The Joy of Ginger

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Summary: Some great recipes, and a couple of awful ones
Review: A couple of years ago, my friend Kimby bought a copy of The Joy of Ginger. It is a cookbook filled with recipes based around--duh--ginger. Ginger is a particularly eastern Canadian spice (although it doesn't grow around here). For many generations, ginger has been used in comfort foods like old-fashioned ginger snaps and for traditional fixer-uppers. Flat ginger ale is great for fixing upset stomachs, dontcha know?

Anyhow, I picked up Kimby's copy of the book and began browsing through it. The recipes looked absolutely delicious, so I went out and bought my own copy. The book has all the old classic recipes, plus a good-sized collection of ethnic fusion recipes. What else would you call ginger pineapple salsa? I strongly recommend the Chicken in Ginger Sauce (it tastes like a very pleasant, mild Indian curry) and Fat Archies (fat molasses cookies), but dissuade you from trying the Ginger Lemonade; it's based on vinegar and tastes absolutely AWFUL!

Rating:
Summary: Some great recipes, and a couple of awful ones
Review: A couple of years ago, my friend Kimby bought a copy of The Joy of Ginger. It is a cookbook filled with recipes based around--duh--ginger. Ginger is a particularly eastern Canadian spice (although it doesn't grow around here). For many generations, ginger has been used in comfort foods like old-fashioned ginger snaps and for traditional fixer-uppers. Flat ginger ale is great for fixing upset stomachs, dontcha know?

Anyhow, I picked up Kimby's copy of the book and began browsing through it. The recipes looked absolutely delicious, so I went out and bought my own copy. The book has all the old classic recipes, plus a good-sized collection of ethnic fusion recipes. What else would you call ginger pineapple salsa? I strongly recommend the Chicken in Ginger Sauce (it tastes like a very pleasant, mild Indian curry) and Fat Archies (fat molasses cookies), but dissuade you from trying the Ginger Lemonade; it's based on vinegar and tastes absolutely AWFUL!