Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over

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Nothing Fancy's recipes are on-trend but unpretentiously so. . . . Most relevant of all is Roman's attitude toward hosting: that all of us can do it, that we should embrace the imperfections of our plans, and that it's more fun to try than to stress. . . . Roman is leading the charge in revitalizing the art of gathering your community around the dinner table." -- Eater Roman] could offer a master's program in Approachable Recipe. . . . [ Nothing Fancy is] a manual not just for dinner, but for life." -- The Washington Post Nothing Fancy] exemplifies that classic Roman approach to cooking: well-known ingredients rearranged in interesting and compelling ways for young home cooks who want food that looks (and photographs) as good as it tastes." -- Grub Street a b Sodha, Meera (30 November 2019). "Best cookbooks and food writing of 2019". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 July 2020. This was delicious! The sauce for the beans was perfect as written, I would make more of it next time. I used Rancho Gordo beans and would suggest that rather than canned.

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Escarole with mustard and bread crumbs: A good, interesting salad--I never buy escarole, and it helped to have someone tell me what to do with it! I did not have guanciale (see, fancy!), so I just used bacon. Roman's first cookbook, Dining In, was published in 2017. [1] Dining In focused on recipes that "had you thinking about eating inside just for yourself" where Nothing Fancy focuses on meals for larger groups and tips for successfully hosting multiple people. [2] The book stresses "unfussy" foods and recipes and the value of authenticity and connection when cooking for and hosting friends or guests in one's home, rather than traditional dinner parties, which tend to focus on presentation and etiquette. [3] Structure and contents [ edit ]

Nothing Fancy delivers what those of hoping to up our dinner party game are looking for: It’s utterly current and distinctly doable.”— Eater IACP AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review• The New Yorker• NPR • The Washington Post• San Francisco Chronicle• BuzzFeed• The Guardian• Food Network

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Whitney, Christine (8 November 2017). "Alison Roman on Milk Chocolate, Clogs, and the One Lip Stain That Never Comes Off". The Cut . Retrieved 14 July 2020. Arrange the lettuce on a large plate, serving platter or shallow bowl and top with onion and capers. Drizzle with vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with herbs, followed by a sprinkling/scattering/grating of the cheese.Feeding friends is totally relaxed with Roman, author of Dining In and New York Times columnist. This abundant collection of all-new recipes is for gatherings big and small, from the weeknight to the weekend.

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Heat the olive oil, scallions, red-pepper flakes and cilantro in a small pot over medium-low heat. Cook, swirling occasionally, until the scallions and red-pepper flakes start to visually and audibly sizzle and frizzle and turn the oil a bright, fiery orange. Remove from the heat, and let cool enough to taste without burning your mouth, then season with salt and pepper. These white beans, adapted from Alison Roman's cookbook "Nothing Fancy" (Clarkson Potter, 2019), could potentially be a whole meal, but they are also great alongside another protein since they pull double duty as both starch and salad. While this dish is beautifully seasonally agnostic, it is a summery dream with grilled whole trout or lamb shoulder, and lots of cold red or white wine, preferably in the sunny outdoors. Nothing Fancy is like an all-access pass to [Roman's] stunning-yet-relaxed recipes." -- HuffPost, "Best Cookbooks to Give as Gifts" NAMED ONE OF FALL’S BEST COOKBOOKS BY The New York Times • Vogue• Food & Wine• Eater• Food52• Bon Appétit• Epicurious• Chowhound• Forbes • Grub Street• A PEOPLE2019 FOOD FAVORITE I hope they make it every year for the rest of their lives,” she says. “Having things that are truly good enough to stand the test of time is exactly my goal. I’m playing the long game.”

Enemy of the mild, champion of the bold, Ms. Roman offers recipes in Nothing Fancythat are crunchy, cheesy, tangy, citrusy, fishy, smoky and spicy.”—Julia Moskin, The New York Times I don’t want to be trendy, or flash-in-the-pan,” she says. “I want to be making things people incorporate into their lives forever.” Roman makes food more interesting. . . . [ Nothing Fancy]has a why-didn’t-I-think-of-that simplicity.” — The New Yorker small head of iceberg lettuce, cut into 1 ½-inch slices (crosswise) or classic wedges (yes, this is a lot of lettuce for three people, but what can I say, I am enthusiastic). On the positive side, the recipes look absolutely delicious, and I'd love to eat everything in the main dish chapter. Plus the author, while totally missing the not-fancy mark, at least isn't precious about it. Clearly this is actually how she eats.