Review:My daughter is looking forward to trying these recipes. She's had dishes others have made from the book before so will enjoy preparing them again. None of the recipes seem complex or use too many unusual ingredients. Read more

Review:Great recipe book if you are having digestive issues. I have used many recipes and they all worked well.
The recipes also can be used as a guide to developing your own variations with more veggies, lentils, etc. Read more

Review:This is a cookbook from Vivian Howard. She left the chef life in the east to return to her North Carolina life where she is rediscovering staple southern foods and running a few restaurants and raising twins with her husband. She is full of energy! Read more

Review:Imagine Sid Stone (street pitchman from the Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theater) hawking this book:

You got your cashew parrot zygodactyl toes.
You got your Day of the Dead mini candy skull decorations.
You got your red-sugar-covered ice cream cone Gnome hats.

You say you're not satisfied? You say you want more for your money. Tell ya what I'm gonna do.....
I'm gonna throw in your fork pop mini treats (page 143).

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Review:I have a few cocktail books and am very selective about the ones I buy and this is the best cocktail book I've ever read. It's everything I've ever looked for and this along with Dale Degroff Craft of the cocktail are probably the only two you will ever need. I can't recommend highly enough. Read more

Review:In Australia what Aussies call barbecuing Americans call grilling. This book really is a Grilling and Barbecue Bible that covers everything from fast grilling to low and slow barbecue. The meticulous step by step instructions accompanied by high quality photographs show you how to do real grilling and barbecue using almost any kind of cooking device. Highly recommended. Read more

Review:The strangest thing... the exact same chocolate cupcake recipe is printed at least four times in this book and the vanilla cupcake recipe at least three times. Yes, each time it has a different frosting, but it's the exact. same. cake. recipe. I've read and collected cookbooks for decades, and never seen anything like it. Way to fill some pages! That said, I adore the vanilla cupcake with chocolate cream cheese frosting at Sprinkles and cannot wait to make it at home. So I guess all is for... Read more

Review:this is a wonderful anthology...no surprise, look who put it together. I loved visiting places in my past as well as stops along the road. I have given this as a gift to rave reviews from the receiver. Joan Stevenson Read more

Review:I love Rachael Ray. I love her enthusiasm, her moxie, just her good 'ole zest for life. She is fun to watch and gets you really involved in the meal at the same time urging you to try new things.

She should not have published this cookbook.

The ideals in it are nice. Cook with your kids, teaching, learning etc. etc. Create some wholesome family time etc. etc. ABSOLUTELY.

Great ideas, great concepts.

HORRIBLE RECIPES.

Seriously, just plain bad.

I am an un... Read more

Review:The writer's jourrney in becoming a chef gives a revealing look into kitchens where our food is prepared and the pain of a young person finding the way into the world of the professional kitchen. A good read. Read more