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Beach House Dinners

Simple, Summer-Inspired Meals for Entertaining Year-Round
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Beach House Dinners by Lei Shishak is a delightful cookbook that brings coastal flavours to your dining table. It features a collection of relaxed and approachable recipes perfect for any seaside gathering. With an emphasis on accessible ingredients and simple preparations, it inspires both seasoned and novice cooks to create memorable beach-inspired meals.
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If you love cooking with the relaxed vibe of coastal living, this collection of recipes will be a delight. It offers a variety of seasonal dishes perfect for enjoying with friends and family by the seaside, blending fresh ingredients with laid-back elegance. Whether you're hosting a summer gathering or seeking culinary inspiration, this book may tempt your taste buds with its delightful mix of flavours.

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"In her fourth book, chef Lei Shishak returns to her first love--good food by the beach. Whether you currently live by the beach or dream of being at one, get ready to be inspired by the evening meal recipes in Beach House Dinners. Lei has included 80 delectable recipes that she makes at her beach house in Southern California, home to some of the world's most beautiful beaches."--Page 4 of cover.

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Delicious Dinner-Only Recipes that Showcase the Highly Desirable Beach Lifestyle

Dinner is the most home-cooked meal of the day. We gather in the kitchen, open up a great cookbook, and see what ingredients we have in our pantry. Our devices are off, work is done for the day, and we get ready to make and share an amazing meal. Beach House Dinners: Simple, Summer-Inspired Meals for Entertaining Year-Round celebrates these moments.

In her fourth book, chef Lei Shishak returns to her first loveβ€”good food by the beach. Whether you currently live by the beach or dream of being at one, get ready to be inspired by the evening meal recipes in Beach House Dinners. Lei has included 80 delectable recipes that she makes at her beach house in Southern California, home to some of the world's most beautiful beaches. She's captivated every day by the dazzling beauty of the beaches near her home, and she shares this through food. Each recipe in this book will inspire and transport you to beautiful places around the world, some of which you may already know and others may be new. Either way, her hope is that while making each recipe you'll become blissfully unaware of the distractions of everyday life, and in the end, you and your guests will melt into the joy of eating a great meal.

Short on time? All of the recipes are straightforward and hassle-free, leaving you plenty of time to relax, enjoy conversations on the beach, savour dips in the ocean, and bask in the warm sun. In many of the recipes, steps are broken down into those that can be done the night before or the morning of, so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time at the beach.

Recipes include some of chef Lei's favourites like:

  • Summer Tomato Soup with Three-Cheese Panini
  • Coconut Shrimp with Three Sauces
  • Roasted Whole Sea Bass
  • Lemon Garlic Chicken
  • Hearts of Palm Salad
  • Jerk Spareribs
  • Salmon Burger
  • Pot Roast Tagine
  • Lobster Roll
  • and more!

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Reviews of Beach House Dinners highlight the book's ability to evoke a beachside atmosphere with 80 classic coastal dishes. It is praised for its easy tips and shortcuts that allow cooks to prepare delightful meals quickly, letting them enjoy more of the summery flavours without lengthy preparation. Such recipes as Coconut Shrimp and Lobster Rolls are noted for providing a taste of vacation at home.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781510771338

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 June 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Sky Pony Press

Illustration: 50 color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 234.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 308g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Lei Shishak is the founder of Sugar Blossom Bake Shop in San Clemente, California, and the author of Beach House Baking, heralded by USA Today as one of the top 10 cookbooks of summer 2014, Beach House Brunch, and Farm to Table Desserts. She is an established pastry chef who trained at the CIA in New York and has worked in restaurants in Sun Valley, Los Angeles and Orange County. She has been featured in People, Riviera magazine, Sunset magazine, Coast magazine, Los Angeles Daily News, Fine Living, Orange County Register, KTLA Morning News, PBS, and many more media outlets.

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