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Summary: Great book!
Review: As a single, male graduate student in engineering living alone in a studio apartment, "Thou shalt not cook" used to be one of my Ten Commmandments. After almost a year, I finally got tired of all the hamburgers, pizza, and Subway sandwiches. The cost of eating out all the time was also hurting me financially. I bought this book after reading the recommendations on Amazon, and I must say it has been very satisfying. The recipes are really fast and easy to put together, and the dishes are delicious. I was at first a little disappointed at the lack of pictures, but soon found out there wasn't really a great need for them because the recipes are simple enough to manage with the instructions only. I didn't like a few of the dishes, but then there could never be a cook book with a hundred recipes where every single one of them appeal to everyone. I can't believe I'm actually enjoying cooking now, and having different, tasty meals every day at such low cost and effort. Yummy! Be gone all you junk food!
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Summary: Great book!
Review: As a single, male graduate student in engineering living alone in a studio apartment, "Thou shalt not cook" used to be one of my Ten Commmandments. After almost a year, I finally got tired of all the hamburgers, pizza, and Subway sandwiches. The cost of eating out all the time was also hurting me financially. I bought this book after reading the recommendations on Amazon, and I must say it has been very satisfying. The recipes are really fast and easy to put together, and the dishes are delicious. I was at first a little disappointed at the lack of pictures, but soon found out there wasn't really a great need for them because the recipes are simple enough to manage with the instructions only. I didn't like a few of the dishes, but then there could never be a cook book with a hundred recipes where every single one of them appeal to everyone. I can't believe I'm actually enjoying cooking now, and having different, tasty meals every day at such low cost and effort. Yummy! Be gone all you junk food!
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Summary: Good, not great
Review: I wanted to like this one more, but several things... the small binding made it a pain to keep open (while cooking). The recipes were ok...just well... I have several others I will use more. This was one of those cases of I wish I had seen it in the bookstore before buying... not a "bad" cookbook, just not a "great" one either....was expecting so much more potential to this topic...
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Summary: Nice book
Review: The recipes in this book are good, but it lacks pictures! Pictures would make it much more helpful and enjoyable.
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Summary: Nice book
Review: True story: My first two years of law school I hated cooking. I ate out even thought I couldn't really afford it, lived off yogurt and fruit, microwaved, ANYTHING to get out of actually preparing food. Then this book caught my eye and I decided to give it a try.The results were just spectacular! These were the first actual dishes I'd ever prepared, and they really are that simple to make. This book boosted my kitchen confidence so much I even dared to try making the spring rolls. While it's not "The Joy of Cooking," it is a great education nonetheless. Fresh herbs, exotic ingredients, and quick techniques are all incorporated here, with very detailed instructions so that total beginners can follow along. Your first time may take a half hour instead of 15 minutes, but stick with it! And to all you bachelors out there: making "Girlfriend Chicken" isn't going to impress her any more. Try making double portions of any of these recipes instead. NOTE: Larger guys like me may want to adjust some of the recipes, making half again or twice as much as the directions call for.
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Summary: one of my favourites
Review: While not really gourmet, the recipes are interesting, don't generally require that many ingredients, fairly quick, and are healthy. I've found very few cookbooks that meet these varied requirements.
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