Rating: 
Summary: Big Disappointment
Review: This cookbook was not what I expected at all. Most of the recipes are not that interesting/appealing and not what you would expect from Bon Appetit. I may use two recipes out of the entire book. Suggest you not waste your $$.
Rating: 
Summary: Recipes you will really use - again and again!
Review: This is the best and most practical cookbook I've bought all year. In fact, I consider to be one of my top ten of all time - and I've got a lot of cookbooks. These are the recipes you will turn to several times a week when you come home from a long day at work but still want to put something delicious on the table. When I first started reading this great cookbook, I grabbed some post-its and began flagging all the recipes that I wanted to try. I should have saved myself the bother, because I ended up flagging almost all of them. From stir-fries to salads to dinner-in-a-bowl soups to baked potatoes to easy grilling recipes, it's all here and it all looks great. The magic of this book is that the editors from Bon Apettit have taken some of the best recipes from their outstanding magazine and cleverly adapted them so that they are very user friendly but lose none of their original appeal. For example, peach pie is just about my favorite dessert, and when their recipe for Vanilla Peach Pie appeared in the magazine, it quickly became my favorite version of this American classic. The Vanilla Peach Pie recipe appears once again in this book, but this time it calls for refrigerated pie crusts, not time-consuming homemade crusts. Sure, you could make your favorite pie crust if you wanted to, but what makes this recipe special is the filling, not the crust. You'll find such time saving adaptions throughout this book, and since the recipes are so easy and practical, you're much more likely to use them. This is a true kitchen essential for everyone from beginning cooks to experienced pros.
Rating:
Summary: Recipes you will really use - again and again!
Review: This is the best and most practical cookbook I've bought all year. In fact, I consider to be one of my top ten of all time - and I've got a lot of cookbooks. These are the recipes you will turn to several times a week when you come home from a long day at work but still want to put something delicious on the table. When I first started reading this great cookbook, I grabbed some post-its and began flagging all the recipes that I wanted to try. I should have saved myself the bother, because I ended up flagging almost all of them. From stir-fries to salads to dinner-in-a-bowl soups to baked potatoes to easy grilling recipes, it's all here and it all looks great. The magic of this book is that the editors from Bon Apettit have taken some of the best recipes from their outstanding magazine and cleverly adapted them so that they are very user friendly but lose none of their original appeal. For example, peach pie is just about my favorite dessert, and when their recipe for Vanilla Peach Pie appeared in the magazine, it quickly became my favorite version of this American classic. The Vanilla Peach Pie recipe appears once again in this book, but this time it calls for refrigerated pie crusts, not time-consuming homemade crusts. Sure, you could make your favorite pie crust if you wanted to, but what makes this recipe special is the filling, not the crust. You'll find such time saving adaptions throughout this book, and since the recipes are so easy and practical, you're much more likely to use them. This is a true kitchen essential for everyone from beginning cooks to experienced pros.
Rating: 
Summary: Not Up To My Expectations
Review: This one disapointed me, although the other Bon Appetit cookbooks that I own have yielded spectacular results. Check the individual recipes yourself on Epicurious on-line reviews. There are some real dogs in this volume--Prosciutto, Mozzarella & Basil Pizza--one should not cook basil; it looses its taste(p 93). Scallop Stir Fry (p 31) was average, although Noodle Pancake that goes with it was excellent. Also average--Broccoli & Cauliflower Cheese Soup w/ Sausage soup (p 63). Hubby had to wash the sauce of the Ravioli with Sage Cream Sauce (p 41)--sauce for two servings contained 3/4 cup white wine! I resold my copy of the book. Not worth keeping
Rating:
Summary: Not Up To My Expectations
Review: This one disapointed me, although the other Bon Appetit cookbooks that I own have yielded spectacular results. Check the individual recipes yourself on Epicurious on-line reviews. There are some real dogs in this volume--Prosciutto, Mozzarella & Basil Pizza--one should not cook basil; it looses its taste(p 93). Scallop Stir Fry (p 31) was average, although Noodle Pancake that goes with it was excellent. Also average--Broccoli & Cauliflower Cheese Soup w/ Sausage soup (p 63). Hubby had to wash the sauce of the Ravioli with Sage Cream Sauce (p 41)--sauce for two servings contained 3/4 cup white wine! I resold my copy of the book. Not worth keeping
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