Jill Silverman Hough - 100 Perfect Pairings: Small Plates to Serve with Wines You Love

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Copyright 2011 by Jill Silverman Hough. All rights reserved.

Photos 2011 by Lucy Schaeffer.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hough, Jill Silverman.

100 perfect pairings : main dishes to enjoy with wines you love / Jill Silverman Hough.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-470-44634-8 (cloth); ISBN 978-1-118-19969-5 (ebook); ISBN 978-1-118-19968-8 (ebook)

1. Cookery. 2. Wine and wine making. I. Title.

TX7714.H692 2011

641.5--dc22

2010010790

Printed in China

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

To my awesome, incredible, amazing, perfect dad, who I love more than words can say

acknowledgments

J udy Washington, Im so very, very lucky to be the recipient of your incredible generosity. Thank you for your time, your taste buds, and your friendship. Im better for all three.

To my fabulous recipe testersLori Adleman, Kate and Allan Aks, Kay Austin, Melissa Austin, John Danby, Pam Crowley Fischer, Lynn Forsey, Randy Guerrero, Michael and Lanniece Hall, Janie Duthie Humphrey, Rhodora Javier, Jan Kroeger, the McIver family, Meredith Medin, Rachel Meserve, Deirdre Spero Nair, Susan and David Norman, Susan Pruett, Keven Seaver, Andrea Stupka, and Suzanne S. Youngwhether your specific feedback is included in these pages or not, know that you contributed to this book, and me, a thousand-fold. Thank you for ridiculously spending your spare time helping me to do my work. You are angels.

To my amazing agent, Jennifer Griffin, and everyone at the Miller AgencyIm honored to work with you. Truly.

To Linda Ingroia, Liz Britten, and everyone at Wileythank you for your patience, your wisdom, and your expertise. Thanks, too, to the Wiley publicity department, for taking such good care of me.

To Lucy Schaeffer, Simon Andrews, Penelope Bouklas, and their talented assistantscould my recipes be any more beautiful? I think not, and I thank you.

Elizabeth Van Itallie, I love your gorgeous book design.

And to Mia Malm and Constellation Winesmany thanks once again for your wine donation.

Finally, thank you to my family for giving me the gift of good food. Thank you to my husband for being there for every bite and sip. And Ive said it before, but theres no saying it thats enoughthank you to my friends and family for your love and support, in this and all things. Thank you all, mostly, for the wonderful life I lead. I love you.