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Summary: NOT a good thing
Review: The recipes I've tried just plain don't work. My latest cooking disaster from the book was the cheesecake. The baking time was suspect to begin with but I tarried on only to pull out the remains of a less than perfect cheesecake to take to a dinner party (my oven has never had temp. regulating problems before). I disguised the almost burnt offering with a raspberry coulis and brought it anyway. Even though I rescued it before it turned completely unedible (with yet 20 minutes left in baking), the flavor was horrid and the texture was that of a block of cream cheese.The instructions in a lot of recipes are incomplete and I've had to read them through several times to make sense of them. The index is set up strangely and I didn't care for the cheap printing of the book. The binding is coming apart on mine and for such an expensive book, that shouldn't happen. I didn't give this cookbook a one star rating because I really respect Martha. She has done a lot for the world of cooking and there are several of her recipes from Entertaining that I would never think of not using for someone else's--like her tart crust recipe, creme anglais, sticky buns, pesto...I have used Martha's books for year and they are fabulous. Needless to say, this one was the ultimate bummer for me. If you're a real cook, and not just a collector of cookbooks, this ain't the book. Get one of Martha's others--Entertaining is a classic.
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Summary: Bland yet delicious
Review: This book is a compilation of several of Martha Stewart's popular cookbooks. Apart from a few illustrations such as rolling puff pastry and splitting pea pods, The Martha Stewart Cookbook is devoid of visual stimulation and, therefore, perhaps not suited to the inexperienced cook. But once you delve into the book and try some recipes, you realize what value for money you have in this 600 page tome with literally a hundred recipes to choose from for each course, all concise yet clearly explained. This book is a wonderful resource for traditional North American cooking. ranging from chowder to glazed ham to devil's food cake.
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Summary: Hard to Follow.
Review: This book left me feeling worse of about cooking then before i started.Some of the recipes were hard to follow,almost nothing turned out the way it should.Some of the things the recipe called for i had to hunt down on the net.If your not a skilled cook the i suggest you try something else.Try another cook book,or stick to her show,it makes more sense.
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Summary: Vast Collection of Recipes
Review: This cookbook is one of the first I reach for when planning a party. The appetizer section is great. I also like some of the twists it gives to old favorites.
Unfortunately, as other reviewers have noted, some of the recipes just don't work. I baked the chocolate chip cookies yesterday. They turn out as puddles of gooey buttery mess. Only after I added more flour to the batter was I able to bake some that could be removed from the baking sheet whole. If I had searched the Internet beforehand, I would have found a Food Network reviewer warning about this recipe.
I will continue to use this cookbook for inspiration--especially for those types of dishes where careful measurements aren't required.
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Summary: The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day
Review: This is best cookbook!!! The recipes are easy and taste great. I love that most of the ingredients needed, I ususally have in my pantry.
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Summary: Martha Stewart's Cook Book is a "Good Thing"
Review: This Marth Stewart's best book to date.I found the cookbook to be not only interesting but very useful as well. Since it contains all of the recipes found in her other cooking and entertaning books, it helps to save your money. In the book Martha teches you to make a variety of different meals which can be served at various events: from your daily breakfast and lunch to your wedding feast and cake. The book also introduces you to quite a few marvolous tasting dishes, which you may or may not have tried before
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