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| Sheila Lukins. Photo: Parade |
Lukins wrote the cookbook in the early 1980s after running a shop called the Silver Palate on New York's Upper West Side with colleague Julee Rosso. Its recipes -- including olive-infused chicken Marbella -- became mainstays of the '80s kitchen.
Lukins had been diagnosed with brain cancer only three months ago, her daughter told the New York Times.
Workman Publishing, the publisher of "The Silver Palate," expressed the company's sadness on its Twitter page Monday morning. "We lost dear friend and culinary pioneer Sheila Lukins."
Lukins opened the Silver Palate shop with Russo after running a catering company called "The Other Woman" from her apartment.
"The Silver Palate" sold more than 2.5 million copies since its debut in 1982. Lukins had spent the last 23 years working as a food columnist for Parade magazine writing the column "Simply Delicious."
"The whole idea is to make people feel very comfortable preparing a meal," Lukins once said, according to Parade. "The best compliment I ever get is that cooking from these recipes is just like having a friend helping you in the kitchen."
What is your favorite "Silver Palate" recipe? Let us know in the comments below!
[Via Parade, New York Times]
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8-31-2009 @1:52PM bettyrocker said... I love chicken marbella, of course, but the beef pot pie is one of my all time ultimate comfort food.
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8-31-2009 @2:23PM anita said... This is very sad news about Sheila Lukins-my sister in law gave me the Silver Palate cookbook and my favorite recipe is for the chicken marsala. I will
miss her weekly Parade recipes!
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8-31-2009 @2:29PM RuthieZee said... Silver Palate's chicken/lime fajitas are
so easy and rockin' good.
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8-31-2009 @2:37PM Bonnie said... I loved the Chicken Marbella but the Cauliflower Gratinee is just the best winner of all time, my family loves it for all holidays.
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8-31-2009 @2:40PM Liz said... Just got out my well worn copy of the Silver Palate. For years our family favorite, especially at Easter, has been the Butterflied Leg of Lamb. It is delicious and loved by not only our family but many friends we have served it to at our home.
I got this book early in my marriage and have fond memories of the recipes we tried and the company we entertained. Even today the cover of the book makes me smile.
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8-31-2009 @2:58PM lori said... My favorite recipe is the Rosy Red Snapper from the Silver Palate's New Basics Cookbook. It's a fabulous dish made all the more wonderful by its simplicity. I first made this dish for my husband (then boyfriend) twenty years ago and now am making for the two of us PLUS our children. Red Snapper, whipping cream, saffron, tomato paste...... and a delicious bottle of wine....worth every calorie. My favorite recipe of all.
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8-31-2009 @3:00PM Nancy said... By all means the best recipe is the apple pie...it is absolutely delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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8-31-2009 @3:05PM lola said...
I admit I've never heard of her...hopefully she lived a very happy, full life. My comment was if dying your hair can sometimes cause brain cancer? I remember reading that Jackie Kennedy, who famously dyed her hair for many years, and died of hodgkins (sp) lymphoma is linked to certain hair dyes. Is this a myth?
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8-31-2009 @3:20PM Lissa said... My Silver Palate Cookbook is so worn, the back cover was lost years ago. We alternate the curried butternut squash and zucchini-watercress soups at Thanksgiving.
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8-31-2009 @3:24PM owen said... I have both books,,, New Basics and Siver palate... they are by far the best cookbooks I have and I use them more than all the others.....she was great. So sad to have passed at such a young age. She and her partner have greatly contributed to my cooking enjoyment. 0
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8-31-2009 @3:26PM karsu35416 said... My Silver Palate Cookbook is stained and dog-eared with a broken spine from so many years of constant use. It is my all time favorite with great menus as well as recipes. The Nutted Wild Rice on page 345 has been a family requirement at holiday meals for decades. I've had so many requests for the recipe that it's on file in my computer now. Bless her! What a great American cook.
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8-31-2009 @3:49PM Linda said... Someone once said that The
Silver Palate New Basics
Cookbook was the Joy of Cooking for the younger generation. I have to agree. I
absolutely love it. Their chili for a crowd
(from one of their earlier cookbooks) is
a great recipe as is their eggplant parmesan which
has no breading and therefore less calories yet
great flavor.
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8-31-2009 @8:36PM lisamillionart said... I've been using the Silver Palette cookbook since it came out. I still turn to it when I want a sure thing that will impress. What a terrible loss.
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8-31-2009 @4:27PM cyndy said... This is such sad news. Sheila was a great chef and such a joyful cook. She will be missed. Her books are my favorites. The prawns with basil, wrapped in prosciutto are my absolute favorite, and have appeared at most of my parties. My thoughts are with her family and friends. Rest in peace Sheila.
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8-31-2009 @4:35PM David said... I love her "USA Cookbook" created by her traveling across the United States and collecting amazing regional recipes. From that cookbook I especially love the Zesty Blueberry Muffins and the Oatmeal Cherry Cookies recipes.
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8-31-2009 @4:34PM Steph said... A favorite of my girlfriends then and now: Tarragon Chicken Salad. Everyone always asks for the recipe; and it is always included on the family buffet table for parties and special occasions. It looks so simple but it has a really big flavor!
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8-31-2009 @4:54PM Kate Berman said... Pesto - she uses walnuts!
Carrot Cake - I once bought a huge bag of carrots upstate and made this cake again and again. So good.
Raspberry Chicken
Have Silver Palate (it cost $9.95!), SP Good Times and New Basics (2 copies, paperback & hardcover). Top notch books that have stood the test of time. I loved Silver Palate so much I gave copies to everyone when it came out. Sheila Lukins enriched my life. I am sad to read of her death.
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8-31-2009 @4:37PM consuelo said... a co worker turned me on to the silver palate cookbook. i have read and reread the book like a favorite classic in literature. if i am forced to choose one recipe it has to be pasta sauce raphael.
it's wonderful on the day it's made...it's wonderful the day after...served hot cold or in between...it doesn't get much better than this one.
my sincerest sympathy to the friends and family of ms. lukins
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8-31-2009 @4:47PM Rollando said... She will be sorely missed. My condolences to her family, friends and fans throughout the world. May her soul be in a happier place than Earth had ever been. Rest in peace!
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8-31-2009 @4:48PM Diana said... I love the carrot cake and the pumpkin pie recipe! I often keep my other holiday recipes in this book, so I know where they all are as I start planning my menus.
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