Once upon a time, there was an easy roast chicken recipe, handed
down by a fashion editor at Glamour magazine to her
assistant, who was in search of a dish to prepare for dinner with
her boyfriend. She made the chicken. Her boyfriend loved it. He had
seconds. And shortly thereafter, he proposed. But that's not all:
Three more young women at the magazine made the chicken for the men
in their lives who then, in short order, popped the question.
Glamour published the recipe-dubbing it, naturally,
Engagement Chicken-and since then, the magazine's editors have
heard from more than 60 women who have gotten engaged after making
the dish.
Commitment-phobes be warned: This bird means business!
Of course, there is more to life than weddings. And there's more
to this cookbook than Engagement Chicken. 100 Recipes Every
Woman Should Know also includes 99 of the magazine's other
most-loved, best-reviewed dishes, all designed to get you exactly
what you want in life, exactly when you want it. From Prove to Mom
You're Not Going to Starve Meat Loaf to Impress His Family
Chardonnay Cake, these recipes will help you cook with passion and
persuasion. And they're all written with your real life and real
needs in mind. Because whether you're a novice or an expert,
cooking should never be intimidating-and it should always be
fun.
Don't miss these easy, essential recipes:
- He Stayed Over Omelet
- Skinny Jeans Scallops
- No Guy Required Grilled Steak
- Let's Make a Baby Pasta
- Forget the Mistake You Made at Work Margarita
- Bribe a Kid Brownies
- Hers and His Cupcakes
"Recently I met some beautiful young women from Glamour
magazine. They make a roast chicken they call 'Engagement Chicken'
because every time one of them makes it for her boyfriend, she gets
engaged! How wonderful is that! That's the best reason I ever heard
to make a roast chicken."
-Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa cookbooks
