Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #880471 in Books
• Published on: 1999-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 134 pages

Amazon.com Review
Ravenous Sarah McLachlan fans will be happily sated by this sophisticated cookbook-cum-fan letter. With Plenty: A Collection of Sarah McLachlan's Favourite Recipes, the Canadian musician reveals the inventive ways she copes with touring hardships: by taking refuge in Full of Grace Soufflé, Sweet Surrender Lobster, and Grandma's Upside-Down Apple Tart, to name just a few.

To make this possible, McLachlan hired a professional chef to cook for her band and crew while on tour--Jaime Laurita, trained at the Culinary Institute of America. In collaboration, McLachlan and Laurita share meat-free recipes that borrow from Thai, Mediterranean, Italian, and Japanese cookery--all heavy on veggies and fish. Organized neatly into appetizers, entrées, and desserts and beverages, these recipes are suitable for courageous novice cooks and home chefs alike. The appealing presentation includes color photographs of the exotic ingredients, such as galangal and gooseberry, and shots of creative serving suggestions.

Generous additions of material from McLachlan take this book beyond the mere cookbook classification. While waiting for the vinegar to reduce when making Penne Pasta in Balsamic Cream, Sarahphiles can indulge in photographer Kharen Hill's color and black-and-white concert shots, candid everyday photos of tour and home life, and McLachlan's own commentary on almost every luscious dish. She has this to say of Writer's Block Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies: "When trying to write songs after experiencing writer's block, one sure-fire remedy is baking cookies. It's easy and they always turn out great. I can't say it makes the songs come any easier, but it does cheer me up!" This culinary gift to fans and lovers of sophisticated food sings its own song of plenty. --Stefanie Durbin

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable
I really enjoyed this book. I got it as a fan of Sarah's and looking for some interesting recipes and this book was awesome. I have yet to make most of the recipes in the book, but have truly enjoyed those I have.

Plenty
This is a wonderful cookbook, providing food every bit as good as Sarah McLachan's music and an extra look into Sarah's life at home. For Plenty, Sarah got together with her chef, Jaime Laurita, and made a collection of some of her favorite recipes.

Plenty is interspersed with amazing, full-color, full-page pictures of both Sarah and the recipes. Sarah did the background illustrations and commented on both the pictures and recipes.

This cookbook is actually one of the best I've ever found--its dishes range from Tzatziki to Caramel Custard, from Thai to Italian. The recipes are easy to follow, the food delicious, and the designing--pictures, words, and recipes--superb. Plenty is a delicious dish in itself--a must have.

Plenty for everyone!
this cookbook is great! for one thing, i love sarah's music, so it was interesting to see this different side of her. for another thing, the recipes really are great! there is definitely something for everyone in here, from the appetizers,to the entrees to the desserts. out of print? i think it's time to send this one back to the presses so everyone can try it!