Product Description

Over 100,000 copies in print! "Frog  Commissary's inventive, playful food is multiethnic but  often shows a distinctive Thai influence. Bright  ideas spill out everywhere." --  Library Journal

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83932 in Books
• Published on: 1985-10-11
• Released on: 1985-09-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Amazon.com Review
Originally published in 1985, The Frog Commissary Cookbook harks back to a time when a reader wouldn't be too likely to choke upon reading a chowder recipe that called for a quart of half-and-half. Those were the days, author Steven Poses suggests in his foreword, when you could graduate from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in sociology, put in some time in the Peace Corps and the antiwar movement, work your way up from busboy to sous chef in a mainstream French restaurant and, with a copy of Jane Jacob's Death and Life of Great American Cities tucked under one arm and a total investment of $35,000, open a restaurant all your own in Philadelphia. Such was the success of Frog, its eclectic menu reaching out to many a flavor-starved palate, that seven years later Poses could reopen with a $1 million budget and expand into other restaurant ventures.

The Frog Commissary Cookbook rises out of the experience of Poses's restaurants and catering business. It's not an easy collection to finger, to size up and categorize with a single swipe of the pen. And that makes for some exciting page turning. This would be a good book to have on the shelf and open when you simply don't know what to do or what you are looking for.

You'll find goodies like Bourbon Pecans (this "Hors d'Oeuvres" section ends with 25 quick ideas; the same is true of the "Salads" and "Pizzas" sections), Chicken in Romaine Leaves with Lime Hot Sauce, Corn and Clam Chowder, a plethora of creative salads and dressings, Seafood Stew with Aioli, Stir-fried Duck with Chinese Sausage, Italian Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus and Prosciutto, and Pumpkin Waffles. This book is all over the place, leaving a trail of deliciousness in its wake.

According to Poses, exemplary care was taken to work out the recipes in an apartment kitchen and not on a professional stove. While all the recipes have proved popular over the years in Poses's restaurants, they were all written from scratch for the home cook. --Schuyler Ingle

From the Publisher
Over 100,000 copies in print! "Frog Commissary's inventive, playful food is multiethnic but often shows a distinctive Thai influence. Bright ideas spill out everywhere." -- Library Journal

Illustrated

From the Inside Flap
Over 100,000 copies in print! "Frog  Commissary's inventive, playful food is multiethnic but  often shows a distinctive Thai influence. Bright  ideas spill out everywhere." --  Library Journal

Illustrated

Customer Reviews

French - Thai and American
I love this cookbook. I have been through three copies and given numerous copies to friends and family.

This book was out-of-print for years and I am very happy to see it reissued -- so I can give a copy to my son away in college!

This is where the French-Thai connection started as far as I can tell. The book is a marvel. The illustrations and comments in the margins are as valuable as the recipes and their text.

I have made just about every dish in this book and I have never been disappointed and neither have my guests.

My son grew up on the Thai Popcorn; I believe that the duck and chicken recipes are beyond reproach; the lentil salad is to die for (better have a heck of an extensive spice collection for that one....) and EVERYBODY loves the Carrot Cake.

A fine, fine example of American creativity in the culinary arts.

yes, this is really the BEST cookbook ever
When we lived in Philly, Frog, the Commisary, and Eden were definitely on our top 10 list. The recipes in this book bring that back for us every time. These recipes cannot be beat. My friends have been BEGGING for the recipes for years: eggplant capponata, carrot cake, chocolate killer cake-just to name a few. I am so glad to see this in print again so that we don't have to be tempted to photocopy.

Inspired Food
My caterer gave this book to me when I asked for the Chicken Satay recipe our wedding guests raved about. For the last thirteen years it's been an anniversary dinner staple (it also shows up at every school pot-luck, summer picnic and just about any other occasion.)

There are so many recipes that would sell this book on their own merit, but as a collection it is truly indespensible. When you buy this be sure to try: the Salmon,Spinch and Scallop Pate, Mushroom Barley Soup, Vegetarian Chili (amazing!), Curried Chicken Salad, Smoked Chicken Crepes with Horseradish Sauce, Sauteed Green Beans with Hazelnut Crumbs, Broccoli with garlic butter and, as mentioned by so many others the OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP WALNUT COOKIES!

There isn't a bad Thai-inspired recipe in this book either.

The perfect wedding shower or housewarming gift.