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Summary: If I Could Only Have One Cookbook
Review: If I could only have one cookbook, this would be it. Every food group is covered, from "Herbs, Spices and Condiments" to "Nuts and Seeds" to "Meats" and many more. Each chapter offers pages of detailed, in-depth information particular to the chapter. For instances, "Sauces" includes: White and Brown Sauces, Liquids, Thickeners, Enrichment and Flavoring, Emulsions Sauces, Light Sauces, Butter Sauces, Marinades, Storing Sauces and Gravy for Meat and Poultry. Recipes are available for every type of sauce.As a novice cook interested in learning more and increasing my proficiency in the kitchen, I found the "Before You Start to Cook" chapter invaluable. I love this cookbook. I had checked out around 20 cookbooks from the library to find just the right one with a comprehensive amount of information and this one is it. The only reason I did not give this cookbook five stars is the quality of the paper and some ink blotches on some of the paper. The cookbook I checked out from the library had heavier quality paper and no printing mistakes that I could find. Aside from that minor complaint, this cookbook is awesome and I highly recommend it to anyone with a kitchen.
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Summary: More Like This Please
Review: This book get major points for its goals: information, nutrition and taste. In our culture, "eating well" has come to mean eating rich foods or eating expensive foods. It's easy to forget that eating is not just to sustain health today but to build the foundation for bodies that are growing or aging. Personally, however, I didn't find many recipes that appealed to me. The only recipe I've tried is the one for making pie crust (that's a whole other discussion). I'll wait for the vegetarian equivalent of this book. Then I'll get an extra copy to store away for my child.
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Summary: More Like This Please
Review: This book get major points for its goals: information, nutrition and taste. In our culture, "eating well" has come to mean eating rich foods or eating expensive foods. It's easy to forget that eating is not just to sustain health today but to build the foundation for bodies that are growing or aging. Personally, however, I didn't find many recipes that appealed to me. The only recipe I've tried is the one for making pie crust (that's a whole other discussion). I'll wait for the vegetarian equivalent of this book. Then I'll get an extra copy to store away for my child.
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Summary: My favorite cookbook ever!!
Review: This is by far THE BEST cookbook I own (& I have a lot!) - several years ago when my family decided to change our eating habits for the better, we chose this cookbook from the shelves of a very large bookstore, hoping the variety & detailed information were what we needed. Boy, was it--just about every cooking or food question I've had over the years has been answered in these pages. . .there's detailed charts on different types of foods (veggies, spices, etc) & information about uncommon foods (natural sweeteners, soy products, etc) but most importantly are the actual recipes. From the basics to the unusual, this book has something that I can either use directly or easily adapt to how I eat or what ingredients are on hand. Whether you're vegetarian, vegan, limiting carbs, or just wanting to eat better, this book belongs in your kitchen.
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