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Summary: Recipes for me and my children
Review: This book is fabulous. I originally saw it in the library and borrowed it. After borrowing it three times, I decided to buy it. I've made just about everything in the book and many of these foods are the same foods I remember my grandmother making. The gribbinis is one I remember very fondly. I still have memories of my jewish grandmother serving it to my dad at her kitchen table in Brooklyn, New York when I was about 10 years old.I've introduced my sons who are 15 and 18 to many of these dishes and so far they have loved every single one of them. The recipes are easy to follow and best of all, they are just about fool-proof. I didn't have any problem with any of the recipes. Just when I think one recipe can't be outdone, I try another and it is just as good. A MUST HAVE for anyone who wants to learn about jewish cooking and for jews who grew up in NYC and had eastern european family. These foods are the type of jewish cooking that can be appreciated by anyone, even if they are not jewish.
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Summary: Recipes for me and my children
Review: This book is fabulous. I originally saw it in the library and borrowed it. After borrowing it three times, I decided to buy it. I've made just about everything in the book and many of these foods are the same foods I remember my grandmother making. The gribbinis is one I remember very fondly. I still have memories of my jewish grandmother serving it to my dad at her kitchen table in Brooklyn, New York when I was about 10 years old. I've introduced my sons who are 15 and 18 to many of these dishes and so far they have loved every single one of them. The recipes are easy to follow and best of all, they are just about fool-proof. I didn't have any problem with any of the recipes. Just when I think one recipe can't be outdone, I try another and it is just as good. A MUST HAVE for anyone who wants to learn about jewish cooking and for jews who grew up in NYC and had eastern european family. These foods are the type of jewish cooking that can be appreciated by anyone, even if they are not jewish.
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Summary: Easy, delicious recipes
Review: This is a wonderful cookbook for any kitchen. The recipes are delicious and easy to follow. So far, I've made the macaroni salad, cholent, lemon bars, chicken soup, chicken salad, hummus and the brownies. All these recipes got raves from my family -- especially the brownies (these were the best I've ever tasted). One word of caution - these recipes are made to feed a lot of people (they come from a deli, no wonder) so it's best to make them when you're planning to have at least 8-10 people to feed. Enjoy!
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Summary: Pleasurable reading and recipes that really work.
Review: This is the first cookbook that I found to be a pleasure to read. It was entertaining, touching, and filled with recipes that really work. This book is a wonderfully delicious tribute to a great man and his legacy to Second Avenue.
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Summary: Just two little things
Review: Two small complaints, however: (1) nothing in this book is particularly healthful, and (2) some recipes require contents that are not particularly easy to come by if you're outside of a very Jewish area. It would have been nice if the authors had included substitution information for those two situations. Otherwise, it's an excellent cookbook with a wide variety of recipes, as the other reviewers have mentioned.
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