Variations: Improvisations

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Summary: It's All About Taste
Review: Artwork! Literary quotes relating to food, cooking, and dining! Musical selections to cook, serve, or dine to! Wine suggestions. Advice for planning dinner parties! And over 400 recipes that are elegant and can be adapted to varying tastes and ingredients! And last but certainly not least, it is hardcover with a metal, spiral binding so that the book lays flat and stays open to the page you're working from--no small matter for those of us tired of breaking the spines of some of our other cookbooks or using cutting boards to try to anchor the pages on less cooperative volumes.

P.S. The Salmon Baked Alaska is to die for!

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Summary: Not Just Another Cookbook!
Review: Artwork! Literary quotes relating to food, cooking, and dining! Musical selections to cook, serve, or dine to! Wine suggestions. Advice for planning dinner parties! And over 400 recipes that are elegant and can be adapted to varying tastes and ingredients! And last but certainly not least, it is hardcover with a metal, spiral binding so that the book lays flat and stays open to the page you're working from--no small matter for those of us tired of breaking the spines of some of our other cookbooks or using cutting boards to try to anchor the pages on less cooperative volumes.

P.S. The Salmon Baked Alaska is to die for!

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Summary: It's All About Taste
Review: If you care about food, I mean really care about food, order VARIATIONS & IMPROVISATIONS right now. In this beautifully produced cookbook, the writers claim as their guiding principle, "no cream of mushroom soup as an ingredient in any recipe." The result is dishes that sparkle with flavor. Fresh foods are used in fresh ways, and the tastes just burst in your mouth. A handful of these recipes are complex and time-consuming, but the majority are a snap to prepare, and the instructions are clear and straightforward. The largest section is Preludes, filled with a wide variety of appetizers and starters. The Lemon-Rosemary Wafers are beautiful with a glass of red wine. The Bleu Cheesecake with Rosemary Walnuts is heavenly, and the Calypso Soup has an intriguing taste of the islands from sweet potatoes, pork sausage, and a few spices. And who could resist a recipe called Goat Balls? If you enjoy simple entertaining that allows you to thrill your guests without hiding in the kitchen all evening, if food for you is about taste above all, if you want to go home tonight and create something special out of what's right there in your pantry, get your hands on this book. You'll be thanking me for a long time.

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Summary: A Must For Cookbook Collectors
Review: This cookbook is a must for anybody who loves cookbooks. Not only is it great to cook by, but it is also fun to read! The music selections to cook or eat by are a great idea, one that I've never seen in other cookbooks. Also, I love the last chapter of Improvisations. The "5 Minutes and A Cup of Mayonaise" recipes made the book worth it. I intend on giving this book as a gift because it would be great for a wedding, birthday, anniversary, etc.! And the price is right! Try it, you'll like it!