Katie Lee's Easy-Breezy Eats: The Endless Summer Cookbook

by Katie Lee, Lucy Schaeffer (Photographer)

Overview

Over 100 simple recipes to help you enjoy the flavors of summer, plus tips for wine pairing and easy entertaining.

Katie Lee—co-host of Food Network's The Kitchen and host of Cooking Channel's Beach Bites with Katie Lee—is known for her unfussy, delicious recipes. Easy-Breezy Eats collects more than one hundred of her summertime favorites. Readers will find recipes like salad Niçoise, peach blueberry cobbler, figs wrapped in prosciutto, a pizza thrown onto the grill, steak tacos served with avocado and fresh cilantro, and more. Plus, Katie offers ideas for wine pairing and easy entertaining.

Easy-Breezy Eats has all you need for perfect, long, lazy days at the beach or simple warm-weather gatherings.

Praise for Easy-Breezy Eats:

“I've been lucky enough to be a guest at many of Katie Lee's summer soirees. I promise that the recipes are as mouthwatering as they look. Hit the fish tacos immediately.” —Bobby Flay, chef and author

“To me, a girl who comes from upstate New York, endless summer is a great state of mind. . . . Personal fave (I'm a burger-loving girl), that BLT Ranch Burger is one sexy beast!” —Rachael Ray, bestselling author and TV personality

“Rarely am I as impressed as I was when I first saw this new cookbook by Katie Lee. . . . It's as breezy and yummy as it sounds and makes me want to summer all year round.” —Geoffrey Zakarian, Iron Chef, restaurateur, author

“What I love about this book is not only its wonderful and simple recipes, but the fact that you can literally feel the joy coming off the pages.” —Michael Symon, chef and author

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419731051
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	04/10/2018
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	642,820
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Katie Lee is author of the bestselling cookbook The Comfort Table and co-host of Food Network’s The Kitchen. She has been featured in Vanity Fair, Food & Wine, and Town & Country, among others. Her television appearances include Oprah, CBS Sunday Morning, and The Rachael Ray Show.

Table of Contents

Introduction 13

Morning fuel

Nectarine and cream cheese french toast sandwiches 22

Grilled doughnuts with melted nutella 24

Grilled doughnuts with ricotta and honey 24

Breakfast bread 27

Huevos rancheros 28

Triple coconut waffles 30

Smoothies-yellow smoothie, green smoothie, red smoothie 31

Strawberry kiwi quinoa breakfast parfait 33

Rolled shrimp, goat cheese, and dill omelet 34

Chilaquiles frittata 36

Healthy banana oat muffins 37

Blender pancakes 38

Light meals 40

Cornbread panzanella 44

Green gazpacho 47

Chilled beet soup with yogurt and pepitas 48

Grilled chicken paillard with arugula and shaved pecorino 50

Salmon salad with lemon dijon caper vinaigrette 51

Soba noodle salad 52

Spinach salad with pickled strawberries and poppyseed dressing 53

Kale caesar salad 54

Croutons 55

Kale pesto 55

Vietnamese beef and noodle salad bowls 57

Salade niçoise 58

Chinese chicken salad 60

Thai cod cakes 62

Grilled escarole salad with citrus 63

Late summer farro, butternut squash, and arugula salad 65

Lentil salad 66

Grilled zucchini, corn, black bean, and avocado salad 67

Lobster reubens 68

Burgers, tacos & pizza

Bit ranch burgers 74

Shrimp burgers with old bay mayo 78

Turkey burgers with caramelized onions, cheddar, and peach chipotle ketchup 79

Italian sausage and pepper burgers 80

Steak tacos with pickled radishes and mashed avocados 84

Adobo chicken tacos with pico de gallo and grilled corn 85

Grilled smoky tofu tacos with black beans, peach cucumber salsa, and lime sour cream 86

Fish tacos with creamy chipotle sauce and pico de gallo 88

Una pizza napoletana 90

Pizza dough 93

Grilled pizza 94

Cocktail hour

Frozen blueberry daiquiris 100

Watermelon-rum punch 100

Aperol spritz 103

Prosciutto-wrapped figs and gorgonzola 103

Deviled egg spread 104

Crispy chickpeas 105

Black bean and peach salsa scoops 105

Pimento goal cheese spread 108

Cherry lillet blanc spritz 108

Fresh pineapple-coconut martinis 109

Cucumber with chili flakes, flaky sea salt, and lemon 109

Corn fritters 110

Painkillers 112

Mojito slushies 112

Coconut shrimp 113

Radishes with butter 115

Honeydew margaritas 115

Dinner

Fisherman's platter 121

Cuban turkey in the caja china with sweet and sour pineapple marmalade 124

Tuna with romesco sauce 126

Grilled chicken parmesan 127

Grilled lamb chops 128

Best barbecue ribs ever 132

Grilled hanger steaks with jalapeño butter 135

Middle eastern spiced spatchcocked chicken with harissa yogurt 137

Spiced duck breasts WITH balsamic blackberry sauce 138

Hoisin ginger pork chops 140

Skillet paella 143

Chili-honey-garlic shrimp kebabs 146

Jerked beef kebabs 146

Swordfish kebabs with mint pesto 147

Mediterranean chicken kebabs with pita and tzatziki 148

Roasted halibut with tomato-caper relish 150

Vegetable manicotti 152

West virginia-style hot dogs 154

Sides 156

Corn pudding 160

Apricot herb couscous 161

All-american potato salad 163

Bourbon bacon slaw 163

Zucchini and squash bake 165

Quinoa tabbouleh 167

Old-school spinach-stuffed tomatoes 168

Green beans with olive-almond tapenade 170

Roasted spaghetti squash with curry-shallot butter 171

Moroccan carrots 172

Lemony brown rice with cucumber and feta 174

Emon mint baby zucchini 175

Green and wax bean salad 176

Green goddess corn on the cob 179

Chili-roasted eggplant 180

Desserts 184

Strawberry brownie cake 188

Great-grandmother pearl's angel food cake with peaches and cream 191

Raspberry rosé gelatin 192

S'mores brownies 193

Kiwi blueberry pavlova 194

Pecan ice cream balls with fudge sauce 196

Peach blueberry skillet cobbler 198

Light lemony berry cheesecake 203

Apricots with almond crumble 204

Apricot tarts 205

Minty watermelon lemonade pops 207

Campari-citrus ice pops 207

Corn ice pops 208

Cherry chocolate chunk cookie and cherry ice cream sandwiches 209

Limoncello ginger tiramisù 212

Acknowlegments 215

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