The Family Chef: Make Your Kitchen the Heart of Your Family

by Jewels Elmore, Jill Elmore, Ann Marsh

With a sterling reputation and a string of A-list celebrity clients, private chefs Jewels and Jill Elmore have created unforgettable food for such luminaries as Jennifer Aniston, John Travolta, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
For the first time ever, Jewels and Jill reveal the secrets to their success both in business and at home with their own families?with more than 75 stunning, savory, and satisfying home-cooked recipes, fully illustrated with easy-to-follow directions.
Using this book by two of America's most accomplished private chefs, readers can capture the magic and beauty of the best fresh, healthy, and nutritious cooking.

Genres: Cookbooks

336 pages, Hardcover

First published April 7, 2009

Reviews

[Catherine Woodman]

This book is a little bit off-putting in the beginning because of all th ename dropping and the overly "can you believe how much we are alike" sister stuff, but underneath all that, the book is very solid, and has some really nice ideas about how to make healthful foods in a variety of different ways--like lentils, zucchini, lots of vegetables, and it does not include alot of "the sky is the limit" high ticket food items.

[Bree · Rating 3 out of 5]

Notes:
tons of veggie ideas I like
based on food they eat in southern california
no dairy-based recipes at all or creamy sauces (clean eating)
too many weird ingredients -- haloumi cheese, achiote paste, and lots of unusual asian items that my grocery store doesn't have

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Teaches an approach to cooking that is healthy, delicious and inspiring!

[Kate Casey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lame. I only liked one recipe, and it was the one I saw in a magazine.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a favorite of mine!!!!!

[Malerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely! I feel as though I've met the sisters {and envy their beautiful relationship!} Well written, can't wait to start cooking!