Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches: A Cookbook by Matty Matheson
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Web ID: 20312290Not for the everyday cook
I received a copy of this as a Christmas gift from my kids. They thought it would be great because I have been on a soup kick recently. You can find the recipe to anything on line but I still like looking through cookbooks for ideas and new twist on things. That being said I thought this would be a great addition to my collection. These recipes are not for the everyday kitchen. There were several things I would like to try but these recipes call for unusual ingredients that would require hunting to find. In the first 68 pages of soups there was not one recipe I could just walk into my kitchen and start. I didn't read any of the stories from Matheson, because I don't really care and I was put off by his desire to show his obese tattoo covered torso. I plan to exchange this book for a more kitchen friendly cookbook.
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Every recipe is a winner
I think Matty Matheson is a genius. This book is full of amazing recipes, photos and stories. I’m not kidding when I say I want to make everything. This book reflects his creativity and passion for life.
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SOME VERY ODD RECIPES
Ten Speed Press provided me with a free copy of this book: the opinions are my own. This to me, is a very different kind of cookbook. I find most of the recipes NOT for the home cook. They have ingredients that can be difficult to find and a bit pricey for the average home cook. Still, I do want to try some of these recipes. I did enjoy the writing and some of the photos of Matty and his family, In all honesty I was a little put off by the half-clothed, full-body tattooed photos in a cookbook.
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Definitely a chef cookbook
Matty Matheson starts out his book by saying that is is for the home cook. "These are just at-home recipes that are easy and fun," he promises, "Just open the book, pick a recipe, cook it, close it, and put it back on the shelf. Sounds great, count me in! After reading and cooking from the whole book, however, I have to disagree. Some of the recipes are wildly complex, with involved preparation methods and long processes (prep time: 2-12 days!), and others are ridiculously simple, like a grilled cheese made with Kraft Singles. Hard-to-find ingredients abound, but never the same hard-to-find ingredient, so that if you cooked from the book you'd have random spices and condiments from which you've used one teaspoon. One day, you might be chasing around hamachi fillets and honeycomb, the next doubanjiang and Kimmelweck rolls. That being said, there were some recipes I managed to cook living without access to specialty ingredients and with limited time. The Canadian Donair with Onion, Tomato, and Donair Sauce was quite good, though it had a very unique and strong flavor profile. The Broiled and Burnt Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Crostini Thing [sic] was okay. The soup was both overwhelmingly spicy and bit bland, and there was definitely not enough crostini for the amount of soup. Not a repeat soup for me. The Broccoli Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette Dressing, Fried Egg, and Gorgonzola was quite good and not too challenging for a weeknight, kind of like a broccoli spin on a wedge salad. The Black Beans with Cotija, Cilantro, Red Onion, Crumbled Pork Rinds, Oregano, and Salsa Macha was solid, but not particularly special. But the friends I served it to really liked it. Matty has a very popular online presence and is incredibly successful, but I'm not sure it quite translates for the home cook. The book is a bit disjointed, and the writing is a kind of wily. If you're used to Matty's voice, however, and want to cook what you see him make on YouTube by devoting and entire day or night to it, this is the book. If you're interested in exploring a wide variety of tastes and techniques, this might also be appealing to you. Even then, however, the recipes I tried hinted that the time could possibly be spent in vain. I get the sense Matty is a bit of an instinctual and intuitive cook, and I'm not sure that always comes across on the page. Ten Speed Press provided me with a free copy of this book; the opinions are my own.
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A cookbook that talks back
Within the pages of this cookbook, home chefs will find Matty Matheson's signature voice, speaking directly to even those most hesitant to book: "Sometimes cooking is scary or makes you feel uncomfortable," he writes early on, but "as Long as the love is just a little greater than the fear, we're eating good tonight." So it goes throughout this book: direct talk with pages that seem to talk back a bit. Matheson's voice here speaks loudly (and sometimes crassly) through a triple-decker of a cookbook: soups, sandwiches, salads. Do you need a cookbook for those things? No. Will you want a cookbook for fresh ideas with those things? If the answer is "yes," then Matheson has much to offer. This is not Matty Matheson's first cookbook. If you like the two previous ones by this chef, you will enjoy this one, particularly for the new spins on everyday foods. There are also some recipes for which I am grateful that I haven't seen elsewhere, like Not a McRib Sandwich, along with some jazzy accompaniments like Bacon Vinaigrette Dressing (so THAT'S how it's made!). I skipped the wildly messy Fluffernutter on Wonder Bread with Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chips (but, hey, kids might like it!). Note that this cookbook is hardback, over 350 pages with matte finishes (not glossy), and a fair amount of photos of himself and his family. Because of the size, however, the book doesn't always sit open nicely on the counter, so you may have to crack the spine of this one to make it work. No worries: Matheson would probably approve of that. Clarkson Potter provided me with a free copy of this book; the opinions are my own.
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Matty Matheson Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Chef from the TV Show The Bear offers recipes of soups, salads, and sandwiches. “Ten Speed Press provided me with a free copy of this book; the opinions are my own.” Soups such as Pumpernickel, Beer and Cheese soup, Corn Maple Parmesan Soup, Roasted Chicken Leg Pastine Soup and Kimchi Stew. Salads include Peaches with Goat Cheese, Mint, Honeycomb and Olive Oil, Warm Potato Salad, and Sashimi Salad. Sandwiches include, Roasted Squash and Mozzarella Grilled Cheese with Honey and Bee Pollen, Porchetta, Meatloaf and French Dip sandwiches. He includes desserts and tells stories. Beautiful photography, a wonderful cookbook.
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