IPhone 3G used's review (Southern Living Garden Book) 『The latest book ordered arrived in less than a week in perfect condition. This has been my favorite gardening guide. The recent order was for a gift which was well received.』
(Must-have for Landscape Architects (especially students)) 『This is the most complete resource I have found, covering annuals and perennials, trees and shrubs, grasses and ferns, all in one easy-to-handle volume. Most plant books are huge, heavy hardbacks difficult to carry in a backpack and only address one subject. This is my bible for planting design, as the sections in the front of the book on "Plants for Shade", "Drought-Tolerant Plants", etc. are very helpful in reminding me what plants to use where. However, this book might not be very helpful to amateur gardeners whose knowledge of plants may be limited, as it does not offer suggestions of attractive and successful plant combinations. Also, I wish that Southern Living would publish an updated addition with more recent varieties of plants.』
(Landscape Architect loves it) 『I have many garden books, but none is as complete for southern gardeners. This book is more than just an overview. It does a great job of giving the different characteristics of the many varieties of each plant listing. Very up to date. Useful for professionals and weekend gardeners.』
(Too Educational) 『I agree with the other reviews, that the author is very competent in his knowledge of plants. I found the format somewhat like a textbook, with the pictures separate from the plant descriptions a somewhat displeasing feature. Statements are too brief and too technical to be really beneficial to a new gardner. Also use of zones was infrequent and almost nonexistent. I find that a must in choosing plant material.』
(Plants for Southern Gardeners I've seen nowhere else!) 『This is a very useful book for finding information on plants available to Southern gardeners that I can't find in any of my other gardening resources.』 『Get gardening with the first comprehensive gardening encyclopedia for the South! From the reliable magazine Southern Living comes this all-inclusive guide offering more than 5,000 plant listings known to thrive in the southern United States. The authoritative reference also features: Thousands of full-color photographs, illustrations, and how-to diagrams 26 unique plant selection guides to help you find the right plant for every need Special focus on southern natives and heritage plants And more! Filled with practical tips and old-fashioned wisdom, The Southern Living Garden Book is an essential for every Southerner s household.』 『According to editor Steve Bender, southern gardeners are conservative, traditional but a bit eccentric in their plant choices (meaning they'll grow whatever Daddy grew, even if it's spotted or carnivorous), and dedicated (as they have to be to continue to weed and mow through the summer). This book celebrates the uniqueness of the southern garden. It's remarkably well organized, with colored page edges demarcating the different sections, the largest of which is the alphabetized plant encyclopedia in the middle. The best part of the book, however, may be the substantial section titled "Plant Selection Guide," which consists of a series of illustrated lists: "Fragrant Plants," "Plants that Attract Butterflies," "Plants Easy to Propagate," "Plants That Tolerate Drought," etc. With its lay-flat binding and excellent index, it's sure to be a favorite garden reference for quite a few gardeners, southern or otherwise.』
IPhone 3G used's review (best breakfast cookbook) 『I have owned this book for almost twenty years and it is a great breakfast cookbook.』
(This is a great book) 『I bought this back in the '80's and have used it continually since. It will always be one of my favorite cookbooks. You cannot loose with this book.』
(Fabulous guest-tested recipes. Delightful commentary.) 『Perfect for your cookbook library. Perfect as a special gift. This intelligently written cookbook features homey, tasty recipes made with ingredients Americans ordinarily have in their kitchens. It uses those ingredients with an eye to twicking the recipes to make them particularly good, yet simple to make. The very best gingerbread recipe I've ever made, and have made over and over as begged-for holiday gifts, at p. 208, is made with fresh-grated ginger. You must try it. The cookbook has helpful commentaries/stories with each recipe that explain their sources and special aspects and that improve your understanding of preparation. These recipes have evidentially been extensively tested and improved to the point of perfection. It is the one cookbook I have had on my shelfing above my kitchen sink for the last 15 years along with my customized recipes.』
