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Summary: Delicious
Review: Every recipe I have tried has been delicious. These are tried and true great recipes. Especially liked the oatmeal cookies - after calling the publisher to make sure the oatmeal amount was correct(!) - and the moussaka.
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Summary: Things that make you go mmmmmm......
Review: I don't know how anyone looking through this book could resist it -- recipes like Orange Rosemary Muffins with Sliced Duck Breast (you can skip the duck; the muffins are great with any salad); scrumptious Bruschetta; lovely, peppercorn-studded Marinated Goat Cheese; savory Summer Vegetable Couscous; mouthwatering Ham, Cheese, Mushroom and Walnut Salad; Tri-Berry Muffins with their sugar-crackled tops; addictive Orange Shortbread; and Honey Herb Rolls, my favorite bread of all time (toss any leftover herb-oil mixture with pasta and grated Asiago). This and Ms. Chase's Cold-Weather Cooking are sure to become much-used favorites.
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Summary: After more than 10 years, still a favorite.
Review: I have collected and used many cookbooks over the years, but I keep comming back to the Nantucket Open House Cookbook and it's companion, Cold Weather Cooking by Sarah Leah Chase. If you like any of the Silver Palette cookbooks, you'll love these. Every recipe I have tried has been successful and delicious. Her taste in food mirrors my own: lavish ingredients and bold flavors in harmonic balance. Each recipe is introduced with wit and helpful information. The perfect books if you like to entertain often.
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Summary: Love this book!
Review: I have made over 1/2 the recipes in this book, and they have all been terrific! The only cookbook better than this one is her "Cold Weather Cooking". I have over 3,000 cookbooks in my collection, but I keep returning to Sarah Leah Chase's books over and over.
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Summary: Great Brunch Recipes
Review: I just made the pumpkin spice muffins and vegetable frittata for a brunch and my guests went nuts. Everyone has asked for the recipes. They looked and tasted spectacular.
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Summary: Great book with many "modern" recipes which are now classics
Review: I still enjoy this book and it has some wonderful dishes for entertaining. There are so many great recipes that caterers were using in the late 80s and early 90s that are still popular--they've become the "new classics". However, a few of the recipes didn't turn out quite right. The author seems to be a little too generous with the amounts of some ingredients. I strongly suggest trial runs before cooking for guests. The white bean and pinenut salad is delicious--but tricky. Don't add all the olive oil at once--you won't need it.
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Summary: Personal favorite
Review: I'm a personal chef and caterer and this is one of my mainstay cookbooks. Everything I've ever cooked from it has been distinctive and wonderful--especially the Shrimp Salad recipe that has Pernod in it. The recipes are totally reliable and great for entertaining. Beautiful, delicious, wonderful use of good ingredients.
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Summary: Top of the line recipies that are great to eat and easy.
Review: My favorite cookbook -- Its never let me down. If you do any entertaining and want quick, healthy and wonderful recipies this is the book for you!
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Summary: The recipe for Lobster Frittata alone is worth the price .
Review: The recipe for Lobster Frittata alone is worth the price of the book. Her comments are as delicious as her recipes. Recipes are unique yet traditional without being pretentious.
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Summary: The absolute best cookbook for entertaining
Review: There is not a better book on the subject of summer entertaining than this one. I use it constantly, always to great applause from my guests. So often have I received requests for recipies from this book, I have taken to giving it as gifts to all of my friends! The Scallop Puffs are a staple at my parties... This book is a "must have"!
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