Two Dudes, One Pan: Maximum Flavor from a Minimalist Kitchen

I bought two copies of this recipe book for friends of mine, including a couple of newly-weds. Both sets of friends suffer from lack of kitchen space as well as cooking inexperiece - so this item was perfect for them! The recipes look great, and simple. I really liked that the two dudes offer a section to explain what each kind of cooking utensil is good for, as well as a basic guide to making your own unique and flavorful salad dressings. I plan buy this book for my husband and myself.

I love this cookbook!!! I purchased it after eating at Animal their restaurant.It's clear and easy to follow and the results are fantastic. These "Two Dudes" are really talented!!!

Okay, I purchased this book and have tried about ten of the recipes so far, and all I can say is WOW. Really WOW!! The dishes have such intense layers of flavor-sweet/savory/tangy goodness for the tastebuds. Ladies (guys as well), if you want to turn your mate into putty in your hands you must try the beer braised short ribs and shiitakes. I own several dozen cookbooks, and have enjoyed cooking for a long time, and this is the best thing I have ever made. Husband and kids went wild! My goal is to try every recipe in this book this year. I've never wanted to do that with any other cookbook ever! Easy to follow recipes for the beginner, yet creative and interesting recipes for the seasoned chef. Thanks two dudes!

I was a little concerned from the other reviews because nobody had actually tried a recipe so I was beginning to think they were just bros of the authors' trying to give them all 5 stars. Well I'm glad I didn't go by all the other reviews. This is actually a really good cookbook. I own 400+ so I've been through a few. The best recipe so far has been the Chicken Thighs in White Wine and Herbs on page 114. It was delicious. It called for all fresh herbs which I didn't have at the time so I used dried. The recipe turned out just as tasty. Please don't let the other reviews stop you from actually trying the recipes in this cookbook. It really is worth it. You do have short snippets of their stories at the beginning of each recipe, the photographs are few and not that great, but the pages are coated so they will hold up. The Cornflake Bars weren't pretty but they were delicious. There are recipes for making all your favorite salad dressings, including Green Goddess. The Bleu Cheese dressing was bar none, the best. Their salad chapter with homemade dressings rivals Simply Salads: More than 100 Delicious Creative Recipes Made from Prepackaged Greens and a Few Easy-to-Find Ingredients. They don't have that many but they're every bit as delicious. Overall a good buy. They do use basic kitchen cookware, basic ingredients and they have a really good palette. Also, if you like this one check out Sam the Cooking Guy: Just a Bunch of Recipes, it's a pretty one too. Enjoy.

I've been trying recipes from "Two Dudes, One Pan" and they are simple and super tasty. It's interesting how the chefs don't regularly use stocks in their recipes. Instead they create flavors by pan-searing and adding various ingredients.