(yummmmmy) 『The recipes in this book are great, especially the tomato soup and chicken salad (Chinese). I really liked the simple way in which they were written and the use of readily available ingredients. My favorite part of the book was all the minutae about the restaurant itself. From starting a restaurant, to running it, to buying provisions, to personnel, the book was a fascinating inside look at the business of food. The authors never complained, but they made me realize what a tough business they are in. Hope I can visit Cafe Beaujolais sometime.』
(My favorite cookbook on the shelf!) 『I spent a lovely weekend on the coast and happened upon CAFE BEAUJOLAIS. After a splended meal, I purchased an autographed copy of this book. The recipes are all easy to follow and each have a history or source. Her spicy buttermilk coffee cake is to die for! Ms. Fox speaks of her cookbook collection and how she "looks up" the same recipe in many different cookbooks. This is where I first understood the concept of recipe comparing. I also enjoyed reading about the goings-on in her resturant. This is a fabulous book!』
IPhone 3G used's review (Excellent New Orleans Cookbook) 『This represents a marvelous slice of life in Old New Orleans and contains many treasured recipes. A great find!』
(Historical insight into Creole life one hundred years ago) 『As stated on the inside jacket, the book dates back nearly 100 years; started in 1900. The information and idiosyncracies of the local dialect are treasures alone. The recipes' collection is unrivaled. Must reading for any cuisine historian.』
(Historical Cooking) 『And hysterical if you're reading how to skin the squirrel before you cook it! A fantastic book with authentic Louisiana recipes originally published in 1947. Adapt those recipes that call for cooking on the hearth or for large quantities -- the jumbalaya would feed an army. Great food history as well as great food.』
Kakaku：
Schuster
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Another excellent cookbook) 『Many of the recipes require a dutch oven and a boning knife (for meat from the chicken leg). There are over 100 recipes including stir fry dishes with melons.
I am particularly happy to find recipes for steamed chicken buns including the bun dough recipe and street dumplings that "were created by refugees from Shanghai who fled their city in the 1950s revolution and came to Hong Kong. They would set up portable charcoal or coal stoves in the streets and make these dumplings for people to lunch on. Later, many of these entrepreneurs went on to open restaurants."
I am collecting all of the author's titles as much for her old fashioned style as for her recipes. She makes me want to make my own pasta.
In my opinion, acquiring all of the author's cookbooks first before buying the other English language Chinese cookbooks makes an important foundation to understanding what you eat in America and how the food is cooked at home. Then proceed to the other cookbooks and hopefully to eating the more elaborate levels of Chinese cooking. I didn't pick up the author's cookbooks until very recently and only after learning that the author is from Sun Tak. I wish I had bought her books long ago.』 『
In China the chicken represents the phoenix, the mythological bird that rose from its ashes and that symbolizes rebirth and reaffirmation. Because of this deeply held belief, chicken is served at every New Year celebration, every wedding feast, and every birthday dinner. The chicken is honored for its eggs, its meat, and the flavor it provides for stocks and broths. Because of the reverence for this bird, the Chinese prepare chicken in myriad ways. Chicken is steamed, baked, boiled, stir-fried, deep-fried, pan-fried, and roasted. It is served hot, cold, or at room temperature. No part of the chicken is wasted from its bones to its skin to its feet, a Chinese delicacy.
Now, renowned Chinese cooking expert Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, who has been called "the Marcella Hazan of Chinese cooking" byThe New York Times,brings her love of Chinese cooking and traditional Chinese chicken recipes to American home cooks inThe Chinese Chicken Cookbook.
The Chinese Chicken Cookbookbrings together more than one hundred of the best traditional and modern chicken recipes of China from simple stir-fries to more elaborate celebration dishes. In chapters that pair chicken with noodles and rice and in chapters on soup, preparing chicken in the wok, and cooking it whole, readers will find dozens of delicious, easy-to-prepare delicacies. Recipes such as Two-Sesame Chicken, Hot and Sour Soup, Ginger Noodles with Chicken, Chicken Water Dumplings, Chicken Stir-Fried with Broccoli, Mu Shu Chicken with Bok Bang, Mah-Jongg Chicken, and Asparagus Wrapped in Minced Chicken offer new and flavorful ways to prepare chicken whether you're making a quick weeknight meal or having dinner guests on a Saturday night.
