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Summary: Pictures leave you ravenous, recipes deliver satisfaction...
Review: Although we have recently acquired many cookbooks, the Black Dog caught our eye with it's beautiful pictures of tantalizing recipes.The cookbook presents a full-spectrum of recipes ranging from the Happy Heff scrambled eggs to the Lemon Basil Chicken Piccata. (I am anxiously awaiting my wife's approval of our first desert recipe!) Buy this cookbook for it's pictures of New England life and cuisine, use the recipes to experience the Black Dog Tavern flavor. Enjoy!
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Summary: ho hum
Review: An over hyped menagerie of recipes. Some are very good, but the over promotion of the expensive restaurant is too much to bear
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Summary: Careful Consideration
Review: I am also a cookbook hound! Having never been to The Black Dog on the Vineyard restuarant I was not burdened with any experiences (positive or negative)on the recipes. When I received the cookbook I read it from cover to cover. Immediately went to my garden and picked some basil and made the fresh basil vinaigrete for my dinner party this evening. Also, whipped up the red wine marinade for beef! Love the recipes! I am really looking forward to trying many of the recipes over the remaining summer months.
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Summary: You absolutely must try........
Review: I am an avid cook, and do have an ample share of cookbooks in my collection with one of my newest being The Black Dog Summer on the Vineyard.After making two of the recipes, I am convinced it was a wise purchase. You simply must try the Carmelized Scallops, which were simple, but divine; and don't miss the scrumptuous ginger cookies that are sold in their famous bakery as well. I have already passed those recipes on to other cooking fans, and have loaned my copy of the book to my daughter as well.
Beginning cooks will love the eye appealing pictures, and all the recipes are clearly presented, easy to follow. With the warmer weather approaching, I can't wait to try some of the exciting looking grill recipes.
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Summary: Be ready to shop for hard-to-find ingredients.
Review: I happen to love this book - it has the best hummus recipe I have ever used, a fresh tomato sauce that is perfect for the summer vine-ripened beauties, ideas for unusual marinades, and terrific grilling tips. Fudge Bottom Pie is one of my family's favorite desserts, and the Molasses Ginger Cookies are the best ever out of my kitchen. The photography is lovely and the anecdotes are entertaining. Praises out of the way - the recipes can call for some difficult to find ingredients, such as Asian sauces and produce, seafood your market may not always have, funky oils and mustards. A pet peeve of mine is to hear celebrity chefs tote how Japanese mirin is available "right in the regular grocery store." Well, it is not in MY grocery store! But since I love to cook, I tend to keep a shopping list of "exotic goodies" that I need in order to try certain recipes and make a single trip every month or so to the expensive specialty grocery store. If you don't mind the occasional search for "Pommery Mustard," (the recipe that calls for this deems it 'essential,' even though there is only a half a teaspoon required) then this book is worth a look. Get it for next summer and some fresh ideas for your family.
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Summary: Flash in the pan, no substance
Review: I Just don't get it. I got the book hoping to discover some wonderful and innovative new recipes. What I found instead was an advertisement for a restaurant. I just don't see what the big deal is. Adding fruit to pancakes and substituting vegetables for the canadian bacon in Eggs Benedict is hardly a brainstorm worth spending twenty dollars for. Other recipes call for outragously obscure ingredients. The outcome is seldom worth the pursiut of exotic items. I made the black bean clam thing...disgusting. My dog wouldn't even eat it. I recommend instead buying something like the new Joy of Cooking. It contains plenty of exotic and innovative recipes along with all of the basics. I guess I thought this would be a cookbook worthy of the shelf space it takes up. It turned out to be a slick, glossy, colorful brochure containing very little of value unless you are easily impressed with anything "Vineyard".
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Summary: A Very Attractive Cookbook
Review: I love reading cookbooks. Bought this as a Christmas present for my daughter, but read it first. In fact, I read it as soon as I got it home from the bookstore! Found it a very attractive book. The story of the restaurant is interesting and photographs of completed dishes were well done. Having the real employees in the pictures makes it fun. Also identifying and picturing local suppliers shows some of the real people on the island. Recipes aren't that complicated. I've spent limited time at Martha's Vineyard as don't really like it there. Last summer the line at The Black Dog was too long so we went elsewhere. Maybe next time I'll try to get inside. In the meantime, have recipes to try!
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Summary: A super summer selection
Review: I love this cookbook! It's my favorite kind: easy to use, chock-full of information and a "good read", too! It's a visual feast: from the colorful designs, the fun drawings to the beautiful photographs of both food and island. But it's more than just a pretty book. It offers a great combination of contemporary recipes and traditional ones. I love this book...and I even vacation on the OTHER island!
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Summary: As good as the Restaurant
Review: I rate recipes on a 1-10 scale. In 3 days, we have four recipes over 9! I have read the book cover to cover twice. It is not only a cookbook but a giant slice of the Black Dog Tavern and its people - enjoyed immensely - almost as good as having breakfast there!
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Summary: Can't wait!
Review: I scanned this book in the Atlanta airport and couldn't wait to get on-line to order. The recipes sound simple to prepare and use wonderful seasonal produce. Plus, I noticed lots of "tidbits" throughout that I would like to have in my arsenal of kitchen tricks. Like the quick Hollandaise sauce (for those times you really want it and don't want to spend time on the real thing - ala my old standby "The Silver Palate" version). Don't think by any of this, I am not a serious cook. But these simple recipes sound wonderful, workable, and a nice break from the complications of "The French Laundry Cookbook". This book also appeals to me because now I can stop saving all those catalogs with the recipes interspersed between the merchandise. The Maple Apple Cake, the soups, the fish dishes all sound lovely. Can't wait to get my copy in the mail!
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