More than 50 years of family favorite recipes overflow from the pages of this, the second book in the 3-volume cookbook set. They hail from the immediate family and extended family and friends circle of the author, Cathy Burnham Martin. There are time-tested classics and delicious variations, all to delight your taste buds and add unique twists to your recipe collection. The vast majority are Super Simple recipes with short ingredient lists and easy preparation. Volume 2 abounds with more than 200 recipes for brunch, lunch, and dinner entrees. Brunch offerings include such delights as Lobster Bisque Strata Catarina, Cathy's Crabby Asparagus Strata, Super Simple Eggs a la Café Martin, Cheese Strata a la Greenfield Inn (a Bob Hope favorite), Corned Beef Hash Unplugged, Mom's Yankee Red Flannel Hash, Toad in the Hole, Yorkshire Pudding, Pancakes a la Copenhagen, Overnight French Toast Phyllis, and Cathy's Cranberry Orange French Toast. For lunch you'll find recipes ranging from Fireman's Sandwich, Mushroom Onion Cheeseburger, Burger Patties, Atlanta Peachy Burger, Italian North End Burger and Beefy Boston Baked Bean Burgers to Hot Diggity Dogs, Ham-It-Up English Muffins, Super Simple Open-Faced Savory Cheese, Super Simple Croque-Monsieur, Monte Christo, and Cheesy Crab Rolls Catarina. Among the many other lunch recipes are the Turkey Waldorf Sandwich, Super Simple Pizza Buns, Super Simple Grilled Cheese Pie, and Chile Rellenos Bake a la Pablo's. Entrees hail from various categories. If you are wishing for eggs, vegetables or cheese entrees, you may enjoy the Classic Quiche Lorraine, Ham and Broccoli Quiche, Ham and Asparagus Quiche, Zucchini Pie, Crab Pie, Café Martin Crabby Quiche, Deviled Eggs in Casserole, Lasagna Florenza, or Super Simple Fettuccini, to name a few. Beef lovers can enjoy recipes that include Super Simple Marvelous Meatloaf, Mom's Hawaiian Meatballs, Grammy's Talleyrand Beef, Super Simple Company Stroganoff, Super Simple Steak Tips, Foiled Again Pot Roast, Crisp and Juicy Roast Beef, and Café Martin Veal Oscar. For luscious lamb entrées check out offerings like Hrant Gulumian's Lamb Shish Kebab, Asian Lamb en Brochette, and Café Martin Rack of Lamb. There are many pork entrée recipes, including such delights as Stuffed Peach Pork Chops, Super Simple Pork Chops and Apple Stuffing, Garlic Grilled Pork Tenderloins, Café Martin Maple-Glazed Pork Chops, Super Simple Bratwurst, Cathy's Danish Pork, Cranberry Pork Roast, and Mom's Amazing Ham Timbales. Poultry recipes range from Super Simple Italian Chicken, Crispy Onion Chicken, Crocked Cranberry Chicken, and Amanda's Congressional Chicken to Chicken on Corn Bread a la Dinah Shore, Almost Famous Super Simple Chicken, Orange Walnut Chicken Deborah, and Super Simple Chicken and Mushroom Sauce. A wide range of favorite family seafood entrees include Crab Imperial, Café Martin Crabby Pastry Cups, Mom's Favorite Crab Cakes, Enlightened Crab Cakes, Glennafied Lobster Newburg, Lobacious Lobster Pie, Super Simple Rock Lobster Pie, Shrimp-Crab-Lobster Tart a la Hamilton, Cathy's Creamy Seafood Crepes, Peppered Peapod Scallop Scramble, Lobster Corn Succotash, and Café Martin Salmon Wrapped in Bacon.
About the Author: Cathy Burnham Martin is a journalist, corporate communications geek, and dedicated foodie. A former news anchor, she has written, produced, and hosted dozens of groundbreaking documentaries, TV specials, and news reports, ranging from the Moscow Super Power Summit and the opening of the Berlin Wall to extensive coverage of NH's First-in-the-Nation Presidential Primaries. Cathy also managed an award-winning community access TV station and writes articles for the acclaimed GoodLiving123.com blog. A member of Actors Equity and business speaker, Cathy has been a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association since 1995. Enjoying adjunct faculty work, teaching persuasive public speaking and communications, Cathy earned a Master of Science in Corporate and Organizational Communications at Northeastern University in 2009. She also actively serves on boards for corporations and non-profits and was the 2009 recipient of Easter Seals' David P. Goodwin Lifetime Commitment Award. Additional writing credits include 300+ episodes of New Hampshire Minutes, plus being a contributing author in books, including: -The Communication Coach: Business Communication Tips from the Pros (1998) Jeffrey Tobe, Monroeville, PA -A Healthier You (2005) Insight Publishing, Sevierville, TN 2007 saw the release of Cathy Burnham Martin's book, Dog Days in the Life of The Miles-Mannered Man, a whimsically philosophical collection of tall tales, wagging tails, and tantalizing treats, from Quiet Thunder Publishing in Manchester, NH. This was followed by a number of other books, including: -Fifty Years of Fabulous Family Favorites -Sage, Thyme & Other Life Seasonings: Perspectives -Of the Same Blood: Your Eurasian History -Dockside Dining: Round One -Dockside Dining: A Second Helping -Cranberry Cooking -Champagne! Facts, Fizz, Food & Fun