Taste #32: Cookbook Queen - Paulette Mitchell
Prolific ought to be Paulette Mitchell’s middle name (actually, it’s Gwendolyn, and she’s not fond of it). It suits a dynamo who has produced a dozen cookbooks since 1984, each one brainstormed and tested in the culinary think-tank otherwise known as her inviting Edina kitchen. Mitchell’s work has often embraced one of two themes: envelope-pushing vegetarian or quick preparation. “There’s always the question of whether cookbook authors follow the trends or set them,” Mitchell said. She probably does both. Mitchell’s influence extends beyond cookbooks, with a busy schedule as a television and Webcast host and producer and as a cruise-ship cooking instructor. Not that Mitchell will be traveling much this summer. She’ll be in her kitchen, formulating “15 Minute Gourmet: Timeless Recipes,” scheduled to appear in bookstores in fall 2008.
And the Strib is right. This 15-minute vegetarian cookbook is jammed full of tasty recipes, including the beautiful cover dish, asparagus and cashew stir-fry. (I just wish I had picked up the book a month ago, when asparagus was the only green vegetable at the market). I paged through and found the pesto pasta, which is hard to beat. I followed the squash recomendation, but added tomatoes as well. Because, well, I had to.
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