Although these recipes use ingredients that home chefs can find in the international section of a well-stocked supermarket or on the Internet, Lo includes the Chinese names for ingredients and recipes, rendered in beautiful Chinese calligraphic characters. Not only decorative, these characters can help you locate unfamiliar ingredients in a Chinese market.The Chinese Chicken Cookbookalso has sections on how to select and clean a chicken, a detailed explanation of Chinese ingredients, suggested equipment (including how to properly season a wok), and how to cook a perfect pot of rice.
With wonderful family stories from the author's childhood in China,The Chinese Chicken Cookbookis not just a cookbook for your cookbook library, it is a source of culinary inspiration.』
Kakaku：
Baggywrinkle Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Spectacular Cookbook that is a Tribute to Cooking and Inspires Delishious Memories of Maine) 『This was a happy surprise in my Christmas stocking this year, after my mother ran into the author at Barnes and Noble. I'm so glad she snagged me a copy, since I'm not quite sure what I'd do without this cookbook in my home.
This is one of those cookbooks that you don't know if you should put in your kitchen with the rest of the cookbooks, or out on the coffee table so that everybody can enjoy it. This book features wonderfully sophisticated home-cooking style recipes, breathtaking photos from the J&E Riggin, the Maine Windjammer that's currently cared for by the author and her husband, and oodles of stories about the Windjammer, their voyages, their history, and the ideas behind these recipes. This cookbook has the feel of a family journal or photo album, which is really a great feeling that is lost with a lot of cookbooks. So often these days when you buy a cookbook, it feels like the recipes featured in it are made once or twice in a test kitchen before getting a rubber-stamped approval to be shown in their mass-produced cookbook. But you don't feel that with this book. You know that these recipes were made dozens, maybe hundreds of times to hundreds of hungry people before being collected and featured in a cookbook that feels like should be a personal family cookbook, not something you can just pick up at a bookstore. I love that feel.
There are a ton of recipes in this book, not different versions of the same ol' meals that you can find in any cookbook. Unique recipes, ones that I've never seen on paper other than from my mother's handwritten recipe cards. Recipes like German Apple Pancakes, Roasted Mushrooms and Artichoke Sauce, Nectarine-Blueberry Bread, Ginger Shortbread, Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Pork Pot Pie, Lemon Lobster with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Wassail Bowl Punch... I could go on and on. Amazing. And this recipe book is a "from scratch" book, which I think is such a blessing, because there is nothing more frustrating than buying a cookbook with 100 different ways to prepare a can of "cream of chicken" soup and a can of refrigerator biscuits. This is a cookbook for cooks, and those of us who wish we were. We need more cookbooks out there like this.
There is next to nothing wrong with this cookbook. The only observations I have made is that sometimes I need a little more description on the making of a recipe (for example, a notation the dough will be runny, lumpy, etc) as there have been a recipes that I made where the consistency or appearance wasn't quite what I expected. Also, it is obvious that some of these recipes were reduced from a recipe that made more servings for more people, so some of the seasonings and ingredients have to be tweaked for a more intimate setting. No big deal, just something to keep in mind.
I love this cookbook. My favorite recipes thus far include the German Apple Pancakes, Pork Pot Pie, Rita's Double Toffee Delight, and the Wassail Punch. Even as we speak I have a batch of Double Toffee Delights filling my house with its delicious aroma. Every time I use this book, I remember Maine vacations, fine meals, happy memories... It's the best investment in a book I think anybody could make.
