CONTENTS
CONTRIBUTORS + RECIPES
2 Introduction/ Ina Garten
15 BREAKFAST
16 April Bloomfield / Porridge
18 Lauren Graham / Popovers
22 Kyle MacLachlan / Yeasted Waffles
24 Mario Batali / Brown Sugar Pancakes
26 Charles Masson / Scrambled Eggs with Shaved Truffles
30 Kim Cattrall / Scrambled Eggs with Scallion and Turkey Bacon
32 Gail Simmons / Baked Eggs with Harissa, Red Peppers, and Spinach
37 SOUPS, SALADS, & SANDWICHES
38 Donna Karan / Forever-Green Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing
40 Sigourney Weaver / Napa Cabbage Salad with Ramen Crunchies
44 Jim Belushi / Cream of Garlic Dressing
46 Henry Winkler / Mexican Salad
48 Michael Anthony / Sugar Snap Peas and Cucumbers
52 Roz Chast / Orzo Salad / Vegetable Soup
57 Trisha Yearwood / Mama’s Awesome Chicken-Noodle Soup
60 Laurie Anderson / Picnic Peanut-Butter Sandwich / Toasted Peanut-Butter Sandwich
63 Jennifer Hudson / Feta-Stuffed Chicken Burgers
APPETIZERS, VEGETABLES, & SIDES
66 Christopher Idone / Deviled Eggs
70 David Salle / Fava-Bean Puree
74 Tony May / Eggplant Caponata
78 Lucy Liu / Planet Platter with Two Dressings
82 Meryl Streep / Veggies from the Bottom of the Boot
84 Nona Hendryx / Nona B’s Tomato Stew
88 Dan Kluger / Roasted Butternut Squash with Spicy Granola
92 Brent Ridge & Josh Kilmer Purcell / Root Beer Fennel
96 Tamar Adler / Rosemary and Butter Roasted Potatoes à la David Adler
98 Alan Cumming / Stovies
102 Thom Filicia / Janet’s “Land & Sea” Oyster Stuffing
106 Suvir Saran / Party Cauliflower with Indian-Spiced Tomato Sauce
110 Philip Galanes / Za'atar Flatbreads
114 Bill T. Jones / Corn Bread
117 PASTA & GRAINS
118 Mark Bittman / Pasta with Cauliflower
123 April Gornik & Eric Fischl / Spaghetti Aglio-olio with Fresh Herbs
126 Linda Fairstein / Bobbie’s Angel-hair Pasta with Scallops and Shallots
128 Jon Robin Baitz / Date-Night Spaghetti with Vodka and Caviar
132 Alexandra Wentworth & George Stephanopoulos / Pasta with Spicy Sausage Bolognese
136 Mike Lupica / Classic Lasagna with Sausage
138 Lance Bass / Chicken Ro*Tel
140 Cyndi Lauper / Ed’s Asparagus Risotto
144 Emmy Rossum / Fried Polenta with Sautéed Vegetables
146 Adam Gopnik / Spicy Rice and Beans / Red Wine and Tarragon Braised Apples
151 SEAFOOD
152 Mikhail Baryshnikov / Grilled Branzino with Pancetta, Lemon, and Herbs
156 Seamus Mullen / Mutti’s Pan-Fried Troutlings
158 Amanda Freitag / Salmon Fillet with Salsa Verde and Farro Salad
162 Stanley Tucci / Baked Bluefish
164 Zarela Martinez / Salpicón de Huachinango (Red Snapper Hash)
168 Jordan Frosolone / Seafood Couscous
173 Anita Lo / Lobster and Clams with Corn
177 Joan Rivers / Lobster Thermidor
181 POULTRY & MEAT
182 Ina Garten / Perfect Roast Turkey
186 Lidia Bastianich / Pollo e Patate della Mamma (My Mother’s Chicken and Potatoes)
190 Daniel Boulud / Chicken Tagine
194 Alice Waters / Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
198 Charlie Palmer / Duck Breast with Wild Mushrooms and Asparagus
202 Danny Meyer / Blue Smoke Kansas City Spareribs
206 E.V. Day & Ted Lee / Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder
210 Melissa Clark / Braised Pork Shoulder with Tomatoes, Cinnamon, and Olives
215 Bill Telepan / Slow-Cooked Kielbasa and White Beans
216 Marcus Samuelsson / Warm Lamb Tartare
220 Mark Sanchez / Filet Mignon with Blue-Cheese Sauce
222 David Burtka / Grilled Rib Eye Steaks with Porcini Rub, Arugula, and Oven-Dried Tomatoes
226 Robert Wilson / Beef Rendang
231 Ricky Lauren / Hungarian Beef Goulash
235 DESSERTS
236 David Venable / Peach Praline Dumplings with Sweet Cream
240 Simon Doonan & Jonathan Adler / Peach-Blueberry Pie
244 Meredith Vieira / Elsie’s Apple Pie
246 Alex Guarnaschelli / Apple Crisp
250 Katie Workman / Roasted Pears and Custard
254 Michael Kors / Grandma Bea’s Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
256 Blaine Trump / Carrot Cake
260 Rosanne Cash / Coconut Cake
264 Sandra Lee / Grandma Lorraine’s Birthday Cake
266 Bill Yosses / Matcha Green Tea Whole-Grain Pound Cake
270 Katie Couric / Brownies
274 Isabella Rossellini / Pepparkaka Cookies
277 Lauren Bush Lauren / Chocolate Chip Cookies
278 Chuck Piekarski / Double-Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
281 Afterword / Karen Pearl
283 Timeline
287 Chuck’s Brownies
289 Index
293 Credits
294 Acknowledgments