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Summary: A must have
Review: As a very busy working mom I find Sara's book to be to the point, interesting and reliable. So far every recipe I've tried has worked and tasted great. Her tips are helpful; her anecdotes charming. Overall this book is a must have for any kitchen, especially that of a busy household.
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Summary: Very good recipes, especially well suited for the home cook
Review: As the title of her book indicates, Sara Moulton's recipes are aimed precisely at what one would want to cook at home if you enjoy cooking, have the time to spend on longer procedures, and do not wish to chase after a lot of special ingredients. In a way, that sounds like a very retro scenario, predating the current popularity of fast cooking, the renaissance of gourmet cooking of the seventies and eighties, the convenience product / soup can cooking of the fifties, and the dark days of the thirties and forties. If you ignore the cosmopolitan sources of many recipes, this a refurbished look at the kind of cooking your first generation American grandmother or great grandmother did at home.That is not to say these recipes are especially easy. Many are not. However, I have made several dishes from this book and I have gotten more personal favorites from this book than from all my Italian cookbooks combined. That doesn't mean these are the very best recipes either, but they work. When you compare Sara's recipes for chicken stock with those in 'The Best Recipe', you find many differences, but I will bet on Sara's recipe or even James Beard's recipe over the 'Best Recipe'. Sara's book includes several things I love to find in a cookbook. First, it's very chatty and informative about how she arrived at the recipe. Outside of the kitchens of Thomas Keller, Tom Colicchio, and Charlie Trotter, for example, there are probably very few genuinely new recipes being created even today. Almost all are variations on traditional classics. How many ways, for example have you seen tomato, basil, and mozarella combined. You will see at least five more variations on this very old theme on the Food Network over the next year. Second, Sara revels in her roots, and she has very interesting roots to celebrate, as her mentors are three of the most distinguished culinary writers of the last fifty years, including Jean Anderson, Jacques Pepin, and the incomparable Julia Child, for which Sara was an assistant for many years. Third, the book begins with a feature which should be manditory in all cookbooks. The notes on how to use this book give the meaning of a large number of common ingredients such as eggs meaning large eggs, flour meaning general purpose flour, and butter meaning unsalted butter. The book includes a wider variety of dishes than you may find in restaurant or speciality cuisine cookbooks. It also contains a lot of classics such as crab cakes, fried green tomatoes, apple strudel, rice pudding and oven fried chicken. While these are classics, there is usually some twist to make them fresh. I would recommend this as a very good second cookbook, after the 'Joy of Cooking', 'James Beard's American Cookery', or Mark Bittman's 'How to Cook Everything'. The recipes will be fresher and have greater cachet by being able to announce that they are from a celebrity chef.One caveat is that this will not teach great technique, so your third book should be the excellent books on cooking technique by Jaques Pepin or James Peterson.
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Summary: Easy to follow instructions
Review: I have been a fan of her TV shows and had been searching for a cookbook to come out. I bought it the day it came out. I found the recipes to be easy to follow and the list of places to order hard to find ingredients very helpful. It was fun to read the stories about her family members thanks Sara.
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Summary: Easy and Delicious
Review: I have been cooking from "Sara Moulton Cooks at Home" for several months now--ever since it came out--and everything I have tried has been great. I just love the little tidbits of information that are tucked into the recipes to make them easier, but most of all I just love that my family really likes everything I make. The introductions are friendly and welcoming just like the Sara I know from TV and the instructions are clear and patient as if Sara is helping you to get it right.
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Summary: Delicious!
Review: I have been waiting for Sara to write a cookbook for a long time now. I made the chicken picata last night and substituted veal for the chicken and it was delicious, quick and easy! Thanks Sara!
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Summary: Good book..can't wait to try it.
Review: I love Sara's show and have tried many of her receipes. This book looks to be very good and I really appreciate the wine recomendations for the menus.
Sara is very good on camera and her personality and sense of humor really show. This didn't quite come across in the book, but I really purchased it for the cooking tips and menus.
I think I will get a lot of use out of this book.
I bought this used and the delivery was fast and the book is in excellant shape. I give this 4+ stars
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Summary: Great Cookbook!
Review: I purchased this book as a birthday present for my mother. She is a huge fan of Sara Moulton. I had never watched Sara's show on the Food Network, but I paged through this book before giving it to my mom. Wow! Great recipes, easy to follow. I'm hooked. I will have to get my own copy of this book. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Finally, a cookbook from Sara!
Review: I've watched Sara for years on Food TV and have downloaded tons of recipes from her show. Now she has the best recipes in her book. They are easy to make and delicious to eat. Besides the fun stories behind each recipe, Sara also has suggestions for appropriate side dishes and even wine suggestions. This is a great cookbook for a beginning cook and also for anyone who wants to add mouthwatering and simple recipes to their weekly menues without breaking the bank or having to drive around town hunting for rare ingredients. Bon appetite!
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Summary: Excellent cookbook
Review: One of the things that I've always liked about Sara Moulton's shows was that the recipes used were fairly easy to follow and not too difficult to prepare. I'm not the greatest cook in the world and tend not to bother with a recipe if it's overly long or too difficult. Most of the recipes in this book are suitable for even cooks with limited skills like myself. They are not at all intimidating (much like Sara herself)and don't require ingredients that can only be found in specialty shops in New York or Chicago. The instructions are real easy to follow. The book also has a lot of nice photos. If you like Sara Moulton's style on TV, you'll enjoy this book.
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Summary: All around good cookbook
Review: Sara Moulton is by far my favorite TV chef, and I've been watching her for about 3 years on both "Cooking Live" and "Sara's Secrets." If you've ever tried her recipes that are available from her shows, then you know that her style of cooking is simply all around good food. Her show has inspired me to try new things and styles of cooking, and this cookbook continues in that tradition. The recipes in this cookbook appear to be a bit more difficult than the ones that she usually features in her shows, but they are still very reasonable. The variety of recipes runs from hors d'oeurves to soups to meat dishes to deserts. There are even separate sections on vegetarian main courses and breakfast foods. Most of the meat dishes also include a tidbit letting you know the appropriate wine to serve with that dish. The beginning of the book includes a special section that defines what the the items in recipes mean (like when she says eggs, she means large ones). I especially like the section she calls Pantry. This includes simple recipes for essentials such as chicken stock and vinaigrette dressing. She has included personal stories with almost every recipe, and many of the recipes have been inspired by close friends and family. For example, she tells how her sister makes wonderful cookies and has continued making cookies their grandmother Ruth made, hence the setup for Ruth Moulton's Spice Balls. These personal touches help bring life to the cookbook. I do wish there were more pictures of the food, however. Even though my cooking never looks as perfect as the pictures in the cookbooks, I like having an idea of how it's supposed to turn out. I do wish there were just a few more recipes that are styled for a quick meal- most of the recipes are a bit time intensive. I strongly recommend this cookbook, but just keep in mind it's not for a beginner.
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