This cookbook is a must-have for anybody. I can't say enough wonderful things about it. 』
(Great Cookbook) 『I was really glad to receive this cookbook as a gift as I have found it great fun to use. I think the layout of the cookbook was very well done as well as the color of the pages. . not something you see very often in a cookbook. The pictures are really beautiful and catch the feeling of the sea. I enjoy the margin notes in each section as well as, for example, in the Meat Section, Anne's description of the dinner menus she serves on board or under Yeast Breads her suggestions on proofing, flour vs water, etc. I found these very helpful. My one suggestion would be that if you weren't familiar with yeast breads, you wouldn't know how hot the "warm water" should be. Possibly if a temp. was added indicating that the "warm water" should be 105/110 it might be helpful. Also, after you make muffins some indication on whether they should be left in the pan or taken out. I loved the Blueberry Lemon Bread and so did some of my friends and especially Dana's Maple-Dill Dressing . .yum-o! I like to be able to make quick and good meals and this tops my list.』
(Yummy recipes) 『I really enjoyed this cookbook - it had a wide variety of recipes that were both time consuming and quick. I also liked the commentary about the Riggin along the sidebars.
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(Great Cook Book) 『This is one of the prettiest and most colorful cookbooks I have ever seen. On top of this, the recipes are wonderful, easy to prepare and different. The personal observations of the author add interest to the book. I recently had the pleasure of sailing with Captain Anne and the crew of the J.&E. Riggin and can attest to the fact that her cooking skills are outstanding. This book is well worth the money.』
(Hillbilly dreams) 『Born and raised in the Ozarks between the Missouri and Arkansas rivers; we didn't think we would find anything in this ocean cookbook that would excite us. Just goes to prove that hillbillys are sometimes (but not often) wrong.
For instance last week the cookbook was used to prepare some great "tailgate" dishes; our guests were impressed. But we had to tell the truth, its Annie's book. Two guests used our computer to log on and order the book.
Along with barbque the book's dishes appear in a hillbilly's dreams.』 『A simple time. A simpler life. And simply wonderful food. The recipes and stories in At Home, At Sea recreate life on a Maine Windjammer: a week in a different world, a different century, with homemade, old-world food cooked with fire and passion. In these pages you’ll find memories of the Age of Sail -- the gleam of brass, the sound of the wind in the rigging, and the delicious smells of Maine cooking -- baked breads from the woodstove, steamed lobster, hearty stews, and mouthwatering desserts -- all from the galley of the Schooner J&E Riggin. Chef Anne Mahle started as a mess cook on one of the windjammers and quickly developed a passion for cooking. She has spend the last 15 years working and learning, graduating from mess cook to head cook on the windjammers to private chef on a Caribbean yacht. She further developed her skills as sous chef to classically trained Swiss chef Hans Bucher and at The Culinary Institute of America. She currently owns and operates the J&E Riggin with her husband, Captain Jon Finger. At Home, At Sea features: * Over 150 recipes, including
-Lobster and Sundried Tomato Fettuccini
-Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potatoes
-Curried Lamb and Lentil Stew
-Whole Wheat Walnut Bread * A Week at Sea -- An inside look at daily life on a Maine Windjammer * Color photographs by award-winning photographer Frank Chillemi * Icons indicating low-fat, low-carbohydrate, and vegetarian recipes * Focus on sustainable living, featuring local organic foods, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, and composting at sea』
IPhone 3G used's review (This Book Changed My Life) 『I continually was fighting suicidal feelings and had gained 60 lbs in just over a year on prescription anti-depressants when I saw this book, A Remarkable Medicine Has Been Overlooked, by Jack Dreyfus, in Barnes and Noble and bought it in March 1998. I had just turned 48 years old.
After reading the book I gave it to my psychiatrist, who read it and agreed to let me give low-dose Dilantin a try. I take low-dose Dilantin to this day, and by the time the first script needed renewal my family doctor agreed to prescribe it as I no longer was seeing a psychiatrist.
Without Dilantin I don't know where I'd be today. Low-dose Dilantin has had only side-benefits for me. For instance, in addition to brightening my outlook with no other medications, it cured me of cold hands and feet, a lifelong problem, and I lost 50 of those 60 extra pounds easily. It also allows me to sleep a normal 7 to 9 hours a night instead of the 14-16 hours I had been sleeping for nearly a decade prior to finding out about low-dose Dilantin.
