Florida's Cooking Secrets: Guidebook & Cookbooks

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Summary: be very very careful- BAD editing, GREAT ideas!
Review: I am a working chef. I used this book a LOT during culinary school to get ideas.

Great! Ideas!

***LOUSY*** "editing".

As several other have warned/mentioned- I honestly wonder if the author TRIED these recipes. example- the 'drunken peach trifle' recipe measurements need to be reworked.(I also remember a nightmare with a pie recipe but can't remember which one...the results were horrific)

I have had simillar experiences with other books of hers...
I truly love the series (the healthy cookbook is good as well as others in the series) but I can't believe the truly horrendous editing.

Be warned- take the ideas and create your own...

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Summary: Every recipe we've tried so far is a winner!!
Review: My husband and I took this recipe book with us on our vacation to Florida. I enjoy cooking and do not have alot of time to cook at home. We tried several recipes and enjoyed every one!! I left the cookbook in our vacation home for others to use and am ordering another one to have at home. We usually go out to eat while on vacation but I used this book and we enjoyed wonderful meals at home. The meals were elaborate but with not alot of preparation time. I've never used a cookbook so much.

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Summary: Well organized - user friendly
Review: Trusting a recipe often comes down to trusting the source. The sources for the recipes are impeccable; in fact, they're some of the best chefs in the state.