Photo:Courtesy of John Kanell
Courtesy of John Kanell
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The cookbook, which follows Kanell’s bestselling 2022 debutPreppy Kitchen: Recipes for Seasonal Dishes and Simple Pleasures, is all about practicality. Kanell aims to make cooking accessible for everyone, regardless of the most limited knowledge or busiest of schedules.
John Kanell.Courtesy of John Kanell
“If you have picky eaters at home, try including them when you cook,” he says. “Even adding spices into a bowl and doing some whisking can really help picky eaters feel invested in the meal and encourage them to try the dish they helped make.” He recommends using the breading from his Crispy Citrus Glazed Chicken recipe to make foods like zucchini fries and cauliflower nuggets, and to hide veggies in batters, like in his Spiced Zucchini muffins.Kanell has also incorporated some of his own family recipes into the book, too.
“I adapted my mom’s Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Pasta, her take on Swedish meatballs, for the book,” he says. “It’s a favorite recipe we all love that is full of flavor, creamy, and so easy to make. I love that it can be a quick weeknight meal or be served at a dinner party with pride. Bursting with flavor, simple to make, and so comforting.” He adds that the Spicy Greek Orzo was “a constant presence” at his grandparents’ Sunday dinners, and goes well with “everything from a Sunday Roast Chicken, to Skillet Steak with Rosemary-Garlic Butter, to my Creamy Spinach-Stuffed Salmon.”
Kanell’s Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Pasta.David Malosh
David Malosh
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kanell also urges readers ofPreppy Kitchen Super Easyto put their own twist on the recipes in the book.“Every recipe also has tons of variations to really encourage the reader to experiment, use what they have on hand, and make the dish their own,” he says.Preppy Kitchen Super Easywill be published on Aug. 20, 2024, and is available for preorder.
source: people.com