Jack Dreyfus is one of my heroes. Thanks, Jack.』
(Snake oil?) 『I find it interesting that Jack Dreyfus had his own severe anxiety / depression / insomnia cured almost immediately by use of Dilantin. I find it even more interesting that Mr. Dreyfus is STILL going strong at age 92 (yes, he turned 92 this year).
It seems apparent that this particular reviewer did not fully read the book - or didn't understand it??? (In fact sounds like one of those in the "medical profession" whose very attitude has stonewalled legitimate extensive testing and education regarding this clearly remarkable medication). I say this as the doses recommended for use in this book are far below that used by epileptics and side effects at those levels have been very minimal. In fact, Dilantin is beginning to be thought of (in low dose formulas) as a component of antiaging medicine.
I also find it amazing that there's an admission that "proven nothing short of miraculous for millions"... and yet is then immediately described as a very unsafe medication (???).
Hmmm... who now seems to have a specific agenda here?
Did this particular reviewer even bother to check out the huge number of studies and trials done on PHT (Dilantin)? Or was this more a matter of "don't confuse me with the facts"?
A pharmacist specifically should have known that the fact is that PHT (Dilantin) has considerably fewer side effects and less serious ones than most of the more "modern" medicinces being pushed today. And at the doses recommended for non epileptic uses, those side effects are even much less of a problem. (At a well-looking age 92, it doesn't seem that the PHT / Dilantin has hurt Mr. Dreyfus to any noticeable degree)....
What is even more ironic is that most educated people today know that most people in the medical profession obtain a significant amount of their "education" of pharmaceuticals from drug company sales reps (whose agenda is clearly to push the latest patented versions of whatever the "flavor-of-the-month" happens to be).
Finally, Jack Dreyfus - nor ANY of his organizations - have ANY financial interest in Dilantin (PHT) in any form whatsoever. And his ongoing foundation (the Dreyfus Medical Foundation)? It is strictly a charitable medical organization.』
(A Remarkable Medicine) 『This is a remarkable story, a remarkable man, and a remarkable medicine. A Dr. first gave this book to me 14 years ago - it changed my life. Like Jack Dreyfus I lost interest in things I once enjoyed and like Jack Dreyfus I lost perspective and couldn't watch the news which is full of so much horror and sadness. People would tell me I needed to keep well informed, but it created panic attacks and I couldn't get it out of my mind. Drs. experimented with all kinds of medications that made me very ill and some that are habit forming nightmares. ONE INFORMED Dr. gave me this book and with Dilantin helped me get off all the "expensive, helpful medicines" that were making me worse. This book is written from the heart - just as the research was conducted. Thanks Dr. Roberts - Thanks Jack!!!』
(Miracle drug or snake oil?) 『As a pharmacist, I found the book to be very inaccurate. Dilantin has proven nothing short of miraculous for millions of epileptics for the past 65 years, and has proven useful for peripheral neuropathy and (to a very minor extent) bipolar disorder, but it has side effects that are often very unpleasant and is notorious for producing drug interactions.
I believe that many alternative and off-label therapies have legitimate use, but this is a vanity publication that has about as much merit as supermarket tabloid advertising.
I am grateful that people have not bombarded their doctors with requests for this "miracle" drug.』
(Miracle drug or snake oil?) 『As a pharmacist, I found the book to be very inaccurate. Dilantin has proven nothing short of miraculous for millions of epileptics for the past 65 years, and has proven useful for peripheral neuropathy and (to a very minor extent) bipolar disorder, but it has side effects that are often very unpleasant and is notorious for producing drug interactions.
I believe that many alternative and off-label therapies have legitimate use, but this is a vanity publication that has about as much merit as supermarket tabloid advertising.
