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Summary: All menu items we've tried have been great!
Review: After watching Joanne Weir's cooking show on PBS, we decided to find her cookbook and try the recipes ourselves. We have now cooked five items out of the book and all have been great. They are easy to follow recipes and the food is delicious. This is now becoming the book to give to friends for birthdays and holidays.
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Summary: cooking made fun and easy
Review: I am thoroughly enjoying this cookbook! Plus, it is so helpful to actually see Joanne Weir make these dishes on her PBS show. I am fortunate enough to have attended one of Joanne's cooking classes. She makes cooking fun and simple, even for those of us who feel so clumsy in the kitchen! Thank you to this cook who is sharing her culinary skills!
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Summary: Recipes that Work!
Review: I've tried many of the recipes in this book and they have been terrific. They all have great flavor and have been big hits. Great soup recipes are not easy to come by but Joanne has succeeded -- the Asparagus Soup with Lemon Creme Fraiche and the Roasted Acorn Squash Soup with Toasted Walnut Butter are two of the best!
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Summary: Fresh and Healthy
Review: I, like many other readers, bought this cookbook after watching Joanne Weir prepare most of these recipes on PBS. Her ingredients are fresh, healthy and simple and they seemed to result in delicious meals. I also loved the fact that as a chef she seemed very at ease and therefore her recipes must reflect her basic approach. (That woman can use a butcher's knife in practically any situation!) I'm not very fond of long, involved recipes and have not yet encountered a problem with anything I have made, my only regret being that I wish that I had ingredients that look as ripe and fresh as Joanne's! I plan on ordering her next book as soon as possible.
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: Impressed by Joanne Weir's PBS show, I bought this book from Amazon and I am SO glad I did. The book is beautiful with lots of great pictures. The colored cover looks exactly like the dust jacket as opposed to some plain cardboard paper used in most hardbound books. The quality of the paper is also amazing. However, this book is more than just a pretty cookbook you put on your coffee table. It's full of great and inspiring recipes. It has inspired me to eat healthy and use more fresh in-season produce in my cooking instead of serving my family something frozen or canned. Some recipes call for ingredients that are only available in upscale supermarkets (truffle oil, some gourmet cheeses, prociutto, pancetta, creme fraiche). But don't let that turn you off. I have learned to use things that I have never used in my cooking before and it's been a fun adventure. So far, I have tried 8 recipes and they all turned out wonderfully. My favorite recipe is "Crispy Polenta Cakes with Wild Mushroom Ragout". It's out of this world. "Pizza with Asparagus, Prociutto, and Truffle Oil", "Wild Mushroom and Blue Cheese Crostini", and "Coffee Honey Brulee" are also terrific. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: wonderful to look at and great recipes, a lot of work
Review: Joanne certainly has done it again to say the least! It has now become a family tradition on Sunday morning to relax and watch Joanne's PBS television show, refer to the cookbook, and create a wonderful evening meal. It makes you feel like you are right in the Wine Country!
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Summary: Fantastic cookbook, great intros and recipes
Review: Joanne has made the intro to every chapter of her cookbook enjoyable to read, it makes you want to visit the wine country. She talks about her architech husband, her father and her grandmother, she has made the book very personable. I served the Italian Bread Salad with Tomatoes and Basil, to friends, they raved about it and there were no leftovers. I had to share the recipe with them at the end of the night, when they found out how easy it was to make. I've also watched Joanne's television show, that corresponds to the cookbook, she has a great talent.
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Summary: Fresh and Healthy
Review: The photographs are gorgeous, and Joanne's stories at the start of each chapter are wonderful. Her recipes are for the most part, easy to prepare, and everything is fresh and delicious...very little here in the way of processed or canned ingredients. Joanne is a gifted teacher...her PBS show is what made me buy this book. I think you will enjoy it, too.
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: This is the first book I have ever been moved to buy from a PBS television show. I was skeptical - but it has turned out to be my favorite cookbook. The recipes emphasize fresh ingredients and simple preparation. There are no recipes in this book that the uninitiated cook would not succeed with. I love it so much I am giving it as a gift this Christmas. Best of all, it highlights the fact that good, simple food is best shared with family and friends. A winner!
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Summary: Beautiful Book & Simplicity at its best
Review: This is the first book I have ever been moved to buy from a PBS television show. I was skeptical - but it has turned out to be my favorite cookbook. The recipes emphasize fresh ingredients and simple preparation. There are no recipes in this book that the uninitiated cook would not succeed with. I love it so much I am giving it as a gift this Christmas. Best of all, it highlights the fact that good, simple food is best shared with family and friends. A winner!
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