2024

      The Spring Vegetable Lasagna is good. Not great, but good. The lasagna is vegetable forward. The recipe generates a few more pots and pans than a regular lasagna, and the preparation and blanching of the vegetable take an extra step. Parmesan is called for in the directions for the bechamel sauce and is not listed under sauce section, so we missed it. Not that it mattered we were out. We subbed another cheese in it's place. Bechamel screams for nutmeg and we would add a grating of fresh nutmeg to the sauce next time. The prosciutto adds a touch of saltiness to the recipe. It is not listed in the ingredients in EYB, but it's in the book. The prosciutto makes the lasagna a bit more difficult to eat with just a fork. We needed a knife to cut it, and the nice looking square was soon scattered about the plate. Next time we will cut the prosciutto up into small pieces and scatter it around rather than layer it. Overall a 3 or 3.5 out of 5.

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  • ISBN 10 0786868546
  • ISBN 13 9780786868544
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  • Published Oct 17 2001
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 288
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Hyperion Avenue
  • Imprint Hyperion

Publishers Text

From Art Smith, Oprah Winfrey's personal chef, comes a unique cookbook with more than 150 recipes to strengthen bonds between loved ones.

Throughout history, humans have broken bread together. This simple act strengthens our relationships with others and brings balance to our lives. Unfortunately, in today's fast-moving world, the role of the shared meal as a sacred ritual has been threatened. Art Smith wants to bring it back.

Art provides readers with an array of mouthwatering recipes that represent the very best of home cooking. He also discusses how to set the table in a way that gives reverence to the food and the guests; how various cultures gives blessings before a meal; how different kinds of foods and dishes can contribute to an atmosphere of family unity; and much more!

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