I am grateful that people have not bombarded their doctors with requests for this "miracle" drug.』
『Many people live one life. Jack Dreyfus has had two. The first was when he founded the Dreyfus Fund. He became known as "the most singular and effective personality to appear on Wall Street since the days of Joseph Kennedy and Bernard Baruch" ("Life" magazine). The author's second life began in 1963 when, in the midst of a severe depression, he asked his physician to let him try a medicine usually prescribed for epilepsy. The medicine (phenytoin) brought him back to good health almost overnight. When he saw six other people have similar results, he realized he had an obligation to investigate further. He retired from his two highly successful businesses, established a charitable medical foundation, and spent the last 30 years of his life and $80 million obtaining information about the many uses of phenytoin. He found that it had been reported useful in the medical literature for over 70 symptoms and disorders. This information, in 20 different languages, has been translated and condensed into three bibliographies and sent to all the physicians in the United States. In spite of this, phenytoin is still being overlooked because of a flaw in the US system of bringing medicines to the public. Dreyfus's attempts to correct this tragic misunderstanding have led to the highest levels of government - but he has found government too busy with problems to have time for solutions.』
Kakaku：
Thomas Nelson
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (You have to have this one!!!) 『Have been collecting recipes and making soup for years. This is the BEST soup cookbook I have ever found. Great variety, easily accessible ingredients and wonderful photos&descriptive stories. My friend bought hers on the Cape and told us about it - four of us ordered one within a week's time. This would make a great holiday gift for anyone who enjoys good soup on a cold Winter day or even on a warm Summer day as there are cold soup and great salad recipes included too.....』
(An Asian Grandmother's Cookbook) 『The book was wonderful and it will be a gift for a Japanese friend.
Rita McDougle』
(ummm ummm good) 『soup is always great on cold winter days - this cookbook give the best of the best for soup lovers no matter where they live!』
(One of my favorite cookbooks) 『Full disclosure: I love soup. So my review is inherently biased. But you want this cookbook. These recipes are easy, most of them are delicious, relatively healthy and a good mix of omnivore and vegetarian recipes. I wish every soup had its own picture but the pictures that are there are very well-done. There are no weird, hard-to-find ingredients and no over the top techniques best left to the pros or serious amateurs. In fact, if you are looking for a cooking challenge, this book will bore you. If i had time to make my own stock I could chastise her for her technique for adding bouillon cubes to "home-made" stock but I don't, so I won't. I use store-bought stock and the soups are still delicious. There are recipes in the back for sandwiches that look and sound really good but I have had so much fun making soup that I haven't done any of those. The very first soup I made was a lima bean soup. I hate lima beans but I loved that soup. In retrospect, I'm not sure why I chose that as my first recipe out of this book but I'm glad I did as it has made me open to trying recipes I wouldn't normally bother with. The book is well organized starting with various stock recipes (none of which I have made), then chicken soups, tomato soups, chowders, and then by season. The summer soups are mostly cold fruit soups- not my thing- and I haven't made any. The ones I made that I will make again and again: 1. Eggplant parmesan soup - it's worth buying this book just for this recipe it's that good. 2. Black bean and sausage- outstanding. 3. Mulligatawny- so, so very good. Now I know why Seinfeld made an episode just about this soup. I love this book and use it once a week when the weather is getting cooler. There's no attitude in this book. Some authors make you feel like a failure for not making stock or implying that soup made without it isn't even worth making. This author doesn't. No special equipment is necessary but you will likely need a new soup pot. These recipes make a lot of soup. Most are for twelve servings so get a big pot or halve the recipe. An immersion blender comes in handy but a regular blender will suffice. I used this book as an excuse to get an immersion blender and it's now my favorite kitchen gadget of all. I need to write a review of that too. Other than that, buy this book and make some soup!』
(Outstanding Soups) 『I made the Crab Gumbo on page 76 and it was excellent! I didn't have file powder so I did not use, but the soup still had a "Gumbo" like consistency. So much better than can and not much work. Froze half batch for later because the recipe made lots.』 『
More than 100 of the best soup recipes Boston has to offer accompanied by fun stories and beautiful full-color photography.
Marjorie Druker is passionate about soups. She fell in love with soups when she first heard the storyStone Soup. After attending Johnston&Whales, Marjorie created the menu for the popular Boston Market restaurant chain, and soups were always her favorite. "My niche is taking what people like to eat and turning it into a soup," she says.
