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Summary: Innovative and delicious recipes
Review: Although Phillips uses the term "pot pie" loosely, her ideas are creative and the instructions are easy to follow. Also, many of the steps can be made ahead and refrigerated, and then you can put the dish together when you're ready. I've only made two of the recipes so far, but both were excellent. Old-Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie with Chive Mashed Potato Crust was outstanding, pleasing even my conservative father (he declared it "luscious"), and Goat Cheese and Tomato Pie is actually a wonderful focaccia--even my 8-year-old liked it. I'm looking forward to trying a sort of Asian stir-fry that you top with a noodle pancake. This book combines old friends with new adventures--great fun!
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Summary: A Disaster in the Kitchen
Review: As a cook book colector this is the worst book I have ever read or tried. It seems that the auther didn't try any of the recepies nor does she honoured her readers to do that. If she would, she would have find out that the recepies are messy, unprofessional, and are not suitable or deserve to be served as a proper meal\dish.
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Summary: The best cookbook I own!
Review: Diane Phillips has written a masterpiece. I have tried 5 or 6 of the dishes so far...and all have been wonderful. I'm a single working mom who is usually in a time crunch. These pot pies are quick and easy. Diane makes the recipes easy to follow and the ingredients are easy to find. Anyone who can not make these dishes turn out must not spend too much time in the kitchen, and better stick to frozen food! I can't wait to get my hands on Diane's next book.
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Summary: Easy yet Satisfying!!!
Review: Diane Phillips has written a masterpiece. I have tried 5 or 6 of the dishes so far...and all have been wonderful. I'm a single working mom who is usually in a time crunch. These pot pies are quick and easy. Diane makes the recipes easy to follow and the ingredients are easy to find. Anyone who can not make these dishes turn out must not spend too much time in the kitchen, and better stick to frozen food! I can't wait to get my hands on Diane's next book.
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Summary: A Wonderful New Twist on Old Favorites
Review: Diane Phillips's Pot Pies are the perfect solution to comfort food that is new and different - and at the same time very familiar and comforting. If you ever get a chance to attend a cooking class with her, DO IT! In addition to observing how easily the recipes go together and tasting how wonderful they are, you'll get tons of variations on each recipe's theme. Like "The Perfect Mix," I know this cookbook will become a standard in my kitchen.
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Summary: Dreadful Cookbook
Review: I am an avid cook and cookbook collector and this is one of the worst cookbooks I have ever purchased. The author must not have tested the recipes. The stews are like water, the Monte Cristo makes enough liquid to flood a bathtub and, if you follow the directions, the thing never firms up. All in all, I tried five different recipes and ended up throwing the cookbook away, to the applause of my poor family. Save yourself the money. Don't buy this book. Instead, consider "Stylish One Dish Meals" or "The Big Book of Casseroles" - both FILLED with wonderful treats.
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Summary: Hearty recommendation for hearty meals!
Review: I gave this cookbook to my husband for Christmas. We have made about 5 of the pot pies so far and every one of them has been a hit with our family. My daughters' boyfriends each asked for thirds! The recipes are easy to follow with flexible instructions and ingredients that are easy to find in the cupboard or at the local market. The pot pies all have very different flavors and we look forward to interchanging the various fillings and crusts to make different combinations. These pies are perfect for cold winter evenings (even in San Diego). They warm the heart of the cook and the tummy of the diner!
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Summary: The Subtitle says it all: comfort food under cover
Review: I started salivating from the promos I read about this book. Than, it was soldout and I had to wait for a copy. So, I expected maybe the big letdown when it arrived.Happily, though, I'm able to report that this cookbook lived up to and beyond what I purchased it for: I'm a real under cover comfort food lover now and then. My wife claimed not to be; until I served several recipes out of this book: The Sea Bass Stew and the Turkey with Stir Fry Veggies are just two of the many I've made already. The best thing about this unique approach is not just the many varieties of ingredients for fillings and toppers that she provdies, but that no matter how good the dish is the first time, there is usually enough for several settings thereafter. I'm going to wear this one out using it, and you will too. They're simple to moderate in their compexity.
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Summary: The Subtitle says it all: comfort food under cover
Review: I started salivating from the promos I read about this book. Than, it was soldout and I had to wait for a copy. So, I expected maybe the big letdown when it arrived. Happily, though, I'm able to report that this cookbook lived up to and beyond what I purchased it for: I'm a real under cover comfort food lover now and then. My wife claimed not to be; until I served several recipes out of this book: The Sea Bass Stew and the Turkey with Stir Fry Veggies are just two of the many I've made already. The best thing about this unique approach is not just the many varieties of ingredients for fillings and toppers that she provdies, but that no matter how good the dish is the first time, there is usually enough for several settings thereafter. I'm going to wear this one out using it, and you will too. They're simple to moderate in their compexity.
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Summary: A great book, full of easy-to-make recipes
Review: This comfy cookbook is dedicated to that wonderful staple food, potpies! The first chapter is a handy set of instructions on setting up a pantry. After that, the fun really begins! There are four potpie chapters: chicken and turkey, meat (beef, pork and lamb), seafood, and vegetable. Potpies of every description are includes: all-American, Cajun, Mediterranean, SouthWest, and much more. What is nice, is that the recipes for crusts and contents are spelled out, which means that you can mix and match, or whatever. This is a great book, one that I am glad that we bought. So far, we've made Ryan's Pie (p. 46), Beef Filets with Wild Mushroom and Maytag Blue Cheese Topping (p. 77), and (my personal favorite) Mom's Beef Stew Topped with Sage Parmesan Biscuits (p.88). This is a great book, full of easy-to-make recipes; I highly recommend it!
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