As mentioned, DOWNTOWN put 7×7 to the test and attempted Pasta Carbonara
If you are lucky enough to be a New Yorker, then you are most likely unlucky enough to have a New Yorker’s kitchen, otherwise known as a tiny, cramped, window-less, ‘vintage’ appliance-filled kitchen. It’s a price many New Yorker’s pay to live in ‘the city that never sleeps’ but there are ways around living in ‘the city that never eats at home.’
Hope Korenstein’s 7 x 7 Cooking is the New Yorker’s best solution to the challenges of a New York kitchen. The book provides beginner cooks with containing minimal ingredients that suit tiny kitchen owners, with little counter space and scarce appliances. What’s helpful about Korenstein’s take on cooking is that she aims to keep the recipes to as few pots and pans as possible to save space in an already spaceless kitchen— and cutting down on dishes piling up in a cramped sink. The recipes are simple and easy to follow but perhaps aren’t as challenging as an experienced cook who happens to own a small cooking area would hope for.
Korenstein introduces readers in the first chapter with her personal argument on why cooking at home—even in a tight space—is better than ordering in or eating out on a too regular basis. She includes a list of what the recipes will not contain, ‘tons of ingredients’ and foods that require processing. She also includes a handy list of what each recipe will contain. In addition to handy original cooking tips, Korenstein provides an ‘Equipment List’.
The book provides an array of healthy recipes for all stages of a meal, such as Thai mango salad and beef brisket with horseradish – not something most claustrophobic-kitchen owners would usually would want to attempt! Also included are great fish, vegetable and pasta recipes that appear a lot more difficult to achieve than they are, like mussels in white wine and spinach pie. DOWNTOWN’s food editors put their cooking skills to the test and had a successful attempt at pasta carbonara plus. Of course there is also a section on ‘Foolproof Desserts’ which includes a fruit topped cake and rugulach.
The editor of 7 x 7, Kristin Kulsavage, often uses Korenstein’s recipes and says “Cooking in New York can be a challenge—it’s hard to make a nice meal when your kitchen can only store two pots and one pan! That’s what I love about this book, it has simple, low maintenance recipes that are perfect for the small kitchen. I know my own walk-up is cramped, and this book makes cooking so much easier, especially after coming home from a long day at work”.
7 x 7 Cooking was released on August 1st for only $16.95.
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Salmon with breadcrumb-dill crust
- Emanuelle Lee
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