The New England Soup Factory restaurant has won the Best of Boston award four times. People skip school to eat their soups. A pregnant in labor stopped by the restaurant on the way to the hospital to satisfy a last-minute craving. New England Soup Factory soups are like no other soups. And now you can recreate these delicious soups in your own home. TheNew England Soup Factory Cookbookcontains 100 of Boston's best-tasting traditional and creative soup recipes. The book also includes a chapter on sandwiches and salads to accompany such soups as . . .
IPhone 3G used's review (educational and informational) 『This is a book that really explains nutrition and blows many "fat-free" myths out of the water. The recipes are great and it is helpful to have brand names listed. If the brands are available in your local store, it makes shopping a breeze. The nutritional information is thorough and the recipes are clear. My one critisizm would be that although the yield is listed, the serving size is not. It leaves you to guess what size serving represents the per serving nutritional data.』
(Lose Weight and Lower Your Cholesterol) 『This is by far the best cookbook I have ever used. My husband and I have lost a total of 25lbs in 1 month eating meals prepared from these recipes. Our cholesterol levels have decreased along with our weight. The ingredients are easy to find and the instructions are a breeze to follow. I highly recommend this book.』
(Excellent cookbook!) 『This book has lots of totally simple yet unbelievably low-fat recipes that are delicious. It's full of useful information about nutrition and diet as well. It's so easy to get the actual brand name items mentioned. She compares the fat in the finished meal to the traditional version of that same meal. The difference of fat grams is amazing, yet the food tastes absolutely delicious』 『The author ofSecrets of Fat-Free Bakingpresents 150 recipes, for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, that combine the techniques of low-fat cookery with information on brand-name products and complete nutritional analyses of each dish. Original.IP.』
Kakaku：
Schuster
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Good writing) 『I loved the writing...but some of the stories had just a little bit too much info on her previous "lovers". I wonder how the hubby is dealing with that. The recipes definitely make me want to go into the kitchen though.』
(can't recommend this book enough!) 『Loved,loved,loved this book! I hated getting to the end. It is written with so much heart. Molly writes with a natural sincerity,while adding humor and useful information.Having suffered through the loss of my dad 2 years ago,I could really relate to the parts about his illness and eventual death. What a beautiful tribute to him. On the lighter side,the recipies I have tried so far were excellent. The slow-roasted tomatoes with coriander are a staple at my house now. I plan to visit Molly's restaurant the next time I am in Seattle and will bring this book along in hopes of getting her to sign my copy.』
(I have tried the recipes!!) 『My book club read this book and were to make a recipe from it. It was one of our best meetings! It is a nice book and easy reading. Each chapter ends with a recipe. What is neat is that the recipes are all pretty easy to make. Who knew saltines, butter and sliced radishes make a good treat. Enjoyed her story.』
(Less is less.) 『Ms. Wizenberg is young and fresh and very excited about everything. This is pleasant and enjoyable to spend a bit of time with, but I will expect more from her, if she hopes to continue writing about food.
She writes of her family fairly straight-forwardly and spends time on the happier moments with those who have died; which is as it should be when the deaths are so relatively fresh. Her youth shows awkwardly when the vignettes are short and made up of what seem like trite lessons. A little more life experience might allow her to see things more deeply and have more to offer the reader. I imagine what she has to say resonates more with the under 30 yo set than those of my age group.
When she refers to her travels and privilege she seems haughty at times, mostly because she does not discuss any real difficulties. Again, she tells simple, brief stories that end in a recipe. Some struggle might have made her more human.
Writing about her romance with her now husband, Brandon, she sounds sweet and innocent. Unfortunately, the romance itself is still so new that there is little to offer the reader looking for insight here.
