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"Quick & Easy Mexican Cooking," Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
Pros: Delicious! Great layout Cons: Some ingredients may be a little tough to find Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Review book (published 20011) provided by Chronicle Books. Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee’s Quick &...
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"Cooking for Gracie," Keith Dixon
Pros: Lovely, engrossing memoir-with-recipes Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book (published 2011) provided by Random House. I’m not a parent. Yet after reading Keith Dixon’s Cooking for Gracie:...
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"Modernist Cuisine," Myhrvold, Young, and Bilet
Pros: Stunning collection of information, techniques, diagrams, photos, tables, recipes, and more! Cons: Very expensive; many of the recipes and techniques also require expensive, difficult-to-obtain,...
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"Milk & Cookies," Tina Casaceli
Pros: Mmmmmmm….. Cons: Just remember to put that butter out to soften, and it helps to have a good stand mixer Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book (published 2011) provided courtesy of Chronicle Books...
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"Hot Sauce!" Jennifer Trainer Thompson
Pros: Tons of spicy information, tall tales, and quirky personality. Don’t forget the delicious recipes! Cons: None so far Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book provided courtesy of the publisher via...
View ArticleOld Takes: "Cooking Light Five Star Recipes"
I’ve located a few old reviews that I don’t seem to have posted here, so I thought I’d go ahead and add them while I work on catching up with new ones. Pros: Fantastic recipes, useful charts and tips,...
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Review: “The Chopped Cookbook”
Pros: Good eats! Cons: One lonely recipe that didn’t work entirely well Rating: 5 out of 5 I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review. Not long ago a friend convinced me...
View ArticleHave a breakfast/lunch cookbook for review?
I’m on a kick recently of looking for breakfast and lunch recipes that fit well around work. I.e., quick, easy breakfasts and lunches that travel well. If you have a cookbook that in part or all...
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Review: “The VB6 Cookbook,” Mark Bittman
Pros: Delicious healthy recipes! Cons: Not for everyone Rating: 5 out of 5 I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review. The VB6 Cookbook: More than 350 Recipes for Healthy...
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Review: “Asian Pickles,” Karen Solomon
Pros: I’m getting addicted to pickling; a wide variety of types of recipes Cons: That wide variety means some recipe styles inevitably won’t appeal Rating: 4 out of 5 I received this book for free...
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Review: “Vibrant Food,” Kimberley Hasselbrink
Pros: Colorful, creative, and inspiring! Cons: Odd organizational scheme; you’ll have trouble finding some ingredients Rating: 4 out of 5 I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for...
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Review: “International Night,” Mark and Talia Kurlansky
Pros: Delightful variety; great way to explore other cuisines Cons: Some recipes we tried were just ‘okay’ Rating: 4 out of 5 I received this book for free from Bloomsbury Publishing for this review....
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Review: “Tacolicious,” Sara Deseran
Pros: Yum! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review. Tacolicious: Festive Recipes for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More, by Sara Deseran, is...
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Upcoming Cookbook Reviews
I always make recipes from the cookbooks I review. At the moment we’re making things from: Reader’s Digest’s cookbook Super Foods Cookbook: 184 Super Easy Recipes to Boost Your Health (N/A) Hertzberg...
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Review: “Super Foods Cookbook,” Reader’s Digest
Pros: One of the recipes we tried came out well… Cons: …the other ones didn’t. Rating: 2.5 out of 5 NOTE: Review book provided by Reader’s Digest Super Foods Cookbook: 184 Super Easy Recipes to Boost...
View ArticleFeasting Resource
Recently I used and reviewed the Taste of Home Christmas cookbook. We liked it so much we decided to make our Thanksgiving meal entirely from that cookbook, just for the Hell of it. For desserts, we...
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Review: “A Good Food Day,” Marco Canora
Pros: Delicious, healthy food Cons: Not everything wowed me Rating: 4.5 out of 5 I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review. Marco Canora has joined the movement that...
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Review: “The Paleo Chef,” Pete Evans
Pros: Scrumptious food Cons: Not sold on everything Rating: 4.5 out of 5 I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review. The Paleo Chef: Quick, Flavorful Paleo Meals for Eating...
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Review: “Genius Recipes,” Kristen Miglore
Pros: Best blueberry pie ever! Cons: Definitely not a book about taking shortcuts. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Kristen Miglore’s Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook is about...
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Review: “Kitchen Matrix,” Mark Bittman
Pros: Truly a source of great possibilities Cons: One real change needed… Rating: 4 out of 5 I was totally stoked to get a review copy of Mark Bittman’s Kitchen Matrix: More Than 700 Simple Recipes and...
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