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Summary: WONDERFUL recipes (easy to make); highly recommended
Review: As a feminist, I am most definitely not a fan of Marabel Morgan (to put it VERY mildly). Nevertheless, I must concede that that gal can REALLY cook. I got several of my most favorite recipes from this book. Although I can't remember them all off-hand, I know that the peach pie was one of them -- and, IMHO, that one, alone, was well worth the cost of the hardcover book.I also remember a humorous passage about substituting leaves from a backyard tree for grape leaves in a Greek recipe -- and eating peanut butter that night .HIGHLY recommended for the recipes, albeit not the politics. (Ms. Morgan is committed to monogamous marriages, as am I. However, although a Christian who puts Jesus at the head of my home, I, myself, just can't condone expecting women to put themselves aside and always put their husbands first. Nevertheless, if you can skim over those passages, you'll find some mighty fine eating -- and, actually, there are a large number of helpful hints for a happy marriage as well. I just wasn't thrilled to find them in a cookbook, and couldn't stomach the "Hubby is first; I am a lowly second" attitude. But the recipes were worth it -- delectable and easy to prepard.
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Summary: Great retro recipes
Review: This cookbook has the most stylish recipes of 1980, including spinach balls, fondue, and Bob Griese's "sub" which is actually a Cuban Sandwich (virtually unknown to people outside Miami at the time). In addition, there are great crowd pleasing recipes such as Golden Delicious Apple Cake and others. The book also has cute cartoons, very helpful menu suggestions, and funny stories about Marabel Morgan's life. I highly recommend this one.
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