Currently Ms. Wizenberg is having trouble finding time to write the blog that started this all. She is knee-deep into the opening of their new pizza place. I would be interested in reading more about that experience once she has some.』
(yadda yadda yadda) 『This book was disappointing after reading the other customer reviews. I'm pretty sure that like many other authors, this one convinced/bribed/forced her family and friends to all give it 5 stars because I can't think of anyone on earth who would actually think this is a 5 star book. The recipes were almost all very odd sounding things- many of which use dried fruit or crystallized ginger or other ingredients that most people probably wouldn't find very appetizing. Reading the stories was very similar to spending a looong evening with someone whose favorite topic of conversation is themselves. I was bored to tears.』 『When Molly Wizenberg's father died of cancer, everyone told her to go easy on herself, to hold off on making any major decisions for a while. But when she tried going back to her apartment in Seattle and returning to graduate school, she knew it wasn't possible to resume life as though nothing had happened. So she went to Paris, a city that held vivid memories of a childhood trip with her father, of early morning walks on the cobbled streets of the Latin Quarter and the taste of her first pain au chocolat. She was supposed to be doing research for her dissertation, but more often, she found herself peering through the windows of chocolate shops, trekking across town to try a new pâtisserie, or tasting cheeses at outdoor markets, until one evening when she sat in the Luxembourg Gardens reading cookbooks until it was too dark to see, she realized that her heart was not in her studies but in the kitchen.
At first, it wasn't clear where this epiphany might lead. Like her long letters home describing the details of every meal and market, Molly's blog Orangette started out merely as a pleasant pastime. But it wasn't long before her writing and recipes developed an international following. Every week, devoted readers logged on to find out what Molly was cooking, eating, reading, and thinking, and it seemed she had finally found her passion. But the story wasn't over: one reader in particular, a curly-haired, food-loving composer from New York, found himself enchanted by the redhead in Seattle, and their email correspondence blossomed into a long-distance romance.
InA Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table, Molly Wizenberg recounts a life with the kitchen at its center. From her mother's pound cake, a staple of summer picnics during her childhood in Oklahoma, to the eggs she cooked for her father during the weeks before his death, food and memories are intimately entwined. You won't be able to decide whether to curl up and sink into the story or to head straight to the market to fill your basket with ingredients for Cider-Glazed Salmon and Pistachio Cake with Honeyed Apricots.』
Kakaku：
William Morrow Cookbooks
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (good) 『is a good book lots of fun recipes i realy like the doghnut section but theres lots of others to choose from i would recomend this book if you like to deep fry』
(A Few Novel Ideas) 『I used a few of the recipes in this book and they worked out well. Some repitition, but otherwise worth having.』
(deep fry book) 『I bought this a few years ago and it's collecting dust. Oh well, maybe one day I'll find something interesting in it to try but the initial look over was a little disappointing.』
(deep fry book) 『I bought this a few years ago and it's collecting dust. Oh well, maybe one day I'll find something interesting in it to try but the initial look over was a little disappointing.』
(Best fryer cook book) 『This is possibly the best fryer cook book I have seen. I have already tried some of the recipes and I am very satisfied.』 『
Few people would dispute the old Florentine proverb "Even a bedroom slipper tastes good when it's fried," but many try to stay away from deep-fried foods because of the at foods absorb during cooking.
When the technique has been mastered, however, deep-fried foods can -- and should -- be crisp, light, and delectably nongreasy. As fryers gain popularity, it's even easier to deep-fry at home, and now Phyllis Kohn shows you how to achieve flawless frying feats every time.
The Best Fryer Cookbook Everdelves into the hows and whys of deep-frying: the best (and potentially healthiest) oils to use, correct temperatures and frying times (shorter cooking ensures less greasiness), technical tips for using your deep fryer, and safety guidelines.
Your kids won't eat vegetables? Try French-Fried Sweet Potato Sticks andFried Okra. Think doughnuts only come from a store? An entire chapter is devoted to making perfect versions of these beloved goodies at home, from old-Fashioned Cake Doughnuts to Beignets, jelly Doughnuts, and Orange Crullers. All the classics are here, including such popular favorites as Buffalo Wings, Chicken-Fried Steak, Hush Puppies, and Popcorn Shrimp. From unusual fried breads, such as sweet Churros and indian Pappadums, to fried desserts, such as Mexican Buenuelos with Anise Sugar and Chinese Candied Apples, Kohn brings the world of deep frying into your kitchen.
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