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Summary: a truly useful kitchen resource
Review: Whenever I am preparing a large meal for our guests, I take the time to consult this wonderful book. I think of cookbooks as a source for ideas and guidelines, and I feel free to modify the recipes that I find. This book, like the others by Julia Child, is simultaneously an ordinary cookbook where you can follow the recipes to the letter, and at the same time a great book that literally teaches the reader how to cook. The idea of showing the disagreements and style differences between two great cooks turns out to be helpful as well as entertaining: "Oh, is that how YOU do that? Well, this is how I do it!"
Bon appetit.
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Summary: Cooking with butter is better!
Review: While Jacques is more likely to use olive oil than Julia, one soon realizes after trying a few of their recipes that a little butter in the pot can be the difference between a good dish and a great dish. Don't be shy!This is one of the few cookbooks from a cooking show that I would highly recommend. Not only is it filled with tasty recipes that work, but I think these recipes can be made by any level of cook (provided you have the equipment.) It couldn't hurt to watch the PBS series, but you will learn a trick or two from these two. In their own special way, Julia and Jacques are champions of the chic, "do-able" home-cooked meal in the age of the microwave, and they do it with lots of style. The butterflied roast chicken is a must.
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Summary: Top Notch new offering from 2 master chefs
Review: Would you like to have Julia Child and Jacques Pepin in the kitchen with you to share their insights and experience? Then be sure to purchase this book. Reading it is equivalent to listening to them as they discuss what they have learned over long careers. The format is new for cookbooks and the perfect one for these two interesting chefs. It makes clear there is no "best way" to prepare food. If you enjoy learning about food and techniques for its preparation, you will enjoy this book.
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