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Summary: A great kitchen find!
Review: After reading countless reviews and browsing many a cookbook in search one which would give INTERESTING & DELICIOUS options for me to prepare for myself (& easily doulbed for two), I found this. The estimated prep time, the cooking time, & what are ingedients needed begin each reciepe. A step by step orginizational break down for preparing each meal follows- so not too much thinking needed at the end of a long day- just read and use their picture of each finished dish as your inspiration!
The nutrional breakdown of each dish is also a very great feature.
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Summary: A great kitchen find!
Review: Ever notice that cookbooks all seem to think everyone's either got a large family or is always entertaining? Most cookbooks recipes are for six to eight people, at best some times four (Emeril's books are best, often serving four), which is hard for the single or "in a couple" working person. There are just so many leftovers you can deal with before they spoil or you get sick of them.What's good about this book is that the recipes are simple, there is a range of dishes from the everyday to the somewhat fancy, the ingredients are common but not ordinary, and it covers everything from soups to apple crisp. If there are two of you, just double the recipe. No left overs, nothing to go bad in the fridge, and something better than a TV dinner for one.
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Summary: Good book!
Review: I bought this book ... and I thought Swell! I would buy myself a book on cooking for one since I live alone. I enjoyed the book very much and the pictures look appetizing. (mmmmh... clams with white wine garlic and parsley) I also liked that they included the nutritional information for all of the recipes, although for some of them, ignorance is bliss. There are only a few problems that I have with this book. First, some of the ingredients can be a bit tricky and if you do find them, they can be on the expensive side, That said, I recommend this book if you don't mind spending a little extra on ingredients or you are a wanna-be foodie.
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Summary: Too froufrou.
Review: I got this book as a gift, and really, it has more use as a coaster than a cookbook. It seems to be written from the point of view of a lonely old brittish bachelor, it's short on use and long on fluffy language. It has very few actual entree recipes, and they are all complex. If you are interested in finding good nutritious easy recipes for single servings, skip this one. You're better off trying to scale down the recipes in Betty Crocker. The only plus to it was that it has pretty pictures in it.
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Summary: Too froufrou.
Review: I got this book as a gift, and really, it has more use as a coaster than a cookbook. It seems to be written from the point of view of a lonely old brittish bachelor, it's short on use and long on fluffy language. It has very few actual entree recipes, and they are all complex. If you are interested in finding good nutritious easy recipes for single servings, skip this one. You're better off trying to scale down the recipes in Betty Crocker. The only plus to it was that it has pretty pictures in it.
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Summary: The Perfect Cookbook
Review: The receipes are for 1 person, the ingredients can all be purchased at my local grocery store, the cooking methods are straightforward, and the dozen or so recipes I've tried so far have taken no more than 15 minutes to assemble and 30 - 45 minutes to cook (the Chocolate Pudding takes 10 minutes start to finish). But what I really love is the taste of the results - full of flavor and out of the ordinary - a joy to eat! I've bought hundreds of cookbooks and I'm happy when I get a half-dozen recipes that I consider keepers out of any one book. Every recipe I've tried from this book is now in my permanent collection. I'm going to buy more books by Ms. Fletcher.
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