New Classic Family Dinners
by Mark Peel
Mark Peel is the owner and executive chef of Campanile, one of the
finest restaurants in LA and he recently came to sign his book here.
The recipes come from his famous Monday night (the family cooks night
off presumably) Family dinners and are standby family favorites that
most home cooks whip together in a minute. His however, require
multiple steps but the resulting layers of flavour make the effort well
worth it. I say that now that I am an empty nester and can take the
time to make a lasagna that takes 4 days to prepare. The good news is
that most can be made several days in advance to allo
Mark Peel is the owner and executive chef of Campanile, one of the finest restaurants in LA and he recently came to sign his book here. The recipes come from his famous Monday Night (the family cooks night off presumably) Family Dinners and are standby family favorites that most home cooks whip together in a minute. His however, require multiple steps but the resulting layers of flavour make the effort well worth it. I say that now that I am an empty nester and can take the time to make a lasagna that takes 4 days to prepare. The good news is that most can be made several days in advance to allow the flavours to blend and then are a snap to serve at a dinner party.


