Caramel Knowledge: Bostess Bupcakes Peanut-Butter Coffee, Herring in a Cloud, Wienie Zucchini, and More Food and Culinary Musings for the Twisted Mi

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Summary: a treasure!
Review: i just found my copy of this book today while packing to move. i had forgotten how charming and enjoyable it is. the recipes that i tried did work, and they were fairly unusual. this is the only cookbook i have ever sat around and read while not cooking.

Rating:
Summary: a treasure!
Review: i just found my copy of this book today while packing to move. i had forgotten how charming and enjoyable it is. the recipes that i tried did work, and they were fairly unusual. this is the only cookbook i have ever sat around and read while not cooking.

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Summary: lengthy title, EXCELLENT recipes
Review: This is my kind of book--amusing anecdotes from an offbeat mind splashed with a variety of tasty recipes. Al Sicherman is an admitted chocoholic ( and food columnist) so the dessert recipes are GOOOOOOD! This is a collection of his diversely-themed columns, so you can find "mom-style" food (my husband has adopted the chicken and dumpling recipe as his own) just pages away from the junk-food clones. If you prefer your cookbooks traditional, divided by course and teamed with impossibly perfect pictures (whose food ever looks like that! ) you will be disappointed and quickly frustrated. If, however, you believe food is fun, should taste good and hold no pretensions then beg, borrow or buy this book. Look for Al's column in your local paper and enjoy the read!