Come On Over: 111 Fantastic Recipes for the Family That Cooks, Eats, and Laughs Together

by Jeff Mauro, Sebastian Maniscalco (Foreword by)

Overview

Bursting with personality and mouthwatering dishes, a cookbook for family and friendly gatherings from celebrity chef Jeff Mauro, co-host of Food Network’s The Kitchen.

When Jeff Mauro was growing up in his big Italian American family in Chicago, his mother would often be on the phone talking to cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and family friends. Her favorite phrase? Come on over! When Jeff heard those three words, he and his siblings knew company was coming and there would be good food to accompany their visit. A boy who loved to eat and make people laugh, Jeff was in heaven.

Now the host of the Emmy-nominated The Kitchen on Food Network, Jeff still loves entertaining with his family. For Jeff, there’s no better way to create shared memories than over a good meal. In Come on Over he invites everyone to share in the fun, providing delicious recipes for all occasions, from game day to birthdays to brunch, along with fun stories from his life. Whatever the get-together, Jeff has the perfect food to make it memorable—and make everyone feel like family—with recipes such as:

Early Bird Gets the Brunch . . . Come On Over

• Sausage, Egg, and Cheese "MoMuffins"
• Marjorie Alice Ross Jones' Fried Pork Chops . . . for Breakfast

Hey Bro, We're Watching the Game . . . Come On Over . . . And Pick Up Some Ice on the Way

• BLT Sliders with Candied Bacon
• Pancetta and Parm Popcorn

Come On Over . . . I'm Throwing an Island Party

• Crispy Plantain Chips
• Takeout-Style Chinese Spare Ribs

Do You Smell That Meat Smoke? That's Right, It's Coming from my Backyard . . . Come On Over

• Smoked Cheez-Its
• Smoked Honey-Glazed Cedar Plank Salmon

Sarah's Baking . . . Come On Over

• Sarah's Famous Sea Salt Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
• No-Bake Cookie Butter Pie

Overflowing with Jeff’s big personality, celebration-ready food for friends and family, and gorgeous food and lifestyle color photographs, this laugh-out-loud-funny cookbook will inspire you to pick up the phone and invite your favorite people to share good times, eat good food, and make wonderful memories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062997081
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/13/2021
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	313,447
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword Sebastian Maniscalco ix

Introduction 1

1 Early Bird Gets the Brunch 5

2 Hey, Bro, We're Watching the Game … Pick Up Some Ice on the Way 31

3 I'm Throwing an Island Party 51

4 I'm Hosting Lorenzo's Birthday … Lord Help Me 75

5 Do You Smell That Meat Smoke? That's Right, It's Coming from My Backyard 97

6 It's Been a Long Weekend … Gotta Detox … We're Cooking Healthy 121

7 We're Throwing a Proper Fiesta 145

8 I Know I'm Going to Regret Saying This, but … We're Hosting the Holidays This Year 169

9 Firing Up the Pizza Oven 199

10 Yes, I Am Still the Sandwich King 219

11 Happy Chicago Food Day 243

12 Sarah's Baking 261

Acknowledgments 281

Universal Conversion Chart 285

Index 287

Editorial Reviews

★ 03/15/2021

When Mauro, host of Food Network’s Sandwich King, was growing up, he writes, “come on over” meant two things: family and food. In this charming and utterly scrumptious collection, he shares recipes and humorous anecdotes that will entertain as well as sustain, offering an eclectic array of dishes suitable for brunch, game days, and holidays, and—naturally—a variety of intriguing and tasty sandwiches. Conventionality isn’t what Mauro strives for, which is why readers will find suggestions for pork chops for breakfast and combining pancetta and parmesan with popcorn. He cranks up the yum factor with his citrus-honey tequila shrimp, grilled pineapple guacamole, and cranberry-walnut Irish soda bread muffins with whipped maple-cinnamon cream cheese—all excellent options when feeding a crowd. There’s also a kid-focused chapter with killer recipes for burgers and The Most Perfect Grilled Cheese (for which home cooks are told to “get the good American cheese, sliced to order from the deli”) that will certainly have crossover appeal for adults. At heart, Mauro remains a sandwich devotee, and his General Tso’s crispy chicken sandwich, mortadella and fig melts, and The Greatest American Patty Melt in the Country of All Time make a strong case for his Sandwich King title. The author’s upbeat tone and smart mix of fare make this collection sing. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

In this charming and utterly scrumptious collection, [Jeff Mauro] shares recipes and humorous anecdotes that will entertain as well as sustain. . . . Conventionality isn’t what Mauro strives for. . . . The author’s upbeat tone and smart mix of fare make this collection sing.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“This joyful cookbook is what post-COVID dreams are made of. . . . Mauro's recipe introductions are personal, charming, friendly, and offer useful tips to enhance . . . and instruct . . . and are sure to engage.” — Booklist

“An eclectic cookbook for entertaining. . . . punctuated by Mauro’s sharp sense of humor and lively anecdotes that loosely relate to the recipes that follow. . . . Recipe directions are clearly written and provide solid guidance. . . . Likely to have something for just about anyone who enjoys cooking.” — Library Journal

“The cookbook is a rousing invitation to dine on simple, hearty, familiar fare inspired by his up-bringing. Mauro may have made his name with sandwiches, but here he demonstrates an easy-to-like breadth with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacking.” — Houston Chronicle

“Inspired by memories of growing up in a busy home that always had visitors, the recipes . . . are designed to share.” — Mind Body Green

From the Publisher

The cookbook is a rousing invitation to dine on simple, hearty, familiar fare inspired by his up-bringing. Mauro may have made his name with sandwiches, but here he demonstrates an easy-to-like breadth with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacking.

Houston Chronicle

This joyful cookbook is what post-COVID dreams are made of. . . . Mauro's recipe introductions are personal, charming, friendly, and offer useful tips to enhance . . . and instruct . . . and are sure to engage.

Booklist

Inspired by memories of growing up in a busy home that always had visitors, the recipes . . . are designed to share.

Mind Body Green

This joyful cookbook is what post-COVID dreams are made of. . . . Mauro's recipe introductions are personal, charming, friendly, and offer useful tips to enhance . . . and instruct . . . and are sure to engage.

Booklist

06/01/2021

Mauro, host of Food Network's Sandwich King, writes an eclectic cookbook for entertaining. The early recipes, focusing on meat and dairy dishes, are reminiscent of diner fare and suitable for large gatherings; these eventually give way to a selection inspired by world travel and international flavors. A chapter focused on kids' party fare includes recipes for grilled cheese as well as some unexpected vegetable dishes. The writing is punctuated by Mauro's sharp sense of humor and lively anecdotes that loosely relate to the recipes that follow. Mauro redefines the seafood boil as a method that involves a variety of foods on the table. There are chapters for snacks, pizza, barbecue, holidays, and, of course, sandwiches. Recipe directions are clearly written and provide solid guidance. While there are a handful of desserts to be found, this book's emphasis is on the savory. VERDICT This overstuffed recipe book is likely to have something for just about anyone who enjoys cooking.—Rebecca Brody, Westfield State Univ., MA

Library Journal